Kate Bush (lyrics, jazz, pop, rock, single)

jackhammer · 07-03-2008, 05:50 PM

Nearing her 50th birthday, Kate Bush remains one of Britains most talented and beautiful artists yet possessed with rare intelligence and an enigmatic persona. Rising to fame at the tender age of 19 after a little help from Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour, her eight albums have spanned twenty years and what she lacks in quantity is eclipsed by sheer quality.

Her music has a strong Piano based criteria, yet she has dipped her toe in Rock, Pop, Jazz, Folk as well as Neo-Classical and never sounds out of her depth. Her music has been described as the aural eqivalent of contemporary theatre and many of her lyrics have big themes and ideas yet there is always a touch of English melancholy that runs through her music that endears her to a wide range of genre fans.

Quixotic, sexual, heart wrenching, baroque and at times damn surreal. kate Bush is a true original and a highly influential artist who makes music by her own rules.

From her most recent album:

A classic pop song from her '85 release 'Hounds Of Love':

adidasss · 07-03-2008, 06:11 PM

Wow...I haven't heard a single thing from her but I've heard her name being dropped more times than I can remember. I simply can't believe a thread hasn't been made in all this time...well done Lee.

I'll download some albums one of these days...

jackhammer · 07-03-2008, 06:40 PM

I was surprised that there was no thread either. A good place to start would be 'Hounds Of Love' which is smack in the middle of her output and then backwards or forwards chronologically. She has never made one bad album. A few forgettable tracks maybe but her output is fairly consistent and always listenable.

Rainard Jalen · 07-04-2008, 12:51 PM

I used to love the song "Wuthering Heights", until I read the novel. Then I realized what a poor take on the novel the song actually is.

jackhammer · 11-09-2008, 08:17 PM

Come on. Where is the love?

adidasss · 11-10-2008, 03:16 AM

Yeah, I couldn't get into her at all....sorry. :\

Demonoid · 11-10-2008, 03:27 AM

Umm, I liked Hounds Of Love. Her debut was quite good as well. Love her ghostly kinda voice. Definitely need to get more!

WaspStar · 11-10-2008, 08:22 AM

I've only really heard Running Up That Hill, which I like, but it wasn't really enough to make me go looking for more.

Bulldog · 11-10-2008, 09:13 AM

Another on a very long list of artists I've been meaning to get into. My brother's a huge fan, and I do admire her work that I've heard a lot.

Hell, it's been a slow day. Might as well get my hands on Hounds Of Love a bit later

Minstrel · 11-10-2008, 12:36 PM

Whether it's a good take on the novel or not, "Wuthering Heights" is a hell of a pop song, IMO.

07-03-2008, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Kate Bush Nearing her 50th birthday, Kate Bush remains one of Britains most talented and beautiful artists yet possessed with rare intelligence and an enigmatic persona. Rising to fame at the tender age of 19 after a little help from Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour, her eight albums have spanned twenty years and what she lacks in quantity is eclipsed by sheer quality. Her music has a strong Piano based criteria, yet she has dipped her toe in Rock, Pop, Jazz, Folk as well as Neo-Classical and never sounds out of her depth. Her music has been described as the aural eqivalent of contemporary theatre and many of her lyrics have big themes and ideas yet there is always a touch of English melancholy that runs through her music that endears her to a wide range of genre fans. Quixotic, sexual, heart wrenching, baroque and at times damn surreal. kate Bush is a true original and a highly influential artist who makes music by her own rules. From her most recent album: A classic pop song from her '85 release 'Hounds Of Love': __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

07-03-2008, 06:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Wow...I haven't heard a single thing from her but I've heard her name being dropped more times than I can remember. I simply can't believe a thread hasn't been made in all this time...well done Lee. I'll download some albums one of these days... __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-03-2008, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I was surprised that there was no thread either. A good place to start would be 'Hounds Of Love' which is smack in the middle of her output and then backwards or forwards chronologically. She has never made one bad album. A few forgettable tracks maybe but her output is fairly consistent and always listenable. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-09-2008, 08:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Come on. Where is the love? __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-10-2008, 03:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Yeah, I couldn't get into her at all....sorry. :\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

07-04-2008, 12:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rainard Jalen Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,221	I used to love the song "Wuthering Heights", until I read the novel. Then I realized what a poor take on the novel the song actually is.

11-10-2008, 03:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Demonoid Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 734	Umm, I liked Hounds Of Love. Her debut was quite good as well. Love her ghostly kinda voice. Definitely need to get more!

11-10-2008, 08:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	I've only really heard Running Up That Hill, which I like, but it wasn't really enough to make me go looking for more. __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

11-10-2008, 09:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Another on a very long list of artists I've been meaning to get into. My brother's a huge fan, and I do admire her work that I've heard a lot. Hell, it's been a slow day. Might as well get my hands on Hounds Of Love a bit later

11-10-2008, 12:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
Minstrel Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 436	Whether it's a good take on the novel or not, "Wuthering Heights" is a hell of a pop song, IMO. __________________ "Blow your tuneless trumpet, the choice is yours / We don't want the glamour, the pomp and the drums / The Dublin messiah scattering crumbs"