We Become Panoramic - THE KATE BUSH RESULTS THREAD (ilm artist poll #24)

weird. as we near the top 10, i'm placing fewer of my votes. "the big sky" is the only one so far today.

A few thoughts:

And Dream of Sheep -- the song where Tori Amos was born, for better or worse, and historically my favorite from "The Ninth Wave." I read recently that Rolling Stone, in its HoL review in 1986, suggested that Barry Manilow could have quite the hit with it!

Experiment IV -- I absolutely love this, from the rocket snare to even what she does with the overtly *rock* guitar rhythms. But more than anything, there's something striking and mysterious about a woman with such a luxurious voice singing about secret military experiments. And the end with the helicopter is positively terrifying.

Only 5 of mine so far I think, meaning at least three won't place. Niggling feeling that "Aerial Tal" may be a casualty.

That's 8/10 for the Dreaming so far... I am assuming Suspended in Gaffa will make the cut, but will Get Out of My House? Will the donkey braying ensure a place in the top ten?

It's virtually impossible to choose a favourite moment from a career so strong, but this next one would have a good claim on mine.

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12. A Coral Room
401 points, seventeen votes
Aerial (2005)
youtube

and in the half-light

^^^^ my favorite Aerial moment

Mine as well

Wow, Aerial is making a really strong showing so far. Nice.

I didn't participate but I did a lot of KB listening this last week
"The Dreaming" (the song) is an insane bit of writing and I can't deal with it
Like, even when I was 11 I was like "this is weird and offensive to hear"
But "SEE THE LIGHT RAM THROUGH THE GAPS IN THE LAAAND!" holy god what a SONG!

that RaiUno clip is like the most wrongous staging possible

put your hand over the side of the boat

<3

the part where her voice cracks ever so slightly when singing "i can hear her singing" before the little brown jug bit almost brings me to tears every time

"sat in your lap" - in the right mood i enjoy this a lot, but it's also sometimes a bit much sonically, but i'm so taken with the sentiments behind it

'Sat In Your Lap' is a tremendous way to announce your presence at the start of an album, but man do I dislike 'The Dreaming' (the song itself).

"a coral room" was my higher-ranking 'aerial' vote, so gorgeous

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11. The Sensual World
(one vote for Flower Of The Mountain)
414 points, sixteen votes, two no.1s
The Sensual World (1989) / Director’s Cut (2011)
video

i was pretty disappointed with the 'flower of the mountain' version that got rid of the ooooooo yesss parts, which imo was what made that song

'Sat In Your Lap' was my no 1...a bit random really but my god what a way to start an album...gets me every time...

i do not approve of this image selection

wow. i like the track but placing this high is just crazy. also the Director's Cut version is maybe my least favourite Kate track aside from King Of The Mountain :-(

director's cut is mostly abominable though

Heh sorry xp. I originally intended a bodies-only version but it turned out a bit ... meatlike. Back to wholesomeness shortly.

Christgau re "The Sensual World": it could "give Henry James a boner."

I always loved that.

A Coral Room was my #2 -- I contemplated it for #1, but couldn't quite pull the trigger. Courtesy of Kate:

"The song is really about the passing of time... I like the idea of coming from this big expansive, outside world of sea and cities into, again, this very small space where, er, it's talking about a memory of my mother and this little brown jug. I always remember hearing years ago this thing about a sort of Zen approach to life, where, you would hold something in your hand, knowing that, at some point, it would break, it would no longer be there."

Into the top ten.

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10. Hello Earth
439 points, sixteen votes, four no.1s
Hounds of Love (1985)
from Miami Vice

just look at it gooooooooooooooooo

I used to think "Hello Earth" was little more than a coda to "And Dream of Sheep" but these past few weeks I've come to love it. The Florian Fricke stuff is awesome -- and part of me wonders if that's Peter Gabriel is sampled in there somewhere as well.

Only demerit: I always think of that one line that goes "I get out of my car/And step into the night" as: "I get out of my dreams/And into my car..."

The first two ballots in had Hello Earth at no.1 (including my own) and I thought: ohhhhh... It got drawn back in soon enough, but that was quite the start.

director's cut is mostly abominable though

i listened to it last night and it was fun!

think of it as a live album

I didn't vote in this, but Hello Earth would have been my #1.

lol @ naive teen idol and also damn u! my number 3, i always think of it as 'the ninth wave' sibling to 'cloudbusting'. the chords sound similar but i'm not very good on formal/technical stuff so may be way off.

Listened to 'Hello Earth' earlier and instantly realised I made a mistake leaving it off my ballot. I would say that more than any other part of 'The Ninth Wave', I can't seperate it from 'The Morning Fog' which follows it.

I couldn't say what moves me most about it: the spectral vocals (both sections), the shifts in perspective from delicate to epic, the touch of the divine... It's an incredible thing.

Kate the astronaut, viewing earth from the moon, blocking it out with her hand. If there was ever an instance where the awe in the music perfectly matches those in the lyrics.

I started my ballot with this in the #1 spot.

mmmm yes

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9. Breathing
479 points, twenty-two votes
Never For Ever (1980)
video

This song has never really done anything for me as of yet.

Don't know how to put the video in links, so sorry for bombing the thread but this is a cringeworthy gem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNMw5Te8iCE&hd=1

In high school a friend of mine asked me for a tape with Breathing on it because he thought it sounded sexy and wanted to use it to get his girlfriend "in the mood." I refused and tore a strip off him verbally. Don't regret it.

There's plenty of Kate songs to get 'in the mood' but 'Breathing' isn't one of them.

there's always "Jig of Life."

"wake up love"

OK I know for sure 5 of the next 8, but curious about the other 3.

(and rooting for anything-but-R.U.T.H. as #1.)

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8. Nocturn
503 points, twenty votes, three no.1s
Aerial (2005)
youtube

Listened to 'Hello Earth' earlier and instantly realised I made a mistake leaving it off my ballot.

― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Wednesday, August 29, 2012 10:43 AM (39 minutes ago)

yeah, it's the only thing i really regret leaving off my ballot. cut it cuz hounds of love was already overrepresented.