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Why You Should Like … Lush

Started by popdose · 7 months ago

Known to most Americans as the opening band on the 1992 Lollapalooza Tour, Lush had a few minor Modern Rock hits in the early ’90s, but never broke through in a major way. So, why should you like Lush? The evidence, please:

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  • CarlosRamirez

    7 months ago

    I am a huge fan of both their "4AD-ish" ethereal stuff and the straight up jangle pop periods.
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  • DwDunphy

    7 months ago

    I'll have to investigate further.... And when are you going to give us the Catherine Wheel edition, anyway?
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  • WHarrisBullzEye

    7 months ago

    I LOVE Lush. I saw them on their Lollapalooza jaunt, where they were woefully out of place next to acts like Ice Cube, Ministry, and Soundgarden, but they held their own. That last album was really great, featuring a duet with Jarvis Cocker of Pulp ("Ciao!") which was later covered by The Beautiful South.

    Speaking of covers, Lush did a really impressive (and gender adjusted) cover of The Rubinoos' "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," which you can find on a B-sides compilation that's floating around out there, but my favorite of their covers is "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep." I'd never even heard the song before, but the hook in that thing is insidious!!!
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  • WHarrisBullzEye

    7 months ago

    One other thing: if you've never heard anything by Sing Sing, a.k.a. Emma Anderson's post-Lush band, you're missing out. They're great.
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  • allen

    7 months ago

    Why you should love Lush? Because they did an awesome cover of The Rubinoos, "I wanna be your boyfriend" changing the sex of course. It's raucus. One of the best covers anytime.
    and then I scroll down and I see that someone already said this........damn having something to do during the day!
    Bullz Eye, do you need the original? It's just like this. Except better and cheeky. And I have an amazing mashup of that with Avril's ripoff. Really makes a case for it.
    Email me if you want it.
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  • Chris Barrus

    7 months ago

    I still miss Lush. My fave cover was their version of Abba's "Hey Hey Helen"
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  • ken

    7 months ago

    How weird that just last week, I put Lush on my lala que and got Spooky on Friday. It was the first time I herd that album since college as my roomie was a huge 4AD fan and had everything.
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  • Neil

    7 months ago

    Didn't the drummer commit suicide?
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  • JohnHughes

    7 months ago

    Unfortunately, yes.
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  • Francis

    7 months ago

    They also did a good cover of Elvis Costello's "All This Useless Beauty". Worth tracking down.
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  • thefxc

    7 months ago

    I saw lush open Lollapalooza '92--brilliant. Miki kept yelling at the guys in the audience for looking up her skirt. Can't blame 'em, she's teh hott. The Lollapalooza organizers were smart enough to have Lush and Jesus and Mary Chain play first so all the Britpop kids could leave before Pearl Jam and Soundgarden...my god that tour was a transitional moment in pop music...

    I think of Gala as the last "old school" 4AD record; "Deluxe" is unspeakably gorgeous.
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  • Von Pip

    6 months ago

    Ah excellent spreading the Lush word. My faveorite band ever. I've recently interviewed the lovely Miki Berenyi and she also shared her personal photos some never seen until now

    http://vonpipmusicalexpress.wordpress.com/2008/...
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