Zen X Four [CD & DVD]

• Artist: Bush
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• Release Date: November 01, 2005
• Genre: Rock

Review

Come 2005, the evidence showed that '90s rock radio darlings Bush had been put into carbon freeze -- the group hadn't released a new album since 2001's Golden State, while leader Gavin Rossdale had launched a new group, Institute. So the time would be right for a career-spanning "best of" set, correct? Not quite. You do get the group's hits on the 2005 double-disc Zen X Four, but only as videos on the set's DVD portion (which also includes some behind-the-scenes footage). The audio portion, on the other hand, collects live and acoustic versions of most of the group's best-known early tracks. However, since these are not the versions that ruled MTV during the mid- to late '90s, it cannot be considered a true set of hits. From the perspective of longtime fans looking for the uncommon, Zen X Four works much better. After all, several of the tracks are included more than once, and only hardcore fans will be interested in the "acoustic versions" (which aren't really acoustic -- the volume on their Marshall stacks is just lowered a bit). But one thing's for certain, Rossdale certainly has his Cobain-isms down pat on such tracks as "Everything Zen" and "Machinehead." ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Everything Zen (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(5:09)
Little Things (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(3:32)
Comedown (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(5:10)
Glycerine (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(4:48)
Machinehead (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(5:47)
Swallowed (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(7:33)
Greedy Fly (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(4:19)
Cold Contagious (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(6:03)
The Chemicals Between Us	Gavin Rossdale	Bush	(7:13)
Warm Machine (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Letting the Cables Sleep (Lyrics)	Gavin Rossdale	Bush

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Science of Things [About the Album][Multimedia Track]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
The Chemicals Between Us [DVD]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Comedown [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Glycerine [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Everything Zen [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Machinehead [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Comedown [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Bomb [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Glycerine [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Everything Zen [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush
Little Things [DVD][Live]	Gavin Rossdale	Bush

Credits

Greg Allen (Photography), Nigel Pulsford (Liner Notes), Patrick Milligan (Release Production), John Kirtland (Executive Producer), Ryan Short (Compilation Engineer)