First Reaction to Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

[@DAVECHER]

changes after more listens: - I failed to mention that Kate Bush produced this entire album?! Man... Kate Bush rocks. - "Cloudbusting" has grown on me quite a bit, and "Mother Stands For Comfort" is probably my least favourite now (it's still amazing of course) full updated thoughts/review: www.albumoftheyear.org/user/davecher/album/6495-hounds-of-love/ uncut reaction on patreon: www.patreon.com/DAVECHER

[@ppzav]

Cloudbusting - great track, definitely a grower. You should check the video to it with Donald Sutherland in it. You may wanna explore more of Kate Bush - great artist

[@goodsouldepartment]

Next up - review 'The Dreaming'... her 'mad' album.

[@SuperSarahbop]

React to Tori Amos Little Earthquakes. Since you liked Hounds of Love so much you’ll adore Tori

[@markearnestfromreno613]

Nice! Cloudbusting is my favorite Kate song of all time - perfect balance of emotional playing and lyrics.

[@phattebytch]

She co-produced 1980's Never For Ever and has self produced everything since 1982's The Dreaming. Great to see your reaction to this, it remains my all time favourite album. Hope you have fun exploring her catalogue, she's an extraordinarily talented artist.

[@michellecherwak4194]

This is Dave's mom. I just want Dave and his viewers to know how proud I am of him! This young man has a brilliant creative mind. His videos blow my mind! When he puts his mind to something he is interested in, he always excels! He is a talented musician as well. You may not know that he plays the piano and cello and has an amazing singing voice. And better than that, he is kind, loving, loyal, and honest. I feel so blessed to have him as my son. Love you so much Dave.

[@michellecherwak4194]

Oh, and I love the Kate Bush song featured in Stranger Things!

[@RichardFrost]

You have a very creative son who really appreciates great music. Be super proud

[@aesthetic4829]

Wholesome comment, Dave is extremely well articulated and has impeccable taste.

[@rainerzufall42]

@@michellecherwak4194 May I ask you, if you were aware of this album before Stranger Things? Could be, that you were around in 1985 and could tell Dave something about the song or the album or the artist!?!

[@michellecherwak4194]

@@rainerzufall42 I don't remember this song from the eighties. I would have been 17 years old. I was listening to more pop music then.....Cory Hart, Phil,Collins, Bryan Adams, Duran, Duran, etc.

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

Cloudbusting is a fascinating song once you understand what she's singing about.

[@stephenglasse9756]

Cloudbusting is immense as is Waking the Witch. Top 5 British album ever.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

“Cloudbusting” really hits when you look up what she’s singing about, or see the video and get a better sense of the subject. It always breaks me every time I hear it.

[@benoitdesmarais2948]

Since you liked the "weirder" stuff best on this album, you should get a kick out of the one just before, The Dreaming. She did very good stuff before and after these two, but to me, The Dreaming and Hounds of Love show her at the peak of her creative powers, when she took full control.

[@14478100]

100%

[@rainerzufall42]

For "Hello Earth": This little part at the end is indeed in German: "Tiefer, tiefer! Irgendwo in der Tiefe gibt es ein Licht." meaning "Deeper, deeper! Somewhere in the depth, there's a light."

[@thomasovens478]

Superb reaction. The songs I thought you would dislike, you loved. I am so glad you went on this journey with such an open minded. Kate takes so much care and thought over her work and it's great that you responded in such a positive way. Every album takes a few listens to get into. Prepare yourself if you decide to listen to 1982''s "The Dreaming." Her first time as sole producer with full control and the ability to experiment as much as the record company would allow. Only now hailed as a true masterpiece.

[@coastercraziness]

My girlfriend made me listen to this and I really enjoy it! It’s got some amazing production throughout

[@ijustneedmyself]

She's a keeper! 🤣

[@coastercraziness]

@@ijustneedmyself 😂😂

[@blindazabat9527]

Hello Earth is my favourite KB song. It's great with headphones, but with good loudspeakers, played loud... you're immersed in a sea of sound....

[@davidsweeney4021]

For God's sake, she's fecking brilliant. I let my daughter listen to as much of Kate's work as possible. So she could know what women can do. My daughter's song for me is "Cloud Busting". Kate is not just for women she's for everyone

[@johnwoodberry3707]

"This Womans Work" is an essential listen a song dripping with emotion

[@garryashton7093]

So glad to see young generations hearing for the first time the genius of kate Bush she's amazing no one like her in a universe of her own welcome down the rabbit hole

[@NebraskaGonvilleJones]

Cloudbusting is an awesome track. The simplicity and repetition of drums and strings paints the clouds gathering in the sky and echoes the struggle and effort to make them. It’s a brilliant track and well worth a re-listen or two when you have some lazy time available, perhaps on a gloomy day…

[@kathrynfehon82]

Kate did perform the second side “The Ninth Wave” in London a few years ago. She hadn’t performed for decades. I hugely regret not going.

[@letsrock1729]

I would have gone, but it was crazy online and I was one of the thousands of unfortunate ones who didn't manage to get tickets. Maybe that was your experience too?

[@mecredi1]

The ticket line was permanently busy, all 22 dates sold out within 15 minutes.

[@letsrock1729]

@@mecredi1 Yes, it was totally gutting.

[@telstar32]

I was lucky enough to go twice. It was absolutely fantastic.

[@franko6677]

It’s a trip watching people listen to stuff like this for the first time. You might appreciate the album “The Walking” by Jane Siberry from 1987. A weird but beautiful under-appreciated 80s gem.

[@henriknilsson1565]

I couldnät agree more about Jane Siberry!

[@noheamike5036]

Jane really had me during The Speckless Sky/The Walking/Bound By The Beauty/When I Was A Boy run. She also reminds me of Phoebe Bridgers some. But Kate is the ring that rules them all...

[@wietzejohanneskrikke1910]

Yes. Jane Siberry. The Speckless Sky and The Walking are amazing albums. I always felt that Jane's music had a lot in common with Kate's music.

[@bgfd1]

I was one of the very lucky people who manged to get tickets to see her live in 2014, (Tickets were gold dust). As part of a 3 1/2 hours set she did the whole of The Ninth Wave. The whole thing was incredible, the dance, the effects were done by the same team that produces James Bond films. The artistic dircetor was from The Royal Shakespeare Company. What a mix of talents but then it is Kate Bush! Her vocals from the start to the and were amazing. The muscians were incredible. It was cross between a full on rock concert and a full on opera. Seen a lot of gigs and concerts, West End /Broadway Shows but nothing quite like this. I mention all this as during your reactioin you mentioned how cinemagraphic it all felt. If you really liked the Ninth Wave then try the live album version on 'Before The Dawn' album it’s amazing. Anyway really enjoyed your reaction. The more of an open mind you have the better with Kate Bush.

[@joshuaharrison6513]

Please try to eventually react to her album The Dreaming. It’s bonkers in the best way.

[@markearnestfromreno613]

I’m in this line. It’s like the Ninth Wave material but more over the top

[@Problembeing]

‘Under Ice’ is my favourite. The ‘strings’ at the end of that song was actually Mongolian throat singing. You should look into that, it’s incredible.

[@raycornford283]

I envy you - I wish I could come fresh to Kate again! Still, having journeyed with her since 1978, I had it all fresh once. Still love her music and am thrilled to find young people appreciating it now.

[@newkkl]

So much fun to watch someone listen to this album for the first time. You are in for a treat because Kate has a large body of work, it’s all excellent, there are a boatload of B-sides to discover, and every album deserves multiple listens, they get better the more you hear them. The Ninth Wave and Hounds of Love are among the great masterpieces of music by any living artist.

[@stever7732]

Nice reaction, and update. You’ve probably already seen the Running Up That Hill music video but have you also seen the videos for Hounds of Love, Big Sky and Cloudbusting? Kate’s videos (usually directed by her, or with her input) are an art form and support the storytelling of the song. The iconic Cloudbusting video being a great example of this.

[@RhettAnderson]

Those parts that sound cringe or cheese to you won't seem like that if you listen to it more, because they are such killer set ups for the darkness and horror.

[@colbyfrederick9964]

"I wonder if there's a live performance of this" Well, there's one....that she'll likely never let see the light of day 😂

[@simonvernau3373]

I enjoyed your reaction. You’re very perceptive as she indeed staged The Ninth Wave as part of her 2014 London residency. It was probably one of the best nights of my life. Also well done for listening to the tracks in order. Kate spends a lot of time on sequencing the tracks in all her albums and is horrified by the concept of shuffle!

[@darceyballard6069]

I highly recomend listening to the 'The Ninth Wave' part of the live album Before The Dawn, saw it back in 2014 and it was incredible!!

[@d.t.nelson8805]

Hounds of Love is what is know as a Concept Album. Rather than individual songs, everything is meant to be listened to in orderand taken as a whole. There were a number of artists who did this in the 70s and 80s (it really started in the 60s). Pink Floyd, The Beatles, STYX, Queen, The Alan Parsons Project all comes to mind. Concept albums can be as simple as having a common theme running throughout all the songs, but some (Like Pink Floyd, Enigma, and, of course, Kate Bush) add a more theatrical flair. Song often blend one into the other without a pause, and while the lyrics are important, it is really the overall experience that is key.

[@rainerzufall42]

This was quite an elaborate reaction, I liked it a lot. You've got a clue what's happening, and you seem to appreciate the most important vibes. I'm also glad, that this album took you by surprise. That was really good! Thank you...

[@carolynrinne]

Hi, your reaction to this album had me in tears by The Morning Fog. I've had this album for 20 years now, but just this year started listening to NeverForEver and The Dreaming (a few months before the Stranger Things connection blew up...weird). I'm about to watch your reaction to The Dreaming. I strongly suggest that you check out the new Kristeen Young album The Beauty Shop! I think you'll think it's really different and interesting. Stay cool, man. 😎

[@DAVECHER]

glad you liked it :)

[@jayel1471]

I have to admit, it's funny seeing these kids roll their eyes at Cloudbusting- one of her biggest and most influential tracks ha

[@mattking5936]

Cloudbusting is the best track. Hard to imagine why he thinks it's not that good.

[@Salvadorsibony]

Was too much for him

[@frackingfluidinjection]

check the pinned comment; it grew on him with time. songs can grow on ppl lol.

[@RichardFrost]

Awesome reaction mate. I have been a fan of Kate Bush since her first album in 1978. A truly incredible talent. It's awesome you like some of the most creative tracks. All her work is incredible and unique.

[@Vindrag]

This was beautiful! Thank you!

[@tttttn140]

Now a reaction to the dreaming

[@sbalo61]

Your reactions are amazing. Kate Bush is one of a kind. Takes a level of intelligence and an open mind to understand her work.

[@leslieturner8276]

Great reaction and so glad that you liked this iconic album. You mrntioned about a live performances, well in 2014 Kate had a 22 date concert residency in London (all tickets sold out in 15 minutes), I was one of the lucky ones to see the most unique concert that I have ever seen, a mult media mixture of pop concert and theatrical production which was split up into a number of separate acts. Act 2 was a complete performance of "The Ninth Wave" the initial track "And Dream Of Sheep" a prerecorded live performance projected onto a massive screen, the actual video is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWOYZ6uabrNlbdE The concert was called "Before The Dawn" and the entire performance has been released as a live album of the same name. I see that you found out that Kate produced the album - it entered straight into number 1 in the UK album chart, knocking Madonna off the top spot. Indeed Kate was the co-producer on her 3rd album "Never For Ever" which also reached number 1 and then sole producer on every studio album that followed. So Kate's 4th album "The Dreaming" was the 1st one where she was the only producer and it's her most experimental "out there" album and 1st one where she makes extensive use of the Fairlight CMI, which was used on some tracks in "Never For Ever" as well. Kate had 1st become aware of the Fairlight when she was worked with Peter Gabriel.- she supplied backing vocals on two tracks on his 3rd album. By the time thaf "The Dreaming" was being put together Kate had mastered the operation of the Fairlight and also used it very extensively on "Hounds Of Love". In fact Kate is multi-talented a singer/songwriter, musician, dancer, record producer, video producer and director. Kate is regarded as being a musical icon and pioneer who has inspired/influenced countless musicians/artists who have followed her. Recently numbers were estimated to be well over a hundred! So if you are up for challenge 😀 then I suggest that you give "The Dreaming" a spin.

[@markearnestfromreno613]

My first video of yours and it was fun to see your reactions, especially to Waking The Witch. 😁👍🏼 Your opinions on the record are totally on-point.

[@davidh.8798]

The video to "Cloudbusting" is one of the best I've ever seen. As gorgeous as the song itself.

[@singinblues26]

The Big Sky is my favorite track from Hounds of Love, it rightfully deserves all the 10s.

[@Problembeing]

The synth is actually a real cello sample played on a Fairlight, a granular sampler synth, which she used predominantly throughout this album. It was the first album she produced using this instead of a piano.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Actually that's not true, The Dreaming is the first album Kate Bush that was totally self-produced. She did a bit of co-production on Never For Ever using the fairlight synthesizer but The Dreaming was her first fully self-produced album not Hounds of Love.

[@FAITH-ix2ti]

Woman work is a also a beautiful song also . I've been listening to Kate bush for 41 years now and I'm so happy that people remember her and recognizing her till this day so thank you so much

[@imposteryau]

Great reaction, would love see you do her whole catalogue, it's all unique and special.

[@PhilipStacey-d9p]

Great to see young people discover Kate, Running up that hill is Kates most commercial song... but you cannot deny its brilliance... the second part is based on someone adrift on an ocean , from and dream of sheep to the morning fog....where she is saved, she's trying to stay awake , and her mind is going all over the place...your an interesting young man, and good to see you break it down, her beauty is undeniable, so you just want to rescue her..

[@fionataylor4269]

This album is my all time favourite, i discovered it in my early twenties, i am now in my fourties. I related to it so much , it spoke to me and made me feel less alone ! It is great to see younger people discovering it. Shout out to your mother Michelle below, her message is so cute !!

[@14478100]

"Go to sleep... little Earth...." - CHILLS. EVERY.TIME.

[@alexanderbolton]

For me it's the "MURDERER, MURDERER OF CALM"

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I won't lie, there are times when i wished the album ended on this song. Hello Earth is such a powerful, haunting track.

[@happycrimson]

glad you reacted to this :) cloudbusting is my fave

[@allanj6967]

When you get the time listen to The Dreaming and The Sensual World albums by Kate Bush. And if you liked the concept piece The Ninth Wave then you should also give her album Ariel (disc 2) a listen, its another ongoing concept.

[@karlmortoniv2951]

Yeah, I love “Aerial.” It’s not one that gets mentioned any more but it was the first thing we had from her in like a dozen years and it hit me like lightning. It’s a great lazy afternoon listen. ☺️

[@joshr954]

Yeah this is my favorite Kate Bush album. I never got into Running Up That Hill, but absolutely love every other track. Her previous album The Dreaming was very experimental with weird/out-there drums on every track, bizarre lyrical themes, and predictably it flopped. I assume she wanted to write a few pop songs to get played on the radio etc this time, in part explaining the lack of cohesion with Side B. She has actually only toured twice in her entire career -- the first time in 1979 and the second time in 2014 -- and she performed Side B in full on that second tour. It was officially released a few years later and I ended up liking a few songs more than the album versions.

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

Well, The Dreaming album got to number 3 in the charts, so whilst the singles did terribly, the album was t exactly a flop.

[@garrettwalters9938]

Even though Hounds of Love is amazing, her best album imo is The Dreaming

[@NathanHautain]

I agree. Hounds Of Love is amazing but The Dreaming just completely blows it out the water.

[@darkmarv8045]

The Dreaming and Never for Ever are the best albums.

[@ladybooksmith3347]

@@darkmarv8045 i always preferred Aerial but Ms Bush is unique 🦋

[@nickavenoso7851]

My favorite Kate Bush album is Never For Ever, but I love Hounds Of Love and The Dreaming.

[@NathanHautain]

@@ladybooksmith3347 Aerial is a top 3 Kate Bush album !

[@thexyzhead]

kate chilling with her hounds on the cover

[@alik5895]

A sharp and agile appreciation of the album. I listened to the end. Read the story or the making of doc on youtube. The album has an interesting genesis. Kate's a national treasure. Even Johnny Rotten bows down to Kate.

[@katieryan1188]

Cloudbusting is my favourite song on the album 😭😭

[@E-LIB]

Kate est une princesse. Je l'écoute encore après l'avoir entendue chanter '' Babooshka '' en avril 1980. J'ai compris qu'elle était magique. Immédiatement compris. Et elle est tellement belle... ❤️🥂🎶

[@isobeljames1328]

La pauvre passe son temps à dire dans ses interviews qu'elle n'est ni une princesse, ni une fée, ni un elf, ni un sex symbole ... Elle voudrait être vu comme auteur, compositeur, producteur, arrangeur

[@ami7mina]

Can't wait for you to react to her debut album The Kick inside.

[@NathanHautain]

Hi. I'm glad you enjoyed this album, it's definitely a classic. Since you liked it, I recommend the album "Boys For Pele" by Tori Amos. Tori's always been extremely influenced by Kate and "Boys For Pele" is her magnum opus. I'd love if you reacted to it !

[@MrXanadu28]

wow. seriously ? im afraid he cant cope with boys for pele! its too bizarre!

[@NathanHautain]

@@MrXanadu28 It IS really bizarre but that's why we like it ! And if he doesn't well it's too bad

[@kevinhardy7952]

Dude, you gotta do "The Dreaming"!

[@jemchurch1260]

Just found your reactions, The Dreaming and then this. FANTASTIC to see someone of your age ( not patronising ! ) listening and enjoying epic musics ! Was nice to see you drift into 'eyes closed' mode for a bit. That's how good music should be, but goes against "entertaining YT" vids. I was 19 when this came out and I bought it asap. The Ninth Wave is just ..... Anyway. I'd suggest eyes closed for max. absorption on private listening. To most music. And there's no KB track like anyone elses track. Enjoy the music !

[@clash79]

As a Kate Bush fan in S.C. for the last 10 years, I've been so frustrated at the lack of awareness of her work. I couldn't even turn anyone I know on to her. But along comes a tv show, and everything changed QUICK, lol

[@johnmavroudis2054]

"THE NINTH WAVE," Side Two of "The Hounds Of Love" is Kate Bush's greatest work. Her best album, to me, is still "THE DREAMING," but as a piece of incredible music, THE NINTH WAVE can't be denied. Adventurous, Invigorating, Daring, Thrilling... and ultimately, a beautiful tear-inducing ending. Masterpiece.

[@chrisv.h.2307]

There's a line in "Jig of Life" that gets me every time-- "Where on your palm is my little line when you're written on mine as an old memory?"... That image of her future self angrily demanding that she choose to live instead of giving up stops me in my tracks. "This moment in time-- it doesn't belong to you. It belongs to me, and your little boy, and your little girl"... wooooooow. Also, the music video for "The Big Sky" cracks me up

[@rrose2573]

Oh my it gets me everytime too i love that line

[@marywiggins2447]

Yes tripy is a great way to describe her . I am 56 we smoked a whole lot of weed to this when it first came out . Great reaction.

[@diggerthegroundhog8799]

I was in the Army when Army dreamers came out. We would blast it from our barracks to piss off the lifers.

[@clash79]

This is as art pop as anyone can art pop. Kate is a true musical genius

[@Heartwing37]

Kate Bush is everything

[@sandrakarls8466]

One year too late but I hope you give this a try! Very good songs are Babooska, This womans work, and breathing, too! Espcially Breathing ,you need the lyrics for that one, too! It´s really worth it! And please don´t zip through it! please listen to it fully! Even if it is just in private! Great reactions!

[@Problembeing]

If you like ‘Little Earth’, you should check out a band called ‘Dead Can Dance’, it’s about as cinematic as it gets, especially the song ‘The Host of Seraphim’.

[@jamesboyce4000]

I've never heard anyone mention Disney in connection with Kate Bush's music before so that's as original as Kate's music. 😆 Obviously some fans got their knickers in a twist but after only one listen opinions can change and overall you were very positive about Hounds Of Love. The great thing is that you're diving into the eccentric and weird world of Kate Bush and that's a good place to go!

[@DAVECHER]

It's literally almost a perfect album lol idk why some people get so pressed about the one or two tiny nitpicks I had lmao

[@jamesboyce4000]

@@DAVECHER If people object to the Disney comments that's okay but some fans will always overreact to these things and then blow things out of proportion. Kate may have been more commercially successful in the US if she was more Disney like , thankfully she has always gone down her own artistic path and here in the UK she's a national treasure for doing that! Keep up the good work Dave.

[@hifurcatfood]

new black midi album!

[@andyhyde6222]

yes take the advice to watch the Cloud Busting video with Donald Sutherland. Shows she can act not just write, sing and dance. I think it was based on a story about an inventor, showing the relationship between son and father.

[@kelving420]

Mother stands for comfort has that same alien ghostly feel that some Omori tracks have and I love it

[@thokas6406]

I highly Recommend Coma Cinemas album "Posthumous Release" from 2013. Hits all the right places musically for me.

[@moog67]

And Dream Of Sheep = Favorite

[@nickavenoso7851]

The two sides of the album are actually two totally different things. The 1st side is called “Hounds Of Love” is all of the hits and more accessible songs. The 2nd side is called “The Ninth Wave” and is a 7 song conceptual piece beginning with “And Dream Of Sheep”, about a woman surviving abandoned at sea trying to survive. My favorite Kate Bush album is Never For Ever (1980), but “The Ninth Wave” is my favorite thing that Kate ever did. Cloudbusting grew on me. It always used to be my least favorite, but now I really love it. The whole album grew on me especially the 2nd side.

[@-stairway_to_heaven-]

Man it's hard to find artists that aren't inspired by Kate Bush

[@RVZNKaraoke]

Or influenced by who she influenced. Bjork, Tori (who tried to deny the influence for too long) bjork, sinead, pj harvey, not to mention pat benetar and stevie nicks.

[@colrhodes377]

The more you listen and understand, the more entranced you're going to be.

[@bzezizou299]

Her nickname was the witch of sound so maybe it explain the waking the witch song

[@eccremocarpusscaber5159]

Who called her that?

[@charlesswitzer8378]

Honestly, it's all a 10 ;-) imo. This is a seminal album. But I love your commitment to truly analyzing music -- it's refreshing to see these days.

[@gilespeterson120]

Lit review - sublime album by a musical genius :) supurb production and lyrics /worlds conveyed. Thanks - this is one of my favourite albums of all times. Check out the alternative hounds of love and 12 inch of Hounds of Love and the Meterological remix of Cloudbusting - Choice. :)

[@funkat-nm2ex]

The albums are the ‘theatre productions’. Her songs are all different because of where the inspiration for a particular song comes from. (It’s part of the reason you won’t find many ‘top ten hits’ with her name on them.) You need to read an album cover, where they list the musicians and the instruments they played. (Paddy Bush is 1 of her older brothers and Del Palmer was her boyfriend when she was in her 20s and early 30s), she often has more musicians and instruments in 1 song than some have on whole albums (it’s not all synth-music, the music is made with a vast array of natural sounds). She was ahead of her time, which makes her timeless. Her fans are fans and her haters hate her, she does not make music to please an audience she makes music for herself - if people like it ‘good for them’, if not, ‘move along’. You’ve copped some flack for your ‘Disney’ comments and finding Cloudbursting boring. The song is meant to have a military cadence, to underscore the run-in with authority juxtaposed with the sad and at the same time optimism of the child’s experience. I think with the Disney comments you are saying it sounded a bit ‘twee’. (Kate pre-dates the new wave of Disney.) Possibly because it was meant to sound that way. Like any artist, the whole picture is built by deliberate layers. Humans don’t live live on one level, we have up and downs and whole lot of nothing in between. Kate’s songs are usually about some form of human experience, we all have ‘twee’ (light, irrelevant, that some might even find cringe worthy) moments, that does not make them any less relevant than heavy drama or uncontrolled laughter.

[@diceau]

the drums were supposed to give you the sound of a steam train and the song finishes with the train pulling into the station.

[@youngbloodk]

You had a lot of tens. That's a good summary of Kate Bush's music, a whole lotta tens. The Dreaming, her previous album to Hounds of Love is better, but less successful commercially.

[@catschorus4684]

This is a record that forever takes me to 1985 when it was released. I'd just left school and it really evokes that space and time.

[@payersystempro]

Side A was for the record execs, Side B was for her fans.

[@Ozymandi_as]

Although Hounds of Love tracks calmed the nerves of her record company after the anxiety provoked by The Dreaming, I think it was still done very much on Kate's terms. If those songs were not intended for her fans, that has not prevented her fans from loving them! And they continue to capture new fans, and direct them to The Ninth Wave.

[@denisreed4701]

If you dare mention cheese or Disney again in relation to this seminal and unique album……we.l I can’t finish for fear of being arrested!

[@Ozymandi_as]

It's weird, isn't it, that anything that sounds exotic to the American ear is automatically associated with Disney. I guess that if the average person in the US knows anything at all of foreign cultures, they must encountered it through the windows on the world and other cultures that are those massively popular Disney cartoons! But Disney cartoons are made primarily for children, and therefore have a high cheese content. Ergo, any 'ethic' or folk music is immediately identified as Disney-esque, and therefore cheesy. It is bizarre. How could anyone listen to the musicians of Planxty letting rip in The Jig of Life and think of either Disney or the blandest Monterey Jack - they are fire! Unfortunately, American culture is all too often infantilising, I fear, and treats other cultures as charmingly quaint backdrops to the familiar innocent romances and heroic comedies of Hollywood fairytales, which routinely strip all the darkness and the drama out of the stories from which they were taken. Thus protected from anything that is sinister or frightening, even in the abstract, little Johnboy and Marylou go laughing merrily to school, where they learn how they might improve their chances of surviving the very real threat of a mass shooter walking into their classroom and opening fire. That takes processing fear to a whole new level, by normalizing it, and so guaranteeing that every year, a new cohort of school shooters will graduate, each prepared for their own brief moment in the spotlight. So they misses the point of fairytales, which is to introduce kids to lear about concepts of good and evil in story form, not internalise and emulate them in reality. Crazy.

[@paulhayes787]

She just feels you have a good read on her

[@-stairway_to_heaven-]

I wonder what Frank Ocean and Kate Bush would sound like together🤔

[@rrose2573]

Interesting.. i wud wanna hear that 😂

[@roumiaou]

Hi, in your opinion, can beauty be explained ?

[@marceloduartepoppolino9772]

Are you going to react to more albums by her?

[@DAVECHER]

probably yeah

[@isobeljames1328]

Please no leave her alone... I can't believe you compare her with Disney

[@johnwoodberry3707]

Hi love your reactions. Am I able to make an album suggestion if possible?

[@DAVECHER]

yee go for it

[@johnwoodberry3707]

@@DAVECHER "Fortress"by Alter Bridge its a banger!

[@papajay111]

The most CREATIVE MUSIC EVER!!! If Satan could actually CREATE,,,,,,,, this would be his product!

[@donnnut]

To new Black midi can out you know what hay you have to do

[@albrook1018]

a comment from a russian viewer - Everybody examins the same suff. Try something different ... Siouxie & the Banshees - Tinderbox f.e.

[@14478100]

You should check out The Dreaming album. ☄☄☄

[@DAVECHER]

just did! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZnGiqmppq6tnKc

[@GypsyComet]

Part of the confusion is that the track list you have on the screen doesn't identify The Ninth Wave. Originally it was the B side of the album and clearly defined. On the track list you have, everything from "And Dream of Sheep" to the end is The Ninth Wave.

[@JoePauley]

Great reaction and review. For the live version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b33UoXquh51jjMk

[@Jfjdjdjdkssksjdkskk]

First 😸

[@hypostatics9475]

Kate Bush doesn't do Disney songs. Disney attempts to do Kate Bush songs. Kill the part within you that cringes and don't let the monolith ruin the fun.

[@DAVECHER]

ok timothy

[@casualpickles5165]

Bruh

[@davidsouth9979]

You seem to miss out on the actual tunes and concentrate on the trivial stuff. The album is over 30 years old so the sounds and production were constrained by the technology of the time but it still sounds pretty good but it’s the melodies and lyrics that will stand the test of time. This album has been remixed and I’m not sure which version your listening too but it my be better to hear the other one.

[@garysmith5641]

Cloudbusting is a story about a real person , find the story to find better understanding

[@drg3712]

dude, you cut out ‘I found a fox…’ you mentioned it but cut it out.

[@johnsebastianalday5698]

Great reaction 🔥 I was quite young when I first saw/heard Kate Bush. It was a DVD compilation of 80's music videos The song was "Cloudbusting" (1985). From then on became one of my favorite artists. Kate is definitely in a league of her own who inspired many artists who came after her (Tori Amos, Bjork, Lorde to name a few). Kate is every bit of a theatrical/visual performer/storyteller as she is a musical genius/writer/artist and her extensive/legendary discography proves it. If this album is trippy, it will be wild to have you react to Kate's album "The Dreaming" (1982) Now THAT is an experience P.S. Kate does not have a full live show for "The Hounds of Love" due to stage-fright. Kate has only done a full tour once (for her debut album "The Kick Inside" (1978), a few live performances over the years (Award Show(s) and/or TV Program(s) and a Limited Run of Shows in 2014.

[@Olegnasilopa]

he cute tho.

[@isobeljames1328]

"Disney Vibes, Disney songs...Cloudbusting is boring... the songs don't sound like ruth" = why don't you go to play on the highway?

[@jayel1471]

It's funny how jaded the young are these days.

[@DAVECHER]

I complemented this album endlessly throughout the entire video and all you take away is the one little nitpick I have? Go outside... touch some grass.