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Xonty 
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 14:07 |
Everyone I know who listens to Kate only ever really listens to the first side of HoL, but I was curious to see what prog fans think of The Ninth Wave, a sort of mini-concept album of floating across the sea on Side 2 of the album. It's definitely more experimental and thought-provoking than songs like The Big Sky, but certainly not as melodic/catchy...
Anyway, thanks for any feedback 
Edited by Xonty - December 17 2014 at 14:07
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LearsFool
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 14:07 |
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Ninth Wave is better, but both sides are excellent.
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Imperial Zeppelin
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 14:18 |
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I can't choose. Please don't make me choose.
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Raff
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 14:21 |
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Ninth Wave for me, but just by a hair. The whole album is just gorgeous.
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Barbu
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 15:09 |
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Both
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richardh
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 15:19 |
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It's a bit of no brainer really for side two although as Raff said the whole album is rather wonderful.
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Friday13th
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 15:55 |
Well "Cloudbusting" is my second favorite Kate song, and "Hounds of Love" has that little vocal doot-doot part from "I've Seen All Good People."  I'll go with the first part, but after all it is Kate's best album.
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 15:58 |
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One of Kate's better albums. I vote for the 9th Wave, although side 1 has the superb Cloudbursting.
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akamaisondufromage
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 16:21 |
I thought I'd look and see how popular this album was at the time. It was huge in the UK and had three top 30 singles off it. In the States only got to no 30 as did Running up that Hill. I dunno what does it take for you Americans to take note?  . Anyway, I'm gonna go for Hounds of Love because it takes some talent to produce quality like that and be so popular at the same time. When it came out I listened to it over and over. I have never really thought about there being two sides as I had it on tape and always just listened to it right through every time. I wonder what was on the other side of that tape? 1985 hmmm?
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The.Crimson.King
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 16:37 |
I'll go with side 1 as I like all the songs there but the conclusion to side 2 (The Morning Fog) is my fave song on the album 
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 20:03 |
I used to have this album but it mysteriously 'vanished' from my record collection (I lent it to a dude at my old work in the late 90's, who insisted a few weeks later he had returned it to me........  ). Anyway, most of side 2 was pretty decent, and some cool tracks on side 1 too.
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Barbu
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Posted: December 17 2014 at 21:54 |
^ You kept only one copy of Hounds? 
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chopper
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Posted: December 18 2014 at 06:55 |
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One of the greatest albums ever made and I've had to go for The Ninth Wave, especially after seeing it live. "The Morning Fog" is possibly my favourite Kate song.
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tamijo
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Posted: December 18 2014 at 07:23 |
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Side 2 (The Ninth Wave)
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: December 18 2014 at 08:18 |
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Second side. I adore The Witch. But I have a problem with the sound of this album. Never liked it very much, and though I love the production of the first four.
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richardh
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Posted: December 19 2014 at 01:40 |
 hellogoodbye wrote:
Second side. I adore The Witch. But I have a problem with the sound of this album. Never liked it very much, and though I love the production of the first four. |
I suspect this was the first Kate Bush album where the production studio became her own instrument. On the first four she was more reliant on others to create her sound.
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hellogoodbye
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Posted: December 19 2014 at 02:08 |
I think that it was her sound since the beginning. A little assistance hurts nobody. 
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unclemeat69
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Posted: December 19 2014 at 12:45 |
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This is not my favorite Kate Bush album (The Dreaming is) but it's a close runner up right after 50 Words For Snow.
I do have a slight preference for side 2.
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Follow your bliss
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 20 2014 at 11:14 |
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The Ninth Wave is a masterpeice.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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proggman
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Posted: December 21 2014 at 21:02 |
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I like the whole album, but I'll vote for The Ninth Wave.
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When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light.
Through the skies, his white horse flies.
To find a land beyond the night.
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