Lush: Whatever Happened To The Band Behind 'Sweetness & Light' & Miki Berenyi, Emma Anderson
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Lush: Whatever happened to the band behind 'Sweetness & Light' & Miki Berenyi & Emma Anderson
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Thanks again. I've watched the Sundays and Mazzy Star videos and enjoyed them too. I know most of the info is industry stuff (album sales, tour successes etc) but I love hearing about the backgrounds of the band members and even the history of their guitars/instruments if possible for the longer video features.
Would like to see you do a video on another underrated band Supergrass. If you've not done one already.
@@187alan thanks haven’t done one yet
They were among the new guitar noise groups of the early 90s. My Bloody Valentine was the first band of this genre that I liked. It helped a lot being stoned on H. Increased the listening experience to a whole other level. Suddenly the noise turned into beautiful songs where the vocals and instruments blended into a single amazing object.
Lush is soo underappreciated.
not really😊
Yeah. I’m going to have to disagree with u. Lush is not that great not in the 90’s not today.
Critics gave them High Praise. What you guys always mean to say when you say that is, underpreciated
@@Vibeagain fixed
@@famousashtray my work here is done ...
It is 2024. I still listen to Lush every day.
If you're a bot FO!
If you're not /cringe for clicks
Same here. Their music brings me so much comfort.
I wrote to Lush around 1990 and received a little ‘zine they put together and a flexi disc record that I still have. Lovely music, still sounds great today.
Me too! I've got a floppy record called "Boris the Bear" that I've never listened to.
That’s fucking Awesome!!!!
Great story. My 10p worth now. I did security at London Students Union in 1990. I recall sharing a joint with Miki after the gig in their van, never forget it. Lovely lady.
oh man, I would love to see that little booklet they put together
Respect!
Split is a masterpiece. One of those rare gems that doesn't have a bad song 💎
Agreed. But I remember when it was released I was really mystified as to the choice of singles -- I was shocked they didn't release Lit Up or Lovelife as a single. Desire Lines and Hypocrite are nice songs but not as radio-friendly.
Split was given to me soon after it's US release because my friend didn't like it one bit. Looking back this is what ended our friendship because I felt it was one of the best albums I'd ever heard. I couldn't understand her opinion and for some reason just wouldn't leave the subject alone. I wish I could explain to her how life changing hearing Split was, but I at least got to experience an incredible band even if it did mean losing a friend.
So many *great* tunes, and a great overall atmosphere. For me Kiss Chase and Undertow were highlights, and I love the wit of Hypocrite, but it's indeed all killer and no filler.
I liked it and the music videos, that I did manage to watch, for that album's songs. Aside from the great music by Lush, I really liked Miki's signature red hair. She looks great in her regular hair color, too. Like a lot of us, I wish that I got to know her, too.
I prefer Spooky....
Lush, Cocteau Twins, Pale Saints, Slowdive and Ride's music will always have a special place in my heart. So thank you for making such a great video!
I get misty eyed sometimes just thinking about how good everything felt, how inspired I felt istening to Gala/Loveless/Honey's Dead during that beautiful summer of 1992.And now it's all gone.Forever!
Well, I've made myself feel depressed now.
@@PeasGraveny The Go Team! might help. Ian Parton's songwriting has a lot in common with Emma Anderson's - he's from Brighton, where Emma lived for quite a while so I'd be surprised if they hadn't crossed paths - and the Lush vibe is certainly present on songs such as What D'you Say? Seriously, I've never heard a single track from this band that hasn't left me feeling more cheerful by the time it ended.
All those bands mentioned by you are fantastic, they made an era, thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@israelvaldez26 Check out the short-lived band Ozean, an early 90s band from the south bay area of California. Not a lot of people heard of them. In 1993 they released just one EP with 3 songs. But those 3 songs are so hauntingly great.
@@paulosicne8498 we will check it up.
Lush was everything you wanted from an alternative band in the 1990s. Talented musicians, impressive songwriting, pretty sounds, and a beautiful lead singer. Whether it was shoegaze or power pop, their music always sounded nice.
I got into Lush not too long ago after hearing them on an indie station. My favorite songs are "De-Luxe", "Desire Lines", and "Single Girl".
that was the burden of the band. Miki said they didn't sign a big record company cos they knew that was going to be exploited
I always found Emma just as beautiful as Miki. ❤
@@keithkoenig5320 they both are so beautiful
I watched Miki from 10 feet away playing her guitar and singing on stage in Los Angeles. She was ethereal.
Lush were the revelation of Lollapalooza 92. Other bands from that tour I can go years without listening to without regret, but I’ve never stopped listening to Lush since I first saw them on that bill.
Their show in Virginia was horrible. Especially when you consider all the other bands on that ticket. But the fact that both you and I saw them on that tour blows apart their excuses that they did not have any opportunities to make a name for themselves.
Their show in Charlotte was shit, too.
De-luxe brings back great memories of travelling through the English countryside in the 90's listening to them on my casette player. I love this band when I saw them in Australia.
We used to go see them any chance we got. I was at the 92 show in Boston where Miki had to walk off stage because of the "grunge movement" and frat boys that had no idea why they were there it was just "alternative" (we hate these people that just put a flannel on and told us green day are punk and gwen stefani is alternative). They were moshing around and one of them ended up on her pedal board, busted it. No more guitar. Emma kept them going as she could but eventually (love her) Miki takes a big swig off her beer, turns, tosses it over her shoulder into the pit, and walks off. This was not a weak minded band of timid girls at all, they rocked hard. Leaves Me Cold if you haven't tried that one yet. Chris Acland is a massively underrated drummer, RIP. Went to two of the reunion shows, they may have actually improved with time.
You totally nailed it with hating the people that threw on a flannel and Green Day and Gwen Stefani thing. Those were also the posers that would make fun of the indie, punk or Goth kids, but then go to the concerts from the same genre.
We your fans will always love you Lush, 'Gala' and 'Spooky' were 2 amazing albums! 🎉
Video editorials like these help me to unearth bands from my past that I never took the time to get into
Thank you for this feature on Lush. They were one of my favorite bands growing up in the late 80s-90s and they were both blessed and cursed to make the scene when indie music was huge but the music press and pigeon-holing bands into specific scenes (britpop vs shoegaze vs grunge) was the norm. I feel Miki always had a punk edge to her- I remember her crowd surfing at Lolla. I spotted some footage from JBTVs interview with them from back in the day. The clashes with Emma and Chris' suicide were tragedies no band could recover from. So grateful for their reuniting in 2015-16 . Miki's childhood was so eventful, her autobiography is a must read. Thanks again for this video. I'd love to see more videos featuring lesser known bands before anything like another Hole/Courtney grunge vid. Please do Veruca Salt and Louise Post feature next.
Veruca salt I did before but it was old it could use a refresh with more info
Fingers Crossed 🤞 is a great book 📖 by Myki Berenyi about her adventures in life & with Lush. Highly recommended 👌
Emma’s songwriting 👏🏻 ❤
I remember hearing 'Sweetness and Light' when it came out, and it just pulled me in...
Still love them...
Spooky and Split are two albums I instantly fell in love with from the moment I first heard them. It always bugged me that they didn't find more success in the States. Thanks to Lush, I discovered another band with a different sound that never got the success they deserved: Curve.
Curve is SOOOOO underrated!
Go listen to Medicine too, Chris.
Curve and Lush are my two favourite English bands, still listen to them every day.
@Leftfield71 same here.
I love Curve, and yes, they deserved way more success. I also feel Garbage ripped them off.
I'd heard of Lush in the early 90's when they were on the bill for Lollapalooza but I didn't really check them out until a few years ago. They have some songs on my play list now. Superblast! is absolutely fantastic. I love it.
I saw Ride and Lush on the same bill at St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit around 1991. It was and still is, consider a legendary show at a historic venue.
I'm British and was a teenager in the 90s and I'd never heard of Lush until my friend introduced me to them a few years ago. Absolutely brilliant band. Criminally underappreciated.
First heard of LUSH on collage radio here in Toronto back around 1990-91. Always loved them.
Fast n buleboose?
That's rite!
Saw Lush at Lollapalooza 92'They were amazing ❤
Me too. I saw them in Vancouver. Great show.
@rabbitscooter oh hell yea!! Cheers neighbor from the u.s .a .Those were the days I swear!!
@@floydsemlow8253 Yeah, it was an amazing time. I moved to Vancouver in the Summer of 91, just as it was all starting. Spent a lot of time in Seattle, too. Bumbershoot, of course. And a ton of other shows. So many great bands.
@rabbitscooter oh hell ya!! The scence was so amazing then,glad I too was able to see all the bands I ever wanted before it was too late too.
@@deepsouldiving oh the memories,❤️❤️
RIP Chris Acland, learning of his death felt like a punch in the face. Split is human perfection in my opinion, “Kiss Chase” is one of the most devastating, haunting songs I’ve ever heard.
Omg. I honestly cried when I found out Chris had died. I felt so stupid for crying, but I knew how the whole band was affected and it felt like a gut punch.
I discovered Kiss Chase through a shoe gaze playlist. Can you explain why it is haunting??
A highly informative and well researched piece about a band I still listen to today! Its amazing to think that they were learning how to play their instruments while already in bands, and slowly got better at them. Its also incredible that they played so many tours and were sill trying to "break into America." Untogether and Deluxe are my two favorites by them.
One of the best bands of the 90's...... Still love their work.
Lush was one of my favourite band, alongside Curve.
Please do a "Whatever happened to" video about Curve.
I just discovered Lush for myself (It's 2024). There's so much good music!
Lush harmonies will carry me to my grave
Saw these guys and Ride at the 9:30 Club in 1990. Awesome show . Met the band outside the venue before the show .
I was at that show! I was interning at WHFS and met Lush before the show - really nice
@@Foo007 It was their first foray into the U.S.
3:54 Their initial name was the Baby Machines, taken from a line in _Arabian Knights_ by Siouxie and The Banshees.
One of my favorite bands of all time! I was a couple years too young to see them during their initial run, but saw the reunion tour in 2016. Was lucky enough to hang out with Miki for a bit.
Thanks for this extended episode. 10-12 minutes never seem enough when covering a band or an solo artist
Chuck Shuldiner from Death was a fan of this group. Extremely underrated
I find that hard to believe
@@WinterInTheForest Peter Steele from type o negative also liked this band lol
A lot of metal musicians like Shoegaze music
@@aaronmartinez5029 Not saying metal guys don't listen to other genres but to imply the mastermind behind Death was a "fan of this group" is a bit of a stretch, as if he was inspired by the mediocre three chord music of Lush. Come on.
@@WinterInTheForest Not a stretch; it’s a fact and his favorite groups were Lush and My Bloody Valentine.
@@WinterInTheForest Google Chuck Shuldiner's personal CD collection. Big shoegaze fan. Lush is like 4th on the list
They opened the Second Lollapalooza tour with Sweetness and Light. Never forgot how amazing that was.
Miki was one of my two biggest 90's crushes. The other being Hope Sandoval. I still listen to Lush even though I'm into other genres. Underrated band.
Good taste in 90s dream pop goddesses. Hope Sandoval is amazing.
This was a brilliant video! I absolutely loved the band Lush, and have seen them at least four times since 1990. I very much appreciated being able to see them again in 2016.
My fav band in the 90s. Love them so much.
One of my fave bands, ever. I listen to them every day. I miss them so much. I saw them live in LA at The Roxy when they toured with Ride. Those were the days.
When I got the notification i immediately clicked on it😉
Ride and Lush tour in the early 90s was the best. Both great shoegaze bands and really were important to the genre and scene at the time.
Ride, Lush, Curve, Catherine Wheel, Inspiral Carpets, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and others. The alternative to the grunge overkill of the 90s.
Fantastic. Thank you for this deep-dive into Lush… I saw them in Detroit in ‘94 with Weezer as the opener.
I really loved watching this. i was always a huge fan of this band since i first heard the Gala compilation back in 1990. Their music is so unique and timeless. It was heartbreaking to see how much the band went through. I adore Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson. Sweetness and Light in my opinion is the greatest alternative rock song ever and i brought it back on my show along with their other awesome albums. This video was pretty amazing and so much appreciated by a 30 + years fan. Just subscribed to your channel. great work from everybody involved. DD.
Spooky was masterpiece. I miss Lush to this day.
And, I thank you for your post. You are providing information that I was not aware of.
the Lush cds were my favorites of that time. i loved the melodies and the textures of guitar effects & vocals. i had no idea what the songs were about. i just enjoyed the gorgeous sensation. maybe they were a little too abstract for a mass audience. but they were great.
Lush is one of the best 90s and early 2000's bands that ever came about. I started listening to them in 1992 after a friend introduced me to them and The Nymphs at the same time; never grown tired of their music
I wore out four copies of Gala on CD.
I NEVER thought you could destroy CDs!!!
Three. I still have the four=th.
Etherial, De-Luxe, Downer are TIMELESS!!!
I love this band. They're terminally overlooked.
Spooky was my intro to the band. Funny as it sounds it was great to listen to at night. I was the only one into Lush and I kind of liked that.
I don't listen to "Spooky", I dive into.
Sonic Immersion indeed @@julosx
Gala was stuck in my truck’s tape deck for two years … the second side of the cassette had seventh dream of teenage heaven … could’ve been worse!
Nothing but raw beautiful talent ❤
They have a bunch of awesome songs. I been listening to them a lot lately. I am glad you put together a video about them.
Thanks for helping me rediscover Lush! It looks like management botched their chance to be really big. What a great sound they had.
Hate to be the one to point it out but at about 9:50 you mention Geoff Tate as being the head of Rough trade. Tate is the singer of Queensryche, Geoff Travis is the head of Rough Trade. I'm sure it was just a typo.
Thanks for pointing that out my bad
Love them so much
Thank you
Not often are these videos this long on this channel - great job! Thank you
You could have mentioned that Miki Berenyi and her partner KJ ‘Moose’ McKillop formed Piroshka a couple of years ago, and they're terrific.
Too bad Piroshka is no longer active either. I don't know what happened, i guess the _plandemic_ didn't help. Now their two records are only on the back catalogue of Bella Union, which is a shame. To think I was one the first subscribers of their debut album and they signed a postcard for me.
@@julosx That's a shame. But I'm sure it's not the last we've heard of Miki Berenyi.
@@rabbitscooter And it isn't, Miki just put out a new single called "Vertigo" with the Miki Berenyi Trio. Check it out
Such an underrated band - Ladykillers is an incredible song.
I knew if I looked, some mediocre mook would say this...and yep.
@@BrianYoungauthor aren't you just a ray of sunshine. :)
@@BrianYoungauthor Mook, what's a mook?
They are still one of my all time favorites. Always will be.
I'm in Melbourne, Australia and remember seeing them when I was still in high school and, being underage, I bought my brother a ticket and paid for my friend as well - because I wanted her company and he could drive us and helped us seem a little older (bless him!). I remember standing at the bar and Miki walked by, before the show, and being starstruck 😄 Also, at the end of the night, we found all this money on the floor that had fallen out of people's pockets. I can't believe how long ago that was! I still remember the tickets were $20, the strange things you remember!
I love Lush. I was lucky to see them at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg Florida. A rare gem of bands. Truely sonically unique.
There used to be a pirate radio station in Honolulu, HI. I forget the call letters, but they absolutely played the most varied playlist imaginable. This is where I fell in love with Lush. This and 120 Minutes on MTV, on Sunday nights. Their 2nd release, Spooky, is one of the greatest albums most people have never heard of.
Sounds like Radio Free Hawaii, 102.7 FM (KDEO). They weren't a pirate station, but they were run like one. The entire playlist was dictated by voting boxes left all over the island. Still miss that station.
@@b.felicisimo5937 YES!!! Thank you!
I saw them in 1992 in Melbourne. One of the best gigs I’ve ever seen.
One of my favorite bands.
I was fortunate to see their Chicago gig on the Split tour. Good times.
I heard God's Gift at a party & fell in love with the whole sound they had. So much so that I was an instant fan from then on, still till this day. Black Spring was my 1st E.P.
Rock N Roll True Stories, have you done a "Whatever Happened To...." video on Belly?
I really like their song,"Feed The Tree".
Yes! Great idea. Great band!
Not yet please use request form so I can not forget about it
@@rnrtruestories oops, I forgot about the request form.
I'm used to making requests on here.
Saw them in Orlando with the Flamming Lips in 91 or 92... what a great show. Its sad to hear that they had such a rough go.
I heard them through the 90s late night BBC show the graveyard shift, loved Single Girl ever since . Great docu , will go and check out the rest of their albums:)
This was so interesting! Lush is one of my all time favorite bands, ❤
I never knew they went through all that! 😮😢
That's why I like this channel. You do a story on a band I have forgotten about quite frequently, then I revisit them for an evening or a week. Thanks for the video
I was fortunate to see them at the 2nd Lollapalooza. They were the very main reason I went. Also, if you hear Oceans for your very first time, with good headphones, in a very particular state of sleep the visuals are amazing. No drugs required! lol
Split is one of my top ten albums of all time. Lush had a sound unlike any I heard at the time.
Saw them live 7-ish years ago and they sounded fantastic. Every song they played was like, ‘damn yeah another great tune.’ Some of their chordal writing is ahead of pretty much any other rock out there besides maybe my bloody valentine or stereolab. They just wrote fantastic music. It wasn’t about style with them, they wrote great music. Listen to the chorus on ‘deluxe,’ how the bass moves against the chords is unique, and frankly, genius.
They also really had a gift for writing infectious melodies.
LUSH has always been one of my favorite bands. Loved their music, harmonies and writing.
Lollapalooza 1992 - Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC - Allen Jorgensen of Ministry was becoming a father and the lawn participants built friendly bonfires. Having headed down without even being certain of a ride home, just enjoyed the Jesus & Mary Chain set, ran into some college and hometown friends, traded some herbal delight for a space in the car for a ride home and knew during Lush's set so I could spend the remainder of that hot August day in the sun and still warm evening enjoying an epic concert - then still made my flight the next day to spend a year in Germany - so glad I did that!
One of my most favorite Bands
Saw them many times. Great love act & nice people too. Tragic that they never got the respect they deserved.
As a boomer I love this band and I seen them 3 times in Toronto! My favourite band of the 90’s!
Nice video! I saw Lush live many times. I really enjoyed watching them. I certainly appreciated them and they had an impact on my life. Live in small venues was where Lush were at their best, for me.
Having been a fan of 4AD I discovered Lush with the release of Gala and immediately fell in love with them. Spooky was amazing and Split was different but in a good way. Lovelife wasn't the Lush I fell in love with but I still enjoyed the album. I saw them at Lalapoolza and was ecstatic seeing them. I never understood how they didn't become significant in the States and now I know why. Totally sad about Chris and the fall of Lush. They were such a great band.
They had some amazing songs back in the early 90s. I always thought they had a truly great album in them that would break out of the shoegaze/Britpop scene... But life comes along and changes everything. Sunbathing is my favourite track.
Huge Lush fan since 1989. Miki's memoir is fantastic, which I assume a lot of this info came from.
Technical note: as a recording engineer, the plosives are kid of driving me nuts. I mean no disrespect at all, but I would suggest that you pick up a pop filter (not a foam windscreen thingie, but a legitimate pop filter) on your mic, possibly even speaking slightly off-axis on the mic so the plosives don't pop the capsule, and if you are able to do any processing, put a high-pass filter on the mic, cutting anything under 80 Hz or so out of the signal.
Otherwise, great job. Thank you!
Definitely my number 1 shoegaze band. My favorite tune of theirs is De-Luxe. Emma can write the most beautiful "dirty" songs. 😈
Please can you talk about Cocteau Twins??? That band is so magical and captivating 💫💫
Yes!!! Coming later this year hopefully
Great! Pearly dew dew drops is an epic song.
Never heard of them if it wasn't for you guys great podcast. Jesus Loves You
Amazing video. You bring the bands to a bigger audience and give them a great presentation.
I am glad , that i've found your channel.
Keep them vids comin.🎉❤😊
Sweetness & Light is a top 10 ever song.
Lush, The Cranberries and The Cardigans are 3 greatest female fronted bands of the 90s
*ahem* throwing muses
@@larrydavid6852
Do The Pixies count too?
...........The Breeders.
....Silverfish.
...Curve.
.....Medicine.
....Cocteau Twins. (too 80s?)
@@airfixx_8952 ah, a person of fine taste!
OMG- don't put the crappy Cranberries in the line up. Vomit. The way that singer pronounced her "R's" was nails on a chalkboard . Experts say When you sing properly ; you should not hear an affection (accent) . Beatles, David Bowie, etc. NO accent when singing.
@@airfixx_8952They do! I hope someone will be around, 'when I feed the tree'.
This documentart popped up as a recommendation and I am so glad that I have seen it. It is sad about their music career because upon hearing Lush, I thought that they were still making music together, but no. I am still fairly new to the band, but the track Nothing Natural is heavenly that takes me new dimension. I would definitely do more research and listen to them. Even with the track, For Love is so good that it can appeal to that state if melancholy and nostalgia of a cossial of experiences yet to have been endured, but still feels familair. It is so sad go know the context about Chris and their other issues as a band, but I really do feel like they will get their flowers. They are an underrated band.
A really good documentary. It's difficult without sampling the music but this doc moves at a great pace and is nicely produced.
Rediscovered Lush only this afternoon while driving home OMgosh 'last night' such a stirring tune ended up playing nithing but Lush songs all the way home.
I had a t-shirt i think i wore that thing to a point mom refused to wash it again because it was in such a state.
Early 90s in Birmingham, great music great times
Split is my all time favorite album.
Oh man, thanks for this. I love Lush but wasn't around for their heyday
Saw them at First Avenue when living in Minneapolis. Great band and amazing live act. So underrated.
Berenyi’s new band is Piroshka which is back to the dream pop roots
wasn't called dreampop
lol
Piroshka is down now. It seems the band sort of died sometime last year. Their two records are only on the back catalogue of Bella Union.
Wicked cool thx for caring abt LUSH glad I got to see them in early 90s. ❤❤❤
I love this former band. Thank you for your insightful post.
Absolutely love this band. So dark & dreamy. My favorite of the shoegaze genre, as much as I love Slowdive, MBV, My Vitriol etc..
Songs I totally adore by Lush: Ocean, Desire Lines, Last Night, When I Die, and Sweetness & Light
Desire Lines is freaking perfect. The perfect song to listen to when you're walking alone at night passing by street lights. Well at least that's what I used to do when I listened to this song lol
Loved them. Just about my fave 90s band. The EP Scar was my first intro to Lush, and they were superb.