We Become Panoramic - THE KATE BUSH RESULTS THREAD (ilm artist poll #24)

I found a Sky of Honey's tracks even more problematic than the Ninth Wave's, as they are even more of a piece. Wonder if they might not suffer a bit as they end up being randomly chosen as placeholders for the entire album side.

Re. the albums, I tried really hard to reacquaint myself w the first three records. There may come a time that I love them -- the ballads, the theatricality of it all. But short of a few songs on Never For Ever, even with the re-listening these last few weeks, this isn't that time.

I've never gotten past the video for "Love and Anger," which was my introduction to Kate Bush. On another thread, I wrote this about TSW:

I'm still trying to get a grip on the whole thing, but the record opens very strong. On the whole, it still sounds a bit...overstuffed -- the video for "Love and Anger" indicated as much, featuring very LUSH optics, sparkly confetti and Dave Gilmour, who himself looks overstuffed.

Re. the albums, I tried really hard to reacquaint myself w the first three records. There may come a time that I love them -- the ballads, the theatricality of it all. But short of a few songs on Never For Ever, even with the re-listening these last few weeks, this isn't that time.

― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, August 27, 2012 8:37 AM (1 minute ago)

a selection of tracks from the first four albums = by far my favorite kate bush material

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46. Lake Tahoe
103 points, five votes
50 Words For Snow (2011)
youtube

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46. Waking The Witch
103 points, five votes
Hounds of Love (1985)
youtube

and there's my first to place. i must admit, my primary reason for voting vor this was "wake up man".

these song images are awesome, BTW.

love "waking the witch". witchy part always freaks me out.

Thanks. Some relate to the songs, some don't - I let my mind wander a bit while I'm doing them.

these song images are awesome, BTW.

well that was yesterday well spent

working fine here

The album covers were fine.

same

working here for me in Chrome

yeah they're good here, tho i'll admit to being completely flummoxed by them so far (but that's fine).

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!

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46. Misty
103 points, six votes
50 Words For Snow (2011)
youtube

Fantastic effort, Ismael. Really enjoying this.

for a while this was my favourite from '50 words for snow', it's not quite now but it does encapsulate everything that's good about that album.

Voted for "Lake Tahoe". Glad to see it here!

I hardly know what to think about 50, I can hardly get a handle on it now. It's like it's drifting away from me, or I'm viewing it through frosted glass. Only Wild Man, Wheeler St and the title track carry any sort of weight for me beyond the odd snippet.

It'll make sense again in three months.

you've skilfully missed the best track on it there ik.

I voted for Wheeler Street. I don't think I'm giving too much away if I say it was just me.

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45. Oh England My Lionheart
104 points, five votes
Lionheart (1978)
in concert!

Neither of the above are the 50 Words track I voted for, but I'm glad to see them. Sort of surprised "Witch" is so low, I think of that as a pretty iconic track. (But that could be because I first heard it on a mixtape my college girlfriend made me when we were first going out.)

i expected witch to finish much higher, too

I was amazed Oh England fell so low; it's irresistible. Not that I was one of the five, but why's it so unpopular?

i expected witch to finish much higher, too

I had a hard time voting for many pieces of "The Ninth Wave." They work so well together as a whole that saying one part or another was superior ended up meaning I only voted for one.

Gah, I didn't vote. Still, as I said, I would've been pretty much canon, so I'll use these results for some deep-digging hints.

Yeah, I could've pushed for votes a bit more, but I felt the way it was working out heads-only was producing quite an interesting list. I hope you find some things to your liking.

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44. The Fog
105 points, six votes
The Sensual World (1989)
some ballet footage

Xpost - Oh England was the last track to drop off my list and if I did a top 20 next week it would probably be top 5. It's beautiful and unique, but the problem is that so is most of Kate Bush's oeuvre. Something has got to give, I am afraid.

i voted for one representative track from "9th Wave" and "Sky of Honey" cos i cdn't separate them properly, sensibly. for each i chose my (probably) fave bit. simple question of all the other songs i needed to vote for, as is not voting "My Lionheart". there are almost no Kate tracks i dislike, but man 20 votes is not a lot.

there's a real cottage industry in fan-made kate youtube videos, i actually quite like a lot of them. there's an animated one for 'among angels' that's just devastating tbh.

I hadn't realised 'til just now, they're great. I posted one on the voting thread for Constellation of the Heart, but I thought that was just a one-off.

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43. King Of The Mountain
113 points, five votes
Aerial (2005)
youtube

Huh. Love Aerial, but not a particular fan of KotM. It would be my 8th or 9th favorite track, probably.

I disliked it at the time as a single but it made my ballot.

This and Wild Man seemed like disappointing singles at their respective times, but what else could they have issued? It's not like Lake Tahoe or A Coral Room would have been burning up the airwaves.

I like how it has a bit of the Fairlight feel to it in the intro. And was it Marcello who wrote that great piece about how you've been waiting for Kate to come back for a dozen years and then when she finally does, you get this mysterious intro followed by a totally SKANK reggae guitar? I can't remember.

What is this Fairlight thing you're all going on about?

Yeah - just sounds like a cheap synth! Production on "Wild Man" is so good. Disarmingly mellow until that bonkers chorus.

Very surprised KotM made it! o_O

Loving all your your work IK, and am glad to be a part of the whole thing <3

(I don't think my #01 will place tbh)

Yes, thanks again IK!

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42. The Infant Kiss
117 points, six votes
Never For Ever (1980)
a rather splendid short

"programming the fairlight" is, for me, shorthand for kate bush doing whatever magical stuff she did all through the 80s. since I have no real idea what it entails.

Experiement IV, live on Wogan, backing band included TWO FAIRLIGHTS

The Kick Inside is awesome.

Her catalog is awesome.

I like the love you showed for Aerial, but I don't think I will ever understand the gushing that the Dreaming receives. It's a weird dynamic; most casual fans don't rate it at all, but of the more serious fans that do rate it, the overwhelming majority seem to overrate the ever-loving hell out of it. It's a pretty good album, but considering the next two records she released after it, it's very mediocre in comparison.

A Sky of Honey is the greatest thing ever

Trying to imagine a world in which The Dreaming sounds mediocre compared to The Sensual World.

It's not a terribly sensual one, to be honest.

Given how much of a favourite it is of Kate's, having been picked for the live shows, it's surprising how badly Lily did.

didn't rank '50 Words for Snow'?

Trying to imagine a world in which The Dreaming sounds mediocre compared to The Sensual World.

― Tim F, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:43 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm with you. Or any record of hers after HoL for that matter.

A Sky of Honey is the greatest thing ever

― ufo, Monday, September 10, 2018 8:56 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i won't hear any sensual world slander, idk how anyone can not get immediately enveloped in it, the way its textures sprout up & spread out like a landscape in the fog

to use the ready-made image lol

I like the love you showed for Aerial, but I don't think I will ever understand the gushing that the Dreaming receives. It's a weird dynamic; most casual fans don't rate it at all, but of the more serious fans that do rate it, the overwhelming majority seem to overrate the ever-loving hell out of it. It's a pretty good album, but considering the next two records she released after it, it's very mediocre in comparison.

― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, September 10, 2018 11:12 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this, except for Hounds of Love

tbh same

A Sky of Honey is the greatest thing ever

― ufo, Monday, September 10, 2018 8:56 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, September 11, 2018 1:39 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

I think The Sensual World is great but The Dreaming is monumental.