Man on the Run [Deluxe Edition]

by Bush

Overview

Gavin Rossdale harnessed the power of the '90s on the reconstituted Bush's 2011 comeback album, The Sea of Memories, hiring veteran hard rock producer Bob Rock to give the group a steely sheen. Sonically, the whole thing worked better than some of the records they made when they still were a going concern on the Billboard charts -- but the record didn't do much commercially, necessitating a change in direction for 2014's Man on the Run. Rossdale's Bush remains the same -- the only other surviving original member is drummer Robin Goodridge -- but the aesthetic has changed and so have the producers, with Nick Raskulinecz (Evanescence, Deftones, Foo Fighters) and Jay Baumgardner (Ugly Kid Joe, Papa Roach) getting the credits here. Man on the Run does indeed have a deliberately modern glint, one that incorporates burbling electronics, the occasional drum loop, and a heaping amount of gloss upon the grunge grind. As aurally busy as this production is -- and there are times where there's simply too much going on, the stuttering digital blips competing with the melodies, the riffs, the rhythmic wallop -- this album also houses some of Rossdale's strongest melodies in quite some time, songs that could pull in a AAA crossover if they weren't decked out in vaguely electronic hard rock clatter. This dissonance -- how the production pushes in an opposite direction than the tunes -- makes Man on the Run inadvertently revealing: as always, Rossdale's aspirations don't quite jibe with his natural skills, and to hear him deny his gifts is fascinating even if it falls short of being compelling. [A Deluxe Edition added three bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/2014
Label:	Zuma Rock Records
UPC:	0888750165725
Rank:	78221

Tracks

1. Just Like My Other Sins
2. Man on the Run
3. The Only Way Out
4. The Gift
5. This House Is on Fire
6. Loneliness Is a Killer
7. Bodies in Motion
8. Broken in Paradise
9. Surrender
10. Dangerous Love
11. Eye of the Storm
12. Let Yourself Go
13. Speeding Through the Bright Lights (I Can't Stand Losing)
14. The Golden Age

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bush   Primary Artist
Chris Vrenna   Keyboards
Jamie Muhoberac   Keyboards
Cory Enemy   Keyboards
Gabriel McNair   Horn
Stephen Bradley   Horn

Technical Credits

Michael Eckes   Mixing Assistant
Jay Baumgardner   Mixing,Producer
Gavin Rossdale   Composer,Group Member,Executive Producer
Ryan Williams   Engineer
Nick Raskulinecz   Producer
Paul Fig   Engineer
Corey Britz   Group Member
Chris Traynor   Group Member
John Ewing, Jr.   Engineer
Josh Abraham   Producer
Scott Clarke   Mixing Assistant
Rich Costey   Mixing
Nicolas Fournier   Assistant Engineer
Pamela Hanson   Cover Photo
Robin Goodridge   Group Member
Ross Garfield   Drum Technician
Martin Cooke   Assistant Engineer
Julian Peploe   Artwork
Joseph Llanes   Photography
Kyle Hoffmann   Engineer
Michael Fernandez   Mixing Assistant
Mario Borgatta   Mixing Assistant
Avishay Shabat   Guitar Technician
Ted Jensen   Mastering