Come on The Dreaming. Kick that Hounds' arse.
― Jeff W, Monday, 27 August 2012 13:25 (eleven years ago) link
i likes me some Aerial, but so far ahead of Never For Ever is kerazy
― Jamie_ATP, Monday, 27 August 2012 13:29 (eleven years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Kate_Bush_The_Dreaming_Cover.jpg
2. THE DREAMING (1982)124 points, twenty-two votes, eleven no.1s
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 13:32 (eleven years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Hounds_of_love.jpg
1. HOUNDS OF LOVE (1985)135 points, twenty-three votes, twelve no.1s
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 13:35 (eleven years ago) link
Not troubling the scorers: The Whole Story, The Red Shoes, The Director's Cut, 50 Words For Snow
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 13:37 (eleven years ago) link
I'm going to get a spot of work done before starting tracks, but meantime: what should I do about youtube links? I want to link, but don't want to clog the thread up. I put youtu.be instead of youtube.com, is that right? Do I need to linkify it too?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 13:51 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks for leading off with a Bimble quote. I'm glad he's with us in spirit.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 27 August 2012 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
Ismael, if you click the "share" button underneath any YouTube video, it will spit out a link that won't automatically bring the video into the thread.
― Clarke B., Monday, 27 August 2012 13:59 (eleven years ago) link
Okay I've got one that ends _gdata_player, do I just paste that in and ilx does the rest?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 14:04 (eleven years ago) link
Hmm, that I'm not sure; my techie skills are pretty sad. It seems the link they spit out with "share" is indeed just the regular link with the youtu.be substitution you mention above, now that I'm looking at it.
― Clarke B., Monday, 27 August 2012 14:11 (eleven years ago) link
I'll play safe then rather than relying on cleverness. I'm doing this from my phone too, which adds another layer of things-to-go-wrong.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 14:13 (eleven years ago) link
I expected the #1 and #2 spots to be a race between Hounds of Love and the Dreaming, but wasn't expecting Aerial to trounce Never for Ever so handily in the contest for #3!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 27 August 2012 14:31 (eleven years ago) link
TRACKS
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 14:40 (eleven years ago) link
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4981/0049aerial.jpg
49. Aerial102 points, five votesAerial (2005)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
"Aerial" over "Never For Ever"? Wow.
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 27 August 2012 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
Is that an equal 49th?
― Jeff W, Monday, 27 August 2012 14:56 (eleven years ago) link
Aerial is completely incredible though - that's the one I've been devouring most this past week. I ended up with it as my no.1, though in fairness I could've had any of the top three there.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 14:57 (eleven years ago) link
i think what's important is
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 27 August 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
I FEEL I WANNA BE UP ON THE ROOF
Yes xp, 49 is a tie, I'm not being eccentric. 46 is a three-way tie, and iirc 39 is a tie too; but I think above that they're all unique.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 15:00 (eleven years ago) link
It hurt me not to vote for this track. Listening to it now, I should've just figured out a way to do it.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 27 August 2012 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/3220/0049loveandanger.jpg
49. Love And Anger102 points, five votesThe Sensual World (1989)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
think i dropped this from my ballot at the last minute :/
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Monday, 27 August 2012 15:24 (eleven years ago) link
too low! guessing we'll see very little of The Sensual World or The Red Shoes then, & pretty much all of HOL.
― Euler, Monday, 27 August 2012 15:32 (eleven years ago) link
I found a Sky of Honey's tracks even more problematic than the Ninth Wave's, as they are even more of a piece. Wonder if they might not suffer a bit as they end up being randomly chosen as placeholders for the entire album side.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 27 August 2012 15:36 (eleven years ago) link
Re. the albums, I tried really hard to reacquaint myself w the first three records. There may come a time that I love them -- the ballads, the theatricality of it all. But short of a few songs on Never For Ever, even with the re-listening these last few weeks, this isn't that time.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 27 August 2012 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
I've never gotten past the video for "Love and Anger," which was my introduction to Kate Bush. On another thread, I wrote this about TSW:
I'm still trying to get a grip on the whole thing, but the record opens very strong. On the whole, it still sounds a bit...overstuffed -- the video for "Love and Anger" indicated as much, featuring very LUSH optics, sparkly confetti and Dave Gilmour, who himself looks overstuffed.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 27 August 2012 15:39 (eleven years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, August 27, 2012 8:37 AM (1 minute ago)
a selection of tracks from the first four albums = by far my favorite kate bush material
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Monday, 27 August 2012 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2025/0046laketahoe.jpg
46. Lake Tahoe103 points, five votes50 Words For Snow (2011)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 16:09 (eleven years ago) link
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/467/0046wakingthewitch.jpg
46. Waking The Witch103 points, five votesHounds of Love (1985)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
and there's my first to place. i must admit, my primary reason for voting vor this was "wake up man".
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 27 August 2012 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
these song images are awesome, BTW.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 27 August 2012 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
love "waking the witch". witchy part always freaks me out.
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks. Some relate to the songs, some don't - I let my mind wander a bit while I'm doing them.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
well that was yesterday well spent
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
working fine here
― Cong rat ululations (seandalai), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
The album covers were fine.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
same
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
working here for me in Chrome
― wise men farting over you (snoball), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:11 (eleven years ago) link
yeah they're good here, tho i'll admit to being completely flummoxed by them so far (but that's fine).
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5045/0046misty.jpg
46. Misty103 points, six votes50 Words For Snow (2011)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
Fantastic effort, Ismael. Really enjoying this.
― Leonard Pine, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
for a while this was my favourite from '50 words for snow', it's not quite now but it does encapsulate everything that's good about that album.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
Voted for "Lake Tahoe". Glad to see it here!
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:34 (eleven years ago) link
I hardly know what to think about 50, I can hardly get a handle on it now. It's like it's drifting away from me, or I'm viewing it through frosted glass. Only Wild Man, Wheeler St and the title track carry any sort of weight for me beyond the odd snippet.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
It'll make sense again in three months.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
you've skilfully missed the best track on it there ik.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
I voted for Wheeler Street. I don't think I'm giving too much away if I say it was just me.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:56 (eleven years ago) link
was not able to submit a ballot because of weird irl issues this past weekend but here was my prelim untangled ballotThe Man with the Child in His EyesWuthering HeightsBabooshkaDelius (Song of Summer)Blow Away (For Bill)All We Ever Look ForEgyptThe Wedding ListViolinArmy DreamersbreathingSat in Your LapThere Goes a Tennerpull out the pinSuspended in Gaffaleave it openThe Dreaminghounds of lovecloudbustingthe sensual world
― buzza, Thursday, 30 August 2012 05:01 (eleven years ago) link
Unranked
A couple of corrections in the minor slots:
December Will Be Magic Again - four votes and 81 pointsIn Search Of Peter Pan - two votes and 34 points
Don't keep 'em coming
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 30 August 2012 06:26 (eleven years ago) link
1. This Woman's Work2. Them Heavy People3. The Man with the Child in His Eyes4. Deeper Understanding5. The Sensual World6. And Dream of Sheep7. Joanni8. Suspended in Gaffa9. Army Dreamers10. How to Be Invisible11. Rocket Man12. Pull Out the Pin13. In the Warm Room14. Breathing15. Mrs Bartolozzi16. Mother Stands for Comfort17. There Goes a Tenner18. Wuthering Heights19. Somewhere in Between20. Babooshka
i don't love Hounds of Love as much as a lot of you i guess
― just one little Tayto (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 30 August 2012 07:56 (eleven years ago) link
I didn't vote (I only knew "Hounds of Love" and a handful of other songs here and there) but had a lot of fun following the results and finally getting around to hearing more of Kate Bush's music. Great poll, thanks Ismael!
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 30 August 2012 08:09 (eleven years ago) link
Bold didn't place, including my #1 sadly.
1. Why Should I Love You?2. Wuthering Heights3. Running Up That Hill4. This Woman's Work5. Cloudbursting6. Moments of Pleasure7. Watching You Without Me8. An Architect's Dream9. Army Dreamers10. And Dream of Sheep11. The Dreaming12. There Goes a Tenner13. The Big Sky14. Hounds of Love15. Bertie16. Rocket Man17. Man With The Child In His Eyes18. Misty19. Breathing20. Them Heavy People
Albums
1, Hounds of Love2. The Dreaming3. Aerial
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Thursday, 30 August 2012 10:34 (eleven years ago) link
i love aerial but i am kinda surprised by just how well it did here, i do wonder how much of that is maybe for a large segment of ilx it was the first kate bush lp they experienced first hand so to speak.
Process of elimination for me. HOL is her only perfect album for me. I even regret sticking TSW on my list.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 30 August 2012 10:54 (eleven years ago) link
1. Feel It2. The Man with the Child in His Eyes3. L'Amour Looks Something like You4. Cloudbusting5. Running Up That Hill6. Snowflake7. Night Scented Stock8. A Coral Room9. Oh to Be in Love10. Wuthering Heights11. In the Warm Room12. Nocturn13. Army Dreamers14. Lake Tahoe15. Night of the Swallow16. Mother Stands for Comfort17. The Dreaming18. The Kick Inside19. Misty20. Wow
ALBUMS
1. The Kick Inside2. Hounds of Love3. Aerial
― Le Bateau Ivre, Thursday, 30 August 2012 11:51 (eleven years ago) link
Hmph. Totally would've preferred Cloudbusting or Hounds as #1. I'm always glad to hear Running, but it's never been one of my Kate faves. Anyway, here's mine. Think everything placed except the two Red Shoes tracks.
Jig of LifeThe DreamingThe Man With the Child in His EyesWuthering Heights ('86 version)NocturnLeave It OpenCloudbustingBreathingHello EarthThe Sensual WorldHounds of LoveNight of the SwallowWaking the WitchSat in Your LapSnowflakeLilyGet Out of My HousePull Out the PinTop of the CityExperiment IV
ALBUMSThe DreamingHounds of LoveAerial
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 30 August 2012 13:53 (eleven years ago) link
And great poll, IK. Thanks. The pictures were gorgeous.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 30 August 2012 14:02 (eleven years ago) link
this poll has made me realise how much attention i should have paid to All The Love, amazing bit of work.
― piscesx, Thursday, 30 August 2012 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
LET'S EXCHANGE THE EXPERIENCE
NocturnRunning Up That HillCloudbustingHounds of LoveSuspended in GaffaThe Morning FogOne Last Look Around The House Before We GoLove and AngerRubberband GirlBig SkyThis Woman's WorkBreathingExperiment IVA Coral RoomJig of LifeThe FogHeads We're DancingThe Man with the Child in his EyesSymphony in BlueBig Stripey Lie
albumsHounds of LoveAerialThe Dreaming
― Euler, Thursday, 30 August 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
if this poll happened a week ago i would've been mondo annoyed at running's placement. it always left me cold. but i happened to hear it on the radio while driving last night and i was like 'damn this owns doesnt it' so i guess it finally clicked. still think wuthering not being #1 is mild challops (i might've voted for gaffa tho)
― Hungry4Ass, Friday, 31 August 2012 14:40 (eleven years ago) link
Very belated thanks to IK for running this and for the beautiful rollout.
My ballot:Tracks01 The Sensual World02 The Dreaming03 Rocket's Tail04 The Man with the Child in His Eyes05 Sat in Your Lap06 King of the Mountain07 Army Dreamers08 Leave It Open09 The Infant Kiss10 The Red Shoes11 Get Out of My House12 All the Love13 Moments of Pleasure14 Delius (Song of Summer)15 Suspended in Gaffa16 Nocturn17 Deeper Understanding18 Houdini19 Them Heavy People (On Stage EP version)20 Ken
Albums01 The Dreaming02 Aerial03 The Sensual World
― Jeff W, Monday, 3 September 2012 12:50 (eleven years ago) link
Many thanks to Ismael forSam great poll. A bit late to followup, but...
*5. Wuthering Heights617 points, twenty-two votes, three no.1sThe Kick Inside (1978) (two votes for The Whole Story (1986))debut performance*
*5. Wuthering Heights617 points, twenty-two votes, three no.1sThe Kick Inside (1978) (two votes for The Whole Story (1986))debut performance*
On the original, the way she phrases "It's me/Cathy, I've come home" leaves her running out of breath by the time she reaches "I'm" (it's already an odd phrasing, putting the "I'm" in the line with "home" instead of "So cold" but the clipped way she sings it makes it even odder). But on the remake, her superior breath control allows her to extend the "ee's" of "me" and "Cathy" so that she can go straight into a hugely powerful "Co-o-o-ollld." That in turn allows her to use the line "Let me in-a-your window" as the climax of the chorus instead of the kind of tag it serves as in the original.
Not altogether unlike Sinatra ca. the Capitol recordings, the skill of her singing by this time was at its absolute peak. And on this, it allows her to fundamentally transform not just the feel of one of her best-known songs into something even more powerful and natural -- but the melody itself. It's amazing.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 3 September 2012 13:06 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, but a) the original sounds like a crazy person singing alien music whereas in '86 it just sounds like Kate Bush, b) there's a MIDIVerb or something on the '86 version that makes it sound as if she's singing in a bathroom instead of on a wild and windy moor, c) one needs to hear how untamed her voice was on those early singles to really appreciate the subsequent "soft focus" approach to her singing on "Lionheart" moving into the high drama of "Never For Ever".
― nedless summer (Ówen P.), Monday, 3 September 2012 15:14 (eleven years ago) link
I'm 100% in favour of remixing and revising and think more people should do it. Even when it creates crap, which it does, like 90% of the time, having a polished-up crap version only sharpens the ingenuity of the original
― nedless summer (Ówen P.), Monday, 3 September 2012 15:16 (eleven years ago) link
(Not calling '86 "Kick Inside" vocal takes crap, mind)
I love her. My revised list of her best.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 23 March 2017 01:57 (seven years ago) link
Great list, A+
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Thursday, 23 March 2017 02:10 (seven years ago) link
Yep, excellent list, Alfred.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 25 March 2017 12:50 (seven years ago) link
alfred you don't own the Kick Inside or Lionheart???
― akm, Sunday, 26 March 2017 01:38 (seven years ago) link
I own TKI but not Lionheart, don't relish playing the former except as exceptional demos
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 26 March 2017 01:42 (seven years ago) link
Lionheart is worth picking up for a few choice songs (Kashka, coffee homeground, the title track).
― akm, Sunday, 26 March 2017 03:00 (seven years ago) link
The Kick Inside is awesome.
Her catalog is awesome.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 02:50 (five years ago) link
I like the love you showed for Aerial, but I don't think I will ever understand the gushing that the Dreaming receives. It's a weird dynamic; most casual fans don't rate it at all, but of the more serious fans that do rate it, the overwhelming majority seem to overrate the ever-loving hell out of it. It's a pretty good album, but considering the next two records she released after it, it's very mediocre in comparison.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 03:12 (five years ago) link
A Sky of Honey is the greatest thing ever
― ufo, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 03:56 (five years ago) link
Trying to imagine a world in which The Dreaming sounds mediocre compared to The Sensual World.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 04:43 (five years ago) link
It's not a terribly sensual one, to be honest.
Given how much of a favourite it is of Kate's, having been picked for the live shows, it's surprising how badly Lily did.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 08:12 (five years ago) link
didn't rank '50 Words for Snow'?
― Nourry, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 09:31 (five years ago) link
― Tim F, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:43 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I'm with you. Or any record of hers after HoL for that matter.
― An Uphill Battle For Legumes (Capitaine Jay Vee), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 12:38 (five years ago) link
― ufo, Monday, September 10, 2018 8:56 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 12:39 (five years ago) link
i won't hear any sensual world slander, idk how anyone can not get immediately enveloped in it, the way its textures sprout up & spread out like a landscape in the fog
― lowercase (eric), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 12:47 (five years ago) link
to use the ready-made image lol
― lowercase (eric), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 12:50 (five years ago) link
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, September 10, 2018 11:12 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this, except for Hounds of Love
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 14:56 (five years ago) link
tbh same
― lowercase (eric), Tuesday, 11 September 2018 14:58 (five years ago) link
A Sky of Honey is the greatest thing ever― ufo, Monday, September 10, 2018 8:56 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, September 11, 2018 1:39 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, September 11, 2018 1:39 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm
― Nourry, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
I think The Sensual World is great but The Dreaming is monumental.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 11 September 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link