Mine:
Songs
1. Under the Ivy2. And Dream of Sheep3. Army Dreamers4. Suspended in Gaffa5. Something like a song6. A Coral Room7. Pull Out The Pin8. Mother Stands for Comfort9. Hello Earth10.Breathe11.Running Up That Hill12.Babooshka13.Cloudbusting14.The Song of Solomon15.Delius16.All The Love17.This Woman’s Work18.In Search of Peter Pan19.Oh England My Lionheart20.And So Is Love
Albums
1. The Dreaming2. The Hounds of Love3. Never For Ever
Not a lot of love for 'Something like a song', but that was to be expected. Pity Kate never developed that gorgeous melody into a proper song/recording.
This poll was fun. Thanks Ismael!
― Sebastian (Royal Mermaid Mover), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
Here's mine although now I wish I'd included 'Pull Out The Pin' 'All The Love' and 'Sunset'...whaddaya gonna do...
20.A Coral Room19.King Of The Mountain18.The Infant Kiss17.The Night Of The Swallow16..Wild Man15.Pi14.Somewhere In Between13.Houdini12..Breathing11.The Wedding Kiss10.The Sensual World9.Cloudbusting8.Wow7.Leave It Open6.Army Dreamers5.Blow Away4.The Dreaming3.The Man With The Child In His Eyes2.Wuthering Heights1.Sat In Your Lap
3.Aerial2.Never For Ever1.The Dreaming
Cheers
Lee
― The Pastiche Liberation Front (sonnyboy), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:46 (eleven years ago) link
my list was kind of 'canon', in retrospect
1. Hounds of Love2. Wuthering Heights (original version)3. Cloudbusting4. Get Out of My House5. Running up That Hill6. Moments of Pleasure7. The Dreaming8. Hello Earth9. Suspended in Gaffa10. Breathing11. Sat in Your Lap12. This Woman's Work13. Never Be Mine14. A Coral Room15. Love and Anger16. The Kick Inside17. Be Kind to My Mistakes18. Nocturn19. Snowflake20. Under the Ivy
Albums:
1. The Dreaming2. Hounds of Love3. Aerial
― TOP FEMALE LAWYER & CARTOONIST FOR 2011: (donna rouge), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
my ballot -
1. Nocturn2. Leave It Open3. Aerial4. Somewhere In Between5. Be Kind To My Mistakes6. Get Out Of My House7. This Woman's Work8. Under Ice9. How To Be Invisible10. Cloudbusting11. Pull Out The Pin12. Suspended In Gaffa13. A Coral Room14. Sunset15. Mother Stands For Comfort16. Breathing17. Experiment IV18. Hounds Of Love19. All The Love20. The Morning Fog
1. Aerial2. The Dreaming3. Hounds Of Love
kinda surprised "under ice" didn't place...
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:01 (eleven years ago) link
I had a blast doing this btw, thanks to you all. Special thanks to Or Something for drawing my attention to the cottage industry in youtube videos set to Kate's music - I'd been flicking through them without realising what was going on, but some really are excellent. I've linked where I've seen something good, but I'll've missed loads.
my pleasure ismael, it was only really through this poll that i discovered there was such a wealth of them myself. we should poll them haha! i'm kidding... or am i? ...yes, yes i am. anyway, here's mine:
1. cloudbusting2. nocturn3. hello earth4. this woman's work5. and dream of sheep6. snowflake7. prologue8. blow away (for bill)9. suspended in gaffa10. under the ivy11. running up that hill12. experiment VI13. sunset14. prelude15. mother stands for comfort16. misty17. watching you without me18. babooshka19. waking the witch20. army dreamers albums: 1. hounds of love2. aerial3. never for ever
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:02 (eleven years ago) link
yes, thanks ismael for this!
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:04 (eleven years ago) link
hooray IK!
― TOP FEMALE LAWYER & CARTOONIST FOR 2011: (donna rouge), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:36 (eleven years ago) link
Great list, thanks Ismael.
My votes:
1. This Womans Work2. Houdini3. Wuthering Heights4. Wow5. The Wedding List6. A Coral Room7. Suspended In Gaffa8. Oh England, My Lionheart9. Breathing10. And Dream Of Sheep11. Moving12. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)13. Nocturn14. Cloudbusting15. Hello Earth16. The Man With The Chid In His Eyes17. All The Love18. Blow Away (For Bill)19. Sat In Your Lap20. Get Out of my House
Only Blow Away didn't place so no complaints really.
Agree with Lex that This Wommans Work might just be the most moving song ever made.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 30 August 2012 00:48 (eleven years ago) link
It took Kate for me to break down, post and participate in one of these polls.
Tracks:1. Wuthering Heights2. This Woman's Work3. Running Up that Hill4. Babooshka5. A Coral Room6. Get Out of My House7. The Wedding List8. Suspended in Gaffa9. Nocturn10. The Big Sky11. Sat In Your Lap12. Hounds of Love13. Misty14. Hello Earth15. Top of the City16. Breathing17. The Rubberband Girl18. Sunset19. Jig of Life20. Coffee Homeground Albums:1. The Dreaming2. Hounds of Love3. Aerial
Somehow, I forgot to include a space for Cloudbusting! I was in a bit of a haze trying to limit that list to twenty.
― chris_coolidge, Thursday, 30 August 2012 02:17 (eleven years ago) link
Hello! My ballot:
1. Hounds of Love
2. A Coral Room
3. Breathing
4. Get Out of My House
5. Cloudbusting
6. The Big Sky (The Meterological Mix)
7. Experiment IV
8. The Sensual World
9. Rubberband Girl
10. King of the Mountain
12. Sat In Your Lap
13. And So Is Loe
14. Rocket Man
15. Love and Anger
16. Running Up That Hill
17. And Dream of Sleep
18. The Man With the Child in His Eyes
19. Under the Ivy
20. Babooshka
ALBUMS
Hounds of LoveThe Sensual WorldAerial
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 30 August 2012 02:32 (eleven years ago) link
oh dear, Egypt all the way down there at no. 62. i think it was my no. 3.
― charlie h, Thursday, 30 August 2012 02:35 (eleven years ago) link
1. Hounds Of Love2. Wuthering Heights3. Violin4. Suspended in Gaffa5. The Big Sky6. Delius (Song of Summer)7. Moving8. Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake9. Get Out of My House10. How to Be Invisible11. This Woman's Work12. Leave It Open13. Deeper Understanding14. Hammer Horror15. Jig Of Life16. Waking The Witch17. James and the Gold Gun18. The Red Shoes19. The Infant Kiss20. King of the Mountain
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Thursday, 30 August 2012 02:51 (eleven years ago) link
Alfred I thought you liked Red Shoes more than Sensual World???
― Tim F, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:06 (eleven years ago) link
My ballot:
SONGS:
Hello EarthThe DreamingHounds of LoveNocturneNight of the SwallowMother Stands For ComfortLeave It OpenAnd Dream Of SheepThe Sensual WorldBreathingRunning Up That HillThe FogGet Out Of My HouseSunsetSuspended In GaffaMoments of PleasureArmy DreamersThis Woman's WorkCloudbustingMoving
ALBUMS:
Hounds of LoveThe DreamingAerial
― Tim F, Thursday, 30 August 2012 03:09 (eleven years ago) link
albumsthe dreamingnever for everthe sensual world
tracksthe sensual worldsat in your laprunning up that hillget out of my houseviolinsuspended in gaffathe fogcloudbustinghounds of lovethis woman’s workbreathinglove & angerthe kick insidedeeper understandingking of the mountainnocturnhammer horrorfeel itbig skydon’t give up
― balls, Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:06 (eleven years ago) link
Songs1 Hello Earth2 Night of the Swallow3 Hounds of Love4 The Kick Inside5 The Sensual World6 Suspended in Gaffa7 Rocket's Tail8 Aerial9 Jig of Life10 December Will Be Magic Again11 Delius (Song of Summer)12 Experiment IV13 The Dreaming14 Hammer Horror15 Never Be Mine16 Running Up That Hill17 Nocturn18 The Morning Fog19 Somewhere in Between20 Be Kind to My Mistakes
Albums1 Hounds of Love2 Aerial3 The Dreaming
Only surprise for me was that the track the Kick Inside didn't place higher than that, and shouldn't December Will Be Magic Again have 43 points and not 22? Me and one other person voted for it in slots 10 and 11 respectively.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:17 (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.
― balls, Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:27 (eleven years ago) link
Aerial is classic, proven by science!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:28 (eleven years ago) link
I just can't believe I was all secretly "I wish she'd do another Ninth Wave type thing, except better" and she did.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:29 (eleven years ago) link
Er...there was some love for In Search of Peter Pan, IK. It was at 12 in my poll:
1 This Woman's Work2 Night of the Swallow3 Running Up That Hill4. Cloudbusting5 Deeper Understanding6 Lake Tahoe7 The Sensual World8 Under The Ivy9 Jig of Life10 Snowflake11 The Infant Kiss12 In Search of Peter Pan13 Moving14 Symphony in Blue15 December WIll Be Magic Again16 Wuthering Heights17 Experiment IV18 All We Ever Look For19 Get Out of My House20 Nocturn
1 Hounds of Love2 Never For Ever3 Lionheart
― Guilty_Boksen, Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:47 (eleven years ago) link
Stuff that came very close to making my ballot:
The Saxophone SongIn Search of Peter PanDelius (Song of Summer)EgyptPull Out The PinAll The LoveJig of LifeExperiment IVNever Be MineLilyA Coral RoomSomewhere In BetweenAerialSnowflakeLake Tahoe
― Tim F, Thursday, 30 August 2012 04:56 (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
1, Hounds of Love2. The Dreaming3. Aerial
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Thursday, 30 August 2012 10:34 (eleven years ago) link
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
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.