Sixteen Stone
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studio album
First released:
Dec 6 1994

Overview Edit

Sixteen Stone is the debut album of British rock band Bush. Released in 1994 through Trauma Records, it boasted numerous successful singles and is widely regarded as the band's most popular album.

On the Billboard Music Charts (North America), Sixteen Stone peaked at #4 on the Heatseekers and Billboard 200 charts. The album spawned two Top 40 singles. After about a half of year of promotion for Sixteen Stone, the album began to sell wildly, once "Comedown" and "Glycerine" struck America. The album overall had fairly good reception, although one critic mentions that the band sounds too much like Seattle rockers Nirvana and Pearl Jam. In later years Bush would distance themselves from the familiar grunge sounds with experimental releases such as The Science of Things, and Deconstructed.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
74019
Release dates:
  • Dec 6 1994 in United Kingdom

Genres

Post-grunge, Rock, Alternative, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Hard Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Classic 90's rock
When this album came out in 1994, you either loved it or hated it. Most of those who hated it did so because they sounded too much like Nirvana (and Nirvana at this time were gods). Regardless of the criticisms, it didn't seem to hurt the album's success. "Everything Zen," "Machinehead", "Little Things," "Comedown," and "Glycerine" were huge hits -- all over the radio. I still hear these songs today on the local modern rock radio station. This is because of one good reason -- the songs are incre…
Written by Kevin Davis
1 stars Forced angst at its worst.
This band would have never sold any records if Gavin Rossdale looked like Tad Doyle. Their music is a boring, insincere rehash of Nirvana. They replace Nirvana's emotional intensity and excellent songwriting with forced angst and laughable lyrics. If this band had gotten together in the 80s, they probably would have worn spandex and played glam-metal. They'll latch onto ANY musical trend to sell records... their last two records both dabbled in "electronica". A message to anyone who's considerin…
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Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. composer

    1. Gavin Rossdale [All tracks written by]
  2. design

    1. Mark Lebon [photography]
    2. Paul Cohen [photography, cover photo]
  3. engineer

    1. Danton Supple [assistant engineer]
    2. David J. Holman [mixing]
    3. Robert Vosgien [Mastering]
  4. performer

    1. Caroline Dale [Cello]
    2. Gavyn Wright [Viola, Violin]
    3. Jasmine Lewis [vocals]
    4. Jasmine Lewis [voclas]
    5. Nigel Pulsford [Guitar, String Arrangements]
    6. Robin Goodridge [drums]
    7. Vincas Bundza [harmonica]
  1. producer

    1. Alan Winstanley [Engineer, Mixing, Producer]
    2. Clive Langer [Engineer, Mixing, Producer]

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Sixteen Stone 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 74019
release dates: Dec 6 1994
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Sixteen Stone 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Kirtland Records
catalog number: 74019
release dates: 1994 in Netherlands
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12 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: 1994 in United Kingdom
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Sixteen Stone 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Kirtland Records
catalog number: 74019
release dates: Dec 6 1994
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Sixteen Stone 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Dec 6 1994
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