ed@das.llnl.GOV (Edward J. Suranyi) (04/29/91)
The new issue of _Pulse!_ (May 1991) just arrived at Tower Records,
and there are several mentions of Kate:
1) A review of the Hammersmith video in the Music Video column. In fact
the headline reads "Videos from pioneers Gabriel and Bush cause for
celebration." After discussing Peter Gabriel's _POV_, Barry Gutman
writes:
"Also a long time coming was the recent rerelease, at an affordable
price, of _Kate Bush Live at Hammersmith Odeon_ (EMI Video/19.98 for
videocassette). This 52-minute performance was videotaped 12 years ago,
only two albums in Bush's careeer; her talents as a dancer, choreographer
and mime made her a natural pioneer in the then-fledgling home-video music
industry. Video is, in fact, the best medium through which to appreciate
Bush -- even today.
"I often can't decipher her high, veddy English trill without a
lyric sheet. But whether reading along or not, it's very easy to appreciate
her bewitching countenance, fluid body English and bold, dramatic,
strikingly imaginative conceptual skills.
"Clad in an array of costumes, including trenchcoat, harem pants,
black leathers, cowgirl suit and sleeveless gown, Bush twirls through
several numbers from her first two albums, supported by two male dancers,
an illusionist/mime, two backing vocalists and a seven-piece band. She
hasn't toured since this show was shot, and it's not hard to see why --
such a production, at least as lavish as a small-scale musical comedy,
would probably be too expenive to tote around the world. Rumor has it
that Bush may, in fact, tour in support of her next album. Meanwhile,
this and her other home video release are highly recommended -- even
more so than her albums -- to newcomer fans as well as the already
converted."
2) In Yvette Cadeaux's fanzine column, there's a paragraph about
_Lonestar Lionhearts_, the new American fanzine! This is very surprising
because Tower has never carried this, although they've carried
_Homeground_ for several years now. Anyway, here's what she says:
"_Lonestar Lionhearts_ is a lovely Kate Bush journal, edited by
Kevin Hendryx in Austin. Issue #2, with its black and white glossy
cover photo of the sensual siren in a meditative pose, contains news on
conventions, pen-pals, concerts, videos, reissues, ad infinitum. And,
as a bonus, you'll also learn
everything-you-never-bothered-to-want-to-know about Suzi Quatro. And if
you, like me, can't make the connection between Quatro and Kate Bush,
better subscribe to _Lonestar Lionhearts_ before you make a bigger fool
of yerself than you already have. Send $16 for one-year sub to:
P.O. Box 13414, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711."
3) Someone has mentioned Kate in her Desert Island Discs again. Andrea S.
Grill, of Washington, D.C., lists:
"5. _The Kick Inside_ -- Kate Bush. So movingg, so textured and so so
sexy."
For the record, the other nine albums on her list are:
1. Blue -- Joni Mitchell
2. Ella in Berlin/Mack the Knife -- Ella Fitzgerald
3. Dirty Mind -- Prince
4. Greatest Hits -- Louis Armstrong
6. Big Joe Rides Again -- Big Joe Turner
7. Blood on the Tracks -- Bob Dylan
8. Suzanne Vega -- Suzanne Vega
9. Easter -- Patti Smith
10. Shadows on a Dime -- Ferron
Ed
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