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Stoosh by Skunk Anansie
Stoosh is an album by Skunk Anansie, released in 1996. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “All I Want”, on 1 list with a best position of #93.
Stoosh, Skunk Anansie's second album, came out in October 1996 on One Little Independent, and it's the sound of a band deciding polite was never going to cut it. Garth Richardson produced, and they went bigger and meaner than on their debut: Skin's voice snarling one moment and soaring the next, Ace's guitar grinding, Cass Lewis's bass shoving from underneath and Mark Richardson hammering the drums. It skirts the edge of metal overload yet still finds room for folkish and poppy turns, and that harder edge is why the Britrock tag fit them better than Britpop ever could.
At the time, CMJ heard sludgy, retro metal and reached for Faith No More and New Model Army. It has found admirers since: Rock Hard put it at number 367 in its 2005 book of the 500 greatest rock and metal albums, and PopMatters later filed it among the overlooked gems of the '90s. "All I Want" is the song that reached the countdowns.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Stoosh on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All I Want | 1 | #93 | – | 1996 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.