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NEVER FOR EVER

Kate Bush

 

Crossover Prog

3.97 | 349 ratings

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alainPP
5 stars 1. Babooshka was it the double bass, was it the discreet veil, which does not hide we agree, was it this chorus...you know what my mouth is? yes in French we believe it from time to time!! In short, it must be said... and break the glass Kate has a very beautiful body which could make her star in Conan Returns, life as a couple; A title, the title that will flood the airwaves, for good or bad! 2. Delius (Song Of Summer) continues, oh yes, we say to ourselves, wow, concept? Well, an electronic pad like Phil COLLINS yes like on 'In the air', an angelic voice, a latent air, a piano which plays captivating notes, enough to stay quiet, hold a fly 3. Blow Away (For Bill) with this same piano refrain at the start; bluesy tune, title that melts, hold a little on the ALAN PARSONS, simple, effective, hypnotizing; like some ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA for the brass; oh there but now Kate gets angry and harangues us, in short beauty of sound 4. All We Ever Look For... harpsichord, voice, rhythm, clarinet, hypnotic tune also here; male choirs from the Balkans, in short we don't get bored, in short we stay silent... ah well already higher up, would I be spellbound? Come on Kate stabs us with her heels and her desire to look elsewhere; well the stereo goes well with these noises, all we ever look for!

5. Egypt eastern variation, near the Suez Canal? Good Alain pull yourself together, listen; title that turns the knife in the wound with this sneaky, insidious rise, with this air which is not only pop, only rock, we enter into art! A rise I said, muffled pads, intoxicating, nightmarish choirs, it rises, a musical ecstasy? Well, if anyone says it's not prog... let me know! The finale which seems out of tune, the drums which enjoy themselves, a cry from Kate in the distance, magnificently progressive! 6. Wedding List yes Kate asks me what I want, for my wedding, a musical theater, art I tell you; a cheerful rhythm which still plays on this voice unheard of at the time, a SUPERTRAMP-style harmonica, a military drum roll and a blow that goes off; no list in the end, thank you; a real lioness she is 7. Violin arrives, more than new, a hard rock pop folk with this mysterious violin which does not know where to go; Kate who giggles, who barks, who twists you with her voice; ah a guitar solo, I was watching for it, I was waiting for it; a charisma boogie track from the astonishing universe of Lewis CARROLL, or there the violin 8. Infant Kiss ... or creative madness in its purest form; a voice, a piano, a climate, a moderate wait with the lugubrious cello... and Kate who screams for a moment; in short an interlude in this album and an ending... as I like depositing 9. Night Scented stock and the real musical interlude, toccata on several voices which return the favor, continuing on 10. Army Dreamers and the music video you have to see, much better than the album's flagship track; a chase with her eyes scanning the world of war, will she finally find him? A title flirting with XTC, STRANGLERS or rather the opposite, avant-garde I tell you 11. Breathing to complete, to give up the ghost, to drive the musical point home; how to immerse yourself in the music, how to have the impression of being bewitched, of being caught in the bubble... that of the 'Prisoner'? A psychedelic break that 'no more you don't come back' where you lose your breath, voice-overs from there or elsewhere, the sound of an airplane we are still on earth, in short a prog piece as I see it , with orchestration, excess, latency, progression and mystery, a title where you don't know if you're going to land, even if you're dealing with a neutron bomb.

alainPP | 5/5 |

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