Nunavuter Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Who could not be moved by Cloudbusting or the minimalism techno of Running Up That Hill? Who could not go into genital meltdown upon seeing the live concert footage at Hammersmith Odeon in 1979? Kate Bush, my friends, is the mother of Bjork, Sarah McLachlin and all the female singer-songwriters who followed. Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Cheers to Pink Floyd's David Gilmour for discovering her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 (edited) My wife hates Kate Bush, but her mother and I both like her. I've got her "best of" CD (forget what it's called), but don't get around to playing it very often. I like "Cloudbusting" and "Running Up That Hill." I also like her original version of "Wuthering Heights," but (horrors!) I prefer Pat Benatar's cover version. I love Kate's song "This Woman's Work," which was used to great effect in She's Having a Baby. QUOTE Cheers to Pink Floyd's David Gilmour for discovering her! Yuppers. Edited March 10, 2006 by GeddyRulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I have her latest CD "Aerial" and think it is a masterpiece. You could call me a new fan, I suppose. I also like Pat's cover of "Wuthering Heights" but have never heard Kate's version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arndrake Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Mar 10 2006, 05:49 AM)I love Kate's song "This Woman's Work," which was used to great effect in She's Having a Baby. That whole scene with the music always used to make me cry. I guess you would have to lose a child to understand the agony. But her singing plays at your heart as well. I actually liked her duet with Peter Gabriel also, Don't Give Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunavuter Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Good to know she is still remembered. The singles are, notably, not her best work. The new double album includes a side-long epic. This would be kate's second epic, after the "Ninth Wave" on Hounds of Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 QUOTE That whole scene with the music always used to make me cry. I guess you would have to lose a child to understand the agony. But her singing plays at your heart as well. I've never lost a child, but that scene makes me cry, too. Glad I'm not the only guy weeping during that scene. It's definitely the combination of song and movie that creates the emotional punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Let all the colors run..... see what they have become.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Grizz Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Nunavuter starts a Kate Bush thread right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I would swear that Kate Bush and Judy Tenuta are twins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plodder Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 http://www.dagelinks.nl/weblog/images/katebush.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES-335 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Been a fan for 20+ years ... for more than one reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Ah, William, I knew this thread would come along eventually. I got into Kate about a year ago thanks to the similar thread you started on CP. In brief: Huge fan. Aerial was my favorite record of 2005. Hounds of Love is one of my 5 favorite albums of all time. I will continue to add to this thread over time. Hopefully it will grow as big as the one on CP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modest Man From Mandrake Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I've never been a kate bush fan, cept for that one song she did with Peter Gabriel I think it was. She's talented for sure but just not my kinda thing. Then again I like Roxy Music so what do I know anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 QUOTE (Modest Man From Mandrake @ Mar 10 2006, 05:05 PM) I've never been a kate bush fan, cept for that one song she did with Peter Gabriel I think it was. She's talented for sure but just not my kinda thing. Then again I like Roxy Music so what do I know anyways Don't Give Up is the song you are referring to I believe. To be honest, as much as I am a fan of both of those artists, I think that song is cliched and trite. The lyrics are totally generic for their time, and the music isn't anything special. And Kate, who usually has one of the finest singing voices in music history, sounds awful on the song. Her verse sounds forced and very unlike herself. One of the weaker songs on an otherwise great record (Gabriel's So). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 QUOTE (Nunavuter @ Mar 10 2006, 06:00 AM) Good to know she is still remembered. The singles are, notably, not her best work. The new double album includes a side-long epic. This would be kate's second epic, after the "Ninth Wave" on Hounds of Love. Did anyone get this on vinyl? Is it still available? I haven't been to record stores basically since it was released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I'm hearing a possible summer release for a DVD colltection. It's about time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunavuter Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Rumours in Kate-land are always flying about. Recall that even the musicians involved in creating Aerial revealed things that turned out to be mistaken. This is a woman who kept the birth of her son secret from the British tabloids for two years. That said, the rumoured DVD is supposed to include all the Whole Story and Sensual World vids, plus "Suspended in Gaffa" and "There Goes a Tenner." The commercial vid for "Rubberband Girl" and "King of the Mountain" will likely be included. Kate usually includes at least one bonus (such as Experiment IV on The Whole Story) on her compilations. My guess is it will be a video for "Pi" or "Joanni." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 QUOTE (Nunavuter @ Mar 11 2006, 09:08 PM) Rumours in Kate-land are always flying about. Recall that even the musicians involved in creating Aerial revealed things that turned out to be mistaken. This is a woman who kept the birth of her son secret from the British tabloids for two years. That said, the rumoured DVD is supposed to include all the Whole Story and Sensual World vids, plus "Suspended in Gaffa" and "There Goes a Tenner." The commercial vid for "Rubberband Girl" and "King of the Mountain" will likely be included. Kate usually includes at least one bonus (such as Experiment IV on The Whole Story) on her compilations. My guess is it will be a video for "Pi" or "Joanni." And with any luck, the Hammersmith concert and the Line, Cross, and Curve mini movie will also be on such a DVD set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunavuter Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 You don't ask much... do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppetKing2112 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Do you see me asking for a tour? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 QUOTE (plodder @ Mar 10 2006, 04:59 PM) http://www.dagelinks.nl/weblog/images/katebush.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunavuter Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 http://gaffa.org/wow/th_k326.gif http://gaffa.org/wow/th_k233.gif The brief flirtation with grrrrl look circa 1982 didn't suit her. Now, the 1940s look she could pull off nicely.... http://gaffa.org/wow/th_k228.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydfanatic111 Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I cannot get into her music. Although David Gilmour of Pink floyd discovered her and got her feet on the ground, she is too weird for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunavuter Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) Edited March 16, 2006 by Nunavuter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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