Bush - Razorblade Suitcase (Japanese Edition) (1996)

Razorblade Suitcase is the second studio album by British rock band Bush, released on 19 November 1996, through Trauma Records. It was the follow up to their multi-platinum album Sixteen Stone and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 293,000 copies during its first week of release in the US. To date it remains the only Bush album to top the Billboard 200. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London with engineer/producer Steve Albini, the album's sound has been compared by many to Nirvana's In Utero album, which was also produced and engineered by Albini. The 20th anniversary of Razorblade Suitcase was marked by a reissue, officially titled Razorblade Suitcase (In Addition). It was released digitally on December 16, 2016, and on vinyl on February 10, 2017. The reissue includes the remastered album and four rare bonus tracks: "Broken TV", "Old", "Sleeper", and "Bubbles". Prior to the reissue, three of the four bonus tracks had been released as B-sides or found on compilations, but "Sleeper" had never received a proper release.

Reviews for the album were generally mixed, negative, or average. Some critics dismissed the album because they felt that although the band attempted to distance themselves from bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam in terms of their sound, they ultimately failed at creating a sound of their own. For example, Entertainment Weekly reviewer David Browne stated that some of the songs on the album could have easily been on the record Nirvana never made (due to Kurt Cobain's suicide). Andy Gill from The Independent also stated that portions of the album are very reminiscent of Nirvana, citing songs such as "Swallowed" and "Bonedriven" as irresistible reminders of Nirvana. Rolling Stone's Matt Diehl criticized the album at the time of its release, giving the album two out of five stars. However, Razorblade Suitcase was not criticized by all critics. Select magazine gave the effort three out of five stars.

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated: "The problem is that Gavin Rossdale has not come up with any hooks, which means that while Razorblade Suitcase is more pleasing and visceral on the surface, it offers no hooks to make it memorable, unlike the hit singles from Sixteen Stone."

Gavin Rossdale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Nigel Pulsford – lead guitar, backing vocals
Dave Parsons – bass
Robin Goodridge – drums

Track List:
01. Personal Holloway 03:24
02. Greedy Fly 04:29
03. Swallowed 04:51
04. Insect Kin 04:25
05. Could Contagious 06:00
06. A Tendency to Start Fires 04:04
07. Mounth 05:44
08. Straight No Chaser 03:59
09. History 04:15
10. Synapse 04:50
11. Communicator 04:22
12. Bonedriven 04:32
13. Distant Voices 06:48
14. Broken TV 04:28