Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (09/21/89)
Really-From: Greg O'Rear <greg@beach.cis.ufl.edu>
I just got my hands on a promo cassette of Kate's new album. No, I'm
still at work and haven't heard it. Here's what info I can give:
Kate Bush - "The Sensual World" - Columbia CAT 1838
Side 1: The Sensual World, Love And Anger, The Fog, Reaching Out,
Heads We're Dancing.
Side 2: Deeper Understanding, Between A Man & A Woman, Never Be Mine,
Rocket's Tail, This Woman's Work, Walk Straight Down The Middle.
(P) 1989 Novercia Overseas Ltd. Written and produced by Kate.
A sticker on the box says "In-Store October 17!"
The cover is a black and white photo of Kate with a large flower held
to her mouth (reminiscent of "Red Rose Speedway"), with copper-colored
lettering ("The Sensual World * Kate Bush").
Until I get home with it, more I cannot say. There are no liner notes
with this promo.
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Greg O'Rear
University of Florida
greg@beach.cis.ufl.eduLove-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (09/21/89)
Really-From: greg@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Greg O'Rear)
I just got my hands on a promo cassette of Kate's new album. No, I'm
still at work and haven't heard it. Here's what info I can give:
Kate Bush - "The Sensual World" - Columbia CAT 1838
Side 1: The Sensual World, Love And Anger, The Fog, Reaching Out,
Heads We're Dancing.
Side 2: Deeper Understanding, Between A Man & A Woman, Never Be Mine,
Rocket's Tail, This Woman's Work, Walk Straight Down The Middle.
(P) 1989 Novercia Overseas Ltd. Written and produced by Kate.
A sticker on the box says "In-Store October 17!"
The cover is a black and white photo of Kate with a large flower held
to her mouth (reminiscent of "Red Rose Speedway"), with copper-colored
lettering ("The Sensual World * Kate Bush").
Until I get home with it, more I cannot say. There are no liner notes
with this promo.
--
Greg O'Rear
University of Florida
greg@beach.cis.ufl.eduLove-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (09/22/89)
Really-From: greg@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Greg O'Rear) In article <8909201705.AA28426@beach.cis.ufl.edu> Love-Hounds@GAFFA.MIT.EDU writes: >Really-From: Greg O'Rear <greg@beach.cis.ufl.edu> > >I just got my hands on a promo cassette of Kate's new album. No, I'm >still at work and haven't heard it. OK, now I have heard it, and will comment below. If you wish the album to remain a mystery, please stop reading this message. This album improves with repeated listenings, due to (1) I know this is all there is, so I better like it; (2) I can understand more of the words; or (3) the novelty has worn off and now I can listen to the record instead of the newness. With this said, I can describe it generally as not as good as HoL, sort of like "Experiment IV: The Album." Many of the songs sound as if they were offered by "singer-songwriter" Kate, not "musical artist" Kate. There are 3 good reasons to buy it, however: (1) Kate, (2) Trio Bulgarka, and (3) Mick Karn. Legend: ***** - Great by any standard **** - A pretty good Kate song *** - Straightforward, for Kate ** - Must be by someone * - other than Kate :-) Side 1: The Sensual World - Dominant Irish instruments, but playing an eastern sort of scale. Lyrics are hard to make out at first, but after more listening... well...whew! ***** Love And Anger - The rhythm reminds me of "Big Sky", percussion oriented. "Yeah!" ***1/2 The Fog - Strings borrowed from ExIV, pipes, seagulls, acoustically oriented ballad, turns out quite nice, actually. ***** Reaching Out - Moves from a piano ballad to a pretty mainstream sounding piece. Commercial. Add 1/2* if you recognize and appreciate the Bulgarian influence on her vocal at the very end of the song. *** Heads We're Dancing - Strongly rhythmic, odd, has the amazing Mick Karn on bass (no liner notes, but it HAS to be him!). Kate has been taking singing lessons from Tiny Tim :-). Add 1/2* if you like Mick Karn. ***1/2 Side 2: Deeper Understanding - Mick on bass, Trio Bulgarka here. Theme (superficially): computer. **** (If you think this is too high, remember I love the hell out of Mick Karn's bass playing and Bulgarian choir vocals. If you think it's too low, give me a few days. :-) Between A Man & A Woman - Hard to describe, not very memorable. ***1/2 Never Be Mine - Pipes, Del on bass, Trio Bulgarka, interesting theme. **** Rocket's Tail - Trio Bulgarka with a vengeance! If you like Bulgarian choirs, this one's for you. First half is a capella, then suddenly becomes Pink Floyd (not in a bad way. Mick on bass. ***** This Woman's Work - Identical to soundtrack, except for lack of background voices just before she starts the verse. You've heard it. ***** Walk Straight Down The Middle - Not sure if this is an extra B-side, since the previous song would have been a good album closer. Odd, noises, strange, not incredibly appealing. ***1/2 Anyway, there it is, in brief. Obviously this based on just a few times of listening to it. Any of the songs I seemed to like less could therefore have a leeway of 1/2* quite easily. Also, this is all a matter of taste anyway. Since I don't have lyrics, I can't report about the actual song content. One way to describe it: you remember how you felt when you got HoL home and sat down and played it all the way through? Well, this isn't like that; you will be able to speak afterwards (and perhaps during). Oh, yes, all numbers above are relative to Kate (not the general public, otherwise they'd all be *****). Enjoy. -- Greg O'Rear University of Florida greg@beach.cis.ufl.edu