Bush - Comedown

What this video is

Released in mid-1995, 'Comedown' arrived at the apex of post-grunge's mainstream dominance following Kurt Cobain's death in April 1994. Bush, a British band, successfully channeled the Seattle grunge aesthetic for American alternative radio, drawing inevitable comparisons to Nirvana while building a distinct MTV-driven fanbase. The video's fish-eye distortion and raw performance energy visually encoded the…

Why it matters

A canonical post-grunge music video demonstrating the mid-90s convergence of fine-art visual reference (Francis Bacon), experimental lens technique, and high-velocity editing within a major-label alternative rock context. Jake Scott's fish-eye approach became a touchstone of 90s rock video…

The director

Jake Scott (born 1965, London) is a British director, son of Ridley Scott, and co-founder of Black Dog Films under the Ridley Scott Associates banner. An Emmy-winning, Grammy-nominated director, he built his career on landmark 1990s music videos before…