Favourite Kate Bush Album
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Topic: Favourite Kate Bush Album
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Favourite Kate Bush Album
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 17:03
I must admit, I wasn't a big fan of Kate Bush when I first heard "Wuthering Heights", but then along came "Hounds of Love" and "Running Up That Hill" and "Cloudbusting" and I was hooked for life.  Kate must be about due for another album release any time soon. It's been nine long years since her last album.
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 17:13
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I became an instant fan when as a youngster I first saw the music video for "The Man With the Child in His Eyes". The debut album still means the most to me. I like all of them, although I suppose The Red Shoes not as much as earlier works. Incidentally, The Sensual World was much better than I expected, found it when it was still a recent album on cassette in the bargain bin for maybe two dollars. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 17:25
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Hi, I like all the albums and they all have wonderful things in it ... but in my heart and mind, the best album of them all is 50 WORDS FOR SNOW, where we get to see Kate's "flow" and "stream of consciousness" flow, almost completely without the SONG FORMAT ... a free form sort of music, that stands out huge in ability and design ... it is by far one of the greatest albums in 2011 that I have EVER heard. I would love to see PA folks have a stronger and better attitude towards albums that are so different and experimental (for lack of a better word) in its nature ... and I think that KB was looking to flow on her words, and not worry about anything else ... and as such, this is massive ... no one else in "Progressive" anything has really done that so well. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 18:30
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I have to say "Hounds of Love" as this was my first exposure to her music way back when it first came out. But it was my gateway drug to the rest of her awesome catalog. I actually liked the 2nd side of the album the most, however. "Aerial" has become my 2nd favorite. ------------- https://ibb.co/8x0xjR0" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 18:47
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The Dreaming - top 5 album of all time for me. Absolutely haunting and unique. I like all of her albums, I'd probably put Never For Ever on 2, which doesn't have votes yet. On The Sensual World I'm with Logan, underrated album. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 19:26
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Tough one to decide since I find myself very often playing cuts from The Dreaming, The Sensual World, Aerial, and 50 Words for Snow. Heck! I've even been playing "Delius/Blow Away" and "The Seventh Wave" lately. I've always rated The Dreaming as one of my highest overall rated albums but my heart says The Sensual World with its Eberhard Weber, David Gilmour, and Bulgarian choir contributions that pulls most strongly at my heart. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 22:00
| I really have always loved all of her albums (even 50 Words is really great album) but the Kick Inside has always been my favorite! Maybe Director´s Cut should have left out, because there are just new versions from the part songs of Sensual World & Red Shoes. After that Red Shoes is my least favorite. |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: February 07 2020 at 22:03
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Psychedelic Paul wrote:Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 00:48
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I'd rate Kate's albums in the following order:- 1. Aerial 2. 50 Words for Snow 3. Hounds of Love 4. Director's Cut 5. The Sensual World 6. The Red Shoes 7. Never for Ever 8. Lionheart 9. The Kick Inside 10. The Dreaming |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 01:21
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Hounds Of Love , not just for The Ninth Wave but also for the beautiful 'pop' songs on Side One. There was a re-issue that even pulled together a third side of previously unreleased stuff including My Lagan Love among other things. Worth searching for. After that The Dreaming and Aerial are other highlights. I am also lucky enough to have the 1980 live CD at Hammersmith Odeon that features versions of the her classic songs from the first couple of albums. Sensual World and Never Forever are also great. Even The Red Shoes deserves a mention for Moments Of Pleasure if nothing else. She is a genius and sits alongside the likes of Vangelis and Mike Oldfield for sheer creativity in my book.
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 01:39
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My Kate-album order: 1. the Kick Inside 2. the Dreaming 3. Never For Ever 4. Lionheart 5. Hounds Of Love 6. Aerial 7. 40 Words Of Snow 8. the Sensual World 9. the Red Shoes 10. Director´s Cut
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Posted By: LAM-SGC
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 01:57
| The Kick Inside is not just my favourite KB album it is my favourite album, all artists, all genres. With Lionheart a very close second, again KB and generally, then Never For Ever. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 02:03
| Worth mentioning that the orchestral and musical arranger Andrew Powell was very important on her first couple of releases. I doubt they would have been as good without his influence. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 06:14
Your Kate Bush album preferences are almost the polar opposite of mine. The first four albums at the top of your list are at the bottom of my list.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 06:17
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Ah for me The Dreaming got me into her. Hounds of Love cemented my love for her music. Going back to explore Never For Ever was a delight. Her first two just never clicked with me. But I was hooked forever. Got VHS videos. Kept up with her after Hounds. Hounds takes me back to both a really happy place in my life and some dark places that followed. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 06:49
I noticed same thing. Well, at least Director´s Cut is not highest in your list and Aerial is quite high on my list.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 07:06
It was the opposite way 'round for me. The Dreaming album put me off Kate Bush, but then I heard The Hounds of Love album, and I've been a fan ever since.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 08:05
This
 . The Dreaming is Kate's most genuinely progressive album, and it also features my all-time favourite song by her, "Pull Out the Pin". On the other hand, all of her albums are good or better, even the usually low-rated The Red Shoes. Kate's worst song would be a masterpiece for many other bands and artists. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 08:30
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My faves: 1. 50 Words for Snow 2. This Sensual World 3. Hounds of Love ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 09:17
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She's never made a weak album. It's a tough choice but my vote goes to Never Forever. The album is very nostalgic for me, and is just an eclectic collection of very well written songs. The Dreaming is quite dark, and probably her most progressive work, although parts leave me cold. Hounds of Love is joint second with the debut. The Ninth Wave is my favourite KB work overall. Honourable mention for Aerial, though. A great comeback album, although for me she never really went away. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 09:22
I'm hoping Kate Bush will make another comeback sometime soon with a long-awaited eleventh album. Maybe she's waiting until the eleventh hour to record and release it.
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 19:01
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Hi, I'm not sure that KB is in a hurry to pull off another album ... however I think her days as a "songwriter" are over, and I think we will be finding some more material that is on the poetic side, and does not follow familiar structures at all ... A lot of folks wanted a DVD of her concerts, and she said it would be way off and not a priority, which would suggest she has other things on her plate that are unfinished that she may be working on ... she did do some Remastering on many things ... but I'm not sure that those went as well as the previous material that was already known. The CD of her concert was really fine for me, and her not wanting, or feeling that a DVD of it is not a priority would suggest that there are way too many small details she was not quite happy with, be it just show parts, or musically, but my guess is that the cinematography of it was not good enough for delivery, and it is one of the ugly comments I have about many folks doing video in many concerts, and they don't even know the music, much less the artist ... and I can see where an important song she should be the main driver for it and the filming stopped on her and instead there are shots of a bass player, or drummer doing one detail or two ... not exactly bad, but it takes the focus away from the completeness of the "song" and its design ... at least that is what I have seen time and again with many bands, from Gong, to Hawkwind, to Pink Floyd ... it just goes on and on ... it's like people with the camera in their hands were picked from the street and the "director" of this whole thing is not even listening to the music while it is happening ... it's a total disgrace to rock music and one of the worst things in since the MTV crap started showing up ... the other possibility is that the lights for the whole show were not as clear, concise and good as they should have been. For a "visualist" like KB, that would be bad! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 19:15
Here, here! ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: February 08 2020 at 19:44
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Love them all. I think Hounds is her best work...Dreaming, 50 Words and the second side of Aerial not far behind. First three are very strong...nothing extraordinary with Sensual and Red Shoes, both pretty good though. I'll go with Lionheart today. ------------- |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2020 at 03:37
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I'm amazed that The Dreaming is currently leading the poll, considering that's my least favourite Kate Bush album.
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: February 09 2020 at 03:53
| There is nothing amazing. One of her most prog album, it has got also respect here even before. One of my big favorites too, really great & inventive album! |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 09 2020 at 04:12
It's only amazing to me, not to anyone else, although I can't be the only one who doesn't like The Dreaming album.
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: February 09 2020 at 04:29
I heard that album once or twice. My impression was that side 1 is crap and side 2 is excellent. -------------
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: February 09 2020 at 05:35
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 10 2020 at 00:39
| The Dreaming was not too well received when it came out. Many saw it as too 'experimental'. Clearly she was being very heavily influenced by Peter Gabriel at the time. I think she did Hounds Of Love as a way of having her cake and eating it by splitting her approach between the two sides. It's a very clever record. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 10 2020 at 00:40
| The Dreaming was not too well received when it came out. Many saw it as too 'experimental'. Clearly she was being very heavily influenced by Peter Gabriel at the time. I think she did Hounds Of Love as a way of having her cake and eating it by splitting her approach between the two sides. It's a very clever record. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 10 2020 at 01:13
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^^^ I loved The Dreaming when I first heard it (about 5 years after it actually came out) The novelty of its weirdness did wane after a while though. She has made far better albums. Night of the Swallow and Houdini are the best tracks IMO. All the Love is pretty good too. The rest of it is listenable, and very original, although I never took the title track very seriously. I'm not sure it's supposed to be. Lyrically it's very serious and political, but the music is a bit cringey.. Hounds of Love is superb. The first time I heard the Ninth Wave - loud on the headphones - I was left 'shaken' shall we say.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: February 10 2020 at 23:31
| I could not live without the first four albums. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 11 2020 at 03:27
Don't hold your breath! This is an easy choice for me - HoL by a fair margin.
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: February 11 2020 at 03:33
The acclaimed Hounds of Love appears to be THE album that's universally well-liked by Kate Bush fans, unlike The Dreaming and Aerial albums, which has divided opinion.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 11 2020 at 03:53
I used to belong to a KB group on Facebook (before it got too weird) and fans tend to be split into 2 camps - the ones that like the earlier "poppy" stuff (mainly the first 2 albums) and the ones who prefer the later more experimental stuff. This meant a number of people don't like Lionheart (including me, as it was a rushed "second album" job) and a lot of people don't like the weirder stuff such as on The Dreaming. HoL is generally acknowledged to be her masterpiece. The Red Shoes gets a lot of sl*g.ing (although I like it). Aerial is generally liked - the version of the suite on Before The Dawn is worth a listen, I think it improves it a lot.
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: February 11 2020 at 11:25
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So. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 14 2020 at 08:00
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The Dreaming Hounds Of Love ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |