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Bush
are nothing if not survivors. Back in the 1990s, when critiques of being a
Nirvana
rip-off clouded a lot of the critical assessment surround the band, they still managed to pump out solid tunes and sell millions of records, adding a handful of stone-cold classics to the '90s rock/grunge canon. At the turn of the millennium, their fortunes shifted quite rapidly, and
Gavin Rossdale
and company entered into workhorse mode for the next few decades, pumping out reliably rocking output that hardened a dedicated fan base and kept them on the headlining tour circuit well into 2023, when this compilation was released. Finally giving due recognition to that "late"-era (more like "post-peak") part of the catalog -- which at this juncture outnumbered their classic '90s period --
Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023
plays like a long-overdue celebration of the songs that kept them on the radar, bringing in fans of their early days and locking them in with worthy gems that they may not have heard before. Naturally, most of this collection is packed with the unimpeachable quintet of singles from their debut breakthrough, 1994's
Sixteen Stone
. The underrated sophomore "slump"
Razorblade Suitcase
gets the requisite "Swallowed" and the epic "Greedy Fly," the latter being one of their greatest (and heaviest) moments that time forgot. The well-intentioned remix set
Deconstructed
gets the sleeper hit "Mouth (The Stingray Mix)" (the "Everything Zen" and "Swallowed" versions on the near-identical
The Best of '94-'99
do not appear here), while 1999's excellent
The Science of Things
is represented by "The Chemicals Between Us" and "Letting the Cables Sleep" (the third difference with
'94-'99
being the exclusion of this LP's "Warm Machine"). From here, it's a post-Y2K avalanche of songs that make this the most representative
hits collection outside of a personalized playlist. Starting with a pair from 2001's
Golden State
, a criminally overlooked album that was effectively snuffed by unfortunate timing and world events, and one slot each from
The Sea of Memories
,
Man on the Run
Black and White Rainbows
, and 2022's resurgent
The Art of Survival
. Buried in between are a trio of U.S. Top 20 Rock chart hits from 2020's
The Kingdom
, which, if you're keeping track, is the album with the second-most inclusions after
. For good measure,
Loaded
closes with the crunchy throwback sound of the previously unreleased "Nowhere to Go But Everywhere" and a studio cover of
the Beatles
' "Come Together." Altogether,
makes a strong case for
's decades-spanning career and their place in the modern rock pantheon, showcasing the band's staying power and
Rossdale
's unwavering dedication to his loyal fan base. ~ Neil Z. Yeung
are nothing if not survivors. Back in the 1990s, when critiques of being a
Nirvana
rip-off clouded a lot of the critical assessment surround the band, they still managed to pump out solid tunes and sell millions of records, adding a handful of stone-cold classics to the '90s rock/grunge canon. At the turn of the millennium, their fortunes shifted quite rapidly, and
Gavin Rossdale
and company entered into workhorse mode for the next few decades, pumping out reliably rocking output that hardened a dedicated fan base and kept them on the headlining tour circuit well into 2023, when this compilation was released. Finally giving due recognition to that "late"-era (more like "post-peak") part of the catalog -- which at this juncture outnumbered their classic '90s period --
Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023
plays like a long-overdue celebration of the songs that kept them on the radar, bringing in fans of their early days and locking them in with worthy gems that they may not have heard before. Naturally, most of this collection is packed with the unimpeachable quintet of singles from their debut breakthrough, 1994's
Sixteen Stone
. The underrated sophomore "slump"
Razorblade Suitcase
gets the requisite "Swallowed" and the epic "Greedy Fly," the latter being one of their greatest (and heaviest) moments that time forgot. The well-intentioned remix set
Deconstructed
gets the sleeper hit "Mouth (The Stingray Mix)" (the "Everything Zen" and "Swallowed" versions on the near-identical
The Best of '94-'99
do not appear here), while 1999's excellent
The Science of Things
is represented by "The Chemicals Between Us" and "Letting the Cables Sleep" (the third difference with
'94-'99
being the exclusion of this LP's "Warm Machine"). From here, it's a post-Y2K avalanche of songs that make this the most representative
hits collection outside of a personalized playlist. Starting with a pair from 2001's
Golden State
, a criminally overlooked album that was effectively snuffed by unfortunate timing and world events, and one slot each from
The Sea of Memories
,
Man on the Run
Black and White Rainbows
, and 2022's resurgent
The Art of Survival
. Buried in between are a trio of U.S. Top 20 Rock chart hits from 2020's
The Kingdom
, which, if you're keeping track, is the album with the second-most inclusions after
. For good measure,
Loaded
closes with the crunchy throwback sound of the previously unreleased "Nowhere to Go But Everywhere" and a studio cover of
the Beatles
' "Come Together." Altogether,
makes a strong case for
's decades-spanning career and their place in the modern rock pantheon, showcasing the band's staying power and
Rossdale
's unwavering dedication to his loyal fan base. ~ Neil Z. Yeung
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