46. Lake Tahoe103 points, five votes50 Words For Snow (2011)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 16:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
46. Waking The Witch103 points, five votesHounds of Love (1985)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 16:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
these song images are awesome, BTW.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 27 August 2012 16:59 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
well that was yesterday well spent
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:04 (8 months ago) Permalink
working fine here
― Cong rat ululations (seandalai), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:05 (8 months ago) Permalink
The album covers were fine.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
same
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
working here for me in Chrome
― wise men farting over you (snoball), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:11 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!
― half-worm inchworm tapeworm (donna rouge), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:12 (8 months ago) Permalink
46. Misty103 points, six votes50 Words For Snow (2011)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:17 (8 months ago) Permalink
Fantastic effort, Ismael. Really enjoying this.
― Leonard Pine, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
Voted for "Lake Tahoe". Glad to see it here!
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
It'll make sense again in three months.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:40 (8 months ago) Permalink
you've skilfully missed the best track on it there ik.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 27 August 2012 17:48 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
45. Oh England My Lionheart104 points, five votesLionheart (1978)in concert!
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 17:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
Neither of the above are the 50 Words track I voted for, but I'm glad to see them. Sort of surprised "Witch" is so low, I think of that as a pretty iconic track. (But that could be because I first heard it on a mixtape my college girlfriend made me when we were first going out.)
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 27 August 2012 18:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
i expected witch to finish much higher, too
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Monday, 27 August 2012 18:24 (8 months ago) Permalink
I was amazed Oh England fell so low; it's irresistible. Not that I was one of the five, but why's it so unpopular?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 18:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
I had a hard time voting for many pieces of "The Ninth Wave." They work so well together as a whole that saying one part or another was superior ended up meaning I only voted for one.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 27 August 2012 18:27 (8 months ago) Permalink
Gah, I didn't vote. Still, as I said, I would've been pretty much canon, so I'll use these results for some deep-digging hints.
― emil.y, Monday, 27 August 2012 18:36 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, I could've pushed for votes a bit more, but I felt the way it was working out heads-only was producing quite an interesting list. I hope you find some things to your liking.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 18:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
44. The Fog105 points, six votesThe Sensual World (1989)some ballet footage
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 18:50 (8 months ago) Permalink
Xpost - Oh England was the last track to drop off my list and if I did a top 20 next week it would probably be top 5. It's beautiful and unique, but the problem is that so is most of Kate Bush's oeuvre. Something has got to give, I am afraid.
― Guilty_Boksen, Monday, 27 August 2012 18:51 (8 months ago) Permalink
i voted for one representative track from "9th Wave" and "Sky of Honey" cos i cdn't separate them properly, sensibly. for each i chose my (probably) fave bit. simple question of all the other songs i needed to vote for, as is not voting "My Lionheart". there are almost no Kate tracks i dislike, but man 20 votes is not a lot.
― just one little Tayto (Noodle Vague), Monday, 27 August 2012 18:56 (8 months ago) Permalink
there's a real cottage industry in fan-made kate youtube videos, i actually quite like a lot of them. there's an animated one for 'among angels' that's just devastating tbh.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 27 August 2012 19:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
I hadn't realised 'til just now, they're great. I posted one on the voting thread for Constellation of the Heart, but I thought that was just a one-off.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 19:09 (8 months ago) Permalink
43. King Of The Mountain113 points, five votesAerial (2005)youtube
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 19:18 (8 months ago) Permalink
Huh. Love Aerial, but not a particular fan of KotM. It would be my 8th or 9th favorite track, probably.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Monday, 27 August 2012 19:30 (8 months ago) Permalink
I disliked it at the time as a single but it made my ballot.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 August 2012 19:34 (8 months ago) Permalink
This and Wild Man seemed like disappointing singles at their respective times, but what else could they have issued? It's not like Lake Tahoe or A Coral Room would have been burning up the airwaves.
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 19:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
I like how it has a bit of the Fairlight feel to it in the intro. And was it Marcello who wrote that great piece about how you've been waiting for Kate to come back for a dozen years and then when she finally does, you get this mysterious intro followed by a totally SKANK reggae guitar? I can't remember.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 27 August 2012 19:43 (8 months ago) Permalink
What is this Fairlight thing you're all going on about?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 19:47 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yeah - just sounds like a cheap synth! Production on "Wild Man" is so good. Disarmingly mellow until that bonkers chorus.
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 27 August 2012 19:49 (8 months ago) Permalink
Very surprised KotM made it! o_O
Loving all your your work IK, and am glad to be a part of the whole thing <3
(I don't think my #01 will place tbh)
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 27 August 2012 19:54 (8 months ago) Permalink
Yes, thanks again IK!
― Loo Reading (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 27 August 2012 20:00 (8 months ago) Permalink
42. The Infant Kiss117 points, six votesNever For Ever (1980)a rather splendid short
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 20:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
"programming the fairlight" is, for me, shorthand for kate bush doing whatever magical stuff she did all through the 80s. since I have no real idea what it entails.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 27 August 2012 20:01 (8 months ago) Permalink
Experiement IV, live on Wogan, backing band included TWO FAIRLIGHTS
― wise men farting over you (snoball), Monday, 27 August 2012 20:10 (8 months ago) Permalink
infant kiss is so crepey
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Monday, 27 August 2012 20:21 (8 months ago) Permalink
one of my favorites
love king of the mountain, too
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Monday, 27 August 2012 20:22 (8 months ago) Permalink
live on Wogan is so Kate
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 27 August 2012 20:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
but did anyone vote for the french version?
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 27 August 2012 20:25 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
And great poll, IK. Thanks. The pictures were gorgeous.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 30 August 2012 14:02 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
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 (8 months ago) Permalink
(Not calling '86 "Kick Inside" vocal takes crap, mind)