THE KICK INSIDE

Kate Bush's debut album is excellent mix of art-rock and art-pop. From the very first sounds listener will feel entering very special world of magic and beauty. Not magic of dragons and knights happily, but elegant and sensual magic of the world around as.

Melodic piano based mid tempo music is perfectly arranged and well balanced. Kate's voice is an art itself, later it will be used as standard for comparabilities. Every song is small piece of art, perfectly cooked in old-fashioned great art of albums making. Opener "Moving" with "The Saxophone Song" right after are excellent duo to introduce you into the album!

"Wuthering heights" is album's trade mark, played too often during last decades, but still great song. On any song besides of excellent vocals you will find extremely competent and well balanced musicianship. Possibly, not all songs are so strong compositionally, but it's a real pleasure to listen just how great music is arranged and played!

Great debut, and really strong Kate's album (not the best though).My rating is 3,5 rounded to 4.