Anyone for Kate Bush?
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Topic: Anyone for Kate Bush?
Posted By: arcer
Subject: Anyone for Kate Bush?
Date Posted: November 16 2004 at 17:19
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fnar fnar! Seriously though, any takers for Kate Bush being included on the old prog archive. Protege of David Gilmour, mad old tunes, pretty avant garde in her use of instruments, arrangements, influences, sidelong epic in The Ninth Wave, side two of Hounds of Love. Plus I think she's blinding! Whatcha reckon? |
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 16 2004 at 17:39
| I love her albums up to and including Hounds Of Love.But I have to say that it is stretching it to include her in the archives.She is more 'clever pop' than prog. |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: November 16 2004 at 17:53
oh go on, she was cute too 
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: November 16 2004 at 18:10
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What a good point this thread! You made me discover that she is not in the database!! Why!?!? It is obvious that Kate Bush is progressive music! Come on! Just re-listen to Lionheart and Never foever! She's beautiful and sings very well too! In EVERY music store I went, Kate always been classified into prog section! |
richardh wrote:Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 03:45
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Progressive music, yes. Prog rock - no. I love her. Music. Damn - did I just mangle that sentence or was it destined to come out like that? Hmm. It was definitely destined to come out like that. 'Scuse me a mo... |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 04:37
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Kate Bush!! Great artist and very progressive, but as Certif1ed points out, not really prog ROCK. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 07:10
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Kate Bush is highly talented & extremely original; in my opinion, though it is a valid question, she should not be included in this forum.
If you were to include Kate Bush, then what of Sinead O'Connor, Bjork - even Diamanda Galas? please let nobody post a response which triggers another "well, define prog rock, then" argument ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 09:55
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Aye - She was "Shagtastic" in 1977, but I have'nt seen any contemporary pictures of her...Her music is at the progressive edge of pop. Hang on a mo - wasn't "Contemporary rock" used to describe Genesis and Yes in the 70's ??? ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 11:55
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I adore Kate Bush she was had a big influence on me as a teenager, she is an amazing talented composer and song writer and truly individual and eccentric. Kate Bush fans have had to be extremely patient though in waiting for that new album, ive given up hope now though. I saw a recent photo of her and she still looked good, well for a 46yrs old anyway! ------------- Don't hate me I'm not special like you |
Posted By: pfontaine2
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 12:16
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Kate Bush definately belongs in the Prog Archives.
If there's any doubt then go buy Hounds Of Love and listen to "The Ninth Wave". On vinyl, it took up the entire second side of the album and was certainly a prog piece if I ever heard one. All her songs have a wonderful sense of experimentation to them; in structure, in theme, in composition, in arrangement, and in the use of her voice as an expressive intrument. PIerre |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 12:31
Not to mention the often promised tour (she hasn't deigned to play live concerts since 1978 - there's respect for the fans, eh?  ) -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 12:56
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I don't know whether she should be included or not, but since I've just penned some reviews of some David Sylvian albums for the archive (and to me he's a stunning artist but definitely not prog rock - more post rock) I don't see why Kate should be excluded and Mr Sylvian included. Personally that little genius Bjork gets my nod too. And, I reiterate - Kate was really cute too!!! |
Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 13:11
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She should go all the way and produce a prog album, CALLED WIND & WUTHERING HEIGHTS ! ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 13:35
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no! just no! ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 18:10
I love her singing on the Peter Gabriel Tracks she sings on.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 17 2004 at 18:18
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'The Ninth Wave' is excellent but then I would say that 'The Dreaming' is the most prog like album she recorded.There was some serious musical experimentation going on here that lead to cries from music critics of 'pretentious!' (sound familiar??).Hounds Of Love was more reigned in and 'getting into line' which is not what prog is about IMO but nevertheless it is a very fine album and one that I listen to a lot.My favourite track of it is Cloudbusting! BTW Anyone else seen the video to 'Experiment IV'? Scary or what!? |
Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: November 18 2004 at 06:57
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I love The Dreaming especially 'sat in your lap' its quite a challenging album to listen to. I see John Medelssohn has just written a book called 'Waiting for Kate Bush' I will be asking for that for Christmas ------------- Don't hate me I'm not special like you |
Posted By: StarshipTrooper
Date Posted: November 18 2004 at 08:14
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I wouldn't put her in the prog bracket...but she was great to see in concert. ------------- 
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Posted By: Minizephyr
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 11:53
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I don't consider her music as prog, but I love her voice... ------------- http://www.indabamusic.com/asset/show/1466419 Music by Robert Burns |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 12:42
Please do not take offense at this, but why revive this very old thread just to say you like Kate Bush's voice? The point of the thread was to include her to the archives. She since then HAS been included, I am fairly certain. I don't really see the reason in you posting in here, other than maybe to boost your post count.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 12:57
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Hey now, don't knock someone for reviving an old thread when so many others start new ones without doing a proper search first. Though it isn't terribly relevant, I'm an old KB fan.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 18:08
| I thought I was perfectly clear that I wasn't trying to knock anybody, I was simply curious as to why this particular member felt compelled to bring Kate Bush's archive addition suggestion back from a nearly four-year-old grave. |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 25 2008 at 01:24
| Great musician AND foxxxxxy |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: March 25 2008 at 08:05
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^ say no more!
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 25 2008 at 19:07
 Hello I am Kate Bush I would like to make some Clever Pop with you! MEOWWWW   |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 02 2008 at 03:35
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http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47434%20 - Click here for more Kate Bush -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |