Bush - Razorblade Suitcase

Bush were criticized from most quarters of the music press for sounding too much like Nirvana on their debut album, Sixteen Stone, so in order to shed all of the comparisons, well, they hired producer Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey) and proceeded to record their own version of Nirvana's dark, difficult In Utero. Actually, Razorblade Suitcase, Bush's second album, cribs heavily from two of Albini's best productions, In Utero and Pixies' Surfer Rosa -- they even hired Vaughan Oliver, the designer behind Surfer Rosa, to do the artwork. Albini helped make the band sound tougher by stripping away the layers of effects and concentrating on a hard, driving rhythm and stop-start dynamics. Although lacking in memorable hooks, Razorblade Suitcase is more pleasing and visceral on the surface. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Adrian Philpott Art Direction, Design Bush Performer Dave Guy Parsons Bass Frank Schaefer Cello Gavin Rossdale Guitar, Vocals, String Arrangements Gavyn Wright String Arrangements, Violin Glen Lutchford Portrait Photography, Photography Nigel Pulsford String Arrangements, Arranger, Guitar Paul Hicks Assistant Engineer Paul Palmer Mixing Perry Montague-Mason Violin Robert Vosgien Mastering Robin Goodridge Drums Steve Albini Engineer Timothy O'Donnell Design Assistant Tom Elmhirst Assistant Engineer Vaughan Oliver Design, Art Direction Winston Voices