Gavin Rossdale: Wanderlust Review on Blender
June 10, 2008
Blender Magazine gives the Gavin Rossdale album Wanderlust 2 out of 5 stars - read the review below
Gavin Rossdale : Wanderlust Review on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
Long-gone ’90s pinup relaunches his career on the label that made his wife far more famous
Reviewed by Rob Sheffield
Man, what some dudes will pull just to get out of diaper duty. “Sorry, Gwen—you change the sprog’s nappies; I’m in the middle of singing a sensitive ballad called ‘Beauty in the Beast,’ my response to the solo career you launched with such jaw-dropping success that I am driven to the edge of despair trying to emulate it. That’s the trouble I’m in. Hey—song title!” Gavin Rossdale was one of the ’90s’ crucial rock loverboys, back when Bush was an unjustly bashed British band instead of a justly-bashed president—he defined grunge erotics with the choked growls of “Swallowed,” “Glycerine” and “Machinehead.” Rossdale still has that sexy catch in his throat, but his new songs are ass, evoking a mealy-mouthed, cliché-ridden, bombastic Chris Cornell solo joint more than Bush, and whoever Auto-Tuned the vocals has some explaining to do. Can’t blame Rossdale for trying, but impregnating Gwen is evidently as much stress as he can handle right now.Download “The Trouble I’m In”
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Review: How to Rob a Bank
July 10, 2007
A recent review of Gavin Rossdale’s latest Movie “How to Rob a Bank” by The Washington Post, below are a couple key points that seem to be not to complimentary.
It seems especially depressing when so-called independent filmmakers have nothing on their minds except aping the style of Hollywood’s hip caper movies. Such is the case with “How to Rob a Bank,” a film recently showcased at the Los Angeles Film Festival that would be more at home at the grindhouse or on the back shelves at a video store, where it will wind up soon enough.
not so good..
The first problem with the movie is its claustrophobic setting. Jenkins tries to surmount this with a lot of flashy camera angles, fast cuts and split-screen effects, but to no avail. We’re still trapped with the characters for much of the movie in a confined setting. Instead of ratcheting up the tension, this confinement produces overwhelming tedium.
need more support…
Supporting players — including Carradine and Gavin Rossdale as the leader of the bank robbers — are merely adequate. Technically, the movie is glossy without being effective. What’s most disturbing about “Bank” is its lack of ambition. Maybe Jenkins will take more chances in the future. If he’s lucky, this stinker will be quickly forgotten.
source: washingtonpost.com
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jefitoblog: Chartburn: rips on Bush/Gavin
June 15, 2007
I was looking around the web for new Gavin Rossdale news and information - and found a review for the song “Swallowed” (see below). this review, and it’s reviewer, odviously HATE bush and Gavin rossdale. brr it’s cold in here.
make your comments here: Source: jefitoblog.com
Modern Rock: Bush, “Swallowed” (1996)
Gary: Never heard this one before. Not bad, but it sounds like every other modern rock song of the era. Typical song structure, start slow, come in big, slow it down again and repeat. Oh, and add some dark and brooding lyrics. Why was everyone so damn depressed all the time?
Vrabel: The Bush song makes my digestive system engage in several delightful means of revolution; what in the wide wide world of sports did anyone see in this band?
I can’t recall - was this song off their quote-fingers remix record? One of my college buddies, upon hearing that record, issued the immortal proclamation that “Remixed shit is still shit.”
Kurt: Bush was still making music in 1996? For the life of me I will never understand how they sold records. It’s like they took the worst of Nirvana and made it even more unlistenable.
Jefito: Not only did Bush sell records, but this dung heap was the #1 song on modern rock radio in ‘96. I’m not going back to the book to verify the details, but given the way the format was behaving in general during this era, that probably means it topped the charts for over ten weeks. My hatred for Bush’s shitty music remains undimmed by time, but I know I’m in the minority.
Will: I gotta say, Bush meant nothing to me beyond “Everything Zen.” In retrospect, I remember this single - well, the chorus, anyway - and it actually strikes me as being more Britpop than Brit-grunge. Whenever the inevitable Bush best-of comes out, maybe I’ll take a stab at it.
Jason: I was having my cereal this morning, and Gavin Rossdale was on the side of the carton. True story.
Vrabel: I stopped at a Krispy Kreme this morning, and Gavin Rossdale served me my Chocolate Frosted.
Robert: People call Gavin Rossdale “Mr. Stefani.” But Gwen and he are still married, so I’m guessing he knows how to shrug it off. Good for him. Having said that, I don’t remember any Bush songs whatsoever.
Dunphy: “Swallowed,” huh? Do I need to continue, really? I mean, Mr. Stefani pretty much did the heavy lifting right there….
Sigh.
The ’90s were a lousy time for band names… Kind of like the 2000s, actually. Whereas new bands have the pathetic urge to name their groups with numbers, those grunge boys had a thing for disconnected nouns. Bush. Lit. Sponge. The roster would probably make an excellent refrigerator magnet game.
But on a totally opposite track, (sorta), I heard the new album from Nirvana-bees Silverchair recently… It’s actually pretty fantastic (and currently only available in Australia), slightly Beatle-esque, slightly-glam and has Van Dyke Parks on orchestrations. I quite enjoyed it, meaning that there’s still hope for all those 90s second stringers.
Except for Gavin Rossdale. He can go to hell.
David: Can you even call this a song? There’s a chorus, and then a bunch of other shit (emphasis on the word ’shit’) that happens. I’m betting Steve Albini doubled his fee to do this record.
Scott: I fucking hate Bush and refuse to listen to this song. Pretty boy Nirvana wannebes.
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Gavin Rossdale: Goes Solo - Video
May 30, 2007
Check out an audio/video announcement about Gavin Rossdale and his up coming solo CD release - Gavin’s first since the band Institute and Bush split up.
“Gavin Rossdale goes solo 6 years after demise of Bush.”
Source: rootv.com
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