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There are two artists that have used the name Lush:
1. Lush was a shoegaze/alternative rock band, formed in 1987 in London, England. The group consisted of Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson on guitars and vocals, Phil King on bass, and Chris Acland on drums. Other members were the bassist Steve Rippon (from 1987 to 1992) and the vocalist Meriel Barham (from 1987 to 1988). Lush was one of the first shoegaze bands, later moving toward britpop.
Anderson and Berenyi had been friends since the early 1980s, and published the Alphabet Soup fanzine together. In 1986 Anderson joined The Rover Girls as bassist and Berenyi joined The Bugs as guitarist but neither band lasted long.
Lush formed in 1987, initially named The Baby Machines, with a line-up of Meriel Barham (vocals), Emma Anderson (guitar), Miki Berenyi (guitar), Steve Rippon (bass), and Chris Acland (drums). After Rippon joined, the band members decided on a change of name to Lush, making their live debut at the Camden Falcon on 6 March 1988. Barham was fired, with the rest of the band deciding she lacked commitment (she later joined Pale Saints). Anderson and Berenyi then took on lead vocal duties.
Lush gained recognition when Robin Guthrie helped the band sign to 4AD. The band’s first release was Scar, an EP, in 1989. Critical praise for Scar and a wildly popular live show established Lush as one of the best-selling alternative bands of the period. That year the EPs Mad Love, produced by Robin Guthrie, and Sweetness and Light, produced by Tim Friese-Greene of Talk Talk fame, followed.
1. Lush was a shoegaze/alternative rock band, formed in 1987 in London, England. The group consisted of Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson on guitars and vocals, Phil King on bass, and Chris Acland on drums. Other members were the bassist Steve Rippon (from 1987 to 1992) and the vocalist Meriel Barham (from 1987 to 1988). Lush was one of the first shoegaze bands, later moving toward britpop.
Anderson and Berenyi had been friends since the early 1980s, and published the Alphabet Soup fanzine together. In 1986 Anderson joined The Rover Girls as bassist and Berenyi joined The Bugs as guitarist but neither band lasted long.
Lush formed in 1987, initially named The Baby Machines, with a line-up of Meriel Barham (vocals), Emma Anderson (guitar), Miki Berenyi (guitar), Steve Rippon (bass), and Chris Acland (drums). After Rippon joined, the band members decided on a change of name to Lush, making their live debut at the Camden Falcon on 6 March 1988. Barham was fired, with the rest of the band deciding she lacked commitment (she later joined Pale Saints). Anderson and Berenyi then took on lead vocal duties.
Lush gained recognition when Robin Guthrie helped the band sign to 4AD. The band’s first release was Scar, an EP, in 1989. Critical praise for Scar and a wildly popular live show established Lush as one of the best-selling alternative bands of the period. That year the EPs Mad Love, produced by Robin Guthrie, and Sweetness and Light, produced by Tim Friese-Greene of Talk Talk fame, followed.
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shane140 wrote:
v Spooky and Gala (which is a comp of their debut EPs), the only other one is Lovelife, which is Brit-pop/alternative, but still great.
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rkat wrote:
any recommended shoegaze/dream pop album by them other than Split?
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Sonicjr01 wrote:
Just Love.
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NoahIsCool wrote:
Split is the best
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stefficide wrote:
I've got the triple R interview with Miki and Emma. Just message me if you want it so I can upload it for you! Its a streaming file but should work.
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editorinchimp wrote:
Criminally underrated. I love both their shoegaze and their pop sides.
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LostImeem wrote:
I'm so glad that Lastfm is finally playing actual Lush songs instead of the string quartet version.
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PleasureVictim1 wrote:
@Dramatist: I agree with you word for word.
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dramatist wrote:
Most underrated shoegaze band. They're personally my favorite to be honest.
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PleasureVictim1 wrote:
Such a great Lush tribute site...if you haven't seen it already. And yes, if anyone has a recording of the "RRR" from March, please share. :-) http://www.lushfan.blogspot.com/
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editorinchimp wrote:
This band was great and they were pretty popular back in the day...why do they seem to have been forgotten?
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cristymelan101 wrote:
XMas
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JBarracudaL wrote:
Never-Never [2] My favorite song by them. Really, the whole Split album is pure magic.
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shane140 wrote:
Does anybody have the Miki and Emma "RRR" radio interview that they did in March this year for download? Can't find it anywhere. :(
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RussellChap wrote:
Um...They had early promise but just turned out to be another indie pop band :-(
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Earthoscope wrote:
For fans of Emma's songwriting: http://www.last.fm/group/The+Emma+Anderson+appreciation+society
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Isab3lla wrote:
...and don't you know you're beautiful.
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yoemes wrote:
Glad to have read that ;)
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Earthoscope wrote:
Definitely my most favorite shoegaze band...ever! And Sing-Sing a waste of Emma's cool guitar melody's?! Never! No, it wasn't Lush but i think some great tunes came out of that partnership. Lisa was a very good singer and songwriter as well. Love them! [2] As a proud owner of a Sing-Sing t-shirt, I felt it necessary to support this statement. Those expecting Lush #2 out of Sing-Sing will likely be disappointed, but they were an excellent band that deserve attention for the strength of their material rather than just for having a connection to Lush.
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yukj wrote:
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