THE KICK INSIDE

This album was Kate Bush's debut release, a great start to what, so far has been an amazing career. While not quite as progressive as some of her subsequent releases, this album has enough spirit of adventure to keep most prog fans happy. And that voice. So expressive and sexy. She can even make a man actually almost want to read "Wuthering Heights". Almost.

Highlights here are "Kite", with it's bounce tune and odd lyrics about being a kite, the aforementioned "Wuthering Heights", and the only straight out hard rock tune I know of from Ms. Bush, "James And The Cold Gun". The music throughout is a foreshadow of what is to come in the next decade or so, but it's the lyrics that rule here. From "L'Amour Looks Something Like You": "All the time I find I'm living in that evening, with that feeling of sticky love inside."

Excuse me, I need a few moments. Again.