jsd@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (Jon Drukman) (12/04/89)
So, I'm sitting here, with my CD player cranking away and the new single in it. "This Woman's Work (Single Mix)" has just finished, and I'm damned if I can tell the difference between it and the album version, making the "hey, let's sell more records" type inscription on the inside card particularly odious: "Original version of of 'This Woman's Work' available on the album 'The Sensual World.'" I'm sure IED will jump all over me and call me a crass slob for not realizing the brilliance of this ploy, but it smacks of a rotten marketing ploy and it's pretty dishonest too. Actually, IED will say that Kate had nothing to do with it an it's all EMI's fault, blah blah blah, but thank you very much Mr. D, I am quite capable of realizing that. Next we move on to "Be Kind To My Mistakes" which sounds absolutely gorgeous on CD, and is still Kate's finest moment post-Hounds Of Love. My complaint with THIS track is that they have cut it in length rather severely by abbreviating the fade out after the bridge, and altering the ending as well. I am not amused. Stupid EMI cretins. Last and probably least is "I'm Still Waiting" which is a pretty inconsequential track and sounds a lot like what the demo version of "Reaching Out" might have sounded like before the changes got soppier. But, "Reaching Out" with claws is still the runt of the litter. Pleasant enough, in its way. The only reason it's a B-side rather than an album track is that the arrangement is all Fairlight, which suits me fine. It does have some points in its favor: Kate has turned off the humongous reverbs which soaked the snare drum and vocal tracks of TSW to death. In fact, the drum sounds suspiciously Linn-like. Kate's voice is forced to stand on its own merits, which are still considerable, although I'd prefer if she roughed up a bit more. Where's the growl, Kate dear? We do get a few screeches near the end, so that's cool. Overall, it's about what I expected, which really pisses me off. I want to be SHOCKED and THRILLED and STUNNED beyond belief, but I guess I'll settle for decent pop music. And I really hoped she was gonna change the world... again... +---------------------- Is there any ESCAPE from NOISE? ----------------------+ | | |\ | jsd@gaffa.mit.edu | "To serve God, you gotta be stupid and | | \|on |/rukman | jsd@umass.bitnet | freakish and poor." -- ?? | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
rs0@beach.cis.ufl.EDU (Bob Slaughter) (02/04/91)
I just got my copy of the Winter Noteworthy catalog. They have "This Woman's Work" for 132.99. Is this a good price? And just what does come in the box? I missed the earlier discussion about the set, so someone fill me in, please :) -- * Bob Slaughter * This space for rent * * InterNet#1: rs0@beach.cis.ufl.edu * Call 1-800-FOR-RENT * * InterNet#2: Haldane@Pine.Circa.Ufl.Edu * Model Railroading * * Bitnet: Haldane@UFPine * is Fun!! *
gmg@court.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Gibson) (03/30/91)
[Sorry for sending this again, but I forgot the subject on the last one] Hi, I'm relatively new to this group, AND don't read new too often, so please forgive me if this has been covered before. Last time I looked in on rec.music.gaffa there was a lot of talk about a six album set which I believe was called "This Woman's Work". Can anyone give me any information on this? I had not been keeping up with new releases since The Sensual World came out, due to unfortunate circumstances. But now that that is behind me, I would be most interested in adding this new set to my collection. Please email information to: gmg@sybase.com Thank you very much! I first discovered Kate via an old girlfriend's new boyfriend back in 1983. I must admit that at the time I wasn't too fond of her vocals on the first two albums (The Kick Inside and Lionheart), but I immediately fell in love with her lyrics. I DID enjoy the vocals as well as the lyrics on her later albums, and soon grew to enjoy the vocals on the first two as well. I have been completely crazy about her work ever since. Kate is the only exception to my rule of not buying CD versions of vinyl albums I already own. As far as favorite albums go, I would have to say that mine is Hounds Of Love, especially side two (The Ninth Wave). There's just something magical about that side. I just love the way the themes of the various songs seem to intertwine. Of course I like ALL of the other albums almost as much as this one, so it's kind of a close call. In fact, I would be incapable of picking a single favorite song from her body of work. There are just too many good ones!
gmg@sybase.UUCP (Gary Gibson) (03/30/91)
[Sorry about posting this twice. I forgot the subject line the last time] Hi, I'm relatively new to this group, AND don't read new too often, so please forgive me if this has been covered before. Last time I looked in on rec.music.gaffa there was a lot of talk about a six album set which I believe was called "This Woman's Work". Can anyone give me any information on this? I had not been keeping up with new releases since The Sensual World came out, due to unfortunate circumstances. But now that that is behind me, I would be most interested in adding this new set to my collection. Please email information to: gmg@sybase.com Thank you very much! I first discovered Kate via an old girlfriend's new boyfriend back in 1983. I must admit that at the time I wasn't too fond of her vocals on the first two albums (The Kick Inside and Lionheart), but I immediately fell in love with her lyrics. I DID enjoy the vocals as well as the lyrics on her later albums, and soon grew to enjoy the vocals on the first two as well. I have been completely crazy about her work ever since. Kate is the only exception to my rule of not buying CD versions of vinyl albums I already own. As far as favorite albums go, I would have to say that mine is Hounds Of Love, especially side two (The Ninth Wave). There's just something magical about that side. I just love the way the themes of the various songs seem to intertwine. Of course I like ALL of the other albums almost as much as this one, so it's kind of a close call. In fact, I would be incapable of picking a single favorite song from her body of work. There are just too many good ones!