Kate Bush - Aerial
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Topic: Kate Bush - Aerial
Posted By: video vertigo
Subject: Kate Bush - Aerial
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 04:19
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best song?
I like Pi, kinda geeky but still awesome. I prefer disc one (A Sea of Honey) to disc two (A Sky of Honey) but overall a pretty good album with quite a few memorable tunes. I tried falling asleep to it tonight, but I just want to keep listening its so unique the vocals, lyrics, music, concept its all obscure but it works. Do you like this album? Which disc is better to you? What's your favorite song? Discuss, please.  ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 05:11
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My actual favourite is "Mrs Bartolozzi", with its poignant lyrics about a woman deserted by her man, and fantastic, emotional singing by Kate. I also prefer Disc One to Disc Two, though I find the whole album a real masterpiece. BTW, as Kate is in Prog-Related, this poll should be moved to the PP/PR Lounge. |
Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 05:20
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I picked up Arial last April and was not disapointed. After listening to Pi I had to replay it over and over a few more times, I love the whole album though. As GR said "a real masterpiece".
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 06:47
| That's easy, "Sunset" is the best, especially when it goes into the latin guitar bit. A great album, especially the second concept CD, it has a really nice feel to it. Sorry Rafaella, I don't really like Mrs Bartolozzi and all that "slooshy slooshy" stuff! |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 07:43
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A coral room for me. Both discs are excellent, easily her best after Hounsd of love.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 08:45
| I think Aerial is one of her best albums along with Hounds of Love and The Dreaming, but I like the second disc a lot more than the first one. My favourite songs are Nocturn and Sunset. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 08:48
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got this on Raff's suggestion.. and loved it... Pi for micky and a note..... whoever designed the CD sheeve should be shot... my second disk got scratched when it slid out during one of my high speed right hand turns... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 09:53
So, how come Nocturn has no votes and Sunset has just my vote?
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Vompatti wrote:Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 14:20
I can't make polls in this lounge  ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:35
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King of The Mountain.
I love the drums on that ..the way it starts...everything in fact.
The whole album is a great listen during a warm summer evening resting on a lounger sipping an alcholic beverage of some sort....lovely.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:44
I must have forgotten to actually vote, so I'll do it now. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: March 08 2007 at 22:09
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A beautiful album and the stand out track for me is Nocturn. ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 16:19
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'A sky of Honey' is the best disc IMO, and choosing abest track from that suite is very difficult. I decided on 'Nocturn'but that whole disc is excellent, and I like to listen to it as one piece, like 'The Ninth Wave' from the Hounds of Love album.
I think Aerial is Kates third best album, after Hounds of Love and Never Forver. What a fantastic comeback! ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 16:50
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I found this album a great disappointment, and I'm glad I listened to it in my mate's house instead of going out and buying it myself. I think it is quite weak in parts, 'Washing Machine' and 'Bertie' are embarrassing to listen to. But that's just me. IMO her best work was back in the early days of her career.
However, I quite enjoy the last track, 'Aerial', so I voted for that.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 10 2007 at 17:11
I think the first disc is relativley weak. If she'd released that as the album on its own, it would have ranked alongside Lionheart as her joint worst album. Not terrible just weak. A 2.5 star album perhaps. IMO. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 11:38
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I want to listen to thsi album really badly, its just that I dont think its the best album to start with when listeing to Kate Bush.
I havent listned to any Kate Bush, although Iwant to get her debut album very badly.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 13:50
'The Kick Inside' is an excellent album. It's as good a place as any to start. Her most prog albums are - starting with the most prog - 'The Dreaming' 'Hounds of Love' 'Aerial' and 'Never Forever' .. IMO.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Psychedelia
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 20:37
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i really disliked this album, it had none of the passion of her earlier stuff and was less eclectic. also it was filled with horrible synths. The Dreaming is my favourite of her albums ------------- Another emotional suicide, overdosed on sentiment and pride |
Posted By: Judex
Date Posted: March 01 2008 at 11:52
| How do you know the woman has been deserted? I say "Mrs. Bartolozzi" is a song about a woman whose loved one has died, that's why the shirt "looks so alive!" |
Posted By: Judex
Date Posted: March 01 2008 at 11:55
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AERIAL is just a flat out brilliant work covering the spectrum of subjects and emotions from the most common and everyday to the most exhilirating and ecstatic. It's puzzling, cozy, warm, beautiful, and off-putting all at once, and, coming from the genius of Kate Bush, I wouldn't wantor expect it to be any other way.
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: July 08 2008 at 23:14
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An album i quite like, and Nocturn a beautiful song, my favourite from this album! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: July 08 2008 at 23:57
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Aerial tal, Nocturn but Pi got my vote ....this time.
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