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| Kate Bush Ranked
Love Kate Bush. Love her | | 9 |  | Kate Bush
Lionheart
After the popularity of The Kick Inside, Bush was admittedly rushed to create her second album, which she herself has shown discontent for. Her voice is as beautiful as ever, but most songs just fall flat in comparison to the compositions of The Kick Inside. The album has a strangely theatrical feel to it, possibly inspired by her upcoming "Tour Of Life". Best Tracks: Wow, Hammer Horror, Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake. 3.2/5 | | 8 |  | Kate Bush
The Red Shoes
The last album before her decade long hiatus, The Red Shoes is a slightly more personal affair. Still pulling ideas from literature (The title track and video project that went along with it are inspired by the fairy tale of the same name), the problem here is the seemingly bland production. It brightens up at times, like on opener Rubberband Girl, but a good portion of the album just doesn't sound right. Fav Tracks: Rubberband Girl, Moments Of Pleasure, You're The One
3.4/5 | | 7 |  | Kate Bush
50 Words for Snow
I'll admit I haven't let this one sink in fully, but there is a lot to take in here. Tracks take their damn sweet time building up and reaching peaks, and it's a rather slow affair aside from the rollicking title track. Fav Tracks: Lake Tahoe, Snowed In At Wheeler Street, 50 Words For Snow 3.7/5 | | 6 |  | Kate Bush
The Sensual World
It's here that Kate sounds most intimate and personal. 'This Womans Work' tugs at the heartstrings. Her billowy voice on the title track is simply entrancing. Sensational guitar work shows up her and there, notably on 'Rockets Tail' - an acceptable follow up to Hounds Of Love. Best Tracks: Rocket's Tail, This Woman's Work, Love And Anger
3.9/5 | | 5 |  | Kate Bush
Never for Ever
Her first time taking on producing duties alongside Jon Kelly, Never For Ever was a true display of talent on all fronts. Her songwriting takes on serious topics, yet they aren't unaccommodating. For all its accessibility, Never For Ever gets pretty deep - topics range from the relatable to the psychotic to the contemplative, all under forty minutes. Best Tracks: Blow Away (For Bill), The Wedding List, Breathing
4/5 | | 4 |  | Kate Bush
The Kick Inside
Hard to pin down to a specific genre, Bush's debut is an interesting work. Songs like the famous Wuthering Heights showcase her impressive vocal range and her approach to songwriting perfectly. Her skills on the piano only accentuate the talent she has. Ever quirky and a bit mystifying, The Kick Inside is a great place to start with Bush. Fav tracks: The Man With The Child In His Eyes, Wuthering Heights, Oh To Be In Love
4.1/5 | | 3 |  | Kate Bush
Aerial
It was tough to put this here and not at number two - A Sea Of Honey is rather hit or miss with its songs. It's side two that is phenomenal. A Sky Of Honey is a conceptual side meant to span the length of twenty four hours. As those hours pass the side grows to epic proportions, and a birdsong motif reaches its delirious potential. 4.5/5
Best Tracks: How To Be Invisible, Nocturn, Aerial | | 2 |  | Kate Bush
The Dreaming
The first album solely produced by her, The Dreaming is an eccentric journey through the stories of Kate Bush. With the permission to do as she pleased, Bush went all out on every front. It's arguably her most abrasive work - she's screaming on choruses, she's angry, she's passionate - and while the public didn't like it, it's become an influential piece of work. Best Tracks: Suspended In Gaffa, Get Out Of My House, Sat In Your Lap
4.6/5 | | 1 |  | Kate Bush
Hounds Of Love
It had to be this. A flawless side of pop perfection and an equally flawless conceptually suite, there is not one thing wrong with this album. Seriously. What's wrong with it? I fuckin dare you to find something wrong with it. I'll fight your bitch ass | |
gryndstone
05.16.15 | Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Unbelievable! | KILL
05.16.15 | aerial above kick? damn
red shoes above lion? damn | gryndstone
05.16.15 | The Kick Inside is great, but Aerials second disc takes me to another plane of existence
I just really don't like Lionheart | RadicalEd
05.16.15 | At first I thought you ranked "Hounds of Love" as her worst album. I literally wanted to punch through my screen. | puntugruhm
05.16.15 | i love you for making this list. | ArsMoriendi
05.17.15 | From the ones I've heard:
9 > 6 > 8 > 1 > 5
Your format for ranking this is misleading though... it looks like you put Hounds of Love at last... | Ryus
05.17.15 | At first I thought you ranked "Hounds of Love" as her worst album. [2] | gryndstone
05.17.15 | Gah, I fixed the format | ArsMoriendi
05.17.15 | Now that you've fixed it: 1 > 4 > 2 > 5 > 9
Cool ranking though. | Funeralopolis
05.17.15 | I don't like mother stands for comfort and dream of sheep tbh | Parallels
05.17.15 | Never understood the acclaim for The Dreaming. | ArsMoriendi
05.17.15 | Mother Stands for Comfort is one of the best songs on the album... haunting lyrics about hiding a murder set to haunting music o.O | Dis_Con_Nec_Ted
05.17.15 | "I don't like mother stands for comfort and dream of sheep tbh"
And Dream of Sheep is the only lesser song on the album imo | Funeralopolis
05.17.15 | I should rephrase, I don't hate those tracks I just don't think they're perfect/ up to par with how amazing the rest of the album is | Friday13th
05.17.15 | 1 is my favorite, but I can't decide between 2, 4 and 5 for second. Each is just too good in a different way. | Funeralopolis
05.17.15 | under ice/waking the witch is pretty damn m/ | ArsMoriendi
05.17.15 | I can understand having a problem with "And Dream of Sleep" since it's easily the worst on Hounds, but it's still pretty cool.
@Parallels: it's probably because it's her weirdest album as a whole. | Dis_Con_Nec_Ted
05.17.15 | @Funeralopolis Well, And Dream of Sheep isn't, I agree on that.
"Never understood the acclaim for The Dreaming."
It's a great album for sure. I might take Never for Ever over it though.
| Spec
05.17.15 | aerial above kick? yea
red shoes above lion? yea | Muisc4Life26
05.17.15 | great list for me it goes 1,2,6,4,3,5,9,7,8 | chinesewhispers
05.17.15 | Aerial is my fav because I love it and fuck you | someguest
05.17.15 | worst voice in music | gryndstone
05.17.15 | I can see Aerial being peoples favorites. The top three have been getting a lot of play from me | Funeralopolis
05.17.15 | One of the best vocalists of all time yea | ArsMoriendi
05.17.15 | One of the best vocalists of all time yea [2]
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