Hounds Of Love

Certainly my favourite Kate album. Great songs and storytelling

It's beautiful. The synth tone is beautiful. Classic of classic.

Kinda the same as my previous Kate Bush albums, not too intrigued, this one seemed better than the other ones though. Will I listen to again: 10%

Not bad enough to get the abysmal 1/5, but not good enough to even get a 2

The only way this album could have been better was if it had included David Bowie.

Never listened to her before but I know a lot of artists I like were influenced by her music. Great stuff.

Was meh

Кейт Буш своим примером такая: дети, если вы пишете авант-поп музыку сегодня, сорок лет спустя всё это может звучать достаточно комфортно для широкой аудитории, чтоб набирать миллиард+ прослушиваний на спотифай. Интересно, насколько популярной была Кейт Буш в восьмидесятые. Воспринимали ли её как такую артистичную и претенциозную, но в своей стихии? Как вот позднюю Бьорк сейчас, например? Мне очень нравится Кейт Буш, но это такая вот любовь из уважения очень часто. Ее песни всегда заходят, но редко пробираются куда-то глубоко, чтоб сказать "воа, Любимая музыка!" Но это великий альбом. Лучшая песня - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God).

2nd Kate Bush album in 4 days - it's okay. I don't think I'd choose to listen to it again, but wouldn't skip it.

Tons of Smiths and Bush records recently. Not my favorite artists

5 fucking stars. Kate Bush's artistry is unmatched. Her vocals, her production, her concepts, the execution of it all. She is one of my favorite artists of all time, and though I go back and forth on which of her albums is my favorite, HoL is either #1 or #2. I got to play my vinyl for this one, which has the original mix of The Big Sky. I love the way the drums come right out of the gate, and I can hear so many of the details in the backing vocals so much more clearly. Often times I like to just listen to The Ninth Wave tracks. On one such occasion, I was out walking during sunset on a crisp fall evening. I was looking up at the sky, which was a gorgeous pink/purple, and The Jig of Life was playing. Suddenly a red tailed hawk flew toward me and swooped low directly over my head - I could have touched them if I'd jumped - and then flew off high into the sky behind me. I don't know, maybe they thought my hair bun was a mouse and it was a close call, but it felt like a movie moment. I had chills, and I won't ever forget it.

What an exceptionally good album. Challenging in places, always innovative. I've mentioned before how Bjork and Tori Amos would not be who they were without Kate Bush, and this album absolutely cements that. The only thing to say is that Something Good by the Utah Saints is just better than the original. And the original is great.

good album. i listened to this before and only a couple songs really stuck to me. i sort of get the same feeling on this relisten, but i appreciate the songs i didnt look into as much before more. hounds of love side swept except cloudbusting i still dont really like it all that much. the ninth wave side was still a little more tricky. i dont feel as much attachment to this side. i get that its a concept album, but i didnt really enjoy much of the tracks at least as much as hounds of love side. im not saying its bad though cause i still liked it. definitely a welcome listen. 4 personal favs: hounds of love, the big sky

In recent years, I've made it a point to seek out more female-led bands and singers, and having a passing familiarity with Kate Bush, I'm eager to listen to a complete record of hers. My first impressions give me a lot of similar sounds to Pat Benatar, which is about the highest compliment I can give to a vocalist. The vocals and backing instruments (drums in particular) give a very big sound that makes you feel like you can run through a wall. That being said, the back half of this album is alittle lacking in that regard. Still a good album that I even had the inclination to relisten to right away (not a common occurrence with me), but with a couple changes could've been a 5-star from me. Overall, a very good listen and I'd happily add Kate Bush to my rotation going forward. Notable Tracks: - Running Up That Hill - already iconic pre-2021 but Stranger Things vaulted it into the stratosphere - Hounds Of Love - The Big Sky - Watching You Without Me - The Morning Fog 7/10

Running Up That Hill // Mother Stands For Comfort // Cloudbusting // And Dream Of Sheep //

Notable tracks: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God), Cloudbusting, And Dream Of Sheep, Under Ice, Jig Of Life, Hello Earth

perfection. no notes.

It’s perfect too

How fuckin cool. Not only is it proven to be timeless (see running up that hill) but it’s also so experimental and unique. There’s nothing like talented artists doing their own thing. *chefs kiss*

I wondered yesterday as I gave a 5 star review to that days offering and so made it two in a row, if that was the first time I had done that. But before I had time to check this album comes along to make it, without any doubt whatsoever, my first 3 in a row 5 star album. And there are few albums which deserve this accolade more. Another album I needn’t listen to as it’s hardly off my playlist rotation. I’ve been a Kate Bush fan since she first appeared. I have all her albums on multiple formats and was one of the lucky ones who saw her in Manchester during her first 1979 UK tour. As good as this album is and notwithstanding it contains The Ninth Wave, often cited by her fellow contemporaries as one of the best musical suites ever, it is not quite my favourite Kate Bush album. But that is like trying to pick your favourite child - impossible. They’re all bloody good! 5+/5 6/7/24

Great

90/100 This was enchanting. A true classic which I've been meaning to listen to for a long time. The vocals and production are surprisingly experimental at times. If I had any criticisms it's that the first disc does stand out a fair bit more than the second one. Overall experience was amazing

Going back and forth between a 3 and 4. Some songs were great, some were nontraditional but worked (gave me Taylor Swiftish nontraditional song vibes). Then some were just straight up weird performance piece/modern dance songs.

I'm about a 3.5 with this but it's very original. So I'll give it a 4 for creativity. I like the first 3 songs. Jig of Life is pretty cool. Waking the Witch has some demons in it. yikes. The rest of the songs are okay. I appreciate the artistry. I like her chaotic layering of sounds and bursts of layered vocals balanced with some beautiful instrumentation & good beats. She has a kind of surreal sound. At times hypnotizing. Also... sometimes I enjoy listening to an album as Side 1 and Side 2 (like many of them were actually produced). This is a good album for this. The first 6 songs go well together. And the last 6 go well together.

I don’t love Kate Bush. I get the appeal for many but overall she is not for me. That being said, this album is decent. Nothing special, just mildly interesting 80’s art pop.

Running Up That Hill has become an iconic song, and I liked a couple of the other earlier tracks too, but this got weirder and weirder as the album went on.

Running up that Hill gets this to a 4.

Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5

First 5 or 6 songs were pretty good but the others were so meaningless

Very much darker than anticipated. Still think Running up That Hill is the best song.

Day179 - i can’t wrap my ears around kate bush. i’ve read she was ahead of her time and maybe she still is

This album was incredible. I was unaware that Cloudbursting was written by Kate Bush. The rendition done by Matthew Good and Holly McNarland is one of my favourite off of Matthew Good's album 'Chaotic Neutral' - I always thought it was his song. The writing is exceptional, so I naturally thought it was his song. Exceptional song. I'm not sure where to place Kate Bush. She is doing things her way. Each song has incredible emotion in their unique way. I want to say I hear some Joni Mitchell in here, but I think I'm reaching for a reference. I truly think Kate Bush is just Kate Bush. Quirky, weird, talented, progressive.

max mayfield knows her SHIT

80s girl pop, synths and glassy vocals.The hugely popular opening track is indeed a banger. Loved the faint barking vocals in the song Hounds of Love. Along the middle it becomes a bit atmospheric and sounds as if something from a disney princess adventure. Jig Of Life with it's bagpipe like instrumentation is fun. Last two tracks forgettable.

Avant Garde 80’s pop. Not really my jam but much better than most 80’s pop.

the first song became popular because of Stranger Things. The rest sounds like a dated 80's album.

Fine for a listen in the background, however I did take a bathroom break in the middle of it and didn't bother to go back to what I had missed.

Awesomely weird and original...poetic without being abstruse.

Ég var frekar spenntur fyrir þessari plötu þegar ég sá hana á listanum og hún var mjög skemmtileg en fór stundum yfir í aðeins of mikla tilraunamennsku til að ég væri nægilega ánægður með hana. Minni tilraunamennska og hún hefði farið einni stjörnu ofar. Myndi vera í 3.5 en dreg hana niður fyrir leiðinlegu tilraunamennskuna.

Liked this a lot, probably will listen again.

Its okay.

I think this demands multiple listens to really dig into, as the lyrics come quickly and both the vocal layering and instrumentation are complex. That being said, the front half of the album seems to take a lot less risks than the back, which I preferred -- it has the aura of a dark fairy tale. Listened to: at home. Favorite tracks: And Dream of Sheep, Jig of Life

I’m kicking myself for getting rid of my copy of this on vinyl that I probably got for less than $10 in 2009ish.

Loved it. Though running up that hill will be stuck in my head for at least a week.

unique storytelling half a concept album well made I liked it

Third album on the list and I'm just more in love. Running Up The Hill (A Deal With God) is just epic. Faves from today include The Big Sky and Waking The Witch.

Excellent - my fave of the Kate Bush albums included in the list. She's an amazing talent and I have max respect for the way she's carved out her own path in music and celebhood! Fave tracks - "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" is absolutely epic, and it makes sense it worked tremendously well in Stranger Things. "Cloudbusting" is gloriously positive, and I included a full re-listen of Utah Saint's first album as part of my experience! ✌️

Running up that hill is a real banger. Some other good songs - some not as good. Quite experimental

I tried to get into this album a few years ago (before the ST hype for Running Up That Hill) and it just didn't click. But this time around, it was incredible! A truly strange, adventurous, theatrical record. Kate Bush is giving 1000% effort on each track, regardless of how wild the concept might seem. Favorite song here was "Under Ice" which is a shorter, interlude-ish type track but the layered vocals and building instrumentals are haunting and beautiful.

Startede ud med en sweet og ganske behagelig sang som absolut var et glæde genhør. Derefter gik det både op og ned af bakke. Nogle sange var transportsange uden andet formål at få dig videre i plade - men det country Gjøl til sidst fik mig flere gange til at tjekke om jeg var gået videre til en anden plade.

Første halvdel er et vanvittigt mesterværk. Anden halvdel er et undervurderet mesterværk.

Side A: Nogle episke bangers i særligt Running Up That Hill og Cloudbusting. Men også lidt for meget fyld med typisk hule 80er trommer og synth der får mig til at miste interessen. Side B: Interessant sammenhængende historie. Mindre 80er lyd. Samlet: To kæmpe sange og en interessant B-side trækker op. Men det bliver ikke et værk jeg genbesøger

While I appreciate the affect Ms. Bush’s work has had on many artists I like, from Bjork to Lana, I’ve never taken to it. It never sounds lush to me in the way its supposed to. She sounds like she’s trying way too hard to convince me of her deeply felt artistic sensibilities. On the second half of this album, especially, the faux orchestral routine is almost too much to bear. Also, I abhor songs that posit that God might want to “swap our places,” or might be “a stranger on a bus.” Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. If God exists (I know how I feel about it, but I’m not trying to convince anybody of anything), we are almost too minuscule to be of consideration, much less anyone They want to trade places with.

Weird, nothing like it, i dont think ive ever liked a pop record as this one as pop is something i rarely listen to. The instrumentals and atmosphere are incredible.

Best album ever. Made a big impact in the 80s and probably the album I listened to the most over the years. The b-sides of the singles are of equal high quality (especially Under the Ivy).

As expected, this is one of the best albums I've rated so far (after 670 ratings), if not the best.

I'm ultimately not a fan of Bush's vocals, but this album is overall very rich and entertaining.

Classic

Love this album! While Running Up That Hill (Deal With God) is the single, I honestly think the title track is the better song. That bass sound on Big Sky. Cloudbusting is such a killer song. The back half of the album is where this puppy gets weird. lots of ebbs and flows. The back half of this album is where the real meat is, it just takes concentration and a dedicated listen to in order to parse it, which I just can't do in the context of this challenge. Will need to come back to. The Morning Fog is like a minute too short.

Just a fantastic pop album

I thought the deal with god was for her to become rich and hit the charts and afterwards to retire up a damn hill in the Foula Island in Britain. Unfortunable they used her song in Staranger things and now we have to listen to her again after successfully taking her crappy music of the airwaves. Was a 0 in the 80s still a 0 for me. Despise her voice.

Avant-garde folk/rock, discovered by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Amazing.

Running Up That Hill will forever remind me of moving back to England in early August 1985. My family was walking around Banbury, looking in the real estate shop windows, and I heard it on the radio as a new release that week. Loved it from that moment on. Hounds of Love and Cloudbusting are also solid hits.

Agreed : on top song and fine vibes of the 80s

It was okay

Wonderful stuff. Loved 'The big sky', that went straight onto my running playlist (the Hounds of love was already on it).

How frustrating for Kate to have to wait 37 years for a song on this album to hit #1. She has one of those very identifiable voices that you recognize instantly as hers. I like most of the first side and some parts of the second, which is otherwise too spooky and witchy for me. I’d like the whole album more if it weren’t so earnestly dramatic. All in all, though, pretty cool and original. 3.2

I never listened to Kate Bush but have heard of her. I never saw Stranger Things, but knew it blew up "Running Up That Hill". I was curious to listen to this, but it didn't really strike me as a great album. It sounded like Tori Amos to me. So much so that I'm starting to think Tori Amos was doing a Kate Bush impression. Overall, the album is okay. It was probably inventive and bold for the time, but there's not a lot in the way of radio friendliness. Maybe it was more of a UK thing. Cute puppers on the cover though. 3.3

A classic

wonderful, crazy, colorful, she's a icon, a legend, she is the moment, forever and always

Came back to this after Stranger Things popularized Running Up That Hill. Pretty damn good. Like her voice a lot.

Ok. Not a huge Kate Bush fan

Loved the first track. The rest wasn’t really my thing

It was aight

Man I love stranger things

well damn. I already liked the song from Stranger Things, turns out the whole album slaps

Parts are good, parts are ok, parts are weird.

I dig it. Love its dreamy lushness. But my kids think its gay and made me shut it off last night. LOL

She's just not for me...

First listen: WTF is this? Of course, I've heard the first track before. Classic. The rest though? Second listen: this isn't bad. Third: I love it. What a weird album!

Running Up That Hill is better to me as a meme than a song. The first half of the album, Hounds of Love, is great dramatic 80's music with good theming and hints of prog-rock. Even if it is the best version of that sound, it failed to bring a response. MEANWHILE: The 9th Wave is a fascinating piece of art rock I'm pleasantly surprised to have follow. This suite is unique and steps on pop music to show the depth of the artist. Interesting when there's a pairing like this to see reviews of halves of the whole. I'd give it 3.5, but feel its uniqueness is the defining characteristic above average.

Wake the Witch is the standout track for me on this highly novative album.

Kate Bush the woman you are

Beautiful avant-garde pop music. Timeless and unique. There’s something exciting and unexpected hiding around every corner.

witchy

A unique album. It has 80s electronic baselines, demons, reels and a lot more. To me it was “like a prayer Madonna” writ large, which I love. I’m allergic to some of the 80s synth textures, but this survives that pretty well!

solid album, great tracks, running up that hill is a beautiful track.

It’s an odd album. I thought it would be big standard 80s pop but it’s not. There’s a darkness to it that sort of seems like a precursor to emo. I liked it, for what it is.

I'm not crazy about her voice and it's mixed oddly quiet. I appreciate the songs being structured in a different way, but with a near complete lack of hooks or sensible composition it was just hard to get into.

First half really good. Second half bad.

I love Kate bush and this is her at her best

One of my favorites of all time

I love this album. It’s beautiful, original, and creative, while also managing to be catchy and easy to listen to. This is my kind of pop. If this were the the first time I had listened, I probably would’ve given it a 4 (some parts come off a bit cheesy, I’ll admit), but it benefits from familiarity and sentimentality. 4.5 rounded up.

Really good forward, progressive album, I think it is just the right mix of experimental and pop, and combined with her vocals it creates a pretty good album

Hey it's the song from stranger things

Favourite song - Running up that hill

Running up the Hill is a classic.... almost didn't recognize it immediately. Other pieces didn't recognize or enjoy as much other than the Jig of Life.

An album that every other sound was pretty good. The vocals, just like the last Kate Bish that I heard were all the same range and I just kinda got bored with this album quickly.

Minus the one with the demon voice and the Irish Spring jingles it’s fine. I guess I mean track one is a classic.

OH I'VE ALREADY LISTENED TO THIS !! LOVE IT I love how it's split with the singles on the first side and the concept album part on the second side. So amazing, powerful, thrilling AND captivating.

Kate Bush is a singular artist. A beacon of light in a sea of darkness, and this is her at her absolute peak. There has never and will never be anything else like this.

From the early stages of her more experimental works, and to be honest I have struggled with her wackier ones. But the big 4 make this album worth the listen. I'm not really sure why they included this one in here as 'The Kick Inside' and 'Lionheart' were both much better albums. Still, can't bring myself to give it less than a 4.

Enjoyed that more than I thought I would. Don’t know why, but I’ve spent my life avoiding listening to Ms Bush but now forced to listen to this album I gave in and can admit it was decent. I can’t stand ‘Hounds of Love’ which might explain my prior Bush-based intolerance. I’ve added half a dozen or so tracks to my library which will pop up from time to time and it will remind me how much I’m growing as a person 🤣.

It's the first time I've listened to a Kate Bush album in its entirety. I've had worse experiences, a bit weird and whacky in places as I expected. I was going to give it a 4, she is a fantastic songwriter and has a woderful voice, but the inclusion of 'The Jig of Life' knocks it down to a 3, as it just smelt of faux Irish bollocks like Ed Sheerhole's 'Galway Girl'. Songs like that should never exist, and if they do, then be treated with the derision they deserve.

Running Up That Hill, Hounds of Love and Cloudbusting have nothing to prove to me, but I’m still left with two questions... One, do the other tracks get sufficiently close to matching this quality to justify 'classic' status for the album as a whole? And two, is Cloudbusting the best of the three? The answer to both is: probably, just about. Some of the second half took a while to grow on me but now I think it’s all decent, and some of it’s great (Jig of Life!). Surprisingly I think The Dreaming remains my favourite Kate Bush album so far, but it’s hardly an injustice that this is the one that gets all the praise. 4.5

Haven't heard any Kate Bush beforehand, but her voice is so angelic and heavenly. "Hounds Of Love" sounds like an opera.

I just imagined the countless drill samples that the album had. It's a great album!

never heard a song of hers before stranger things (and i don’t even watch stranger things). very cool post-prog project

Единственный нормальный Буш 8/10

Always love the ethereal vibes from Kate bush <3

Ok wow, I've never listened to a full album by Kate Bush before. I'm blown away but at the same time I need some time to reflect as there's too much to digest here (especially on side 2) for just one day of listening. Side 1 is just pure hits with this particular artsy twist and I love them all. Especially Cloudbusting. Together with the video and the whole backstory, it's incredibly touching and it made me cry today. The lyrics throughout the album are all great and, strengthened by her one of a kind delivery, give off this strong feminine energy, it really makes the album stand out from the rest on this list (dominated by men). Side 2 is more demanding though and on the first listen it's even not that enjoyable. But I can definitely see more depth to it, I just need some more time with it. I'm giving it a 4/5 for now but I can see it becoming one of my favorites in the future.

Held up by Running Up the Hill

Experimental, ethereal, all while remaining an absolute delightful listen. Loved it.

Pretty wild, musically, but I liked it.

I love Kate Bush and she always had this sort of ethereal feel to her and I think this side of her shines brightly on Hounds of Love. She knows how to craft an interesting song and has such a unique flavour to her delivery that sets her apart in the pop world

Seriously one of the best albums. Production is amazing. Great performances. All that.

Meh

Wow this album was wild. Really enjoyed it as my first one!

Todas las estrellas y mi eterno amor, Kate.

Very unique sound. Tracks like Running Up That Hill have taken on a second life which is what this album will likely be most known for. Want to give it another listen at some point.

Je comprend l'importance, super voix, mais j'accroche moyen.

The original Weird Girl™️ album, and maybe the best. And I say that as a Certified Weird Girl™️. It just sounds like feminine transcendence, feminine exploration, and the female psyche; it speaks to my soul in a way I could never put into words. Top 5 Dead or Alive, easy.

Ever since first hearing The Kick Inside in the late 1970s it's never been replaced as my favourite Kate Bush album. This album is very very good, and many think it perfect, but I find it colder than The Kick Inside.

Really fun album. First song was instantly recognizeable considering how many tik tok videos I've seen using it. I never really listened to Kate Bush, so I didn't even know that was her song.

To quote the first 5 star review I came to here: “Kate Bush isn’t really a songwriter. She’s an author of strange, literary fiction. Wisps of magic (the magic of nature, especially), bizarre imagery and metaphor entwine with the usual anxieties: love; motherhood; death; making deals with God. It just so happens that rather than write her baroque, gothic literature in text, she writes it in sound. These are not songs…” Exactly. That, and the fact that her music causes people to write like that about it, is why it’s awful.

Running up that hill is a classic. The rest of the album was not excellent, but it was enjoyable anyways.

9/10 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Kate Bush...*catches breath* aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. You're arguments to the contrary are invalid. good day. 5-17-2024

Not really my cup of tea, but nice songs still

Really solid.

This was an interesting album with a lot of variety, and by interesting I mean weird. I used to really dislike Kate Bush but I have to say she is growing on me over time and I didn’t mind this. Listens: 1 Fave Track: The Big Sky Rating: 3

It takes a few listens to really get a grasp of it. It’s so unique and I never know where the song is going to go. Rating: 4.7

Pretty solid album. I remember seeing her albums in the 80's but this was the first time I've ever listened to her. The songs are well crafted and you can tell she is talented. I probably won't revisit but I enjoyed it.

“Running Up That Hill”, ja das ist die Aufgabe dieser abwechslungsreichen und spannenden Platte. Der leicht ansteigende Weg, des klangvollen “Mother Stands For Comfort“, die unfassbare Abstieg mit der klaren Stimme in „Cloudbasting“ und „And Dream Of Sheep“ sowie der Folk-Gipfel „Jig of Life“ machen das Album zum Sprint auf den Hügel 😊. Zum verdammten Wiederhören.

Experimental, etéreo e único. É diferente dos álbuns dos anos 80 que ouvi por aqui até agora e da músicas popular dessa década no geral. Tem músicas que nem parecem exatamente música, mas de um jeito bom, contribuindo para narrativa sonora e fantástica do álbum.

Se viene baladitas amorosas de derranged white woman¿ A nooo me suena this shite, es la de "if i only cooooould make a deal with goood..." ta fina, se banca. Un poquito Cindy Lauper. Aixina i tot se mantiene lo de dalt, buena song mejor meme.

I feel like I'm not being let in on a big secret, why do large parts of the population absolutely rave about Kate Bush. The comments alone on youtube are bordering on fanatical. The album wasn't terrible, I made it all the way through and even enjoyed parts of it, but it's not one I'd actively pursue listening to again.

Sounds like magic music very fairy vibes Bit weird

I am late to the Kate Bush party. I knew of running up that hill from Placebo, then I was a couple years behind on Stranger Things as well, but did at least notice the resurgence of the songs in relation to the show. On my drive into work this was the album I had going, and the tracks seemed to line up in a meaningful way. There was a storm happening in front of me and "Big Sky" was playing as I approached it. As I changed directions and was getting out of the storm it was time for "Cloudbusting" That really doesn't mean anything, but did help a little bit with the senses. Some other songs do seem a bit dated now, but solid overall. Favorite track "Running up that hill" 3.5/5

I'll admit I've only heard of Kate Bush because of Stranger Things, and while Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) is a very good song, it did not prepare me for the rest of this album, which was also very good but in different ways.

A very interesting listening experience that is presented as one single sound with variations. Kate Bush's haunting voice beams over this record as it starts with one of her biggest hits; "Running Up That Hill". This album should definitely be included and is very good, but not in my personal top ~100. Therefore 4/5.

One of the best albums ever. Her voval work is incredddible and I've never tired fo this album. It was way ahead of it's time

Experimental, conceptual, extremely catchy. 80s’ Pop at his finest. Amazing record.

Pretty unaware of Kate Bush aside from her resurfaced popularity from Stranger Things. It's not for me, but I get why folks like it. A different time, maybe.

If you can hear Cloudbusting without spontaneously tearing up with joy then congratulations for being less embarrassing on a train than I am I guess

Second Kate Bush album on the list...and can confirm that I'm just not the biggest fan.

Some of her best songs.

I might regret not giving this a 5 later. This is like nothing I’ve really heard before. I love most of the songs, but I’m not sure I like the whole album as much as my other 5s.

Best Kate Bush album, by far. Always an enjoyable listen.

Running up that hill is pop perfection, but the rest of the album never measures up to that feeling. Cloud busting is my next favorite.

I’ve never been a fan of Running Up That Hill, so I was afraid this would all be more of the same. It was and it wasn’t. Not bad. Songs added to Spotify: 1

Running Up That Hill , The Morning Fog, Hounds Of Love. A medida que lo escucho más le subo la nota.

I enjoyed it, I think I might give it a better rating if it wasn’t a part of this challenge and I had more time to relisten. The standout is definitely in the lyrics and the emotions they convey, my personal favorite was under ice.

3.5 cool experimental songs felt fantastical

Kate Bush at the height of her career, a must listen.

I actually like Kate Bush when she sings like a normal human being

Weird AF.

Not my type of music, but thank you!

sings weird but maybe that's just me

The lush 80's production is better than most albums of that era. Kate's got all the Irish going on -- she walked so PJ Harvey could run. It's a lovely album to have on in the background -- until you that weird glitchy effect she uses on "Waking the Witch" -- which made me think that my headphones were shorting out. All in all solid, though. Unexpected bangers: Cloudbusting, Under Ice

My favorite Kate Bush album. A milestone!

Best wel chill

I think Kate Bush is mostly an artist you either love or hate. I’m on the love side. Does every little choice completely work for me? No. But as a complete work this is challenging, trippy, and has more than enough pop hooks with ethereal vocals to make me adore it. 5/5

Really classic album, i never even thought to listen to . Waking the witch has to be my favourite track on the album it really fought my attention :)

This did not resonate with me. I don’t care for Kate Bush’s voice, I find it irritating, I can’t put my finger on why that is. There was some cool instrumentation on the album, but as a whole I didn’t like the songs. I know this album has a ton of accolades, I guess it’s just not for me.

good album!!!

A classic and iconic album. If you like Kate you’ll love this. If you don’t like her theatrical style, well… interestingly this was a re-emergence album after her original tsunami (wuthering heights etc) yet she never really came back. Made a ton of money though, and deserved. She added to the oeuvre. Many of us fancied her, and now we’re old, we still do. The ultimate ex girlfriend.

I think that this album is perfect and really under appreciated and undervalued. Kate Bush is peerless.

The finest work from one of the best to ever do it. The first half is full of such iconic and amazing songs, and the second half is a beautiful and bizarre opus. Not much more to say, it’s just fantastic - even now, almost 40 years later, I don’t think there’s anything quite like it

80s classic, some interesting stuff mixed in the middle of the album tho.

Banger to start the album. the rest was pretty good but nothing special

Got bored halfway through.

Rated this a 5 in the early days, but its not that.

An album I've owned and loved for decades. But being honest with myself, it's a 4, there are better albums out there. But very glad to see it on this list.

I had never heard the whole album. Perfection!

First half: 3/5 Second half (And Dream of Sheep onwards): 4.5/5

- all blended togethed

I the diverse range of sounds I love so much in this album and it gives it a really cinematic feel! It’s got that classic 80s sound but surprisingly in a way that still hold up in modern music

1st listen: the variety and horror elements of this witchy pop album are super cool. 🌟 the drum machine with the synth is vibes. i thought that waking the witch was going to take it to the next level with some proper metal but ig thats wishful thinking faves: mother stands for comfort, waking the witch i was sad when the album was finished second listen: using my computer speakers instead of my phone… honestly it wasnt as cool as i imagined as i listened on phone but still cool vocals also started to mildly annoy me but thats ok

A very cool album with amazing songwriting and sounds. Looking forward to listening again - I feel like I have barely scratched the surface of this one. Fav tracks: Hounds of Love, Under Ice, The Big Sky

(Alla fine avrei dovuto ascoltarlo dopo l'esplosione con stranger things) _Ascoltato sentendo brevi pezzi, passando da una canzone all'altra_ -Mi dispiace di averlo snobbato per questo, bell'album, ben pensato. Voce ricca, suoni altrettanto. Il tutto è mescolato con una creatività che non ho incontrato prima nel pop '80 (vista anche la mia conoscenza abbastanza superficiale sull'argomento). Elementi folk, qualche accenno di chitarra, suoni che forse vanno oltre quelli tipici dell'epoca e che mostrano una tendenza al futuro, un po' più sperimentale ma ascoltabile tranquillamente in radio. La voce di Kate rimane inconfondibile, forse è per via di stranger things che "Deal with god" sembra non una canzone a parte dell'album, ma comunque quella che spicca decisamente di più?

Great first track. Great album

I first heard of Kate Bush a couple years ago as ‘Running up the hill’ was surging in the charts (thanks to Stranger Things, I now learn), and Rick Beato breaking down the song. Listening through now, the whole album is a true experience. The 80s peek through the curtains but I also feel this could have been released any time since and it would fit in. Mix of pop with much more experimental stuff. Both lyrically and melodicly interesting, it was a pleasure to be (finally) introduced to this album. 5/5

What a glorious weirdo. 4

Fruity and Irish, 8/10

Liked it. Didn't love it. Some good songs. Running Up That Hill, The Big Sky and Waking The Witch stood out. Kate Bush is immensely talented there's no denying that. Just not everything works. Still, it's decent and I'd be willing to give it another listen. This one might grow on me.

love lovelove

Good album. I was in the mood for it today. This isn't the type of music I ever think about or seek out.but very good. I'll round up the stars.

I listened to this album at least three times today. It was amazing the first two times, but I was considering rating it as four stars because I zoned out and got distracted from it. The third time I listened to it with headphones, and there is no way I can give this album less than five stars. It deserves more. It's in the pantheon. This record is as full, textured, and layered as any Pink Floyd or Genesis record. I had to read about the production of this album because I couldn't wrap my mind around how a "singer-songwriter" could put together a project with this level of production. I love it. Five stars.

I love Kate Bush. But the Pet Shop Boy rap stuff in the deeper cuts was distracting. Running Up That Hill gets regular play.

On this album, so dense as to be almost intimidating, Kate Bush is a force. Pop music doesn't seem a fitting enough descriptor for what she does -- she creates worlds. She had somehow escaped me prior to the resurgence of "Running Up That Hill", so I owe a debt to Stranger Things for bringing her music into my life. This album is timeless, beautiful, powerful but still full of joy and life. With the exception of a few less notable numbers on the back half, I don't have much bad to say, so I have little choice but to grant it a full five stars.

A classic album.

Classic Running Up that Hill Really just that song earns the fourth star

más alternativo de lo que esperaba, pero muy bien overall

Listen again as quite like

This album entertained me throughout! She creates an unique atmosphere and the well known "Running up that hill (a deal with God)" is the highlight of the entire album. "Cloudbusting", but "Jig of life " gives the Irish/folk touch that is always appreciated. To re-listen it again. 3.5/5

music is space, and there's lots of it here. carried by a few tracks but overall an enjoyable and empowering experience. 4.2/5

Other than Running the the Hill, I did not enjoy this at all. 1.5 stars

Perfection.

Good voice but this album doesn’t do it for me

An 80s masterpiece with a current revival. The power and beauty still stand tall today.

Really, really good. What a voice, what a songwriter. The big hits (Running Up That Hill, the title track, The Big Sky and Cloudbusting) are mega. It's missing out on five stars, because I do think it loses quite a bit of momentum in the last four songs or so, but I love this and will come back to it repeatedly.

Side one is, outside of "Running Up That Hill", pretty milquetoast and generic art pop that barely made me feel anything. Side two is an incredible experimental mishmash of genres. A genuine 10/10 experience and some of the best produced and most creative music I've ever heard. Said this a few days ago when I was given another Kate Bush album - she's at her best when she's doing literally anything but her main thing. The children crave more weird Celtic pirate music, Kate. Art pop is out. Goblin music is in. Five out of seven.

Didn't know it but I'd heard it before. Felt the album was pretty creative and although very 80s, plenty felt ahead of its time. Strong start, bit weird in the middle but overall good listen

I’d listened to this before and really like it. Cloudbursting is great on top of the more famous tracks. A great weird listen.

Such a strong start it can't keep it up, but that says more about how good the first two tracks are than anything else. A really interesting inventive album.

Not my taste but not terrible. I remember when this album came out. Running up that hill was on rotation on KROQ.

More British bias. This album was #1 in Britain but barely cracked the top 40 in the US. I recall when this came out, it was "alternative" (in that it didn't really get airplay in the US because it wasn't the current sound). I didn't really like much of what was on the radio, and I knew a friend who was listening to this, so I was interested. After listening, I thought, "It's good, but not great", and that's still what I think. 3 stars.

One of that either makes me feel like I've been over scoring some of my 5s or that the scale isn't big enough. Unique and incredible.

I’ve listened a few times now, and it just doesn’t connect with me.

I'd never quite paid attention to Kate Bush's oeuvre and I'll admit that it was Stranger Things' return of "Running Up That Hill' (and, my daughter playing Babooshka, because TikTok, somehow...?) which brought her into my consciousness and then made me realize and grow my respect for her. Still, this was the first of her albums that I actually listened to and I'm stunned at how mesmerized I am by what, on paper, I should not be exactly be a fan of, "artsy 80ies weirdness"? Nope. This is amazing! An actual, wild masterpiece. Outstanding. Love.

Kate Bush u have my heart

Definitely not my thing. I can appreciate what she's doing, and that this is objectively kind of cool but it really didn't appeal to me.

Eh not a fan

lol I loved "The Dreaming," but it's not surprising that she had to be more normal for this one. Knocked it out of the park! Basically got her and Peter Gabriel holding down the fort of using 80s production soundfront toward artsy ends

Ahh wooop Ahh wooop Pixie voice

Like an 80s lorde but better

Few bangers on this album, but a lot of flickle

She has as good a voice as her contemporaries, including (and maybe even better than) Madonna. But, it's wasted on these weird arrangements and over-dramatic songs.

Honestly other than running up that hill- it’s just ok

Not for me

Really interesting listen, and cool that this album has had a resurgence in the last couple years. Atmospheric, great vocals, and cool layering of sounds. Fits a certain mood very well. In my rating system a 3 is an album that I enjoyed listening to but won’t find myself coming back to much. This fits that, although it’s among the better 3’s I’ve given.

Amazing!!

This was awesome! So many off the wall ideas for what many would call a pop album. Like how did death metal vocals (If I can call them that) make it on a pop record from the 80s? Very happy to say I'm familiar with this record now. Plan on revisiting many more times and expect to discover something new every time. Such a dense and eclectic record where I'm sure I'll have new things to say each listen.

Operatic vocals over classic 80s electronic synth sounds.

Kate Bush is/was overlooked as a truly great talent and this album is incredible. She got a lot of coverage thanks to 'Stranger Things' which is great, always nice to get more fans/listeners for her! This album has such interesting production for the time and Kate's voice is incredible. Songs like 'Waking the Witch' with the weird voice over work and the crazy vocal work/editing are what make this album ahead of its time. Easy 4/5

Lead off track reminds me of Stranger things.

Some really good numbers, others are less my thing. overall a quite steady album.

Mooie stem maar ook wel depression town

Dit was a weird journey

This was a cracking album - throughly enjoyed it

I haven't heard this album in about 30+ years. I forgot how good it was!

80’s synth vibes.

5/5. This is the vibe I'm looking for. Love me some progressive pop. It feels like a story being told and this has not aged at all. Correct electronic sounds makes this an 80's, 90's, 2000's album. You can definitely see some influence Bjork took from this. If you just it the songs wash over you, you get enraptured in her worldbuilding and wall of sound. There is definitely a mindset you need to be in to appreciate this, thankfully I was on my listen, but can definitely see a 4 rating especially with the second side. It's a classic for me though.

What’s not to like about classic Kate Bush.

One of my favorite albums, the two sides work almost as separate pieces. The second half is definitely more challenging but so worth it. Kate Bush is a genius and this is her masterpiece.

She is intense. Never heard of her until Stranger Things. I didn’t hate it, but my family did. Not sure it’s an all timer.

mi primer vinilo comprado. el mejor disco de la historia

Unique voice, loved it

Not going to lie. I loved this album! Kate Bush has such a creative and interesting style to her music. Will be listening to this one again. 9/10

I liked every other song on this album. Felt like this wasn’t on this list then Stranger Things happened so they put it on this list. 6/10

First album that I’ve listened to previously. This album slaps. My fav on this list so far

Unique

did not like how it was mixed, but musically I enjoyed it

The second half is actually what pushes this over the edge for me. An innovative narrative, an Irish jig, and Gregorian chants lmao? I’m so predictable

An artsy piano pop epic full of drama and beauty. The first half is excellent but the second half is a lot more uneven (or at least experimental), leaving me uncertain how to rate it. Definitely one worth experiencing. Best song: Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)

I'm blown away by the b sides on the album. Absolutely chilling strings and interesting song structure. The synth pop songs are so fascinating. I thought I new what this album woud be based on the hits, which I LOVE, but the b sides are more interesting and maybe better? Hard to say because cloudbursting is one of my favorite songs

Loved about the first half of the album but then things got really 80’s and weird

Decent

Jig of Life had me feeling like I was climbing Old Man of Storr

Another member of the Bush family getting fame. What’s next for America? Jill Biden making a mixtape?

It’s fine

The first half is a little weak for me, but once you hit “Under Ice” this shit ironically becomes fire.

Pretty sweet album. Her voice in certain areas is very haunting in a good way.

Meh.

I doubt I’ll ever listen to it again as I’m not a fan of her voice but this was still really enjoyable

I forgot about this debacle from the 80’s. Running up the Hill is good - I like the new remake better though

netflix ahh

Vaya conyàs de disc tu, m'ha costat escoltar-lo. Salvaria una cançó o dues com a molt, però em sembla que és víctima del pitjor estil de música pop de la seva època i ha envellit fatal. Expected Lorenzo rating: 2

Running up that hill is good. Rest is meh 80s pop imo.

Started off decent but the end of the album was trash

I only got a few songs in. It is good but not the sort of thing I want to listen to for an hour. I can see why other people love it.

Love it

Some good some a little meh

came to the realisation that i dislike her voice

Kate bush has her own realm of pop music and in this it is a great album. A very typic example of 80s music production. But not in an average way.

Good voice and good use of synth. This album kind of slides as it goes on.

This feel unlike anything we have listened to yet. Opens so strong, I just wish her voice was clearer on the track. It sounds a little flat. I like the haunting story telling style. So much potential, I think being made in the 1980s hurts it sonically. There is a lot here and it's going for something pretty unique. It's interesting enough and doesn't repell me. But the audio quality deserved better.

Pretty unique i guess. Guess from poppy to like a weird monetary chant style something. And some Irish jig in there too. The end felt like being in a cave city from a fantasy book.

beautiful voice good album

3 good songs. Rest was weird

Running up that hill great song

Proggy Alternate Jig of life

I’m not the hugest Kate Bush fan but I give her props for the unique music she was making. I really wish I enjoyed her music more, because I really respect what she’s created, but it doesn’t always vibe with me. The first side of this album is all awesome art pop songs, and the second side is a weird concept about a lost woman. The concept album thing is definitely something Bush would delve deeper into on later albums like Aerial. Hounds of Love is definitely her magnum opus, although it’s not my favorite of her albums.

Excellent. Best female artist of all time. Absolutely brilliant 👏

ik running up that hill gets a lot of attention but i always loved the title track tbh, i think i had not listened to much else from this album before? faves: -running up that hill -hounds of love -the big sky -jig of life

Well that was much weirder than I expected.

Great.

Disappointing, a song does not make a great album. Wouldn't care to hear a second time

Some iconic tracks, but not my fav

Fell in love with Kate Bush after listening to this the first time. I’m not a lyrical person but you can’t help but listen to her stories. What a voice.

Great.

This was a good album. Definitely 80s feeling and sounding. It’s a little cliche now but can totally see how innovative it was at the time since so many copied after her.

just vibes

It's whatever, really. 2 out of 5. No AI necessary for this one. The best part of the album is the "wake up" voices that are panned for a trippy effect. Really, that's it. Favorites: The Big Sky

Interesting percussion! Lots of that “slappa da bass” running through the woods up that hill kind of sound. A more palatable weird girl sound- not as fucking weird as Nina Hagen but with some Brian Eno smoothness. The kind of record I’d put on to lull me to sleep after a 10 mg edible. Precursor to that garbage new age crap that every 8th grade art teacher would put on during class to inspire creativity. All in all not my cup of tea but the reverb heavy recording style screams itself to sleep by the very end.

I feel like I don't like fairies enough to appreciate this album

Not into this. Kate has a nice voice but the music does little to interest me. Adult contemporary soundscapes. I started to enjoy a couple of the later, more experimental pieces toward the back half of the album but even those seemed to drift away from my interest as they fell into the same monotonous synthy tones as the rest. Honestly it was depressing to listen to.

Not as experimental as the last album, but pristine, big sounding pop with plenty of artfulness. A+

Mag die Stimme nicht

Fantastique

love the instrumentation. Some bangers, some super slow piano ballads tho which are not my jam. Favorite tracks are cloudbusting and the big sky

I’m sorry but I did not like this 😭

it's good

- Amazing vocals, very powerful. Was Marina and the Diamonds inspired? - 80s drums. - First song was incredible. - Great to hear the Irish influence. - The witch and earth themes were quite intense at times, different to what I was expecting in the album.

Okay like, the first song is an obvious banger and that's why it was on Stranger Things, but honestly the instrumentals on this are a perfect match for Kate Bush's haunting vocals. I'm very much enjoying this album and adding it to my personal collection.

Innovative

Well, it’s got the Stranger Things song and for some reason an Irish jig near the end. Strange and should have stayed in the 80s.

Half the songs were interesting light pop music, the other half I didn't enjoy, so I'll give a 3. Stand-out: Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)

This one to me is better in theory than execution - in other words, important but a little boring.

The opening three tracks are great. Most of the others I found boring. A lot of looping short measures over and over, which is maybe supposed to feel trancey, but I could never get into that. And what was up with the old time song near the end? Overall pretty good album though.