1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California) | | Posted: May 02, 2013 - 15:41 | |
A somewhat tame Kate...great depth in her voice.
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RabbitEars
| | Posted: Apr 01, 2013 - 12:22 | |
heaven. i haven't stopped listening to this record since it came out... hard to believe it's already eight years. this, one of my favorite songs on the planet.
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dew34
(Wisconsin-quite woodsy) | | Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 18:37 | |
This is such a strong album from a performer of unquestioned talent and ability. Really love this record, am just now beginning to appreciate 50 words for snow.  |
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eroz
(Boston) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2012 - 10:16 | |
I'm so happy to read all of the positive comments. All well deserved.
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Thin_Air
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oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 16:33 | |
tulfan wrote:This track is why I purchased this disk...quite an effort...it defintely changes my mindset everytime... Yep. Somewhere between the tick and the tock of the clock there is genius....She found it. |
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plaice3
| | Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 09:51 | |
Always lovely  |
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WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | | Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 09:01 | |
Cynaera wrote:ROLF HARRIS??? I thought he died years ago. ("Tie me kangaroo down, sport - tie me kangaroo down...") "So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it hanging on the shed..." Harris is 82, still mostly insane, and doing quite nicely, thenkew.
R.I.P. Ann. |
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ziakut
(Right Here) | | Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 08:59 | |
Though this is soothing and pleasant, it really feels like the perfect definition of 'Kate Bush Filler'.
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coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | | Posted: Jul 08, 2012 - 22:32 | |
Often, this gem of surreality is JUST WHAT I NEED and it feels so, so very good...somewhere in between Heaven and Ecstasy!
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Easyrider
(Portugal) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 00:25 | |
This track puts me on a calming,spiritual plain,sooooo cool!!!
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plaice3
| | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 06:57 | |
tulfan wrote:This track is why I purchased this disk...quite an effort...it defintely changes my mindset everytime... Just what I was thinking ... |
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tulfan
(Still in SE MI) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 06:53 | |
This track is why I purchased this disk...quite an effort...it defintely changes my mindset everytime...
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nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 06:53 | |
Never much of a Kate Bush fan, but since so many people had commented in this thread that this was an exception album for her, got it from Amazon (thru the RP link) and, well, it's the album I play every Saturday morning as I ease into the weekend.
Thanks, guys, for the tip . . .
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Carl
(The Summit City) | | Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 09:34 | |
Really like this. To me, Kate has always been an occasional favorite but this is an exceptionally well-turned piece and her voice has mellowed to advantage.
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clwguy
| | Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 09:32 | |
it was just so beautiful... just so beautiful...
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mandolin
(...drifting...) | | Posted: Dec 31, 2011 - 15:04 | |
...no tracks from 50 words for snow uploaded yet?..i'll have to do something about that...
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foothillfreak
(Salt Lake City) | | Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 08:58 | |
There was a really great interview with Kate Bush by Jian Ghomeshi recently on CBC radio. Check it out.
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fgirl
| | Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 08:58 | |
Rolf Harris............ my hero......... the man with the extra leg!
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 02:36 | |
Cynaera wrote:ROLF HARRIS??? I thought he died years ago. ("Tie me kangaroo down, sport - tie me kangaroo down...")  He never died. After being attacked by a rabid kookaburra whilst going on middle-aged walkabout in the Oz outback and on the brink of a pointless and bizarre death he was saved by his mystical didgeridoo which transformed him into one of the undead, forever wandering the earth crying plaintively "Can you see what it is yet? Can you see what it is yet?" and wobbling his wobbleboard. That's why he appeared on this album, because as a zombie he's royalty-free. I never did quite figure why he wanted the kangaroo tied down, sport, though it's a lonely place is the outback... |
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frank-peter
(Siegen / Germany) | | Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 13:41 | |
A lot of charisma!  |
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lathyris
(Houston, TX) | | Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 13:39 | |
This is a Kate Bush song that I actually get. Nice surprise.
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MiracleDrug
(Earth) | | Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 13:38 | |
bumped to 10 today...  |
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linden
(Santa Cruz, CA) | | Posted: Sep 11, 2011 - 14:18 | |
gshrieves wrote:
The "washing machine" song you refer to is "Mrs Bartolozzi", and IMHO is one of the two best songs on the first disc (the other being "A Coral Room"). I'm not sure why so many people and reviewers focus on the "washing machine" refrain and completely ignore the brilliance of the rest of the lyrics - it's an incredibly moving and powerful song.
Agreed. "Mrs. Bartolozzi" is a perfect celebration of the joys of married life and love. It's so rare to hear a song with that perspective, instead of focusing on the excitement of a new relationship. I think the silliness of the refrain is deliberately meant to sound like a detergent commercial, underscoring the intimacy of the main lyrics. |
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Tamster
(Thousand Islands Canada) | | Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 19:12 | |
have listened to Kate since 76 and I still like her sound, she is unique in a world that all tries to sound / be/ act / need / want... the same ..... so, so , so not me, hence, I like her. Shadows of me in there.......
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berrydoo
(Atlanta, GA) | | Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 19:05 | |
Every time I hear this song, I think "Wow! What is this? I love it!" And then I look, and I recognize it as a long time favorite.
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MiracleDrug
(Earth) | | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 05:00 | |
the dreamlike qualities of this song get me everytime...MY GOD I love Kate!!
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: May 24, 2011 - 15:59 | |
fredriley wrote:That's very well put  . I've got this double CD myself and would agree with your sentiments. This song is just a lovely celebration of, well, loveliness, and you can really hear the feeling in her voice. Saying that, there are a couple of clunkers on the album, such as the washing machine song and the execrable number featuring Rolf Harris (yes, really), but skip past them and you've got a quiet, unassuming gem. ROLF HARRIS??? I thought he died years ago. ("Tie me kangaroo down, sport - tie me kangaroo down...") The more I hear of Kate Bush's music, the more I like it. She fits perfectly with a sunny day or a cloudburst in my world.  |
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chiplueck
| | Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 13:27 | |
I guess Kate is an acquired taste. To me, I would be happy listening to her sing the digits of Pi. Oh wait, she did that, and I DO enjoy it!
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fran_tarkenton
(Kamloops, British Columbia) | | Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 13:22 | |
sirdroseph wrote:
No, you are spot on.
Ditto! Can't stand it! |
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