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Post by Nicko's Nose on Nov 21, 2019 0:19:33 GMT
Just bought The Kick Inside today. Great album.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Nov 21, 2019 7:21:23 GMT
Just bought The Kick Inside today. Great album. Not sure what else you've heard, but Hounds of Love is a must-hear and is often considered her masterpiece. If you want more of her quirky pop stuff similar to The Kick Inside, Lionheart and Never for Ever are both solid too (though neither is as good as TKI).
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Post by mstreepsucks on Nov 21, 2019 14:01:44 GMT
You are always so positive. F that! This music, ugh.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Nov 21, 2019 19:49:56 GMT
Just bought The Kick Inside today. Great album. Not sure what else you've heard, but Hounds of Love is a must-hear and is often considered her masterpiece. If you want more of her quirky pop stuff similar to The Kick Inside, Lionheart and Never for Ever are both solid too (though neither is as good as TKI). I wanted to buy Hounds of Love too but the store didn’t have it. But I found another store that has it so I’m gonna get it tomorrow. Have already listened to it though and think it’s great. But it’s time to seriously get into Kate Bush.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Nov 22, 2019 19:11:44 GMT
Just bought The Kick Inside today. Great album. Not sure what else you've heard, but Hounds of Love is a must-hear and is often considered her masterpiece. If you want more of her quirky pop stuff similar to The Kick Inside, Lionheart and Never for Ever are both solid too (though neither is as good as TKI). Bought The Dreaming too and that’s my favorite so far. Simply excellent.
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Post by staggerstag on Nov 22, 2019 19:26:39 GMT
Not sure what else you've heard, but Hounds of Love is a must-hear and is often considered her masterpiece. If you want more of her quirky pop stuff similar to The Kick Inside, Lionheart and Never for Ever are both solid too (though neither is as good as TKI). Bought The Dreaming too and that’s my favorite so far. Simply excellent. Get Out Of My House is an amazing track. First time I played it was on earphones, loud. When she suddenly imitated a braying donkey halfway through the song it freaked the life out of me.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Nov 22, 2019 19:28:39 GMT
Bought The Dreaming too and that’s my favorite so far. Simply excellent. Get Out Of My House is an amazing track. First time I played it was on earphones, loud. When she suddenly imitated a braying donkey halfway through the song it freaked the life out of me. Funny that’s my favorite on the album.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2019 6:42:42 GMT
I think I like her more as a performer than a musician.
I don't think she's a great singer and as a lyricist she's alright but I dare you to make out what she's saying if it's your first encounter with her music. I think her real strength had more to do with her charisma and presence than her songcraft. She was downright hypnotic and seductive when she performed. It was almost like she was casting a spell on you.
My first encounter with Kate Bush was Wuthering Heights and she just sells it:
Nobody else could get away with this without it seeming pretentious and lame as all hell. But Kate Bush could.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Nov 23, 2019 10:32:19 GMT
Not sure what else you've heard, but Hounds of Love is a must-hear and is often considered her masterpiece. If you want more of her quirky pop stuff similar to The Kick Inside, Lionheart and Never for Ever are both solid too (though neither is as good as TKI). Bought The Dreaming too and that’s my favorite so far. Simply excellent. Yep, The Dreaming was her first "experimental" album (I think she called it her "I've gone mad" album). It was also the album that most influenced Bjork, which is how I first heard of Kate Bush. As Staggerstag said, Get Out of My House is really the stunner on that one; it still sounds like nothing else I've ever heard nearly 40 years later.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Nov 23, 2019 10:54:23 GMT
I think I like her more as a performer than a musician. I don't think she's a great singer and as a lyricist she's alright but I dare you to make out what she's saying if it's your first encounter with her music. I think her real strength had more to do with her charisma and presence than her songcraft. She was downright hypnotic and seductive when she performed. It was almost like she was casting a spell on you. My first encounter with Kate Bush was Wuthering Heights and she just sells it: Nobody else could get away with this without it seeming pretentious and lame as all hell. But Kate Bush could. I'd have to pretty strongly disagree here. I haven't hardly watched any of her performances (except some of her music videos), but I've listened to her albums a ton and I think her songcraft is stellar. Not many songwriters can go from the pop perfection of Running Up That Hill to the conceptual ingenuity and sonic complexity of Hounds of Love's second-half suite. Vocally, she's one of those singers that doesn't have what many would consider a traditionally great voice (Aretha, Whitney, Mariah, etc.), but is tremendously versatile and evocative with what she does have; she can sound like a completely different singer on different songs, and she knows how to use her voice for a lot of different effects beyond just hitting notes and sounding pretty while doing it. That said, I'm not downplaying her performance acumen either as it's clear she's studied dance and makes great use of it; I did very much enjoy her dances in the Wuthering Heights, Running Up That Hill, and Rubberband Girl videos.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Dec 17, 2019 20:28:11 GMT
Just bought The Kick Inside today. Great album. Not sure what else you've heard, but Hounds of Love is a must-hear and is often considered her masterpiece. If you want more of her quirky pop stuff similar to The Kick Inside, Lionheart and Never for Ever are both solid too (though neither is as good as TKI). I think Never for Ever is my second favorite after The Dreaming. Babooshka, Egypt, The Wedding List, Army Dreamers and Breathing are fantastic songs. My ranking so far: 1. The Dreaming: 4.5/5 2. Never for Ever: 4.5/5 3. Hounds of Love: 4/5 4. The Kick Inside: 4/5 Yeah I’m not a huge fan of the second half of Hounds of Love except for Hello Earth. Anyway, fantastic artist!
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Post by alejandro on Dec 17, 2019 22:52:38 GMT
She's absolutely superb, and one of the GOAT. An absolutely fascinating artist all throughout her career, a rare case of a pop artist with an affinity for the theatrical, cinematic and lyrical that gives her work a whole other dimension. Here's my ranking of her work:
1. The Dreaming - 10 2. Hounds of Love - 9 3. 50 Words for Snow - 9 4. Aerial - 9 5. Never for Ever - 8 6. The Sensual World - 7 7. The Kick Inside - 7 8. Lionheart - 5 9. The Red Shoes - 4
This is also a fascinating documentary on her work, courtesy of BBC:
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Dec 17, 2019 23:26:28 GMT
Not sure what else you've heard, but Hounds of Love is a must-hear and is often considered her masterpiece. If you want more of her quirky pop stuff similar to The Kick Inside, Lionheart and Never for Ever are both solid too (though neither is as good as TKI). I think Never for Ever is my second favorite after The Dreaming. Babooshka, Egypt, The Wedding List, Army Dreamers and Breathing are fantastic songs. My ranking so far: 1. The Dreaming: 4.5/5 2. Never for Ever: 4.5/5 3. Hounds of Love: 4/5 4. The Kick Inside: 4/5 Yeah I’m not a huge fan of the second half of Hounds of Love except for Hello Earth. Anyway, fantastic artist! Second half of Hounds grows on you, or at least it did me. It's very cinematic; you almost have to listen to it as if it was an audio-movie rather than a collection of songs. Still, I can't argue against anyone who prefers her brand of quirky pop on The Dreaming or the earlier albums. It's all great stuff. Here's my ratings: 1. Aerial - 10/10 2. Hounds of Love - 9/10 3. The Dreaming - 9/10 4. 50 Words for Snow - 8/10 5. Never for Ever - 8/10 6. The Kick Inside - 7/10 7. The Sensual World - 7/10 8. Lionheart - 6/10 9. The Red Shoes - 6/10 Her album Director's Cut also contains some interesting re-recordings of certain songs. She ended up really not liking the production on The Red Shoes (it does sound very dated) and The Sensual World, hence the re-recording. It ended up as a pretty mixed bag (I gave it a 5/10), but it's worth hearing as some of the songs are really more like re-interpretations. One of her best songs, This Woman's Work, is superb in both the original and Director's Cut version.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Dec 17, 2019 23:58:47 GMT
This is also a fascinating documentary on her work, courtesy of BBC: That was a great watch. Thanks.
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Post by bluerisk on Dec 18, 2019 20:48:00 GMT
She's tiny. I 'met' her at an album signing some years ago. It was a Virgin Megastore. She was perched with her legs folded sideways on this little stool. When it was my turn I managed some pleasantry or other, "Thanks for the Lionheart album." She had a huge smile for everybody. I hung around for a while watching her sign more albums. I remember one guy having his signing and starting off - he glanced back at Kate who was still smiling after him. He did a double take and kind of stalled looking like he should go back to her for more chat or something. The vibes she emanated were very warm indeed. Damn lucky bastard! Most unfortunately, she was never a fan of touring. One of my all time favourite. That why I have the Anthology Box and Cathy's Home Demos.
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Post by Cinemachinery on Dec 18, 2019 22:26:41 GMT
I’m a big fan. There are some albums that have some songs I can take or leave (Kick Inside), though there’s usually one or two gems on each. But “The Hounds of Love/ The 9th Wave” album is a masterclass in musical storytelling. An absolutely amazing album.
It’s hard to encapsulate what I like about Kate - I think it boils down to a truly original voice intersecting with an unforgiving artistic vision and some tunes that really hit me viscerally. I know she’s not for everyone. Hell, her voice alone puts a lot of people off. But she’s really bold. She never had any fucks to give about what “current music” was or what producers wanted. She wanted to squeak in the upper registers about Bronte.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 7, 2020 16:08:51 GMT
Damn, I have missed out many great threads in here, so I hope it is okay to bump some of them, as I feel no need to start up a new Kate Bush thread, when there already excist one such as this from before.
I have not really been listening too her music for a long while now, not sure why, but I had a period several years ago, where I would play The Dreaming (1982) and Hounds of Love (1985) to "death", and I loved listening to them when I either took long walks or used to workout by running outdoor in the woods during autumn, especally at night, it was the perfect soundtrack.
I have almost everyone of her records, but I never really payed too much attention to the others ones, so I do have a rather big task of musical "home work" in order to catch up, but I think it will be a rewarding one, maybe I even might find a new favorite album of hers too.
Anyway, here are some of my all time favorite songs of her:
In Search of Peter Pan (1978)
Houdini (1982)
Watching You Without Me (1985)
Somewhere in Between (2005)
and of course, her fantastic contribution (which sadly did not make it into the film) with Michael Kamen and the song Brazil (1985).
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Post by mstreepsucks on May 8, 2020 16:26:36 GMT
I’m a big fan. There are some albums that have some songs I can take or leave (Kick Inside), though there’s usually one or two gems on each. But “The Hounds of Love/ The 9th Wave” album is a masterclass in musical storytelling. An absolutely amazing album. It’s hard to encapsulate what I like about Kate - I think it boils down to a truly original voice intersecting with an unforgiving artistic vision and some tunes that really hit me viscerally. I know she’s not for everyone. Hell, her voice alone puts a lot of people off. But she’s really bold. She never had any fucks to give about what “current music” was or what producers wanted. She wanted to squeak in the upper registers about Bronte. In one video she almost looked hot. So'll give credit where credit is due.
Then again too short.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 8, 2020 17:10:21 GMT
She almost looked hot? Are you kidding me? The woman was stunning back in the day, and still is a very beautiful woman.
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Post by Cinemachinery on May 9, 2020 6:25:50 GMT
I’m a big fan. There are some albums that have some songs I can take or leave (Kick Inside), though there’s usually one or two gems on each. But “The Hounds of Love/ The 9th Wave” album is a masterclass in musical storytelling. An absolutely amazing album. It’s hard to encapsulate what I like about Kate - I think it boils down to a truly original voice intersecting with an unforgiving artistic vision and some tunes that really hit me viscerally. I know she’s not for everyone. Hell, her voice alone puts a lot of people off. But she’s really bold. She never had any fucks to give about what “current music” was or what producers wanted. She wanted to squeak in the upper registers about Bronte. In one video she almost looked hot. So'll give credit where credit is due.
Then again too short.
This comment is on point. Kate Bush sounds lush AF, she’s got that Irish thing going, those lips, there’s 1001 reasons she should be face-meltingly hot... but there are only about 4 total minutes where she actually is.
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