THE KICK INSIDE

"Oh it gets dark, it gets lonely, On the other side from you, I pine a lot, I find the lot, Falls through without you, I'm coming back love, cruel Heathcliff, My only one dream, my only master..." I start this review with some of the most potent lyrics to hit the radio in the 70s. Wuthering Heights grabbed my attention as a teen and still retains its power to instil in me feelings of a cold, lonely spirit who is coming back to grab Heathcliffe's soul away. It is chilling stuff based on the famous Bronte novel, and the piano is soul stirring. The film clip that was played to death at the time featured an ethereal forest setting with Bush waving her lithe body and bending over backwards and stalking with arms outstretched; unforgettable images from a theatrical master. She made a huge impact with this track and of course the album sold many copies due to this song alone. I got hold of this to check out what else she could do and was mildly surprised that nothing else really measured up. 'The man with the child in his Eyes was a great track and also a single but everything else is forgettable and throwaway material apart from glimpses of brilliance. It was her voice that was so enchanting and she had a spellbinding presence on her albums, the wide eyed witch with estranged high pitched vocals was a haunting image but the material on this was uninspired for the most part, and mediocre, but still it was her debut and greatness was yet to come. I can give it 3 stars for the 2 singles and some moments but it is best to get these songs on greatest hits compilations as the rest of this album is quite dull.