Razorblade Suitcase
It’s hard to deny that “Swallowed”–the first single from Bush’s difficult second album Razorblade Suitcase–has a way with a rousing, seismic chorus. It’s just a shame that the same dynamics were born with Husker Du, minted by The Pixies, and perfected by Nirvana while Bush were still gigging their way around London’s fleapits, waiting for their big break. No, Razorblade Suitcase–like Bush’s debut, Sixteen Stone–isn’t actually that bad. It’s just perplexing to see a band this successful make a career out of stepping in other band’s footsteps. Steve Albini, producer of Razorblade Suitcase does his erstwhile best to pervert Bush’s radio-clean grunge, as on “Insect Kin”–but as he was the producer of Nirvana’s In Utero, you can’t help but feel that Razorblade Suitcase apes that record’s fractured angst as surely as Sixteen Stone crept in on the tail of Nevermind. –Louis Pattison
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2nd Coming. Well I gave it 4 stars because Amazon sent me a 2004 reissue copy. That’s ok. CDs are cheap, I’ll buy a new one. First off I became a fan in 1995 during the Sixteen Stone era. I was hooked 15 years old and really feeling the music. By the time Swallowed came out I couldn’t be more excited the worked with Steve Albini whom produced In Utero. Swallowed was the bridge between Sixteen Stone and Razorblade Suitcase. It was punky and made for teens. I always believed in playing from the heart on a…
Bush’s finest hour This album gets such a bad rap it’s really a shame. I loved Sixteen Stone and waited eagerly for this album to drop. Of course when it did my parents wouldn’t by it for me. I was 13 at the time. It took another 5 months to get my grubby mits on it. All my friends at school were trashing this album. Again these were 13 year olds. I guess it didn’t have enough catchy hooks like Sixteen Stone for them. It was to the point where I was kind of embarrassed to say I was in love with this album…