kate bush "aerial"

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Genesis fans have wanted Jonathan King removed from their debut since before they knew he was a sex offender

From what I can gather, Genesis fans generally pretend that first album doesn't exist!

Will she get rid of him from The Dreaming too i wonder?

She hasn't, apparently.

he didn't have vocals on the Dreaming, just, uh didgeridoo?

washing machine

tfw i first heard kate bush sing “washing machine” and i briefly believed humanity could save itself from oblivion

"A Coral Room" made me cry with joy this morning.

― Patchouli Clark (noodle vague), Wednesday, November 2, 2005

Funny, I was listening to the Post episode of the Björk podcast earlier today and was delighted to hear her reference "Mrs. Bartolozzi":

This is the world where Kate Bush released an album around this time where she did one song about being heartbroken, and washing the clothes of her ex-lover, looking inside the washing machine, going in circles and circles, and circles. And I remember like reading—I should’ve kept that review by some rock guy—like, talking so down on it like it was third class music, just because she was writing about the washing machine, you know. It was so sexist, you know. But it was okay to write huge reviews about bands that were singing about tits and beer, and you know, or heroin abuse or—that was okay, you know, but the sort of the inner life of the woman, and the everyday life of a woman was a lesser area, somehow, or a lesser art form.

This was one of the more educational threads on ILM. I'd been writing professionally for a few years, thought I was hot shit, shared twaddle about Aerial not "climaxing" and someone criticized me for thinking phallically. The comment astounded me, forcing me to reevaluate a lot of assumptions. Thanks, ILM.

It’s quite an astonishing record in its way, the lines about the shirt on the line are so arresting and heartbreaking. Deepest admiration for her commitment to follow the muse absolutely. Although nothing can compel me to sit through “Bertie”.

twaddle about Aerial not "climaxing"

she clearly took your criticism into account for before the dawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_F6FS-SIM0

just noticed this cocteau song is on some proto aerial shit

ooh yeah that's very "king of the mountain"

“Although nothing can compel me to sit through ‘Bertie’.”

I am exploring Kate Bush’s output chronologically, and already dreading reaching “Aerial” for this reason. Nothing is a bigger turnoff from an artist than them talking about their crotch goblins.

You needn't worry.

aerial is her best album, hardly something to dread

i....agree

new katie gately is gonna be more superior mumcore, stoked

also never use that phrase again ever or else

I thought "crotch goblins" were crabs.

Getting into Kate Bush in 2004*, just in time for her to drop the greatest comeback album I've ever heard the next year, was totally crazy.

*Yes I'm celebrating 20 years of listening to Kate Bush this year. Cake, bunting, etc. Re-enacting the ceremony in which I purchased The Dreaming.