Post by EvenInDeath46 on Jul 20, 2010 16:25:59 GMT
Does anyone here like Kate Bush?
I discovered her while reading about Tori Amos, because the two of them are compared often. Actually, it was in a 1994 article titled "HIPS. LIPS. TITS. POWER." featured in Q (UK Magazine) which interviewed Tori Amos, Björk, and PJ Harvey (having the three of them on the actual magazine cover), where I first heard mention of this "Kate Bush." Below is the exact quote in the article a few paragraphs down:
As time has progressed, I have learned that Kate Bush is widely considered to be a pioneer for a certain brand of female artists. Before her rise to fame with the release of her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside, there wasn't really anyone who sounded like her or performed the way that she did with her eccentric dancing, which is featured in the music video of her first single, "Wuthering Heights." Her first single topped the charts in her native United Kingdom and Australia, as well as becoming an international hit that year. She became the first woman to reach number one in the UK charts with a self-penned song while only being nineteen years old at the time. I know that some fans of her believe certain artists who appeared later on the music scene, like Björk and Tori Amos with their each of their solo careers beginning during the early 1990s (although they both did release music with bands during the late 1980s), were directly musically inspired by Kate Bush. Some people even believe that without Kate Bush, neither of two artists would exist. Personally, I do not know if I would believe statements like those, but I can understand how people would compare Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and Björk (being that they are all musical geniuses who compose experimental music within the realm of popular music, of course ). As some of us may know, Evanescence's Amy Lee often praises certain female solo/female fronted artists to be influences for her (mainly Björk, but also Tori Amos and Portishead). In a way, one could, perhaps, conclude that without Kate Bush's "experimenting" in popular music back in the late 1970s and 1980s, artists like Björk and Tori Amos would not have been influenced to create their music the way it sounds which, in turn, could have affected the way that Evanescence's music sounds as it has throughout their years of recording from the early demos of the mid-to-late 1990s to the present day. Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel seems to imply that Tori Amos is an influence for as well. Within Temptation's cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" could lead one to believe that Within Temptation's music is also heavily influenced by Kate Bush directly. A lot of the "femme metal" artists that many people on these online communities seem to enjoy could also be influenced by Kate Bush's music, although the “metal” influence comes from other bands and musicians, obviously. Certain college radio artists like Regina Spektor and Bat For Lashes could also be influenced some way, directly or indirectly, by Kate Bush’s music or her so-called “successors” Tori Amos and Björk. In conclusion, Kate Bush is definitely an important, as well as talented, artist.
I have been listening to Kate Bush for some time now and have owned all of her albums since March of 2010. I watched the "Wuthering Heights" music video on YouTube in early 2009 and, at first, I didn't like it because I thought that Kate's voice was too shrill and the dancing was too theatrical. However, my opinions have obviously changed for the better over time. I would love to see Kate Bush performing live, but I do not believe it will ever happen, since she only toured once back in 1979. Anyway, Kate Bush is a great artist and I highly recommend her to everyone on this board to try out. ;D I first started off with buying the albums The Kick Inside, Never For Ever, and Hounds Of Love in July/August of 2009 because I liked a single off each one of them ("Wuthering Heights," "Babooshka," and "Running Up That Hill," respectively). After familiarizing myself with those three albums, I bought the other five last March. When I had all eight of her studio albums, I began familiarizing myself with all of them. I would have to say that it took a while for me to like The Sensual World, but I did after I gave it a full listen. The ones that took me the longest to fully enjoy were Lionheart, The Red Shoes, and Aerial. It didn't take very long to like The Dreaming and I would say that is the first one I usually tend to listen to (other than Hounds Of Love) when I am in the mood to listen to Kate Bush's music on my laptop. Just to clarify, listed below are her eight albums in chronological order:
The Kick Inside (1978)
Lionheart (1978)
Never For Ever (1980)
The Dreaming (1982)
Hounds Of Love (1985)
The Sensual World (1989)
The Red Shoes (1993)
Aerial (2005)
The first two albums were both indeed released in 1978, and there is a twelve-year gap between the last two albums. Hopefully, this is not the end for Kate Bush, and she will release another album sometime soon. I'm not sure if I could give advice which album to start with but, I would have to agree that her fifth album, Hounds Of Love, is probably the most popular of her whole career. The first half of the album features a more fun and "poppy" side with songs about different kinds of love, one of which is the single "Running Up That Hill." The second half of the album, beginning with the song "And Dream Of Sheep" and ending with "The Morning Fog" is a concept about an epic battle between life and death for a woman drowning at sea.
I hope that I was able to interest someone in checking out Kate's music. Below, is a short video chronicling Kate Bush's career:
Enjoy!
I discovered her while reading about Tori Amos, because the two of them are compared often. Actually, it was in a 1994 article titled "HIPS. LIPS. TITS. POWER." featured in Q (UK Magazine) which interviewed Tori Amos, Björk, and PJ Harvey (having the three of them on the actual magazine cover), where I first heard mention of this "Kate Bush." Below is the exact quote in the article a few paragraphs down:
With 5 LPs between them (two unsettling albums apiece for Polly and Tori and one half-million UK seller for Björk’s startling debut), they have given spooky, left-field label weirdness back its good name and everyone from Kate Bush to Evan Dando a run for their money.
As time has progressed, I have learned that Kate Bush is widely considered to be a pioneer for a certain brand of female artists. Before her rise to fame with the release of her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside, there wasn't really anyone who sounded like her or performed the way that she did with her eccentric dancing, which is featured in the music video of her first single, "Wuthering Heights." Her first single topped the charts in her native United Kingdom and Australia, as well as becoming an international hit that year. She became the first woman to reach number one in the UK charts with a self-penned song while only being nineteen years old at the time. I know that some fans of her believe certain artists who appeared later on the music scene, like Björk and Tori Amos with their each of their solo careers beginning during the early 1990s (although they both did release music with bands during the late 1980s), were directly musically inspired by Kate Bush. Some people even believe that without Kate Bush, neither of two artists would exist. Personally, I do not know if I would believe statements like those, but I can understand how people would compare Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and Björk (being that they are all musical geniuses who compose experimental music within the realm of popular music, of course ). As some of us may know, Evanescence's Amy Lee often praises certain female solo/female fronted artists to be influences for her (mainly Björk, but also Tori Amos and Portishead). In a way, one could, perhaps, conclude that without Kate Bush's "experimenting" in popular music back in the late 1970s and 1980s, artists like Björk and Tori Amos would not have been influenced to create their music the way it sounds which, in turn, could have affected the way that Evanescence's music sounds as it has throughout their years of recording from the early demos of the mid-to-late 1990s to the present day. Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel seems to imply that Tori Amos is an influence for as well. Within Temptation's cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" could lead one to believe that Within Temptation's music is also heavily influenced by Kate Bush directly. A lot of the "femme metal" artists that many people on these online communities seem to enjoy could also be influenced by Kate Bush's music, although the “metal” influence comes from other bands and musicians, obviously. Certain college radio artists like Regina Spektor and Bat For Lashes could also be influenced some way, directly or indirectly, by Kate Bush’s music or her so-called “successors” Tori Amos and Björk. In conclusion, Kate Bush is definitely an important, as well as talented, artist.
I have been listening to Kate Bush for some time now and have owned all of her albums since March of 2010. I watched the "Wuthering Heights" music video on YouTube in early 2009 and, at first, I didn't like it because I thought that Kate's voice was too shrill and the dancing was too theatrical. However, my opinions have obviously changed for the better over time. I would love to see Kate Bush performing live, but I do not believe it will ever happen, since she only toured once back in 1979. Anyway, Kate Bush is a great artist and I highly recommend her to everyone on this board to try out. ;D I first started off with buying the albums The Kick Inside, Never For Ever, and Hounds Of Love in July/August of 2009 because I liked a single off each one of them ("Wuthering Heights," "Babooshka," and "Running Up That Hill," respectively). After familiarizing myself with those three albums, I bought the other five last March. When I had all eight of her studio albums, I began familiarizing myself with all of them. I would have to say that it took a while for me to like The Sensual World, but I did after I gave it a full listen. The ones that took me the longest to fully enjoy were Lionheart, The Red Shoes, and Aerial. It didn't take very long to like The Dreaming and I would say that is the first one I usually tend to listen to (other than Hounds Of Love) when I am in the mood to listen to Kate Bush's music on my laptop. Just to clarify, listed below are her eight albums in chronological order:
The Kick Inside (1978)
Lionheart (1978)
Never For Ever (1980)
The Dreaming (1982)
Hounds Of Love (1985)
The Sensual World (1989)
The Red Shoes (1993)
Aerial (2005)
The first two albums were both indeed released in 1978, and there is a twelve-year gap between the last two albums. Hopefully, this is not the end for Kate Bush, and she will release another album sometime soon. I'm not sure if I could give advice which album to start with but, I would have to agree that her fifth album, Hounds Of Love, is probably the most popular of her whole career. The first half of the album features a more fun and "poppy" side with songs about different kinds of love, one of which is the single "Running Up That Hill." The second half of the album, beginning with the song "And Dream Of Sheep" and ending with "The Morning Fog" is a concept about an epic battle between life and death for a woman drowning at sea.
I hope that I was able to interest someone in checking out Kate's music. Below, is a short video chronicling Kate Bush's career:
Enjoy!