worst kate bush song..

I liked Kate Bush's music till the album "Aerial". As a male person she incorporated for me the eternal vamp and at the same time  the innocent young girl looking for love, emotions and  - perhaps - surrender. From her album "Red shoes" I liked "Song of Solomon". There she sings "... I don't want your bullsh*t, I just want your sexuality ...". That is obvious enough. The older song "Baboushka" is also treating the relationship between man and woman. - That was ok for me - as a male person.

The new album "Aerial" has a big flaw in my opinion. She is not seeking anymore, she has found. She has her little son whom she is loving  absolutely. -  This is a crucial problem in art. If you are satisfied, happy and well situated there is notihing you can contribute to art. Your senses are dull. They are blocked by your feelings of happyness. Kate is expressing her happyness on "Aerial". That is ok. But it does not meet my personal taste. It's a statement that cannot reach my ears. The music is flat, there are some birds ont the CD singing from time to time. Peaceful atmosphere. But this is not my situation. And perhaps not of many persons.

I would recommend this album to any new  mother and father, or, to mothers and fathers in general. And if your are able to make money with that - the better. And for her little boy it is the money he will spend in the future. That's ok.

Art is only fisable in a situation of pain, sorrow, hopelessness. This claim is not too bad. I have heard only very seldom, that the oppositehas been going to work. Tschaikowsky has written his last symphony in a kind of agony. And that's what makes it great. If he would have been happy like a jumping dog before dinner the work would have been flat. This does not claim that we all should be unhappy.

Flat  - that's my impression of the music of the totally happy mother Kate. I will make this record a gift to a girl that wants to have children soon. And for that purpose it's perfect. Happiness is a warm gun - the Beatles once told us. But does it help making good music?

i dont understand why everyone here likes kate bush. she is POP. and if she does do some prog, it's really unimpressive.

jojim

You raise some very interesting points there. There may be some truth in that an artist produces their best work when living with adversity.

I would have to disagree with you generally on Aerial though. I know it's all down to ones personal taste and I would agree that this is not exactly her best album, but I would say that it is better than Lionheart and The Red Shoes. Aerial has all the good KB trademarks throughout and I would say it is more progressive than the aforementioned albums.

I think also richardh is right about needing to allow these albums to sink in over a few years perhaps. I found that with both Hounds of Love and The Dreaming, I had to re-visit them a number of times to appreciate exactly how brilliant they were, especially The Dreaming which is very experimental.

Boy, for me, The Dreaming and Hounds hit me like a ton of bricks on the first listen and never let up (and I have a soft spot for Lionheart as well, as I think it was the first one I bought loooong ago). I need some time for Aerial to sink in, especially since it is a double album.

DEzerov wrote: Rashikal wrote: i dont understand why everyone here likes kate bush. she is POP. and if she does do some prog, it's really unimpressive. Funny, I've never heard Experiment IV, Houdini, Get Out of My House, Heads We're Dancing, Breathing, Sat In Your Lap, et al. played on top 40 pop radio... In fact, I'd say that most of these titles are pretty god*amned impressive examples of prog. But just my humble opinion.

Well said Dezerov, nobody should confuse Kate Bush with the stuff that passes for "pop" these days. Westlife are pop, Kate Bush is not.

kate bush is horrid, get off her balls.

Hhahhahaha, that is sorta funny, tho....posting that Kate Bush is a bit weird...and having a big Manson as your signature!

I read two or three highly interesing posts in this topic. I have to say that I like Kate Bush very much. Having said that, I really don't care if she makes prog music or not, but I don't think so. Let's say that Kate's music is a world apart. About her new CD, well... I read many different opinions and that's actually a peculiar album... the music seems to grow lighter and lighter... it's a sort of breeze passing by. I'm sure I'll have to listen to this CD more and more to make up my mind.

Should I add that all I said is just my opinion?

 

Dazo wrote: ranger wrote:  its too hard to choose most of her songs are awful What a twat! Can I say Twat?

No!

Snow Dog wrote: richardh wrote: Dazo wrote: ranger wrote:  its too hard to choose most of her songs are awful What a twat! Can I say Twat?   No! Not without backing it up! In what way is he a twat? Expand further!

He has the properties of femal genitalia?