Golden State
by Bush
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2001
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21

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  1. JenniferN.
    Oct 28, 2001
    10
    A TEN you say!? Well, c'mon this is Bush! For Bush fans, their last album was a 7.5. This time around, they not only return with a harder edge, they have made an album that competes with the fresh sounds of their first two releases.
  2. AlexA
    Jul 10, 2009
    9
    This album may be bush's worst, but it is still a great album.
  3. JillL.
    Jan 10, 2002
    10
    i love this cd, it is very good.
  4. DaveN
    Sep 22, 2006
    5
    Their weakest effort to date.
  5. EchoD.
    Oct 27, 2001
    7
    I think this is what we've come to expect from Bush, but I'm glad that it's more of a group effort. The guitars are more to forefront with almost no electronic/hi-tech production. This album does its job: it rocks. It's not a breakthrough, but it rocks.
  6. NicW.
    Jan 23, 2002
    10
    This is probably the best album I've heard in years; the crits must be stupid.
  7. ElizabethS.
    Jan 4, 2002
    10
    This is such a kickass cd. I love pretty much every song on it and if the critics cant see that they must be blind.
  8. AbeE.
    Sep 13, 2002
    10
    Bush has done it again. Their best work yet!!
  9. JonathanH
    Dec 9, 2006
    0
    ugh - this album is awful, I loved THE SCIENCE OF THINGS it was an incredible album, it sounded unlike anything they'd ever done and sadly was their last great musical statement, this album is sooooo clich'ed. And what even sadder is that INSTITUTE are now finished and GAVIN ROSSDALE (leadman) could now be done. Perhaps he should of asked anyone if the songs off the last two ugh - this album is awful, I loved THE SCIENCE OF THINGS it was an incredible album, it sounded unlike anything they'd ever done and sadly was their last great musical statement, this album is sooooo clich'ed. And what even sadder is that INSTITUTE are now finished and GAVIN ROSSDALE (leadman) could now be done. Perhaps he should of asked anyone if the songs off the last two records were actually any good.… Expand
  10. AndrewC.
    Dec 17, 2001
    9
    This album kicks all the critics asses cuz the critics suck ass cuz they don't no shit about music. This album is just awesome
  11. LauraM.
    Jan 16, 2002
    9
    All Bush music is great, but it didn't quite reach the level that it's other albums did.
  12. SamiM
    Oct 13, 2004
    2
    I heard a song byBUSH called "Swalowed" and I loved it, but now I regret buying this album, too ordinary for me, this is not my style anymore.
  13. Jeebus117
    Feb 4, 2021
    8
    While not Bush's best work, still a very strong showing. Sadly, this would ultimately be the last album from the band's original lineup. Some standout tracks include The People That We Love, Land of the Living, Float, Inflatable, and Hurricane.

Awards & Rankings

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#51 Most Discussed Album of 2001
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#42 Most Shared Album of 2001

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Rolling Stone
    50
    Gavin Rossdale's delicious rasp is still unequivocally sexy, but his melodies are rote versions of the same old song.
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  2. Dot Music
    80
    'Golden State' is easily the band's most accomplished record and should stand as one of the best British rock albums of 2001.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Another sturdy set of radio-ready rock. [26 Oct 2001, p.124]
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