The Science of Things
by
Bush
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studio album
First released:
Oct 26 1999

Overview Edit

The Science of Things is the third studio album by British post-grunge band Bush. Released in 1999, it was the last Bush album under Trauma Records. It features many electronic influences and, while successful, sold less than its predecessors, reaching a platinum certification and #11 in the US.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
490483
Release dates:
  • Oct 26 1999 in United States

Genres

Alternative, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Post-grunge,
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5 stars something must really be wrong with me, because i think...
like another reviewer has said, this album is not nearly as bad as some people are saying. the intensity of gavin rossdale's songwriting and singing as well as the rest of the band in playing, is incredible.

the only objections i have to this entire cd are 'dead meat' and 'mindchanger', both which i skip rather than play through.

the diversity on this record are incredible, 'letting the cables sleep' showing an amazing lull in guitars, 'the chemicals between us' blaring out loudly in every way, …
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3 stars I like their older stuff better.
Like before gavin dyed his hair red! i just don't really like their new sound. But i can say that i love the song "the chemicals between us"!
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Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. arranger

    1. Alan Winstanley [Mixing, Producer]
    2. Clive Langer [Mixing, Producer]
    3. David J. Holman [Mixing]
    4. Paul Palmer [A&R, Mixing]
    5. Rosie Wetters [Cello, String Arrangements]
    6. Sacha Puttnam [Piano, String Arrangements, Strings]

  2. composer

  3. design

    1. C.B. Smith [Photography]
    2. Chris Cuffaro [Photography]
    3. Kevin Westenberg [Photography]
    4. Kimberly Holt [Cover Photo, Photography]
    5. Pete Black [Photography]

  1. engineer

    1. Johnny Rockstar [Engineer, Programming]
    2. Robert Vosgien [Mastering]
    3. Tom Elmhirst [Digital Editing, Engineer, Mixing]

  2. other

    1. Aidan Love [Programming]

  3. performer

    1. Alison Dodds [Violin]
    2. Claire Ashby [Violin]
    3. David Lasserson [Viola]
    4. Gwen Stefani ["Spacetravel" features backing vocals by]

  4. producer

    1. Bush [Mixing, Producer]

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13 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: 1999 in Japan
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2 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: 1999 in United States
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The Science of Things 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Trauma Records
catalog number: MVCT-24070
release dates: Oct 26 1999
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Trivia Edit

  • The second season of Charmed contained two songs from this album. In the episode "Awakened", the single "The Chemicals Between Us" plays in the background at P3. Later in the season, "Letting the Cables Sleep" is heard at the end of the episode "Astral Monkey" while a distraught Piper cries over the loss of her doctor.
  • In the 1938 novella Anthem by Ayn Rand, the protagonist and narrator states that his favorite subject in school is "The Science of Things," the title of this album.
  • The song "Dead Meat" is referenced in the No Doubt song Ex-Girlfriend.

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