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''Golden State'' is the fourth studio album by British post-grunge band Bush, released in 2001. Stylistically, it was seen as a return to the post-grunge that Bush became famous for in contrast to their more recent experimental work. However, it ended up being their worst-selling album to date, not even reaching the Platinum status their other albums did. This would also prove to be the last album to feature Nigel Pulsford and Dave Parsons. Bush would not release another studio album until ten years later with ''The Sea of Memories''. The liner notes of ''Golden State'' cite the album in memory of Ian Lowery, founder of The Folk Devils. In the documentary ''Making Of Golden State'', the title is revealed as being inspired by the Golden State Freeway, which Gavin Rossdale used to use to get home. ==Production== In discussing the album's direction, frontman Gavin Rossdale commented, "(style ) is quite rough. It's kind of coming back full circle ... After almost a decade of being a band, I think we passed the stage of having to prove anything." He also described it as "very naked" and "definitely a real rock record." Rossdale added "The album is very empowering and uplifting, though I'm not really sure what its contemporaries are. That's the weird thing about it. It's like the record exists in its own space."〔(BUSH -New Single, "The People That We Love" ) 2-4-7-music.com (15 November 2001). Retrieved on 11-24-08.〕 When asked by ''Rolling Stone'' reporter Christina Saraceno what the band was trying to achieve with ''Golden State'', Rossdale replied: Rossdale also mentioned in an ''NY Rock'' interview that people would often have the clichéd idea that he is a dark, depressed person. To counteract this, he used the name ''Golden State'' because it sounded "warm and positive." Regarding the songs' positive theme, Rossdale noted "I'm far more relaxed and I guess that influenced the album quite a bit." The stripped down musical style was a result of the band practicing all the songs five weeks before recording. This voided the use of industrial elements as heard on ''The Science of Things''. And as a final test, Rossdale played the songs through a "shitty" car stereo to make sure they recorded well.〔Gabriella (Interview with Gavin Rossdale of Bush ) NYRock.com (December 2001). Retrieved on 11-24-08.〕 Nigel Pulsford later expressed disappointment at the final mix of the album: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golden State (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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