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Lush
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London, England (1988 – 1998)
Lush was a shoegaze/alternative band, formed in London, England in 1988 by Steve Rippon, Emma Anderson, Meriel Barham, Chris Acland and Miki Berenyi. Barham left almost immediately, eventually joining Pale Saints. Robin Guthrie helped the band sign to 4AD and released 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.
In 1990 the LP Gala, which combined the material from their first three EPs, was released by Reprise in the United States, the first exposure of Lush in North America. Their first LP made up of completely new material was Spooky in 1992. Produced by Robin Guthrie, Spooky featured a sound very similar to Guthrie’s band Cocteau Twins, with walls of sound and a great deal of flange. Reviews were mixed and critics of the album hold that Guthrie’s production brought the sound away from the band’s original creative vision. Rippon left the band at this stage in order to concentrate on writing, though his book Cold Turkey Sandwich - a fictionalized chronicle of his time in touring - was rejected by publishers. He was replaced by Phil King. Also in 1992, Lush toured America as part of the Lollapalooza festival.
Split was released in 1994 and featured a harsher sound. Despite critical praise, the album sold poorly.
In 1990 the LP Gala, which combined the material from their first three EPs, was released by Reprise in the United States, the first exposure of Lush in North America. Their first LP made up of completely new material was Spooky in 1992. Produced by Robin Guthrie, Spooky featured a sound very similar to Guthrie’s band Cocteau Twins, with walls of sound and a great deal of flange. Reviews were mixed and critics of the album hold that Guthrie’s production brought the sound away from the band’s original creative vision. Rippon left the band at this stage in order to concentrate on writing, though his book Cold Turkey Sandwich - a fictionalized chronicle of his time in touring - was rejected by publishers. He was replaced by Phil King. Also in 1992, Lush toured America as part of the Lollapalooza festival.
Split was released in 1994 and featured a harsher sound. Despite critical praise, the album sold poorly.
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Aulin223 wrote:
download Lush ringtones now for free at http://tiny.cc/ygSbz
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RobertRBest wrote:
It's funny how Last.Fm acts like its just impossible to separate different bands with the same name. I mean, just give them a number, or indicate by country, or any other of a thousand different ways to do it. Fucks sake.
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Crawtachio wrote:
Hahaha. Last.fm and it's tags and band names. They should seriously work on a better setup in this scenario.
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Peter_Cheng wrote:
"Planets spin around your head, Milk and sugar in my bed" <3 <3 <3
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NoiseSugar wrote:
i love <bitter> is cool!
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GreenEyes19 wrote:
Absolutely love Split...the harmony is hypnotizing, I love it, makes me want to stare at my feet!!!
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robertkloch wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/user/PCATHH
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jayakiran wrote:
I'm glad I found this band. They are awesome.
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jbgd wrote:
i was gonna see them in Berlin in november '96
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denyelseother wrote:
i saw miki's twat when i was 11, best concert ever
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Zerozero999 wrote:
Robin Guthrie's influence really kicks in with Spooky but thats not necessarily a bad thing in my opinion!
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Screecher wrote:
download it, buy the album with the bside
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karenchu99 wrote:
Love them since forever. Anyone knows how I can listen to their track, Half and Half?
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erictys wrote:
wish they would continue the band again,this song 'for love' is my all time favorite! check out this video as well, brilliant shots of miki and members
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AlbiKennylz wrote:
I miss this band so much
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DesireeGomez wrote:
Miss Miki.
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StDionysus wrote:
yeah, I'll more or less second that.
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thesuperalive wrote:
Spooky > Gala > Split >>>>>>> Lovelife Though for the record, Light From a Dead Star is absolutely genius.
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Meuterei wrote:
This new default pic is funny
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student19 wrote:
@ crumpstandup: how pretentious
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Aoshikakashi tagged Lush with ‘shoegaze’. 3 hours ago
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elliedi wrote about Lush in Top Listens 2009 (not top albums of 2009). Saturday morning
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elliedi wrote about Lush – Gala in Top Listens 2009 (not top albums of 2009). Saturday morning
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speedny1965, vaughnvhalen, washboard92 and 9 other people added Lush to their libraries. Saturday morning
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Gilaventi wrote about Lush in New Artist Voting for the British Rock Artists League!. Thursday afternoon
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