December 6, 1994 –
Bush released their debut album Sixteen Stone on this date, which takes off in America but is largely ignored in their native England.
Around the time of the release of the album, Britpop acts like Oasis and Blur were huge in their homeland but struggling to break through in America. It was the opposite for Bush, who got hardly a listen in their native England (Sixteen Stone peaked at #42 on the UK Albums chart), but was embraced in the US. Much of this has to do with a cut from the album, Everything Zen. Despite Gavin Rossdale’s accent, the song is very American, with a heavy grunge sound and lyrics about being young and disaffected.
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