Reviews (page 6 of 8)
Lots going on here, exactly what you'd expect from Kate Bush. I actually listened to this twice because I had no idea what my rating was after the first listen. Read on the wiki that Kate Bush produced this herself (which would've been HUGE in the early 80s) so it does get extra points for that. I found the production to be a bit rough and ready and the synth instruments stood out like a sore thumb in places. (Synths are great but they should not be used to replace instruments imo) Really liked the first 5 or so tracks, until The Dreaming (I had no idea what was going on there) I have never heard a song like Houdini in my life, it was intensely beautiful sections mixed with screaming and polyrhythmic drums. Really did not like Get Out of My House, too abstract for me I wanted to give this more (as the songs I liked, I LOVED) but can't justify it when I actively don't like a couple of the tracks I think 3.5
I’m glad I was first introduced to Kate Bush in high school (Wuthering Heights, specifically). Otherwise, this would have been a very shocking experience.
Kate Bush is a double edged sword for me of inspired creativity and aurally jarring experimentation. I don't always love it, and I don't love this one, but I massively respect it
I felt a lot of affection for this, although it definitely commits to its deep wierdness to a fault. Certainly not boring. The music I think could have done with a little less new wave blips and a little more orchestral lush.
Heard it before?:Yes Enjoy it?: Yes, very distinctive and unusual as ever, it’s why everybody loves her Favourite song; Track 7 - Night of The Swallow
C’est un peu weird comme album, pas du tout ce a quoi je m’atrendais, j’ai aime parfois et pas trop d’autres. Je me retourne vers hound of love qui est un meilleur album overall. 3.15
Was OK.
So Very Kate! Experimental, groundbreaking, unapologetic. Not always successful, but never uninteresting. Not my favourite Kate Bush album, but she is nevertheless a tour de force.
Her songs evoke memories of windswept English moors I’ve never seen and Victorian carnivals I’ve never been to. There are a few of her songs that I would give a five, but none of them are on this album.
There's definitely something special about Kate Bush. She's one of those artists that is simply striking upon first exposure. Like WHO, WHAT IS she? Avant garde. Aesthetically innovative indeed! Not my favorite Kate Bush so I’m going right down the middle. I suspect we will meet here again with Kate.
More experimental and not quite what I was expecting after listening to Hounds of Love... probably worth a deeper listen, but I wasn't in the mood for this today
Wow, some pretty wild stuff there from the irrepressible Kate Bush. Not really my thing, for the most part.
Kuuntelukokemuksena jatkuvaa taistelua levyn estetiikkaa vastaan. Asiaa ei myöskään auta se, että biisien koukut on haettu mollivoittoisesta folkista. Mutta ennen kaikkea artistin kehittämät melodiat TOIMIVAT: ne synnyttävät mielihyvää ja kylmiä väreitä. Olisipa tämä tehty 70-luvulla.
Kate Bush does a very good impression of Adam Sandler doing a horrible old person impression. My opinion on this is the same as my opinion on Björk - I get it, I even like it, but one of the best of all time? Ehhh... "Sat In Your Lap" and "Night Of The Swallow" are clearly the best songs here. Not even close.
listened to again real weird but not quite catchy enough to shine
I like Kate Bush but only so much. To be sure, this album is well done. It's just a little to artsy for me.
3.5
Well that was weird... Suspended in Gaffa was really good though
At the beginning of listening it was good but then I wasn't in the mood for it at the end and it sounded like shit. Music in a nutshell
Not nearly as gorgeous as The Sensual World. A little more "try stuff and see what works." That's important! But I think you should leave what doesn't work on the studio archives. This is too hit/miss for me.
It treads a fine line between unusually interesting and weird for the sake of weird. But it's mostly an enjoyable listen, it's the sort of album that would probably need more than one listen.
better than hounds of love but not that good
Kate Bush isn't my bag, but I'm aware of how much she's influenced and know this album is cited a lot. 3.5/5.
theatrical but not quite pleasant of a listen. kind of like watching a burlesque show from inside a telephone booth
Very strange and experimental. Lots of layers and sounded pretty busy. Should probably give more time listening. Standout was "Houdini".
never heard this one - not my fav from KB but has some good songs 3.5 stars (3)
I can’t believe we had to do ANOTHER Kate Bush album it was FINE
It's great that Kate Bush tries to be different and quirky. The music sounds very theatrical (it often feels like a musical or a Broadway production). But if I'm brutally honest l, not sure I actually enjoyed it. Maybe I just need to give it a few more listens.
Warbly madness but the Queen of eccentricity. Yeah is alright makes me wanna put on shoulder pads and a headband.
I think Kate Bush is OK. This was some of her less successful work though. I try not to get defensive when people compare her to Tori Amos, but it is just so hard not to. KB did some stuff first, but TA works on so many more levels.
It was nice to have a bit of Kate. I listened to this with my daughter who I think was puzzled by some of the screaming and shouting. I appreciate Kate's eccentricity and eclecticism but I'd say her earlier albums are better.
I've always loved Kate Bush's voice but her music seems so inaccessible to most people. Call it uncompromising, I guess, as she was in her own world and did whatever the hell she felt like doing, but much of this album sounds like a fun house acid trip, at least to me.
Very eccentric, emotional, and dreamy, great production but second half isn’t as strong as the first. Still better than Elvis Costello.
Absolutely mad crazy music. Some that I knew pretty well already. Definitely need to listen again and on headphones. It’s Kate Bush, so automatically gets 3* fir her voice and general individual auteurship. Might upgrade to 4, but I don’t think it’s better than Hounds of Love, which I think was her next LP.
Very weird. She’s got a great scream. Didn’t care for the donkey noises in the last track.
Se pueden escuchar decenas de futuros discos en este de Kate Bush. Se entiende la influencia y dentro de lo poco o nada que sé del Art-Pop, éste me parece bastante bueno.
I love Kate Bush, didn't love this album tho, probably needs another listen
A bit too scattershot for my taste. Lots of cool moments, but also lots of what felt like weird and kooky for the sake of being weird and kooky. Interesting at least.
This is wonderfully weird, which is what I want from Kate Bush. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Suspended in Gaffa Date listened: 24/05/22
I'm not sure how to rate this. I think it deserves more listens, but it's hard to get into.
Its fair to say that after 3 albums of singer-songwritery regular stuff she went a bit weird on this one. Die hard fans love it. ....and play....Yeah batshit crazy tbh. Suspended in Gaffa is pretty normal but the rest is a odd set of strange backing vocals, polyrhythms and angular tunes that take some patience (it needs several plays) I admire the ambition but it all sounds overly angry. It does mellow out towards the end of the 2nd half but then just to bring you back to Planet Bush a donkey appears. I'm an admirer of KB but still find parts of this impenetrable. Gonna be a 3.
I am definitely familiar with Kate Bush but really have not listened to very many of her songs or albums. Although it sounds to me very "80s" in a lot of ways, it's quite distinct from most of the music that was popular at the time. I like the way she's taking these songs in so many directions. I'm not a huge fan of too much reliance on synths, so I guess that's why it sounds so 80s to me, but musically and melodically, it is interesting stuff. It's probably just from hearing the music on the video games my kids play and anime stuff they like, but at times a couple of the songs sound a lot like that music. She has a heck of voice, too, and I love the way she uses it. Overall, I like this album. It isn't something I'm likely to seek out again, but I can appreciate it.
experimental for sure
This album is like 80s bjork and a little sarah bareilles. Suspended in Gaffa is really a wild ride. Night Of The Swallow hits its stride right at the last third of the song. Houdini is Kate Bush letting it R I P. Man what a weird art rock album. Maybe worth a relisten?
My second Kate Bush album in less than a week. My review of the last album (Hounds of Love) is also applicable to this album, so I will copy and paste below. (It's a good review and I stand by it!) I will say this album is a bit more interesting to me than Hounds of Love. Very inventive and unique, so Kate definitely gets points for that. To me, Kate Bush is a lot like soccer (or football as some of you may call it). Please allow me to explain. I have several friends, whose opinions I respect, who tell me that soccer is the best sport. It's intricate, nuanced, and beautiful to watch. I believe them, really I do, and because of that I've tried several times over the years to watch and appreciate soccer. Occasionally there are matches or moments in a match when I sort of get it, but 90% of the time I'm like eh, kinda bored to be honest. It's very similar to my experience with Kate Bush. 3 stars.
Strange stuff. Interesting!
Good singer, not the type Id like
I had absolutely no idea what I was in for. To say this was a challenging listen is putting it mildly. Kate's voice has such a range, and it can jump from the low-end to the psychotic high-end faster than my mother reading my report card. Some interesting musical influences here, classical, opera, theater... some celtic influences as well. I was ready to turn it off after one track, but I gave it a few more and walked away feeling better for the experience. Definitely wasn't expecting anything like this. Favorite tracks: "Pull Out the Pin", "Get Out of My House"
Pop progresivo. Ni fu ni fa.
I am a fan of later period Kate Bush, but this one sounds too much like a drama school project for me.
Kinda weird, but interesting.
Just not my cup of tea. She has an excellent voice but the musical arrangements were not to my liking.
It is a run of the mill Kate Bush album. A touch of weirdness, some beautiful vocals, histrionics and sublime lyrics. Overall it isn't as great as some of her others albums and I would listen to Kick Inside or Hounds of Love in preference to this
Cudna i lijepa glazba. Vuku malo na dresden lutke, prema glasu i kvirki zanru. Dost dobra je, ne mog reci, zanimljivo za slusat, nesto ne svakodnevno
Maaaaare i Kateeee, di su da izbace dobar album? Kate je blizu s ovim tho!
6/10
was aightttt
Some good stuff.
Not her best outing!
"Ma che è?" è stata la mia reazione al pezzo iniziale, poi piano piano ne ho intravisto il genio. Praticamente è un album sperimentale che necessita un ascolto dedito e non casuale. Con i suoi suoni midi da tastierina Casio e il suo sound anni '80 dietro l'angolo, è riuscita a piacermi lo stesso. È pieno di robe strane, tipo le voci che fa lei al limite del growling, pecore che belano e muli che ragliano. The Dreaming, Night of the Swallow, Houdini e Get out of my house non mi sono dispiaciute. In generale ho trovato ogni pezzo non bello ma interessante. Ecco, quest'album è come quando una donna non è fisicamente il tuo tipo ma ti attrae comunque. Merita 1, ma merita anche 5. Quindi rimango nel mezzo, quasi insicuro se dare di più o di meno: 3.
Cavolo questo è tosto. Non conoscevo Kate Bush se non per Wuthering Heights e di certo non mi aspettavo questo da questo album! Il primo pezzo mi ha lasciato abbastanza spiazzato e l'ho trovato al limite del forzato e grottesco, ma poi gli altri pezzi mi hanno fatto cambiare idea abbastanza velocemente. Questo album è sicuramente all'avanguardia per l'82, a livello compositivo è davvero fuori di testa, che è una cosa che apprezzo mediamente sempre. Non è sempre riuscito come esperimento secondo me, ma quando riesce funziona davvero bene ed è evidente come possa essere stato un'influenza per artisti successivi, un'artista in particolare che non si può nominare per la sua presenza massiccia nella lista. Ho apprezzato in particolare Pull Out The Pin, Night of the swallow, che forse è la più convenzionale e Houdini (il raglio dell'asino m'ha conquistato). Sento che è un album a lenta maturazione, i punti bassi non mi fanno arrivare al 4 ma sicuramente mi ha incuriosito sulla produzione artistica di Kate Bush che approfondirò.
Weirdly like this. Feels like a cross between a load of other artists, but I guess Kate did some of this stuff first.
I lurched between being intrigued and wishing it would end but there's a certain something about it that lifts it out the ordinary - I'd go back to for another listen
FIrst time listening to her, great album
Hadn’t listened to much Kate Bush other than singles - quite enjoyed, especially her cockney voice.
This is what I was hoping the Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" album had a little more of -- weirdness. A little grating at times and my wife literally said that one of the songs was the worst she's ever heard.
L'artiste haïe des auditeurs décérébrés du générateur faisait son retour, et risque encore de s'attirer les foudres de cette belle bande de sous-hommes, puisque l'originalité est de mise. En effet, ne pas proposer un album de rock est automatiquement synonyme de sanction pour l'audimat de ce site, voir même de suppression de la liste par le grand Robert en personne, qui se contente dans ce cas de remplacer l'album par un groupe commençant par The.
Love Kate Bush! Way ahead of her time.
Bush grates on me after a long spell listening to her, that being said there were some standouts here with the Celtic infused 'night of the swallow' being the best.
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Sat In Your Lap, Pull Out The Pin Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: She's a singular voice in pop that's for sure. This is a sonically rich album brimming with little musical flourishes, oddities, and textures, but they often don't all combine into songs that I personally like. I bet Björk LOVES this.
Heel experimentele muziek, maar fantastische zangeres. Niet 100% m'n ding
Not an easy listen.
Ensin olin sitä mieltä, että onpa raivostuttavaa kiekumista. Toisella kuuntelukerralla tästä alkoi kuitenkin pitää. Omituista tai ainakin hyvin omalaatuista, mutta hyvä yhdistelmä mielenkiintoista rytmiikkaa ja erikoisia efektejä. Toisella kuuntelukerralla ei tuntunut tekotaiteelliselta. Pari kuuntelukertaa lisää ja tämä todennäköisesti löytyisi jo omasta levylaukusta.
Brazenly different and interesting. The kind of pop for weirdos, which is cool. Kate Bush is so dramatic in every one of these songs, it takes the form of a sort of "camp" that isn't really my style but I can still appreciate it from afar. Pretty cool!
A bit nuts
Pausado. Suave. Buena voz
Nicht uninteressant, trifft mich aber nicht #listenagain
Pop diferente y curioso.
The weird lady
Definitely not Kate Bush's best album. Incredibly wacky but I liked it...
Different.
Kinda weird overall?
Weird, experimental, kinda neat. I think it works. Wouldn't listen to it for enjoyment but it's kinda sick
Interesting. Innovative. Not sure how I feel about it?
I was a little disappointed with this album. I was expecting great things because it's Kate Bush, but I just didn't like it. It sounded very different but overall it didn't connect with me.
3/10
Сраный ковбой
Been almost a month since I've had a female solo artist. Shame it had to be this.
Kate at her tweest and most exhausting. Was reading, while listening to this, a reddit thread from someone recently transplanted here to Vancouver, where I live, who as recent transplants often do was struggling with our particular brand of reticence and surface friendliness and struggling to make friends or known why their eagerness wasn't getting a conventional human response, and reading them being all "Why doesn't anyone want to hang out with me? I have a radiant personality and my conversation is animated and well-informed" (Vancouver's antisocial nature is real but this person sounded awful, to be clear), I couldn't help imagine Kate: "Why don't they want to hang out with me? I know the secrets written on moonbeams and where the fairies gather their nectar." Anyway, I almost like this, and maybe if my son still talked to fairies I could like it in that context, but wow it's a lot.
This album was weird. Sometimes this was good. Usually it wasn't. The theater kid energy is strong with this one. In summary, I got full bush when I wanted Bush light.
I enjoyed this less than the last KB album we had.
Strange album. You kinda gotta stop resisting and embrace how weird this is.
I didn't know her. A few good songs, an OK album.
Hey! So this is very, very, annoying! Best Song: n/a Rating: 4/10 Stars: 2
Just not for me. Be as experimental as you want but dont do silly voices.
A little Kate Bush goes a long way. This is a lot of Kate Bush
Didn’t really like it, never liked pop, especially a bit “weirder” stuff like this
This album is like a super hoppy double IPA. Super complex, lots going on, takes real craftsmanship and skill to make and not for everybody. Unfortunately I tried listening to this while going for a drive on a hot summer day and it was pretty hard to genuinely enjoy. If I tried again in a different set of setting, I would probably find different results, but I guess I was in the mood for a coors light.
mh
The person who put this list together must really like Kate Bush. This is the third or fourth album. I found this - her voice in particular - annoying.
Too weird to enjoy
I respect it more than I like it
This gave me a headache. Lots of things here where I can see the intention and it worked occasionally but mostly this was a miss. That being said the thought of some 14 year girl discovering her from Stranger Things than putting this on is quite funny. 3/10
Plastic Ono Band without John Lennon.
Weird. Weird. Weird.
Loved the last couple of Bush albums but this just didn’t land. Felt flat and without the intensity of the others. The dreaming was exception but not enough to save it
Whoa! I like some Kate Bush, but this is totally annoying.
The Dreaming feels like pure, unfiltered Kate Bush weirdness. While it might be celebrated by her most devoted fans, I found it to be a difficult and laborious listen. I admire its ambition, but it’s simply not my jam.
Well, this seems like the true form of Kate Bush. Strange, eclectic, and created completely for her own enjoyment and no one else's. The fact that people enjoy it also was an unexpected bonus. I think the book authors came up with around 600 albums and then thought "Well, we need to get to 1001 and people really like Artist X. Let's just add a few of their other albums in even if it's completely unnecessary" Kate Bush could have been represented by one album.
Bad recommendation.
You know that part in The Simpsons when Homer's watching Twin Peaks and he says "Brilliant. I have absolutely no idea what's going on"? Yeah.
2 stars - was this during her be edgy and act sexy phase of her career?
A really interesting listen - one to revisit I think
I must say I thought we’d already had this one…two stars. Tom.
Vocals felt very shrill and scratchy at times.
All skips except Suspended in Gaffa. I can't explain it.
A challenging listen. As a '90s art school girl, I feel pressured to like this, but it feels like homework. I admire the artistry and the risk-taking, but most of this is just unpleasant. There is a reason non of these songs became hits. I like some Kate Bush, but not this album. I guess I'm just not cool enough.
I found this to be a challenging listen. The heavily processed sound is not for me. Her voice, the empty sounding percussion - its not for me. I listened to the whole thing though. Two stars.
Meh. Weird artsy 80s music.
Very interesting, quirky voice, but not quite my cup of tea.
The musical equivalent of hitting the DJ button on the keyboard and mashing the keys in a vaguely rhythmic fashion. Love you, Kate, but this is madness.
Are you sure this isn't Annie Lennox?
The better tracks here (in my view Leave it Open, Night of the Swallow, All The Love) aren’t worth a 4. And other tracks have too much voice affectation and/or theatrics or wailing to be close to a 3. Not commercial enough! So a 2 overall. Hounds of Love is a good album though!
Oh Kate, and I was on such a roll! This album delivers the worst kind of art house nonsense with barely a redeeming song to be heard. Truly painful listening for most of the album, the screeching, grating vocals did nothing for me, and very much reinforced why I’ve never successfully listened to one of her albums in full despite loving a few of her singles. Never again.
I find this record quite weak in comparison to other Kate Bush material I've heard. It feels like it's trying to be super intelligent in the songwriting and production - there's an edginess to it that I do enjoy in parts, but overall I think the flow & end product is lacking. Towards the second half of the album I also found myself zoning out a bit. It's not terrible by any means but it's not hitting the spot with me.
meh
I don't think Kate Bush and I would have lasted very long in a relationship.
Not her best album thats for sure and definitely not easy listening a poor 2
Definitivno not her best work, inače ju volim ali ovaj album je smeće. 2/5, 3/10
beetje vreemd, ni mijn ding
The latest in what seems to be a higher than expected number of operatic and overly theatrical albums among this 1001 collection... Not a huge Kate Bush fan and I’m sure this isn’t her best album. Interesting and irritating in equal measure.
What the fuck
I think it's just too torn between experimental and just 80s pop to me. The grounded moments suck for me and the moments that push really hard just feel questionable. Worst of all the production is pretty poopy. Those stock keyboard sounds just grind my gears idk
That was weird! I enjoy that part actually. I wish there were more moments of groove on the album, something that has a little chug and backbeat.
i tried. then i died
189. ok
It was a good album. Probably not my preferred Kate Bush album.
Some interesting stuff here, but overall way too much of the wrong kind of weird for me. 2 stars.
All a bit dated this sounds now, plus the songs are not really there. The melodramatic voice only stands up when there are good songs too like bowie
This was anoying to listen to
Ok
BAU
This sounded different than I expected it to, I don’t know how I feel about it now. Playlist add: "Night of the Swallow"
As with many experimental albums, there are a couple good songs and a few more interesting moments between kinda garish strange songs Highlights: "Suspended In Gaffa", "Night of the Swallow", "Get Out of My House"
(3/7) didn't really speak to me
I know that I should like Kate Bush, but I just can’t stand some of the terrible background noises.
I like a lot of weird shit, but not this.
Too out there for me
Very eclectic and scattered. Beautiful voice, but this album was all over the place and just not cohesive.
I understand that she is an icon. I acknowledge that under any other circumstance, I may give this album 4 or even 5 stars. But if it weren't for the fact that I've heard her most popular songs approximately 30,000 times each, these songs would be downright intolerable to me. Even having heard her more popular songs a kajillion times, which I DO enjoy, I cannot STAAAAAAND her voice. It's nails on a chalkboard to me. Reminds me of Marina Diamandis' voice where she sounds find when singing Normally and at a lower register, but the instant she gets loud you want to be like "shhhhhhhhush. shut up. hush. quiet. sing like a normal person or be quiet"
Some of these songs are out there, good on her for being creative but not really my cup of tea
Wild
That was not quite as good as "Hounds of Love". An especially rough and grating start. I do think there is something here but not well developed. Almost as if she tries to be too artsy... 2/5
Kate Bush seems to be an acquired taste that I am having difficulty acquiring.
I appreciate what Kate Bush is and her approach to her songwriting. She pushes when others pull. She zigs to the industry’s zags. I love that a whole lot folks discovered her with Running Up That Hill found second-fame in Stranger Things. Well deserved. The samples and tones she employs here were truly avant guard when this was released and that’s worth celebrating. Her song craft has been directly and indirectly ripped off a million times over since. I just can’t get to this album. I’m the one who’s too thick and shallow to fully appreciate.
I like her later stuff, but this was too unfocused for my taste.
#927. That first song is aggressively bad. And the rest aren't much better if we're being honest. 2/5: shit
Interesting but weird album Standout song Night of the swallow
Not great.
A theater kid's fever dream. Too weird for me.
Interesting as it was ..not something I would listen to regularly. Some good singles
Too weird / clowny for me
Didn't love this one.
The Dreaming is less of a pop album and more of a soundtrack to an imaginary - and insane - musical. While Bush is best known for the huge hooks on her next album, there's basically nothing similar to that here. Choruses are subtler, songs are more formless, and the production is layered and borders on messy. It's an impressive package, but one I find fairly difficult to swallow. The theatrics fall flat for me; it feels like there should be a story running through this, but if there is, I've missed it. The wild vocals on the title track are probably exciting if you've bought into the sound, but if you haven't they're just grating. There's just to much going on here without identifiable hooks for me to find anything to grasp onto. Braying like a donkey doesn't automatically make a song bad, but it's certainly not going to win over anyone that wasn't already in love with this.
Kate Bush nije za svakoga i to znam po činjenici da ja uvijek prebacim stanicu ili kanal kada naiđe neka njena pjesma. Ali ovo je onaj ne-mainstream novi poremećeni nivo. I stvarno nije za mene, ne mogu čak ni cijeniti umjetničku kvalitetu, ali brat Hamza koji svira kontrabas na pjesmi 3 je donio dvicu.
O jee. Kate Bush was niet tevreden met de dromerige, licht dwarse maar alleszins acceptabele krijspop die ze maakte. Nee, het moest vreemder, schurender, dissonanter. En irritanter. De gekkigheid rijst de pan uit, maar het is niet fijn luisteren meer. Wat ongetwijfeld de bedoeling was.
Couldn't decide if the music bored me or annoyed me more.
Eh, DNF. Not terrible. 2.5
Not a KB fan. 2
Pff, not my cup of tea, it's just so experimental that it loses itself from deliviring nice songs to listen too in some cases. It's very theatrical with different voices and instruments carrying the album. I did enjoy some parts, but I don't see myself revisiting this very soon. 1. Suspended in the gaffa 2. Leave it open 3. Houdini
I had high hopes for this one. I don't know much about the artist. Loved that she had a recent resurgence from Stranger Things. But this one didn't have any highlights for me. I pictured a young Tori Amos studying every note.
sinceramente no me gustó, pero si que sorprende como puede jugar y cambiar su voz dependiendo el dramatismo que le quiera dar a la canción
I appreciate that Kate Bush is unique and different but her music still eludes me somehow. I do like a handful of her songs, none of which are on the dreaming.
One of the music critics described this album as eccentric, which I think is accurate. Also, a song about Houdini is a first. Still, pretty much all the tracks were forgettable.
Before hand I thought I might like this. First song was not great but the rest of the album was a bit weird and over the top.
I don't know if I just listened to this on a bad day, but I found myself checking how long the album would be only two songs in. I wish I liked how experimental and strange it was, but there's something about it that throws me off. Get Out of My house is the perfect summary of how I feel about most songs on this album. I really like the vocal chant at the end, but there is so much other stuff in there (the donkey noises, the shouting) that push me away.
Honestly not feeling this one. I like her voice but noting worked on this one for me. Sorry Miss Bush. That one song in stranger things goes hard but it want on this album lol.
Only knew "Running Up That Hill" previously but didn't hear any of the same catchiness in this one.
haha she's weird Some crazy accents going on here. Very theatrical, maybe too theatrical for me. I'm all for expression but reel it in a bit Kate.
Meh. Great voice but selections... not worth it
I think I get it, I just know I don’t like it.
Funky but not like running up that hill
I am not the target audience/demographic and I did not enjoy this creative endeavor. It sounds like the music they put on baby toys that look like instruments. The vocals sound like a high school theater kids first musical. Kate Bush in recent pop culture is associated with Stranger Things as one of the characters favorite musical artists. This shit is not for me and that's OK. 3/10 - it wasn't unbearable, just not good.
Undoubtedly an extremely talented artist, Kate Bush can do some crazy things with her voice, I just don't think I'm the target demographic. The album has some weird production choices and overall I think it all goes a bit above my head. There are some good bits on here but I can't really say I enjoyed this, more like I felt obliged to listen to it. Highlights: There Goes a Tenner
Boo 2/5
1,9 Highlights: Sat In Your Lap, Pull Out the Pin
Interesting time signatures sometimes, but not the easiest to listen to
Nice
In a nutshell: abstract and angry. The Dreaming is the polarising Kate Bush album on the list. Unconventional for 1982. Not just in content, which is avant pop, goth-like, baroque and even ska in parts. Kate recorded and produced this album herself. She's been writing songs since she was 14. Not many, if any, women in the early 80s were doing all three. And if like to give a virtual face slap to anyone in the industry that thought that Kate couldn't do it. The bulk of the album is okay. What you hear on The Dreaming is a sample of what you'll hear later on Hounds of Love. Also in future artists, such as Björk and Janelle Monáe. What disturbed me is the title track. Kate is well intentioned to write a song about something many international listeners are unaware of (as an Australian, I'm ashamed to say that this still happens) she didn't need to adopt the vocalisations of a First Nations (ie Aboriginal) woman while doing it. It's like a white American impersonating a black American. Overall: 4/10
My tolerance for weird music has grown a bit, but I can only like something I'd never listen to again so much. Points for creativity, but the avant gardeness is just too much for me to get into this in any kind of meaningful way.
Prior to this, I had only heard "Hounds Of Love" from Kate Bush, which is a masterpiece. This, unfortunately, was a major disappointment. I do appreciate the experimental nature of the album, but this just fell flat, and eventually became nonsensical. Favorite Track: "Night Of The Swallow".
I didn’t know this album at all and, as much as I like Kate Bush, this was just too weird for me to really get into.
Two Kate Bush albums in less than a month on the Generator. This one as weird as the last one. I start off liking the weirdness and then towards the end start thinking it's a bit much. I love her voice when she's just plain singing, but the random voices and shouty bits just becomes *a lot* over a full album - especially when they just become silly voices like those I'd have done while reading books to my kid when they were a toddler. I thought the it was the fault of the b-side being "conceptual" on Hounds of Love, but the same thing happened here. Houdini for example is great musically, lovely when she is singing in her standard vocals, but then the comedy voices happen and it loses me. I really wanted to like this more than I did in practice. There is so much about it that should make it a 5 star album to me, but then there's a noise like someone is strangling a cat or pretending to be Eeyore and I'm rolling my eyes. 2/5
Is this children's music?
Kate Bush is, like Bowie, one of those artists who if you say you don’t like them their fans go fucking mental. Kate Bush has done some good things. Two good things - Wuthering Heights and The Man With The Child In His Eyes. These were both done at the very beginning of her career, and I wish she had stopped there.
Kate Bush rules but do we really need her 4th album? Sakes.
icon, i dont mind kate bush but never really got it… idk.. a few hits but overall id pass
Not feeling it, running down this hill tbh.
This is a weak album and took way too long to listen to as it didn’t hook my attention
Theatrical and Bowie-esque. Kinda feels like seeing a cabaret show on shrooms. I respect that Kate Bush clearly had total creative control over this album, but I also don’t really know what to do with these songs. They’re too strange to just put on and jam to. They feel deliberately challenging. The distorted voices and affectations feel designed to put distance between the music and the listener. This is fascinating but kind of tough to listen to. I love this album cover though.
No va
No wild and windy moors here
Much weirder than I was expecting - not for me really
Deeply weird
I just don’t enjoy Kate Bush. After listening to several albums, I’m still not a fan. 2.5 stars.
Kate Bush ei oikein toimi mulle. Tämmöistä musikaalia. Jotenkin rasittavaa.
This was really weird
3 - BAD
Somewhat over-produced, this album is supposedly Kate Bush's mote experimental one. Actually, I hugely respect Bush's determination to follow her own path in the music industry and her achievements there. It's just that I don't care for her singing style terribly much. And here we get (at least in some songs) a rather affected style of accents.
This was kinda annoying
This is one of the strangest things I have ever listened to, but I didn't hate it. But as I am typing this I got to the last minute of the album with this donkey, and it loses a number just for that.
Weird and not in the good way, but I kinda respect Kate Bush for that. Sadly, respect doesn't earn you album rating score 3.6/10
sehr schwierig und teilweise unangenehm anzuhören.
Track 1. (Sat In Your Lap) Interesting. 5.2/10 Track 2. (There Goes A Tenner) I feel like I don't love the super quirky alt music; it's almost unlistenable to me. 5.5/10 Track 3. (Pull Out The Pin) 6/10 Track 4. (Suspended In Gaffa) 6.2/10 Track 5. (Leave It Open) 6/10 Track 6. (The Dreaming)6.4/10 Track 7. (Night Of The Swallow) Much better than the first 6 tracks. 8/10 Track 8. (All The Love) Ok, getting much better. 7.2/10 Track 9. (Houdini) Don't know why there was such a change in genre, but it's much better. 7.4/10 Track 10. (Get Out Of My House) 6/10 Overall Score: 5.8/10
Hacia el final ya la cosa medio agarra, pero más de la primera mitad me pareció un álbum sumamente irritante. Me cuesta mucho trabajo el estilo y la voz de Bush. Y cuando creía que habían llegado canciones que sí me habían gustado, llegó la última pieza en donde todo mundo se pone a rebuznar. Muy high concept para este pobre jicotillo.
I get that she's iconic and probably influenced others with her work but this album didn't do it for me. Too abstract I guess.
I appreciate she has mega talent as a musician, but her voice sounds like someone dipping a cat into boiling water. Sorry Kate.
Wish I was dreaming yes.
Night Of The Swallow // 1.5/5
This is a fun little fever dream if you're in the mood for it.
I am not the target market for this album.
2/5
First thought was "That sounds like Phil Collins drums". It probably is the same sound but it was not Phil Collins. Hugh Padgham is the producer which explains that connection. I did not like this album. I had flashbacks of Tome Waits' "Bone Machine" album. It's just not for me whatever this genre of music is supposed to be. It does sound theatrical which I did like somewhat but the whole thing became irritating.
Sorry Kate this was a big no from me. The weirdness was amped up too far
There is no way she has more than one, and I'm not listening to it again.
This artist has a way of articulating her words that began grating on my nerves. Music was typical of the 80’s and I missed it the first go around in high school. Not really a miss.
Not my favourite Kate bush album I’m afraid
I didn’t enjoy this one nearly as much as Hounds of Love, but it was still okay. A little more abstract. Standout Songs: The Dreaming All The Love
She is talented but sometimes she gets weird for the sake of being weird which is an issue for me. The donkey braying thing brought this album down for me and it made no sense to have it on here. I liked her other stuff on this list but this one I will pass on.
Obsessed with those theatrical Miss Piggy Vibes - you can even hear her in the back vocals (just listen to the first track again).
I was not familiar with Kate Bush's catalogue outside of "Running up that Hill". This album is strange. There were moments I didn't mind, but some of it was a struggle.
Unique is what I will say.
A little too whimsical for my taste. Kate Bush should have exactly 1 album on this list, not 3.
I didnt mind previous Kate Bush albums so was positive coming into this, and disappointed leaving. This seemed to be her late album for the purists and lacked the hits and hooks of previous albums. Too much weird and not enough pop
It seems like there’s a good, possibly great album here. But it would probably require numerous listens. On the face of it Kate Bush just seems a little weird and this is a weird album.
Noisy. Don’t understand the appeal. Becomes diva-esque by the end with some lush sounds, but I don’t get this at all. A terrible sound, often-screeching.
Decent album not the type of art I enjoy right now but will probably enjoy later in my life
This was a hard start. It felt off and something that I would hate. The urge to just put this down as “not for me” is as high but I decided to persevere. Having listened to the album I can appreciate that it’s an attempt at saying something, at expression. Honestly I have no idea what it’s trying to say, and it really wasn’t for me, but I do appreciate the work for what it is.
Spontant besviken. Gillar kate bush som fan men det här känns som passerad gräns av teatralitet parat med 80s reverbdille. The Kick inside eller hounds of love är båda mästerverk, denna når inte upp. Kul att hon testar att sjunga som en traditionell kines. Gillar det inte svinmycket, men plus för den konstnärliga totalfriheten.
Respekterar detta, men det klickar bara inte
Väldigt mycket professor Trelawney över det här. Eller kanske Bellatrix. Otroligt knasigt. Men rätt kul att lyssna på när man knicketiknackar. Jag gillar det. Night of the swallow var riktigt svängig och hon har ju en skaplig pipa, det har hon. Men knappast Mankemangsmusik egentligen. Jag är ju heavy metal.
Man, this is a WEIRD album with a capital WEIRD. The first listen through was one of the most miserable experiences of my entire life. I could not wait to turn this off. This is the second Kate Bush album I’ve rolled for this project, and I gotta be honest and say she’s 0/2 on personal enjoyment. Here’s why this album is so weird. Kate has a great voice, but the ways she chooses to use it range from caterwauling like a mad woman with plenty of voice cracks left in the final product, using way too much unnecessary grumph, or as another reviewer mentioned, literally making animal noises. It’s not only off-putting, but it takes me out of the songs completely. A cardinal sin when I’m trying to get lost in the music or work with it in the background. Even the songs that I actually do like have these random interjections that I just don’t vibe with. Bad vibes on this album all around. Yet, I managed to spend the day listening to it. Have I sort of found a weird level of understanding with Kate that makes listening to this easier, or have I just lost my mind completely?? I don’t know. When it’s good, it’s a 3. When it’s bad, it’s a 1. Therefore, I think I’m going to give Kate Bush a second 2 star review, even though some of the noises she makes on this album are actually offensive to my ears. My favorite songs on this album, when she’s not being annoying, are “Leave It Open” and “Night Of The Swallow”. To my astonishment, I found something to actually enjoy with both of those songs. One more try at an average rating for Kate Bush. I don’t like her odds honestly. If anything can be said about Kate Bush, it’s that she’s unique and clearly having a lot of genuine fun here. That should at least be celebrated, even if I don’t enjoy it personally.
thought i liked this more than I actually did. It started to grate. Not my favourite KB
Enjoyed the guest appearance of Cookie Monster -surprisingly, not on the track with the donkeys.
Very varied, with the main theme being consistently irritating.
This was an interesting listen. Unique and eccentric vocals. Not really for me though
I expected more from this album, unfortunately it did not reach expectations
Painful
Pretty weird album
Only had another Kate Bush album a few days ago, too much Bush in too short a time.
Hmmm skulle ønska eg likte da bedre
Not one of Kate's best in my opinion some good tracks towards the end. However her voice annoyed me at the beginning too wailly. I like Kate Bush but this album fell short I left feeling short changed it seemed thoughtless
I like Kate Bush. I like the 80s. I do not like this.
Random thoughts: 1. It is universally known that if you are going to force someone to listen to a Kate Bush album, it should be "Hounds of Love". 2. Didn't we already get a Kate Bush album? I feel like we did. If so, this is just being redundant. 3. When I write my book, "1001 ROCK Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" (which will include Rap/Hip-Hop), I will not include this album. 4. I'll bet she was an insufferable theater kid. 5. Why do I dislike Kate Bush's music almost as much as I do enjoy Tori Amos'? This requires further self-examination. Pour out a half-star for all the artists who deserved to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before her.
2.5
I was bummed that this didn't do anything for me - from what I've heard from her singles that have had a resurgence, I liked Kate Bush so far. Yet, this album didn't do much for me at all. I enjoyed that it was non-conventional and atonal at times, and that she was very creative with her use of vocal tones and inflections. I think I might enjoy other projects by Kate more; we'll see.
I am so sorry, but I did not click with this album at all. I did enjoy a handful of songs, and the donkey closer is hilarious, but I found it a bit exhausting listening to this album.
2/5 too much shrieking
Wasn’t too enjoyable but I can hear her influence to this day in artists like Tori Amos and Lady GaGa. Some songs were enjoyable. Most were not.
That was really strange
This was is a bit too strange for me, sounded almost like a seance at certain points, and gotta love what sounded like a donkey “eee-awh” chant at the end…. I’m not opposed to artists experimenting, but I’m not enough of a Kate Bush fan to appreciate it for this album.
Nope
I think, after reading through some of the other reviews, that you either love Kate Bush, or you do not. I do not. Too experimental for me. Who sits down to listen to this??
1.5
odd
I don’t know why Kate Bush doesn’t work for me. She uses all the same tricks as other artists I dig, Peter Gabriel, Frank Zappa… she even sounds like Nina Hagan, who I also enjoy… but something in the mix just doesn’t do it.
Pas écouté mais je mets 2 pour la cover nulle
No Kate, no, así NO me gusta
Hmm. Well, it’s not what I expected. Seems like some experimental stuff. I wish I hadn’t listened to this album of her’s first. She was really reaching here.
There’s very little I like about this album. I don’t like her voice and I don’t like her backup singers’ voices. It sounds a lot like screaming the same thing over and over. Very strange music, though I can see why some might like it.
Ah well. A 3.Maybe not even. Not that exciting. I get the experimental stuff etc but wouldn’t want to listen to it again. Will be a 2.
I like Hounds of Love and Sensual World but didn't enjoy this one at all.
Вперше послухав цей альбом — він здався мені занадто прогресивним і надто мистецьким актом. Крім того, не дуже сподобалися аранжування у першій половині, які викликали стійку асоціацію з якимось водевілем. Вокально дуже яскраво, різноманітно, експресивно, прото гроул якийсь навіть є. За цим елементом дуже цікаво була на альбомі спостерігати Схоже, що цей альбом варто слухати не один раз, і я планую зробити це згодом. А поки що моє враження радше ні, ніж так.
Interesting lyrics and fantastic vocals but the music all together isn't my favorite.
What on earth is this? Felt like I walked into a circus. A point for originality, though.
Album cover review - better than average, she looks great, chains and a lock, a key in her mouth. Love it. Love her or not, Kate Bush is an ARTIST and Electronic Music innovator.
"The Dreaming" finds Kate Bush in her experimental phase, and let’s just say it’s a bit too "out there" for my taste. While she’s often ahead of her time, this album feels like a swing and a miss. It’s definitely not her best work, and I’d prefer to forget it quickly.
Not my favorite. Kind of sounded like show tunes gone wrong at some points. Sorry, Kate!
Some really wild bits in there, I wouldn't listen to the entirety of it in one go.
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I know cool girls like art pop ,but this is where I tearfully admit that I am not cool, and am beginning to think i may never be cool. I love unique creative music (when are the Tom Waits albums coming?), but when it comes to pop my tolerance starts at a low level to begin with.
The uptempo synth backing and weird "oof" percussive noise make the opening track sound like someone is playing a 16-bit beat-em-up in the background. Which is potentially a good thing... Love everything about Kate Bush, except, frustratingly, a lot of her music. When she's brilliant, she really is brilliant, it's just never quite often enough for my tastes. When she is not so brilliant, she is, at least, usually interesting. The Dreaming is an album I haven't really listened to previously. It definitely benefits from repeated listens - weirdly inaccessible, it comes off like a art-pop-prog experiment with shades of Bowie in the vocal delivery and unsettlingly stark backing tracks which seem much more concerned with rhythmic content than the melodic. Unconventional in almost every department, it is still unmistakably an 80s pop record. I never had the time, nor the patience, to devote to dissecting the lyrical themes, which may mean I am missing a lot of the point here, but I still found this an intriguing listen, which is lacking immediate hooks and strong melodies. In a world where there are albums I would gladly wipe from existence completely, The Dreaming is an album I am glad I listened to (several times) but it can go back on the shelf now, if that's ok. Suffice to say, she has produced far better albums IMO.
5/10
Frankly bizarre. I've never been much of a fan of Kate Bush, although I know some people love her. But I really don't understand why this album was included as well as Hounds of Love. Some of the choices on here are just weird. The mockney There Goes a Tenner, the pseudo-Australian The Dreaming, some of the "singing" in Houdini. Suspended in Gaffa had moments of familiarity, although whether it's because I've heard it before or because it just sounds like Hounds of Love I can't be bothered to find out. I suppose I owe this more than a star because I've praised other albums which stretch boundaries and this is certainly not like many other albums on the list, so an extra star for originality.
Do you like waltzes, accordions, and shrieking? This might just be the album for you.
I do not like her style of music.
Weird, really weird. Reminds me of Joanna newsome. Lots of weird character voices done. Very experimental.
Tror jag är för dum för kate bush
2/5
2.0 - Weak
Annoying but not as bad as the other Kate Bush album on here.
bland det konstigaste jag någonsin har hört. det är lite bra emellanåt. suspended in gaffa är ju en kanonlåt. men det är som en psykotisk mäniska som gör obskyr synthpop samtidigt som den försöker deklarera eller nånting.
not my vibe at all i feel like im in some weird musical running through a magical forest while being chased by an army of short men calling me a witch however i do understand why it’s popular, as she is clearly very talented if it’s your kind of music update: it’s kind of growing on me… it has a really interesting instrumentals and cool voice layering especially on “all the love” i will not listen to this again, and would go out of my way to turn it off if it were playing
I love some of Kate bush’s albums but not this one. I found it pretentiously irritating and so next level progressive pop that I almost couldn’t listen to it. Kate bush is awesome, this album is not!
Do you accept any orders? So stop this annoying thing please!
While I've been doing this challenge I have also been going through the RYM top rated albums of all time, but skipping the albums that I know are also on this list. I had Hounds of Love from this list already and I wasn't super crazy about it, but it was fine, it shocked me to see that it was the 56th highest rate album on RYM. I am currently on album 150, and this one is rated 142 so I just skipped it. I don't get it. I don't know what people see in Kate Bush, it sounds like circus pop music. I don't know how see has 2 albums in the top 200 of all time on RYM. It isn't the worst album, and I love weird music, but this like weird in boring way. This just kinda made me want to listen to the Cocteau Twins, but I was also buying David Byrne tickets as I was listening to this so I was thinking about that more... and it is hard for anyone to compete with the Talking Heads High 2.
This album didn't catch me nearly as well as Hounds of Love does. It's kind of hard to listen to. I do enjoy Kate Bush, and as far as difficult albums go so far in this endeavor, this was certainly not the hardest. I just didn't get anything out of it from two listens.
Album got better as it went on. Not really feeling this album. It has a theatrical feel.
Second Kate Bush album I've gotten after Hounds of Love. Certainly more 'out-there' as an album.
I’m not really sure how to describe this. Like a pop opera? Interesting but a bit too weird for me.