Hounds Of Love

RUNNING UP THAT HILL!!! but the album is very weird after it. I started questioning if I liked it around Mother Stands for Comfort. Its a little too out there for me. I felt like I was listening to a recording of pretentious art students doing an interpretive dance final.

4/5 ♡ cloudbusting hounds of love running up that hill

zo’n unieke sound en experimenteel i love it

It was okay. It wasn't particularly any good but it wasn't terrible.

Good album. Running Up That Hill, Big Sky, and Cloudbusting are great songs. The second half “Ninth Wave” wasn’t as approachable or pop friendly but it was an impressive showcase of Kate Bush’s creativity and her use of technology/sampling.

Not really a fan. Only song that stands out is that song that played over and over again on Stranger Things.

I own this cd but haven’t listened to it in probably 25 years. Running up that hill and Could busting are favourites. She’s always had a different sound, pretty and haunting. Not on this album, Wuthering Heights should be checked out if you liked this. 3.5 stars. Rounding up for this one.

Favourites: ★ Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) ★ And Dream of Sheep The Morning Fog

own

Great discovery and overall a great time. Beyond the world famous "Running up that hill" I was pleased to discover a lot of cool songs, with changes in style. Standouts: Waking the Witch, Watching you without me, Mother means comfort.

Pretty good.

I didn't realize this STARTS with "Running Up That Hill". Talk about a hot start. This list has exposed me more and more to Kate Bush, having already gotten her albums released before and after this one specifically. "Hounds of Love" definitely represents a step up from her previous works, almost sounding more complete and put-together, thanks in part to the heavy chorale and classical arrangements mixing with "modern" instrumentation (synthesizers, primarily). It really puts everything on a pedestal, raising everything to an operatic level, which is really the only way Kate Bush's artiness and songwriting can be captured I think.

Kate Bush possesses a truly unique and mesmerizing voice. It instantly captivated me the moment I first heard “Wuthering Heights.” Her album Hounds of Love is an absolute masterpiece. I’ve listened to it countless times already, and I know I’ll return to it many more times in the years to come.

Two sides of this record, and it shows. The first side is good, a series of singles. I like "Cloudbusting" and "Running up that Hill" a lot, but otherwise would give it a 3. The second side, named after Aivazovsky's The Ninth Wave, is a concept piece that is deeply unsettling. It's a genuine masterpiece and I look forward to listening to it again. Taken as a whole, the first side gets a 4, but The Ninth Wave is Kate Bush showing off what she can do. EDITED: I loved this album so much I bumped the whole thing up to a 5.

2,8 - Das Album startet mit einem absoluten Kracher und einem der besten Lieder aller Zeiten. Doch dann nimmt es ab und driftet in Björk-Gefilde ab leider. Highlights: Running Up That Hill, Under Ice

HELL YEAAAH i knew the first song already but ive never listened to the whole album before and im so glad i did it now. It just sounds so majestic idk i love it

No one told me that the "lol Stranger Things" album turns into a concept album about drowning halfway through? Awesome. I don't even love Running Up That Hill that much to be honest with you (I'd like it more if they let me cut out the bridge...) but the rest of this really bangs

Running Up That Hill Cloudbusting The Big Sky

Cool! Some of the songs are BANGERS but didn’t care for the rest

I love the revival of this album because of current television and culture. She’s so good!

First listened to while reading Samantha Harvey's 'Orbital' and it seemed a great companion - music to float over the Earth in a space station to. Running Up That Hill was the only track I knew (still brilliant) but Cloudbusting is maybe even better with its strings and slightly off-kilter rhythm. And Dream Of Sheep is a beautiful paino ballad, then Under Ice has creepy synths and vocals, it's very sci-fi. So is Waking The Witch, a deceptively soft intro transitioning sharply to something more energetic, schizophrenic. Watching You Without Me concludes a quite special run of songs. I don't care for Jig Of Life as much, but Hello Earth delivers a good measure of grandiosity before The Morning Fog brings us home. It's lucid, upbeat. The music is delightfully weird at times and Kate's voice is so interesting - you can easily hear the influence she's had on Bjork, etc. The highs are high enough to earn top marks.

Great album. I remember her as the floaty weirdo that girls like but this is a triumph

Nope

Not really my jam but I didn't hate it. 3 stars.

I think this album is fantastic. Of course, I didn't discover it until Stranger Things 4 featured Runnin' Up That Hill- inarguably the biggest hit of the album. But the rest of the album is cerebral, layered with instruments, and excellently produced- it was self-produced afaik. It also feels personal, not like a product of a studio or an artistic compromise. Highly recommend for both the auditory entertainment and the cultural significance in music history.

Don't get it twisted: I only ever watched season 1 of Stranger Things Mouth type shit ....vad fan händer? Nä men fan vad trevligt asså, plus lite tyska på det. Wow!

My interest started going down at Waking the Witch. Otherwise a really good album.

Great album. Varied and interesting with the skein of her odd voice rubbing through it. I guess I'm a sucker for unusual singers. I quite enjoy rush. I feel like folks either love or hate them. Wake the witch and the first track are standouts here for me.

So unique. Fairy-pop. Medieval-pop. Renfair-pop, even. I think multiple listens would dig this deeper in my mind.

amazing album, never listened to it all before. I only knew the singles.

Very experimental- didn’t like most of it though

-very experimental -again literally all i could think of was ST -MAX RUN FASTER -i think its more of an acquired taste but i actually really liked how weird it was -im a sucker for synth any day what can i say

got a nice sweet tone to it!! i could imagine baking with this album in the background. did not know running up that hill was by kate bush!! it had a nice sound overall x

Amazing. The perfect album for introducing someone to Art Pop!

my queen

Running up that hill

I'm not sure I've listened to this entire album before. Thoroughly enjoyed it, what a magical voice she has

A Classic

I'd not listened to this album for about 40 years and it's a bit of a revelation. In my callow youth I was obviously distracted by the bangers on Side 1 (in old money). And Cloudbusting is still the stand out for me. But all these years later it's Side 2 that's the revelation. I had no idea it was so good. It's like nothing I've heard in pop, apart from the brief helicopter quote from The Wall (can that really be right?) It carries you more like a good piece of classical music. Maybe I was just too busy doing student stuff to bother turning the record over... My only downer would be that over use of the Fairlight mars the production somewhat (a curse of many mid-80s albums). A very solid 4*.

First album and I've already listened to it womp womp. It's good tho

1 - "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God). Good start. I was already familiar with this track from the Stranger Things craze a couple of years back. Love Kate's vocals on this track. You can feel the agony in her vocals as she pleads to God. That guitar rift around 3:40 is the creme de la creme! Okay, after listening to the rest of the album, I can see why everyone just knows that first song. The rest of the album gets too experimental for me. It comes across as a pitch for a surrealist musical.

I like her music but not her voice.

A lovely introduction to this new project, seeing as I had already listened to Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) through its inclusion in the soundtrack for the fourth season of Stranger Things on Netflix. I'm currently in a pretty stressful period for any student with finals, and listening to this album helped calm me down in some way and actually made me sit down this afternoon and continue cramming. The night before, I started listening and had an almost religious-like experience with And Dream of Sheep. I would say those two, along with The Big Sky, were my three standouts on first listen. Some tracks are quite a bit more experimental than others, and I know that with further listens, I will come to enjoy them even more. For now, this was a great fun listen with some really great standouts, first instinct tells me 4 stars, so that is what it will get.

I wish I could explain why I like this album so much that I find myself revisiting it over and over. Maybe it's her voice? Maybe the arrangements? There's a magic here I can't put my finger on, I need to stop asking why and just enjoy it

Onhan tällä ääni ja eka biisi klassikko ja aika mystinen. Mut kokonaisuus...

I'd already listened to a handful of songs on this album before, so went in with bias. Did enjoy the album, but not enough to save any songs. Might listen again anyways though.

2.5

Probably my favorite album I've listened to so far! Faves: cloudbusting, under ice So cool.

I really hate this, it sounds like bad musical theatre to me.

Only few songs are actually good on here. The rest just does not sound good...

3.5

Great pop music. Great voice. Mystical. Great lyrics. Interesting song constructions. Earlier introduction to Kate Bush through Peter Gabriel, not just a Stranger Things hype. Truly the type of pop I like, when its progressive.

Yeah yeah v nice hounds

This was a good revisit. It's not quite for me as it once was, and in a way it never quite was, but it's very beautiful, expressive and perfect. Big big sounds. Drums like thunder. Deep emotions. Flouncing.

Amazingly creative artist, unfortunately now known for one song and it’s now owned by Stranger Things

2/5

Made in her own barn, which is impressive. The album makes me drift and dream.

Necessary this week

Classic album. ahead of its time, definitely top 5 80's album for me. Her voice is incredible, haunting but beautiful. I only wish that she was involved with more collaborations in the 90's/00's with some of the successful electronic/trip hop artists out there, I mean imagine a collaboration between Kate Bush & Massive Attack eh?

This is some very good shit. Weird and wonderful

we’re cloudbusting daddy!

Frågan är om vi nånsin haft eller ens kommer ha en ojämnare skiva? För det pendlar mellan att vara fullständigt olyssningsbart till att röra sig bland de allra översta hyllorna, och egentligen aldrig vara någonstans däremellan. Så låt oss fokusera på det positiva. Vilken sjuhelvetes röst hon har, fullständigt unik och magnifik. Jag håller med Fredrik, återhållsamheten både i musik och röst är en bidragande positiv och smakfull faktor. "Runninng up that hill" och i synnerhet "Cloudburisting" är helt magiska. Även "Hounds of love", "Big sky" och "Morning fog" funkar också alldeles utmärkt, "Hello earth" har också partier som funkar fint. Men resten blir nån form av pretto musik som får mig att tänka nån imaginär medeltida balett, teatralt så det förslår, helt omöjlig att lyssna på eller ta in. Så jag sätter på "Cloudbursting" en gång till och väljer magin

Jag gillar hur Kate Bush håller igen. Melodier får ofta inte helt blomma ut, det gör dem mer intressanta och mindre förutsägbara. Det samma gäller kompet, det fläskar aldrig på, vilket annars hade kunnat vara naturligt med tanke på den tidens ljudideal. Inledningen med Running up that hill och Hounds of Love är förstklassig. B-sidan svagare än A.

Här finns en del ljusa stunder. Stranger things-hiten Running up the hill och Big sky är ju fina. Överlag är A-sidan betydligt roligare än sida B. Bush ligger dock konstant på gränsen för att bli för teatralisk. Ibland håller hon sig på rätt sida men kliver fel allt oftare ju längre in i skivan vi kommer (möjligen med avslutande The morning fog som undantag).

Jag kan köpa att albumet är med på listan. Produktionen i kombination med Bushs sång gör att det låter tillräckligt unikt. A-sidan är helt ok, men B-sidan är urtrist. Alldeles för mycket teater och folkmusik för min smak.

I think she's overrated.

6/10 - We liked the first half more than the 2nd half, our favorite song was Running up that hill, and we found the second half to experimental for us to enjoy.

Fantastic synth pop. Much better as the sum of its parts. Driving, haunting melodies flow so wonderfully together.

Good album mostly on the backs of the singles of "Running Up That Hill", "Hounds of Love" and "The Big Sky". I owned this on vinyl back in the day when you had to buy the whole album to find out whether you liked it or not. I want to like Kate Bush but I just don't. Unfortunately, I find I can only take her music in small doses. I think it's her (melo)dramatic soprano.

interesting. would probably grow on me with a couple more listens.

COME ON MAMAAAAA LETS RUN UP THAT HILLLLLLL IM LOOKING AT THE BIG SKY BITCH!!!!!!! IM CLOUD BUSTING DADDDDDYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!! COME ON WAKE IT UPPPP 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

Album composed of, Running Up a Hill and all the other over layered repetitive songs.

Only know Running up that Hill because of Stranger Things. Will need re-listen but for now 4/10

What a treat

Kate Bush is a big weirdo and that's great. I'd score the album higher if there wasn't a bloody Irish jig in the middle. Amazing album cover. Strong 3.5

Kind of a strange album. I thought Waking the Witch was interesting. I liked Watching You Without Me, Hello Earth, and Morning Fog (it sounded a lot like Mark Knopfler's guitar). Running Up That Hill has been overplayed because of Stranger Things, so I don't really like the song anymore, but I used to before the show came out. I think this album needs a few listens for it to grow on you. That being said, I still like Kate Bush. I'd probably have to give this one a 6/10 at the moment.

J’ai beaucoup aimé certaines chansons, mais d’autres m’ont moins convaincues.

started very strongly, then didn't live up to the expectations I had built for it from then. Cool 80s pop though. Running Up That Hill is the most popular for damn good reason!

I’ve got mixed feelings on this one. It’s very unsettling at times, which is definitely its purpose and it does it well, but it makes it a very uncomfortable listen. On the other hand, there’s a lot of beauty in this album all throughout. I’m not sure if I’ll listen to it again, but it was certainly an experience.

Really creative and clever lyrics, and unique to her style. Enjoyed a lot

L F G - also with stranger things coming out?? timing!!

Def hear Chappelle Roan all over this album

A couple songs I recognize from many years ago. 2.5 stars

Running up that hill is a classic, but this is overall really interesting. I really liked the song Watching You Without Me. This immediately followed by some irish shit is so tough. Really good album.

This album reminds me a lot of Tori Amos—at least when it leans into the piano rather than the synthesizers. Kate Bush was never really in my wheelhouse, especially not back in 1985. She just never seemed to show up on the radio or MTV during those impressionable years. I always assumed she was one of those underrated UK artists that only certain listeners knew about, only learning about her three decades later. That said, the album was much more enjoyable than I expected, even with “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” being so overplayed in 2022 thanks to Stranger Things Season 4. While there were a couple of tracks I didn’t care for—specifically “Waking the Witch” and “Watching You Without Me,” mostly because the strange skipping, stuttering background vocals felt a little unsettling—I thought the album overall was really solid. Hats off to Kate Bush for this one. I’m not sure I’d rank it as highly as some fans and critics do, but it was absolutely worth the listen, and I’m glad it made the 1001 Albums list.

This was fine. I can see that it was a little ahead of its time, but I don't get the extreme hype this album and opening track get. It's just average to me.

STRANGER THINGS ALBUM

Solid album. I like most songs but some of them are a bit weird.

Zero stars

Magnificent

Good at the beginning, becomes experimental (?) at the end, which I did not think was very good. How can you start with Running Up That Hill (great song) and end so poorly?

Funnily enough I got this on the day I lwatched the stranger things finale which features the first song. Where I live in Sydney each winter they have a Kate Bush day in the local park - hundreds of people turn up wearing red and black a la Wuthering Heights and dance to that I’m the park, and then run up a little hill lblasting Running Up that hill. Anyway. No one else sounds anything like this - what a crazy, cool album.

About 100-ish albums ago, I got Dreaming by Kate Bush and I thought it was eh. Kate had the vocal talent, but the album was too far out for me and it just felt more annoying than interesting. Now here’s come this album, with that single that everybody knows from Stranger Things. I don’t watch a lot of television or streaming so that kind of means nothing to me. I’m going to be honest; I thought that the praise for this album was only due to its renewed 15 minutes of fame. I mean Running Up That Hill is nice, but I wasn’t going crazy for it. But after that… oh boy. I think that every issue that I had with Dreaming was resolved. Hounds of Love is more accessible, but still retains that weird side; an ethereal vibe that no one else can really replicate. It works as a pop album, but doesn’t feel studio-manufactured at all. Kate has more control of her vocals unlike Dreaming. Now she sounds fucking phenomenal, literally like a dream. This might be one of the biggest improvements I have seen on this list, coming from Dreaming. It’s honestly worthy of its second coming thanks to Stranger Things. But regardless, I’m just glad I got a chance to listen to it. Favorite track: Cloudbusting Other hits: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God), The Big Sky, Hello Earth, Hounds of Love, And Dream of Sheep, Waking the Witch, Jig of Life, The Morning Fog

I adore this album. The songs are complex, engaging, and diverse, yet clearly belong together. Her voice is captivating as always.

Let me preface this by saying that not a single one of the songs on this album I actively dislike. I think the majority of this album is a 3/5 for me with some of it's songs being a 4/5. Her voice is incredible of course, no argument there, but the music is simply not fully my cup of tea unfortunately. I did like the 2 parts this album had and honestly found myself enjoying the second part of the album more than the first. Waking the witch and Jig of Life both have made their way into my playlist. I don't think I would think to myself in the future 'hey let's put on this album in it's entirety', but I will vibe along with most songs when they are being played (and trust me, I have a certain someone in my life that WILL make me listen to this A LOT throughout my life).

I don't wike it

too 80s

Not my cup of tea.

I'm honestly not sure why this album seems so popular. Did not enjoy it for myself. Wasn't awful, but also nothing special

I would give it zero stars.

A few really good songs, but also a lot of fairly weak ones

Good 80s pop

"Mother stands for comfort", great great song 👌

Some of it was good. Running Up That Hill is a masterpiece. I really didn't enjoy the parts that felt like pieces from a tacky 80s musical.

Stranger things song amd what else...

I'm a person who is very critic with 80's pop music as I find it to have the worst sound in comparison with another trending styles. I think the synths sounded super cheesy and the drums artificially loud. But once in a while, I'm wrong, and it feels great to be wrong. This album is one of those moments, since this record sounds fantastic, and it manages to sound incredibly big thanks to the spectacular orchestration. Ironically, this album starts with the only song that follows a way more conventional pop song structure. 'Running Up That Hill'. There are synths, guitar, drums and vocals as any other hit from that time. But it is incredibly well done. But then the song 'Hounds of Love' comes, and it is when the string instruments start to appear, and apart of Kate's singing, they are going to be the main protagonist of the whole album. Well, I said that, but in the following song, 'The Big Sky', what truly shines is the incredibly funky bass. Still has some particular moments of big orchestration, like the start or the piano that is in the background of the whole track. However, everything is overshadowed by the superb bass. So, after the very energetic opening with these three songs, the album lands in its first slow moment, 'Mother Stands for Comfort', and what an incredibly powerful track. It talks about how much a mother figure is capable of doing for her children, (which makes it already a standout), while Kate gives the most calm, impactful and sincere performance of the whole project. Then comes 'Cloudbusting', which brightens the mood left by the previous song by bringing again those spectacular string melodies. So catchy and strong. It may not be as energetic as the first songs, but still a highlight for how beautiful it is. After it, is the song 'And Dream of Sheep', a very subtle track, but also the first one that I'm not that crazy about. It sounds wonderful though. However, the following song may be one of my favourites. I love how intense and serious 'Under Ice' sounds. The combination of Kate's singing in a very low register and the low string melodies are absolutely fantastic. Next is 'Waking the Witch' a very interesting song thanks to its narrative. It starts with a very beautiful piano and a lot of voices asking Kate to wake up. Then the piano is interrupted by Kate's glitchy voice, followed by a very low and spectral voice which will be interchanging lines with the singer. Mixing all of these elements with the casual prays Kate recited, the song ends up creating this narrative of her waking up frightened while something is trying to posses here, and she trying to escape it. Thankfully, things calm down with the song 'Watching You Without Me'. It is very similar to 'And Dream of Sheep' in both being subtle and how I feel about it, but this one does something very cool that the other doesn't. In this cut, Kate sang the lyrics backwards, but then she reversed her voice so anyone could understand what she is saying while giving it a very peculiar effect. And then comes 'Jig of Life', a very charming and catchy Irish folk song, followed by 'Hello Earth' a song that feels slow but also has two very dramatic and powerful build ups with big choirs and strings, that I wish didn't end so drastically. Finally, the last track 'The Morning Fog' ends the album in a charming and positive note way. I have to say that I don't think it is that strong of a song, specially considering it is the ending, but still great. In conclusion, this album is super fun and colorful, packed with some incredibly ideas and performances.

Good Bush

Iconic

Banger.

Lush and cinematic

Interesting topics throughout

So good

Awesome in any time period, but for 1985 this was downright revolutionary.

7/10 Favorite: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

YES btw i have this on cd but havent listened in about 2 years so going through everything really quick. running up the hill is literally what im thinking about every day. if i got to own the talent of people i admire that will be the best thing ever. transitioning into hounds of love, establishing a tight atmosphere between facing the emotions and denying them, all over onto the big sky tinted with whimsy and changing shape every moment. mother stands for comfort is far more eerie than the other songs with the crystal clear piano and the lyrics. literal overprotective parents. cloudbusting is nothing but beautiful. now to the second side: the narrative of this side is just really cohesive. waking the witch is the only song that feels out of place due to its experimental nature. also is the helicopter in the song from another brick in the wall, part 2? also as somebody who don't like irish folk that much, jig of life is weirdly a high point on the album! the album is really coherent and best to be viewed as 2 eps and i love it! <3 5/5

It's ok, I guess. Don't have much to say about it. The change of style mid-way was pretty cool.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM! Kate Bush has such a unique voice both artistically and literally and I adore her entire output and this is her masterpiece. Split in to one half some of the best pop tunes of the 80’s and one half experimental genre dabbling, this one is right up my alley. Not a misstep on here, such an amazing listen every time. 10/10 Favorite tracks- All

Iconic. Absolutely amazing as expected

We all love a bit of Kate Bush. Never mind that I can't hear "Hounds of Love" without hearing the Futureheads cover (Oh-oh-oh-ohhhh-oh), it's still a fine album in her usual quirky, unique style. No two songs sound the same, and you'll likely want to go back to it because there will be bits that sneaked past you on first and even second listen. Check it out.

Nice

This is British, innit? Good stuff with a good voice. Lots of emo 1980s vibes make for a strong album. Top tracks: "Running Up that Hill (A Deal with God)," "Cloudbusting," "The Big Sky"

Kate Bush is admittedly a hole in my music knowing. It's a vibe, and in a vibes-based economy, this would be the currency of the realm. But it ain't my realm. Running up That Hill slaps, tho. Stranger Things brought it back, and it's one hell of an opener. The rest is just operatic white chick belting. It has it's place I guess? it's a 3.

--Running Up That Hill...Kate is one of my favorite weirdos but I find the resurgence of this song a little odd. Repetitive, long, doesn't really build to a climax --Hounds of Love...I like the "do do do do dos" --The Big Sky...nice energy. Why didn't this one get the Stranger Things bump? --Mother Stands for Comfort...boring --Cloudbusting...this one could grow on me --And Dream of Sheep...the title doesn't lie --Under Ice...there's my weirdo --Waking the Witch...burn her! --Watching You Without Me...is some of this recorded backwards? Girl, you crazy --Jig of Life...a menacing Irish bounce! --Hello Earth...she's great --The Morning Fog...the sheep song should probably go here

Great album from Kate Bush never listened to this album fully and found some of the songs quite mysterious in nature. Would definitely listen to this again

84% Best: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God); The Big Sky; Cloudbusting; Waking The Witch; Hello Earth Must-Hear? Sure

I really like this - very unique you don’t hear many albums like this! Very ethereal - I can’t see myself coming back to the second half of this album but I like the first half - a little more then a 4 for me like 4.3 - I really liked big sky

I didn’t get through all this, but I know if I was a good person I should.

This one should have stayed tucked away in a fern bar in the 80s

majestic

5.5/10

Brilliant start, Running Up That Hill, Hounds of Love and The Big Sky are great songs and so good to listen too. Album tails off a little for me towards the end in terms of being great songs but are still nice to listen to. Overall good album.

I love how Kate Bush's music is so esoteric, so sensual and so carefree, she has the soul of a child and it shows in her music. The mood is dreamily light-hearted, cinematic and utterly captivating. This is intelligent pop music at its finest and I'm so glad it found appeal with the masses.

Batshit crazy and wonderful.

Uniquely brilliant!

Surprisingly good. I have never been a fan of Kate Bush, but listening to the whole album at once was enjoyable. I liked the abstract bits and didn't find her voice as jarring as listening to the singles on radio 2.

It's quite magical really.

Kate Bush has a talent for taking somewhat simple beginnings on songs and turning them in songs that feel MASSIVE ( Cloudbusting, Jig of Life, Running Up That Hill). This album makes you feel with so many of its songs like you are just shy of making a break through, right on the edge of something. Others like Under Ice, Waking the Witch take that to more of a level of feel like in a thriller movie where something is about to catch up with and get the protagonist. Not every song is a classic, but when this album does hit it hits hard. (I've loved Cloudbusting and RUTH(DWG) for over five years since I first heard them back just after covid, so I am a little biased towards them already)

Vocal performance is amazing and so is the opening to the album. Wasn’t expecting this much texture from the production. Every song is atmospheric and I love it. Just got into the second half of the album and I have no idea what’s happening anymore. All I know is it rocks

I was finally given a reason to listen to an album that I’ve heard many good things about. Now that I’ve listened, I can see why it is beloved. There are few albums I know that are so utterly captivating. Bush takes full advantage of the album format to create a wholly complete listening experience.

Un disco en donde usar el término "obra maestra" se siente hasta corto en lugar de irresponsable. Joya.

They can't all be bangers

Way ahead of her time superb album, the closest to a modern day equivalent would be Florence and the machine.

Really dull and boring 80s art pop with an Irish jig thrown in.

Although I love this album...obviously the pinicle of her career...I don't find it as accessible as her debut album The Kick Inside...though I'm sure to be in the minority of Kate Bush fans...truth is o prefer The Red Shoes...only my opinion.

I was absolutely taken with this. I love arty, creative people just following thier muse wherever it leads. It’s baroque, operatic, beat-heavy, and timeless. It’s a 4.5 on first listen and could easily grow to a 5.

Wispy, eery, musical

One of the most graceful and inventive ambient pop album I’ve ever heard

One of the greatest examples of amazing Art Pop!

This might be one of the best pop album ever recorded. I am obsessed with this album... The sounds, the efficiency of each note and melody, I listened to it countless times just to try to understand how Kate Bush was able to achieve that. 5 stars.

This was the first album where I already really enjoyed a song that was on it, so I had some sort of expectation. I was hoping for more songs like "Running Up That Hill" and I think the album really delivered in that way. Kate Bush has a very haunting voice that works well for what she was trying to do. I think the music had variety to it but was still unique, and I can see this having had an influence on modern music. It seems kind of proto-florence and the machine to me in a way I enjoyed. I didn't love every song on the album. But I overall thought it was very solid and well done, and offered a sound that was both unique and powerful.

nice

When I bought this on release it was side one that hit, with the 'Before the dawn' concept album on side two a bit of an anti-climax. Forty years later BTD sounds as fresh as a daisy and full of wonderful music and surprises. Side one is one of the few sides of music I've over-listened to. Having said that, Cloudbusting is my favourite ever KB song and is an astonishing piece of music.

Strong 5. Absolutely brilliant.

Good album in general. At some points unfortunately too experimental, otherwise it would have been a 5/5.

Kind of weird near the end, but also has some great songs - it grew on me more with every listen.

Liked the first couple of songs a lot but nothing after that really grabbed me.

I’ve already been a fan of this album and Kate Bush’s brand of dreamy, literature-inspired pop. It was nice to give this one a listen again.

This was fine but not my favorite. I appreciate that she’s eclectic and interesting and experimental. It works for some songs and doesn’t in others but I’m glad she’s on the list

Waking the Witch hurts my brain, but the rest is legit. Not just Running Up That Hill and Cloudbusting, but so listenable all round.

A bit weird and some of the songs drag on a lot. Running up that hill is by far the best and most iconic track. The synths and bass in mother stands fir comfort are really cool

This one truly lives in two separate worlds. The first side is good polished pop with huge hooks. But flip the record, and you fall into a completely different landscape. It becomes this bizarre, conceptual art piece. It’s a lot to take in on a first listen. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Hounds Of Love - Cloudbusting

Prefer the Futureheads

On the one hand it’s a superior but of mid 80s pop. On the other the arrangements and production is avant garde.

I had high hopes for this one, but it definitely fell short of my expectations. It has a strong start with the opening track, Kate Bush's most popular song by a mile. Jig of Life was kind of cool too. But in the end, I think it lacks cohesion and found myself tuning out for a good number of songs. A bit of a bummer.

Never been a big Kate Bush fan but I can see the appeal. Stranger Things, which I loathe, has ruined the opening track for me.

I've always wanted to like lost Bush daughter, Kate Bush more than I do. Incredibly interesting sounds - sonic textures that were wholly unique to her. Laurie Anderson was doing something similar around this time but in a different direction. Bjork bit off a lot of Kate Bush stuff. Hounds of Love is the most beloved of her albums & I can understand why - it sounds unlike anything else in the world. A hodgepodge of styles but I find myself drifting in and out of it with each listen. There are some songs that I find so capturing and immediately affecting but they're tempered by stuff I could really take or leave. Bush's music is really indulgent and that works to her credit occasionally. She's certainly better than say, Bill Nelson (not the florida senator), and I say that as a Bill Nelson booster. Sometimes these opinions shake out as facts. It hits a sweet spot with Waking the Witch through Jig of Life where it briefly teases something perfect. I think part of my dissatisfaction might owe to the way the album's structure is fragmented on streaming or on CD. Initially split into two parts; side A - Hounds of Love and side B - The Ninth Wave, that split is still distinguishable but would feel a heckuva lot more important if I had to flip a record. I digress though, good album. May it grow in my estimation but for now...three. Favorite Songs: Cloudburst, Waking the Witch, Watching You Without Me, Jig of Life

Nope

I dont come back to this album often but when I do, I dont understand why I didn’t come back sooner. Tbh I blame stranger things for playing running up the hill to death. I forgot how incredible to rest of the album is. Still haven't watched stranger things.

2nd straight Kate Bush album sigh though I will say this one is better! The ending is still obnoxious 2.5/5

whatever, completely uninteresting to me. 1.8.

couple really great songs - towards the end loses it a bit.

An easy 5 stars. It's an album that I love more each time I listen to it.

Although it's probably not an album I'll likely reach for again, it's everything a good album should be. Interesting, adventurous, and takes you to the places the artist intended. I look forward to listening again when I start the list over.

здравый альбом но пять чета не хочу ставить

Love this album forever and ever

40 years old, but sounds like it could have been recorded right now. Side 2 drifted into wispy nothingness towards the end, but still worth a listen. Side 1, 5 stars.

Nei takk.

It was okay

I love Kate Bush's first album. That is all

Many similarities to aspects of Bowie’s Berlin trilogy and its soundscapes. Hounds of Love is dreamy, conspiratorial, and otherworldly. It’s such a singular record.

On Youtube Music, Running Up That Hill has 724M listens, Hounds of Love has 9.5M, The Big Sky has 2M and Mother Stands for Comfort has 560K. That means that 99 percent of this albums listeners weren't able to make it to the end of song two. And over 99.9 percent of listeners weren't able to make it through track four. I imagine the vast majority of the 0.1 percent remaining were asleep. For those who would quibble with my methodology, remember we are post-truth now.

I just cannot with Kate Bush. I want to love it but I can’t.

An interesting listen, especially towards the end of the album. Didn't hate listening to it, but probably won't come back to it.

Lovely.

another Kate Bush album I didn't listen before (apart from the first track). and the whole record deserves 5 stars. it is inspiring, progressive and conceptual

A series of haunting dreams and nightmares. Completely drowned in 80s art-rock, but refreshing. I wish I had heard her albums back in the day, they are so wonderful. 4.5/5

Whilst I don't always love Kat Bush's music, there's no denying her creative vision and dedication to producing the songs she wants to make. This album, then, perfectly encompasses that vision and makes for a rich and rewarding listen.

Soft, bold, sometimes abruptly ending songs…fully realized character arc. Strong record overall.

Right what I needed today. Beautifully bizarre.

Already a fan, what a woman

The classics on this album have bumped my score up to a 4. Best song Big sky.

This is one that I never would have listened to if it weren't for this project. l played through it a couple times today. It's... interesting to say the least. I can 100% hear Tori Amos and Fiona Apple being influenced by this album. It's got moments that really stuck to me. Waking The Witch comes to mind. It's not at all what I would typically put on to listen to. A bit too 80s Laura Branigan pop in general production for my taste, but there's something about her voice and style... I'm going to have to come back to this one to really dive into it. It may just go into rotation. Soft 4.

Do I hate it? No. Do I like it? No.

The first track is “the famous one” and if the rest were as good you’d be pleased. She has a great voice, maybe as much range as say Madonna in her heyday, but the song choices are much worse, some absolutely grating.

Really enjoyed this. The singles in particular are brilliant. Non singles I loved include under the ice. The album feels more like a novel. The last song, The Morning Fog is actually amazing.

I wanted to love this bit I only like it.

2 absolute bagers to start the album, then it's pretty mid.

Classic

Sounds like you're in a fairytale

I know 'Running Up That Hill' is a great song but the rest if the album honestly put me to sleep.

Such a vibe, I listened to it twice in a row. Great album to listen to on good headphones. It’s just a whole world, very transporting and kinda mystical but also catchy and poppy. Must-listen #243.

Some great songs

Super album. Intelligent and immersive.

When I'm in a top heavy album of all time competition and my opponent is hounds of love. fav song cloudbusting

Two Kate Bush albums in one week? Lucky me... Thanks a lot, Dimery. As I said before, this is the only Kate Bush album that should be anywhere near this list. It has the only song that a casual listener would have maybe heard before (and most of those people only know it because of "Stranger Things.") For everything else, please refer to my previous review.

That one song slaps.

that girl! she walked so everyone else can run

after listening to this album 4 times...my thought on it is just meh. out off 12 songs, only 2 songs that i get it. not as influential as people thought it is, it is just another style that people did in her era

This album is really excellent. I wish I had the chance to know it before the Stranger Things hype hit but I really liked coming to it now. There are some pieces of the album I don't resonate with, especially the more chaotic vocal layering that goes on in some songs, but overlal this is fun, innovative, and exciting.

Favorite tracks: Running Up That Hill, The Big Sky, Jig of Life This album was really fun, Kate Bush has a beautiful but completely unpredictable voice and style. A few bits were a little more experimental than I would care for, but this album definitely deserves its place on this list.

It was ok. A bit wishy washy for my taste. A couple of songs grabbed my attention though.

Album No. 0045 on my list. Phew, I find it hard to come up with a rating for this album. First of all, it's not a bad one certainly, so I'll give it more than two stars. Second, I don't think it will ever become an all-time favorite, so I won't give it five. It's either three or four stars. And I think that I'll give the album four after all. Beyond the iconic "Running Up That Hill", there are some pretty good songs in the first half of the album ("The Big Sky", "Cloudbusting"), and why I didn't enjoy the scond half as much, I can still appreciate the interesting, creative idea of combining half a "regular" and half a "concept" album. Beyond, while I'm not the biggest fan of Bush's voice, I appreciate her singing technique, and some of the music of this album feels pretty modern for a 40-year old album actually. So in the end: 4/5 stars!

One of a kind, always an attempt to duplicate, never replicated. Eccentric though her creative journey. She's ambitious for her strange blending art rock, pop hooks, theatrical twists, complex beats with a beautiful vocal performance as always. Is a one of a kind. This album is the bases of a sub genres called witch house. Fight me on this :) Favorite tracks are Hounds of Love, Cloudbusting(guess who used this as a sample) Under Ice to Waking the Witch is completely unexpected but holy hell that's shit is metal as fuck and finally top it off with a beautiful Celtic beat in Jig of Life 5/5 easiest rating so far

I hadn't realised how great the production is on this. There's so much going on behind the lyrics, the spatial mix is brilliant in headphones. I've no idea what she's going on about half the time but your attention is draw all over - the drums, guitar solos, endless reverb, phil collins esc snare drum. I don't know why I've never listened to this album in its entirety in one go before - what I have missed! And Dream of Sheep and Under Ice - never heard before, wonderful. So descriptive!

Opening with Running up that Hill is tough to beat, such a great song. Haunting and driving. Most of the rest of the album is really intriguing, lots of cool synth and sound effects in various songs, each on sounds unique. I liked Jig of Life. Overall, just not really my jam, but I didn’t really dislike any of it.

Like many good pop albums this one starts with a fantastic single and then settles into some less interesting songs. I don’t think Kate Bush is guilty of adding filler, but the single is stronger than anything else on this record.

One of my favourite albums and easily one of the greatest of all time, end of story! Every time I listen to it, which is quite often, I hear something new, a sound, a noise, a nuance that just keeps adding to the whole experience. Side 2 or the Ninth Wave is a work of absolute genius and she probably should be burnt as a witch just for creating it!

I can appreciate the ideas and the genre-mixing that was in this record. I don't enjoy the New Wave genre very much, so this wasn't up my alley. Favourite Track(s): Cloudbusting Least Favourite Track(s): And Dream of Sheep

I've always had mixed feelings about Kate Bush's music. On the one hand, I like her very conscious artistic approach, which sometimes leads to quite unusual song structures. On the other hand, her voice is so high-pitched that it gets on my nerves after a while. And of course, despite the approach I described, it all has that new wave sound that, as I wrote earlier in this project, I've heard more than enough of. The cult factor and “Running Up That Hill” save the album “Hounds Of Love” a little, but for me, that's not enough for three stars today.

“…yeah, yo, yeah, yo…” …fuck no! 👎

All the reviews I've read have been either glowing or awful. I see why now. Personally, fall on the former side of the debate.

Few good songs

• 3/5 • Didn't much like this when it came out, but side one has grown on me (especially Running Up That Hill); side two is still arty for me

Outside the popular single it’s not a great album. Seems like it could be a movie similar to bat out of hell but no songs that I wanted to sing along too

10 like Ariana grande and prince on an album

I'm actually going to listen to this later, but I still have it 5 stars because of "Running up that Hill" 🤣

I really wanted to like this… I didn’t

Hot take but I mostly liked season 4. Besides the obvious complaint of introducing new characters just to kill them off (which they keep doing), the season was interesting and scary and provided an neat backstory for the mindflayer, even if I was disappointed that the interdimensional monster was just a human the whole time. I do still think the first two seasons are the best, but the fourth was better than the third. Maybe it's just because I like the demogorgons and their design so much, we need more of those in the final season. The Hawkins Lab episode with all of them overrunning the facility was the best episode of the show. Oh this album was okay too I guess.

The whole album feels like variations of Running Up That Hill but just not as good. Some were downright wacky. Not a bad album but I will probably only ever go back to the single.

I rarely listen to Kate Bush, but when I do, I usually enjoy it. That's how I felt about this album. It was nice to hear it again, and I'll probably listen to it again. But probably not in the near future. 4/5

Never listening to Kate Bush loads but I totally get it, amazing depth and incredibly experimental and innovative. Some absolute incredible bangers and look at that fucking album cover!

Several good/great songs, but not necessarily a good/great album.

This knocked my socks off. I suspected this album was far more than "Running Up That Hill", but I had not truly understood until experiencing it. This is one of the best first listens I've had. Every track is an eclectic feast of sound, never uninteresting or conventional. Yet it works, in what is both pop and avant-garde. It feels like a folksy celebration of humanity and also a reflection on modern despair and disillusionment. I don't know, it makes me want to wax poetic and laugh and cry all at once. The pure vocal range and emotion in Bush's voice, both stunning and weird all at once, maybe only rivaled by someone like Bjork after her. Pair that with the songwriting which is powerful and never cliche. And on top layer sonic choices that are sometimes windy Irish folk sounds, sometimes 80s glitching synth or electric strings, sometimes the deep droning of Eberhard Weber, sometimes a bright stinging piano, sometimes choral wails and chirps, sometimes the sounds of wind and storms and everyday people, and on and on. It all somehow comes to together for something coherent and not even overproduced, just amazing and breathtaking. I'll be listening to this again and again.

really good, didn't realize some of these songs were used in movies and social media. know i know the names of them

An album of weird bangers. I'm more of a Tori fan, but this is Kate's best.

Phenomenal album — half great pop singles (Running Up That Hill, Cloudbusting), half progressive experimental pop à la Talk Talk.

GOD AWFUL

Decent, but not worth repeating

Tää oli vähän liian ”taiteellista” musiikkia mun korville, vaikka Kate Bush on tuttu ja hän on erinomainen laulaja. Eipä tästä kuuntelusta jäänyt muuta mieleen kuin ensimmäinen kappale ”Running Up The Hill”. Se oli myös ainoa ennestään tuttu.

I have loved Kate Bush since Stranger Things and will always love her.

Kate Bush is pretty pretty good. Art Rock. 4.49 stars

Baby's first art-pop record, and a good one too. Kate Bush literally owns the word baroque with one of the best and luscious, orchestrated pieces ever put on record. Combined with a couple of 80s synths and you get yourself an ethereal experience. Perhaps it is a frontloaded album with a lukewarm back half, but the highs are too high for me to care. Favorite tracks: Running Up That Hill, Hounds of Love, The Big Sky, Cloudbusting, Hello Earth, The Morning Fog

I really came to Kate Bush through Stranger Things (sue me) but when you delve into her mysterious melodies you see why it fits an epic dark fantasy so well!

Whacky and theatrical. Equally feels ahead of its time and also perfectly 80s. Some really gorgeous songs on here, proper emotional storytelling. I get why people are turned off, it's a thin line of w*nkiness

I started out as really not a fan of Kate Bush, however this album was better than expected. Still, her overall voice is not to my liking but listening to an album in its entirety places it in a much better context, so an unexpected high rating for this album. 3/5

Pretty strong a side but it fizzles out a bit

This was weirder and cooler than I thought it was going to be.

Great album A few skips Kinda like Stevie Nicks

Väga õige 80ndate produ ja kõla. Aga selliseid "jäävad terve päev kummitama" lugusid on pigem vähe. Võibolla nõuab mitut kuulamist. Kaunis kooriosa "Hello Earth" lõpus

The concept was a bit too deep for me. First side was great

First half has great tracks on it, second half has more of a theme and is definitely good but was a bit less engaging for me. Definitely a 7/10 record (and can see it growing!) but maybe a slightly weaker 7 for now.

Loved the album in the 80s and still love it. A great singer with lots and lots of very creative music.

Great artist, pretty good album. A lot of lyrical imagery and inspiration, unafraid of layering innovative sounds and synth. The album experience is pretty coherent — but I just don't enjoy all of the tracks, though I find some of them are brilliant. 4.5/5

i like the variety in the songs makes for a more interesting album

Oh wow. Did not expect that.

This album is just beautiful. The one thing I just love about kate bush is it just sounds... always so interesting, she'll just take any and every reference of music she finds across the globe and fuse them together. Also running up that hill has been kinda saved on me, i'm sure i'd hate to listen to this if this was in 2022 haha.

Am I a fan of Kate Bush? No. Am I a fan of Art Pop? No. Undeniably, I think this album deserves its flowers. This is an album that is painted like a picture, with interesting elements that are so unlike the music that was put out at that time. Although, doesn't fit the sound that my ears like listening to.

I love Hounds of Love. A few duds on the rest of the album - but more than out weighed by the classic singles and few other gems.

Hounds of Love I’ve not listened to this nearly enough, it really is a fantastic album. It's got to be up there for one of the best opening triptychs to any album, Running Up That Hill, Hounds of Love and The Big Sky are absolute bangers with brilliantly layered synths, percussion and rhythms, simultaneously expansive and intimate. Mother Stands for Comfort is also great, a slight change of pace and mood before the equally brilliant Cloudbusting. The second suite isn’t as immediate as the first side, its more ethereal and dreamlike, and more of a musical journey, but it's also excellent, definitely rewarding repeat listens, and again it opens with three superb songs, And Dream of Sheep’s piano is lovely, the stabbing strings of Under Ice and creepily cool, before the pointed rhythms of Waking the Witch. Watching You Watching Me has slight echoes of Remain in Light, particularly the synth bass. Apart from the drums The Jig of Life seems to be all live instruments, which is a nice contrast to the songs before and after, and I love how The Morning Fog ends things on a sunshiney, optimistic, folk inflected feel. Easy 5. 🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺 Playlist submission: The Big Sky

Any album that opens with 'Running up That Hill' and 'Hounds of Love' has to subsequently fuck up beyond all proportion to fail to get top marks. They are such a unique take on 80s pop, that all at once sounds 80s and timeless. Synth, gated drums, feature but it feels the distillation of 80s tropes into utter heartfelt and idiosyncratic perfection. As if if that wasn't enough the album throws up one of the most perfect songs of all time in 'Cloudbusting'. A real masterpiece.

As a general rule I avoid mid-80s pop/rock but this was alright. Running Up That Hill was worth three stars on its own. The rest of the album was was hit or miss (looking at Under Ice). Ultimately my opinions held but it was worth a listen.

Dramatic feeling

Industrial romantic 80s pop. Hits you like a strong perfume emanating off a lady with gobs of bright red lipstick. Similar to the Joanna Newsom, I appreciate this on some level, but it’s not for me unfortunately

Big Bush energy! Something new every listen

Who doesn’t love Kate Bush? I mean I only have one song by her but she has such a distinctive voice. And what a haunting album, “Let Me Dream of Sheep,” “Waking the Witch,” and “Watching You Without Me” are wild. I think it was so consistently good it’s a four.

I’m more of a Wuthering Heights gal.

I really enjoyed this album, despite not being my favorite genre. Kate Bush is like an 80’s new wave Chappell Roan.

So, I like a few Kate Bush songs. But this album was pretty terrible.

Meh. Maybe evocative of the 80s but not something I want to listen to much

Ooh. This leaves the station like an express train and after a while really loses its way and meanders around as it's gone off the tracks. Really runs out of steam by the end.

Buenísimo, me ha encantado.

Just an absolute monster.

Started strong (Hounds of Love, Big Sky, Cloudbusting) but much weaker in second half (Waking the Witch, Hello Earth), but Morning Fog just tips it to a 4

The good kind of cheesy.

The first song, Running Up the Hill, is a five-star song. Kate Bush is very talented and a very good singer but just not my cup of tea. The rest of the songs I only gave a three.

Ugh. Too 80’s synthy for me.

Kate Bush is Magic, obviously!

kate bush is very cool

Once again the Brit bias of this list shining through. This. Is. Not. Good. Almost broke my no skipping/listen to 100% of album record. Are all the 5 star reviews listening to the same album as me? I don’t get it. 2 stars since I didn’t hate every track (but almost).

I knew the first song (of course), but the rest of the album is quite good too. Artsy but not pretentious.

Started off great with Running Up That Hill, but the rest of the album was disappointing. Squeezes a 4 purely off the back of the opening track.

Well this was really good, some excellent tunes throughout. Simpsons: Yes

Didn't blow me away but I enjoyed having it on in the background, would listen again.

I just love Kate Bush.

I like this album, it's has some weak points but it's good. 4/5

Olipas monipuolinen ja mielenkiintoinen levy. Ei oo tullu aiemmin Kate Bushia kuunneltua, mutta tämä olikin positiivinen yllätys. Voisin kuvitella kuuntelevani uudelleen. Tuntuu löytyvän montaa eri genreä ja Kate Bushin ääni on kyllä loistava. Ymmärrän kyllä senkin, jos tää levy ei joillain lähde yhtään.

Olipas kiva kuunnella Kati Pusikon muitakin biisejä, kuin eräs suursuosioon noussut biisi Stranger Thingsin myötä. On tullut annettua pitkä rivi kolmosia, joten näpätään tälle nelonen, olihan tämä toki sen arvoinenkin lätty. Katella on kiva lauluääni ja levy tällaista ihan hyvää kasaria. Mieleenpainuvimmat kappaleet ekan lisäksi olivat kaunis pianokappale "And Dream Of Sheep" ja "Jig Of Life". Jälkimmäinen, koska en uskonut tällä levyllä kuulevani Irlantilaistyylistä (perinteistä?) musiikkia, joten erottui joukosta.

Tää oli aika mitään sanomaton teos. Jälleen töiden ohessa kuunnellen, niin ei oikein jäänyt mieleen muuta kuin etenevässä määrin ärsyttävä ääni ja vikan biisin hauska basso. tuu points

Vähän muniin puhalteluksi tämäkin jäi, vaikka ääntä riittäisi vaikka mihin. Hieman kaipaisi puska trimmailua.

Onhan tää melko teatraalista ja taiteellista tavaraa. Kuitenkin hyvin paketoitua ja esitettyä. Tuotanto toki kestää aikaa ja sen sai huomata sen netlipsi-sarjan myötä, kun pussin kati sai paljon uusia fänejä. Taas kerran voi toistella sitä miten yhellä kuuntelulla tästä ei varmasti irtoo kaikki akselistot ja kulminaatiot. Eipä siinä, varmasti rohkassut tulevia sukupolvia ja taiteilijoita omalla esimerkillään. Vägevätä on. Kelpaa juu. Hyvä hyvä.

Tämä iski ihan kivasti. Ei periaatteessa sen vahvempia tuntemuksia, mutta toisaalta jätti sen verran positiivisen vaikutelman että on tämä kolmosta parempi

Kate Bushin ääni on yksi aikansa kauneimmista, mutta levy ei ratsasta pelkästään sillä, vaikka hyvin voimakkaasti esillä onkin ja useita kokeellisempia ja rohkeita kappaleita on albumlle saatu mahtumaan. Kokonaisuus kuulostaa hieman kaoottiselta ja en yhdeltä kuuntelulta löytänyt levyn flowia.

Ihan ehtaa kasarisoundia! Ja semmoista mistä minä pidän. Tästä oli entuudestaan tuttu ainoastaan levyn eka biisi (ei, en ole katsonut Stranger Thingsiä, vaan se oli jo reilusti ennen sitä tehokuuntelussa), mutta ei jäänyt kyllä hyvien biisien lista siihen. Kovia stygejä muutama. Cloudbusting yksittäisenä esimerkkinä jäi mieleen. Toki myös vähän erikoismenoakin, mikä ei itseäni niin paljon innostanut. Waking the witch oli itselleni vähän liikaa. Pieni miinus myös, kun ajattelin tietysti heti nimen perusteella että Big Sky olisi ollut Kinks-cover, mutta eihän se ollutkaan. Kinksin nimikaima pyyhkii kyllä Bushin isolla taivaalla lattiaa. Bushin ääni jakaa varmasti mielipiteitä. Joskus soitin omille teineille Wuthering Heightsia, ja molempien spontaani reaktio oli revetä nauramaan. Itselleni kyllä toimii tosi hyvin. Ihan uniikki (ei se räppiartisti) ja jäljittelemätön. Hienosti tukee myös tässä levyllä näitä mainiota kasarisoundeja. Vähän kyllä levyn loppupuolella alkoi olemaan ihan puhtaasti täytebiisien kuuloista kamaa. Pari biisiä lyhyempänä olisi ollut neljän tähden levy, nyt valitettavasti vähän putoaa arvosana noiden fillereiden myötä.

First time listening to Kate Bush. I can see she is one of those composers that do not fit into the norm of a trend. Good for her! A hidden gem in the rough!

Don't like her voice

This isn't part of the 80's I wish to revisit. I recognize the value of some of this music, but in general, Kate Bush isn't for me.

Kate Bush frustrates me. Undoubtedly an artist with vision making art the way she wants, capable of some fantastic pieces (the singles on this were great) but often that vision is just too weird. Tracks like Under Ice and Waking The Witch are just odd.

Banger.

kate bush 🤩

Muchas ganas le tenia a este álbum. Conozco a Kate Bush por los singles que exitosamente han ido sonando en la radio en su momento, pero nunca busqué ni salió a mi paso un álbum entero. Nunca es tarde, y me alegro de sentir la sensación de esa primera vez que dejas que un disco te penetre y te remueva cosas. Al final no es más que un álbum de pop, pero qué pop. Único y peculiar. La capacidad de creación y composición de Bush están fuera de toda discusión. Ella solita se inventa canciones redondas, accesibles pero impredecibles, te hace soñar entre brumas y te muestra el camino, a veces sinuoso, de la perfección. El álbum es mucho más que la eterna “Running Up That Hill”, sobre todo cuando se inmersa en un folk medieval en “Jig Of Life” o acomete baladas como “And Dream Of Sheep”. No hay tema que sobre. Y es difícil destacar uno entre tantos tan bellos.