Razorblade Suitcase (Vinyl) [Import]

 

 

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Razorblade Suitcase is one of the best albums in the 90s and Swallowed and Mouth are two of the best songs on the album. Bush delivered another masterpiece with this album and this has to be considered an impressive follow-up to their first album, Sixteen Stone. Over the past eight years, it appears that Bush has been forgotten- but they deliver a masterpiece with this album. Bush delivers with this album!!

Yes, with a title like that, it seems like I'm almost inviting the knives to come out. After all, how could a British grunge band so far removed from the Seattle scene ever possibly expect to put out a "real" grunge album.
But that's just geography. Regardless of where they hail from, it's hard to dispute that Bush were one of the most talented grunge bands of the 90s. And as a true fan, I'll vehemently differ with any of those who would rate Sixteen Stone higher than Razorblade Suitcase. Yes, their first album was unquestionably a strong debut, and with such solid tracks as "Bomb", "Machinehead," "Everything Zen" and "Testorone"--to say nothing of the big hit "Glycerine"--it seems easy to see why people would say that.
But I challenge you this: listen to the two albums from start to finish. Sixteen Stone has some great tracks, but as an album, it is often uneven and unbalanced. The songs don't blend into each other nearly as well, and there are times when certain songs jump out so abruptly that you question the entire production process.
Razorblade Suitcase is definitely a bird of a different feather. While it may lack that one killer track like "Glycerine" or "Machinehead," what it does give you instead is a great sense of songwriting balance. Unline Stone, Razorblade's tracks meld into each other with a sense of planning and precision that its predecessor badly lacked. Listen, for instance, to the sharp ending of the incredibly powerful track "Greedy Fly" followed up by Gavin Rossdale's hauntingly beatiful strum-vocal entry on "Swallowed." Or the frantic ending of "Insect Kin," my personal favorite track on the CD (love that dirty little guitar fill in the middle) blending into the heavy, dark drumbeat of "Cold Contagious." Or even the surprisingly refreshing and unexpected inclusion of a violin in the transition from "Mouth" to "Straight No Chaser."
Dear Readers, this is not an album that will hit you over the head first time. It is what some call a "grower." But as with all great albums, the ones you always seem to like best are the ones that grow on you with time. This one is definitely in that category.
I'd like to close with an anecdote that I hope will bear out my point. A friend of mine, a diehard Nirvana fan who liked Sixteen Stone but didn't love it, could never understand why I liked Razorblade Suitcase so much. So I actually bought it for him for his birthday to try to win him over. Interestingly enough, he had it for two years but barely played it. Then one day he put it on in his car and listened to the whole thing, and wrote to me to tell me that he was surprisingly impressed how solid an album this was. I encouraged him to give it another whole listen, and so he did.
Needless to say, he is completely hooked--so much so, in fact, that he now calls this "the second best grunge album of the 90s" (behind, of course, Nevermind). While I might not go that far, I will say that this is really a great, thoroughly solid album, and one that should never be judged by first listen.
I hope those who purchase this will take the time to really listen to it. Believe me, you won't regret it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 90's Alternative Music Will Never Fade Away
In my opinion, "Razorblade Suitcase" is equal in greatness to the five times platinum "Sixteen Stone," both of which are far better than the next two full... Read more

Published on Jun 1 2004 by Audrey

3.0 out of 5 stars from sixteen stone to this?-dang
"sixteen stone" is easily one of my favorite albums of all time.with RS, bush tries to mellow it out a little bit-and fails for the most part. Read more

Published on April 16 2004 by J. Moscatello

5.0 out of 5 stars bitter bitter people...
whoever is sitting here dissing Bush,get yourselves a real hobby.there are plenty of groups I dont like,but I dont go around imparting my distaste for a group that other people... Read more

Published on April 2 2004 by Jen Beane

5.0 out of 5 stars best dude rock band album!
I absolutely loved this CD when I first bought it when it came out in 1997,at the impressionable age of 14. Read more

Published on April 2 2004 by Jen Beane

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Music....Just DON'T Listen to the Lyrics
The music is beautiful, scratchy, spacy, wet. The lyrics are horrible. Bush is not William S. Burroughs, as much as they want to be. Read more

Published on Mar 25 2004 by Casey Kent

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding CD
I don't know who keeps comparing Bush with Nirvana and grunge rock, but it's really rediculous. Some of you who rate these give Bush 1 star because some ass who did the editorial... Read more

Published on Mar 21 2004 by Sam Fatboy

1.0 out of 5 stars Fourth-rate Wannabe Grunge
To memphisbowlerpimp, noone has ever credited Bush with starting the grunge movement, as Bush came out with their first album the SAME year that Kurt Cobain died (arguably the end... Read more

Published on Mar 14 2004 by shootandloot

1.0 out of 5 stars The worst record in my collection.
A singer who can't sing, a guitarist who can't play, and a drummer that can't keep time... it's like swimming with lead weights tied to your feet. Read more

Published on Jan 14 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars BUSH ROCKS
I DONT CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS BUSH IS AWESOME AND THEY ALWAYS WILL BE MABE GAVIN ISN'T IN THE BAND ANYMORE BUT HE'LL BE BACK BECAUSE HE IS NOTHING WITHOUT BUSH

TAYLOR

Published on Dec 5 2003 by taylor

3.0 out of 5 stars Cold, but not contagious.
I actually do like "Bush", but this album is just mediocre. The highlights are the tracks "Greedy Fly" and "Swallowed", those are both pretty good... Read more

Published on Dec 1 2003 by H3@+h

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