Kate Bush Albums Ranked From Worst to Best

More so than usual, this week's Listography was an exercise in discovering an artists that we weren't very familiar with. (At least for 2 of us) Joe began devouring her catalog several months ago and has fallen head over heels for her music. Jason tackled her discography for the very first time in the week leading up to the recording of this video. Does this invalidate our lists? We don't think so, but take them for what they are. First impressions of singular artist.
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Catherine Bush CBE (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. In 1978, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. She has since released 25 UK Top 40 singles, including the Top 10 hits "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", "Babooshka", "Running Up That Hill", "Don't Give Up" (a duet with Peter Gabriel), and "King of the Mountain". All 10 of her studio albums reached the UK Top 10, including the UK number-one albums Never for Ever (1980), Hounds of Love (1985), and the compilation The Whole Story (1986). She was the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist to enter the album chart at number one.
Bush began writing songs at 11. She was signed to EMI Records after Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour helped produce a demo tape. Her debut album, The Kick Inside, was released in 1978. Bush slowly gained artistic independence in album production and has produced all her studio albums since The Dreaming (1982). She took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005). She drew attention again in 2014 with her concert residency Before the Dawn, her first shows since 1979's The Tour of Life.
Bush's eclectic and experimental musical style, unconventional lyrics, and literary themes have influenced a diverse range of artists. She has been nominated for 13 British Phonographic Industry accolades, winning for Best British Female Artist in 1987, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. In 2002, she was recognised with an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. In October 2017 she was nominated for induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Bush was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music.
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Albums Discussed:
The Kick Inside
Lionheart
Never for Ever
The Dreaming
Hounds of Love
The Sensual World
The Red Shoes
Aerial
50 Words for Snow
Let us know how you rank em down in the comments. Thanks for watching!
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[@aldoushuxley8239]

Kate Bush is a genius.

[@citeriorcf]

The Dreaming is her best album imo. But I understand why someone could hate it, it’s her more experimental record.

[@curly_wyn]

Well that depends on whether or not you think that the more intricate and experimental and proggy something is, the better it is lol

[@maha77]

this title is offensive, it should be 'from best to bestest'

[@TastesLikeMusic]

It’s true. Sometimes worst has the wrong connotations. - Joe

[@beathusk1018]

Exactly. Even her "worst" album is very good!

[@stevefleming8742]

Joe if you appreciate awesome female singers try out heather nova you won't be disappointed.

[@kylelooper2156]

Joe is spot on. The Dreaming is her best album for me. The lyrics are amazing. The call and response format. It's her most challenging album, and for me, her most amazing. I really wish that people had gotten The Dreaming when it came out because I would have loved to see where she might have gone if that album had had more commercial success, because she might have been less restrained and commercial going forward. The only album that's had a more profound effect on me is Astral Weeks by Van Morrison, and I liken this album to Kate's Astral Weeks. Hounds of Love is her Moondance, which I love equally, but The Dreaming is authentically Kate: Wild, experimental, and equal parts soothing, theatrical, and angry. Just as there will never be another Astral Weeks in rock history, there will never be another "The Dreaming," but we should all be thankful that these masterpieces happened once.

[@curly_wyn]

I don’t like Van Morrison and I hate Astral Weeks, but I see what you’re saying with The Dreaming, although I do think Hounds of Love is better.

[@mjq3555]

Joe gets it. He let the weirdness in.

[@stevefleming8742]

Joe's sad head shaking when the others put the dreaming so low. HILARIOUS. Love kate Bush been following her since wuthering heights. HUGE here in England. Steve from liverpool

[@oppothumbs1]

We love Liverpool in the US but Americans really haven't taken to her. I don't like her songs or her many voices. She is annoying, vocally. I went as far as I could with Tori Amos, swallowed the pain with the pleasure and yes I liked some of Tori's songs. I can't even understand Kate's lyrics but they just have to be so arty and literate. Her many voices are not as good as Tori's many voices, what a tug of war that would be. I can hear some Roxy Music in her singing and sax but she pales next to Bryan Ferry. Why is Lloyd Cole not in the Hall? His 2 solo records to kick his solo career off were ignored. The listenable but inferior band Duran Duran introduced Roxy Music into the Hall of Shambles and the unlistenable Bjork should introduce Kate to the Rock and Roll Art Museum. When Kate sings, Everybody Hurts said Michael Stipe.

[@garycoates4987]

Kate Bush is a genre all her own like the Beatles , Bowie and Hendrix

[@craigplanting8804]

Immersing yourself in Kate's music is like receiving unconditional love from the most intelligent person you've ever met.

[@chasingthebeat]

Hard to encapsulate the impact she had in the UK when Wuthering Heights reached No.1 in early 1978. She literally came out of nowhere and as you accurately describe - there was no reference point for her sound. Wuthering Heights could have been a one-off novelty hit but then she followed up with The Man With The Child In His Eyes - another strange, confounding song (written when she was 13!). And so it went on - an astonishing, unique talent in a world too often dominated by drab conformity.

[@J.S.3259]

The criticism of The Dreaming here is just nuts. Easily her most sophisticated and rewarding work. It was made with the aid of the Fairlight CMI, a synth/sampler that goat over $20kUSD in 1982, and the sound is incredibly dense and singular

[@dougcarson5202]

Have to agree with "Outlier Joe" here in that he ranks "The Dreaming" at the top. Like him, that album took several listens for me to digest, decode, and fully appreciate. One I did that, I was fully hooked. It's a masterpiece of sonic Surrealism. I hope Dali had a chance to hear this by the time he passed away about a decade after it was released.

[@pryor2whatrecords177]

The masterpieces: The Dreaming, Hounds of Love, Sensual World.

[@blairwheaton8905]

Exactly right. No one since can match these three albums..

[@66philondor]

@@blairwheaton8905 True !!

[@f4gsforpele]

Exactly!!

[@michaelallford6741]

To have not lived through the Kate Bush era is something that's hard to imagine. I'm a Brit and have been in love with her since 1978, well, maybe a little before that. She is a legend and a Goddess in the UK world of music....... ask any artist. Here in the US, where I live now, you never really knew her. You have no idea what you missed out on.

[@carolball5764]

I agree.. I think you have to have ‘been there’ from the beginning .. Not being funny ,but these guys just don’t cut it for me.. she’s gone way over their head…lol

[@jamesboyce4000]

Hearing the US perspective on an artist who's a national treasure here in the UK was very intriguing indeed. I know the three of you gents are big Peter Gabriel fans and I put Kate and Peter in the same ballpark as great British eccentrics who are true artists who never compromise. I do think Kate and Peter are the kinds of artists who's music you have to live with for quite a while to really appreciate it all. I was lucky enough to see one of her 22 shows at the Hammersmith Apollo, London in 2014 and like her music, the show was a truly original experience, a cross between theatre and a pop gig and something we're unlikely to see again, especially from her. My list. The top 2 never change. 1. The Dreaming 2. Hounds Of Love 3. Never For Ever 4. The Kick Inside 5. Sensual World 6. Lionheart 7. Aerial 8.The Red Shoes 9. 50 Words For Snow

[@nellies]

Okay but hear me out: 1. The Dreaming, the most innovative album ever made, blows my mind everytime. 2. Hounds of Love, a masterpiece, basically shares 1st place. 3. Never for Ever, she started slowly going more experimental and more mature and serious, but still had that magic and theatricality. 4. The Kick Inside, just so magical, whimsical and innocent, my comfort album. 5. Aerial, criminally underrated, it's so stunning, especially side B is just bliss. 6. The Sensual World, it's gorgeous, it's a bit more 80s but still experimental and it's very deep and emotional. 7. Lionheart, it's like TKI but darker, it's so magical but maybe doesn't feel as inspired and sadly I have to rank them... 8. 50 Words for Snow, so beautiful and atmospheric and so underrated but it's such a specific mood. 9. The Red Shoes, I love it but it's just not as creative in my opinion, but still a 10 honestly.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

You’re speaking my language. - Joe

[@alexconway4950]

Shout out to Joe for his obstinate reckoning of The Dreaming. What a great record, not quite up there with Hounds but close. Thanks for bringing the genius of this up..👍

[@pete3105]

Wow just wow. Knew most of her stuff, and while there are a few lesser songs in her catalogue I don't think she has a single bad album and most of them are great. 9. 50 Words for Snow (2011) ★★★ 8. The Red Shoes (1993) ★★★½ 7. Aerial (2005) ★★★½ 6. Lionheart (1978) ★★★½ 5. The Sensual World (1989) ★★★★ 4. The Dreaming (1982) ★★★★ 3. Never for Ever (1980) ★★★★½ 2. The Kick Inside (1978) ★★★★½ 1. Hounds of Love (1985) ★★★★★ ★★★★★ - Masterpiece ★★★★½ - Really great ★★★★ - Great ★★★½ - Really good ★★★ - Good ★★½ - OK ★★ - Bad ★½ - Really bad ★ - Awful ½ - The worst

[@hibernius]

As usual, Joe is the only one who makes sense to me.

[@davidrichman9779]

Hounds of love was one of the last albums I bonded with my late uncle over 11 years ago. He especially loved the drum sound. Rip Jim love Kate.

[@artonx4719]

Agree with Joe. The Dreaming is i.m.o her best album, experimental and so daring. Superb!

[@youngbloodk]

The Dreaming is an album that really grows on you. I started listening to Kate Bush in 1985 when Running Up That Hill was released in the US. I bought The Whole Story in '86, which introduced me to her older songs. I then bought all of her albums. For many years after that my top three were Hounds of Love, The Kick Inside, and Never Forever. But over time The Dreaming slowly crept up the list until it eventually displaced Hounds of Love. I think The Dreaming is Kate Bush's Revolver, and Hounds of Love is her Sgt. Pepper. Hounds of Love gets all the largely deserved hype, but after a thousand listens, The Dreaming is the better album.

[@rain73ful]

Jesus! "50 Words For Snow", and "The Dreaming" are some of my favorite albums by her. "The Red Shoes", did disappoint me though, and she said when she made this record, it was a difficult time in her life, mostly because of losing her mother. I liked Aerial, but it is a bit uneven. The best song on here is "The Coral Room", about her love for her mother.

[@mirroredheart7292]

Agreed.

[@larciabella]

Prince had a big influence and hand in the production of THE RED SHOE so his fingerprints are all over the album.

[@AndrewMckay]

Sat in Your Lap is crazy mad and beautiful

[@TastesLikeMusic]

It’s incredible. - Joe

[@andrewrobinson427]

Brilliant you guys. Watching these is my new addiction

[@georgealbertina1498]

I love Kate Bush! She was a pioneer and a huge influence on many musicians.

[@slumdogjay]

My top ones are 1 Hounds. 2. The Dreaming. The rest are interchangeable depending on my mood. Her 2014 live album, Before The Dawn is a Masterpiece.

[@alistairmcdougall9625]

It really helps to understand Kate & her music if you've grown up as a child & then into adulthood & gone on her musical journey with her to really understand how important she has been to the music industry in the UK, I completely understand what a difficult job it was for you guys to rate her music 30 +years later, I'm a massive Kate Bush fan & even I've had to listen to some of her albums several times before I actually liked them, but great job for giving it a go you couldn't of picked a harder artist to judge kates totally unique & revered in this country not just for her music but for the complete control she has on what she does by sticking her 2 fingers up at these big record companies, & when she wrote the man with the child in her eyes she was only 15,👍❤️

[@JCStorm76]

The Dreaming last? Jason are you sure? It’s my very favourite. I can understand you not having it right at the top but she has worse albums surely. Kramzer putting it at 7 is surprising too. Joe gets it! Great video guys

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I guess I need to revisit it to try to figure out what everyone else is getting that I’m not. The whole time I was listening to it I just wanted it to stop, had to force my way through it. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind? -Jason

[@marvelousmarvyn]

The Dreaming is wonderful & unique, but like many great albums it takes a few listens to sink in. My favourite too.

[@marceltroia9750]

Her first self Produced Album, she's very skilled and she surely experimented on the Dreaming. One of my faves

[@kylelooper2156]

@@TastesLikeMusic It's sonically layered. There's a lot going on. It takes a while to process. Listen to it five or six times and read the lyrics.

[@modifiedcontent]

The Dreaming was Bjork's favourite album; it's a groundbreaking, influential album.

[@jameshunter3177]

I must say that I like the three different opinions with you guys because it is more interesting and better than being completely sycophantic or critical of the artists. Keep up the good work. Yours is the one site I look forward to every week.

[@mihalyzentai9868]

Never forever was my first Kate record. Anything you say it will always be my favorite.❤

[@drdavid1963]

Hey Joe! I was you in 1978 an obsessive Kate Bush armed with her fisrt two albums, The Kick Inside and Lionheart. The Kick Inside is still my favourite just because the songwriting is so strong and her youthful exuberance is infectious. Lionheart is a step down musically. Never Forever more interesting but sees the beginnings of her hit-and-miss experimentation with production and singing. The Dreaming is completely out there experimentally and for me, has extreme highs and extreme lows. At the time, as a Kate Bush fan, though she was a loveable eccentric, we wondered if she had completely lost the plot. So, when Hounds of Love turned up, side one showed her at her most mature but she couldn't resist going into wacky mode for side two. The Sensual World, paradoxically, would see her more serious and mature and somehow we missed her wackiness. And her later albums warrant more listens and the maturity is more focussed and the wackiness more refined but they lack the sheer daring of her earlier work. So, my list would be 9 50 Words For Snow 8 Aerial 7 The Red Shoes 6 Lionheart 5 Never For Ever 4 The Sensual World 3 The Dreaming 2 Hounds of Love NUMBER ONE: THE KICK INSIDE

[@stevengornall934]

Never for Ever for me is the best because there is no weak track and its very theatrical Babooskha: tells the story of the suspicious house wife Delius: is about a conposer who had syphilis Blow away: her light guy who died when she was on tour All we ever look for: great instrumentals and beautiful vocals Egypt: a beautiful homage to the country Wedding list: a wifes revenge on her husband's murderer Violin: a upbeat rock song about the instrument Infant kiss: a governess who is in love with the child she looks after because she believes it's posseded by her ex lover Army dreamers: a anti war song with a strong message and great vocals Breathing: tells the story of a fetus during a nuclear fall-out

[@simonvernau3373]

Just watched this again - welled up almost at the end with Joe’s summary of Kate Bush - he totally gets it and her (I’m British) also - I am going to boast - seeing her live in 2014 (twice) was the best night of my life ❤️

[@mvellis3863]

Joe is right, the Kate Bush fan base is not happy with a lot of the criticisms from the other two :) I'm an American and have been a Kate Bush fanatic since I first saw her on Saturday Night Live in December of 1978, where she sat on a piano (played by Paul Schaefer) and sang "The Man With The Child In His Eyes" in a gold bodysuit. I was 18 at the time and completely mesmerized by her. There is just no one like her, she is a one-of-a-kind genius, a brilliant and innovative composer, lyricist, vocalist (with a 4 octave range), pianist, dancer, mime, choreographer, record producer, video producer - she even helped develop the first cordless headset microphone used for the first time on her 1979 tour. By the time Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour discovered her at the age of 15, she had already written over 250 songs. She is hugely influential and HIGHLY respected by musicians worldwide (including the U.S.!!), Kate was one of the first female musicians to take total production and artistic control over her work. She’s been a real pioneer for women in the music industry for the last 40 years. While I love all her work, I prefer her later albums and her beautiful mature voice. Aerial is her supreme masterpiece in my opinion, followed by Hounds of Love. Side B of that album, The Ninth Wave, is one of the greatest pieces of conceptual prog music of all time. Pure genius.

[@MyargonautsJason]

One album you won't mention because it's a compilation is The Whole Story, but I think I speak for lots of her fans in America that that album is the first exposure many of us had to Kate and it's such an amazing compilation - each and every track is sensational. It came out in 1986 just months after Peter Gabriel's So, which of course features his duet with Kate and put her on the radar of many fans. I remember hearing Running Up That Hill and a friend had Hounds of Love, but I never really paid much attention until her duet with Peter and then had to hear more and The Whole Story was an album I played over and over again for a whole year or more after I bought it in 1986. Love Kate - thanks for your lists!

[@BazStrickland]

Knocked it out the park again boys. I’m old enough to remember Wuthering Heights getting to #1 in the uk growing up but it took me many years later to truly fall in love with it. This is difficult for me as she is held in such awe over here (in the UK) and I do think she’s brilliant but I’d take Carol King or Roberta Flack over her as my fave female solo artist. There are some amazing songs and I think that you’ll probably get a list out of me tomorrow. Keeps getting better and your choice of artist is great as ever

[@johnwilliams4658]

Ariel and 50 Words are two of my favorites. I like the slow pace of 50 Words. The second half of Ariel is stunning. Oh well. I've been listening to KB since the Kick Inside. Not so keen on the first 3 albums these days. Hounds and Sensual World are fantastic. Never liked Red Shoes at all. Hard to rank these albums.

[@MrProgKeys]

Great video interesting to see such big differences of opinion definitely a unique artist

[@standejong9355]

my top 5: 1. The kick inside 2. Never for ever 3. Lionheart 4. The Sensual world 5. Hounds of love Keep up the good work guys, nice distraction in covid-days, greetings from Holland

[@beathusk1018]

1. The Dreaming 2. Never For Ever 3. Hounds of Love 4. The Kick Inside 5. Lionheart But all of them are masterpieces...

[@joemelograno7403]

This was a great episode...awesome to see Kate Bush get some love...super underrated artist For future episodes, would love to see rankings on: Fleetwood Mac Smashing Pumpkins Springsteen The Mountain Goats Modest Mouse Keep up the awesome work guys!

[@TastesLikeMusic]

We have a Springsteen one! - Joe

[@MacaulayFergusson]

COME ON AERIAL IS SO GOOD

[@Maanebaronen]

01 Never For Ever 02 The Kick Inside 03 Hounds Of Love 04 The Sensual World 05 Lionheart 06 The Dreaming 07 Aerial 08 The Red Shoes 09 50 Words For Snow

[@alexmac337]

❤ this video. I live in England so grew up with Kate Bush. Such a pioneer in so many things (including the microphone headset). ❤ Jason's choice for number 1!! Sensual World for me has to be her best work, such great songs and using The Trio Bulgarka to underpin the songs was just genius. I was never a big fan of the acclaimed 9th Wave, so it's nice to see alternative top picks.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Interesting video guys. 'Shopping for herbal supplements', that raised a chuckle. I think there's always a slight element of surprise when UK music fans realise how little Kate Bush has impinged on the north American musical consciousness. I got into music in the year 1978, which was the year Kate debuted in the British charts, so for me she has always been there in a way. Wuthering Heights made a massive impact on the entire country when it came out - even people who knew nothing about pop music and had no interest knew about it. She is a unique and important artist and I love her early records a lot, but there are UK-fans a lot more dedicated and obsessed than I am. For example, 'The Dreaming' is often held up as her masterpiece by a lot of British fans, but that is one album I don't really know very well. For me her best albums are the first three or four, with my favourite being Never Forever. I do like the pop flavour of The Red Shoes though. Cheers, James

[@willbeez60]

Small correction to your comment: "how little Kate Bush has impinged on the north American consciousness ". I think that if you just say American you're pretty accurate, but here in Canada she has a very deep and devoted following. We are not culturally homogeneous with our southern neighbours. I find it impossible to rank her albums as my favourite depends on my mood (and is usually the one that I'm listening to at the moment), but, if pressed, I'd probably go with Hounds of Love as my #1. Cheers.

[@kidmarine7329]

She is on my Mt Rushmore of music genius. She is so unbelievably original.

[@Pulsar77]

First time I've come across your channel. I'm definitely going to check out your videos. Have you guys done an ABBA discography? I not, you should. Worldwide they were the biggest band of the 70s, with a huge amount of hits. And once you start digging into their catalogue, you really begin to appreciate their incredible song writing.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

We haven't done them yet, but Joe is a fan and is pushing for it. -Jason

[@Pulsar77]

@@TastesLikeMusic Joe is a man of taste, listen to him :)

[@todd6851]

No one comes close to Kate Bush for me. I think it's great you all shared your thoughts. And Joe, for only knowing her stuff a couple of months, you really seemed to have tapped into her. You shared a lot of good stuff.

[@threestringsomg]

Now this is more like it. I love me some Bush. 50 words for snow is my no.1. followed by Hounds of Love and Ariel no.3.

[@sabe11a39]

9. The Red Shoes 8. Lionheart 7. The Kick Inside 6. Aerial 5. 50 Words For Snow 4. Never For Ever 3. The Sensual World 2. Houds of Love 1. The Dreaming

[@dagnord2012]

1. Hounds of Love (5 stars) 2. The Dreaming (5 stars) 3. Never For Ever (4 stars) 4. The Kick Inside (4 stars) 5. Aerial (4 stars) 6. Lionheart (3 stars) 7. The Sensual World (3 stars) 8. 50 Words for Snow (3 stars) 9. Director's Cut (2 stars) 10.The Red Shoes (2 stars)

[@frangarcia7774]

Talking about artists you are overlooking in the USA, Nick Cave is a clear example. Greatest artist nowadays. It would be great if you guys make a listography about him

[@johnkennedy7786]

Absolutely ! Unlikely to happen but my head would pop like a balloon if they did Nick.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

@@johnkennedy7786 Why unlikely? Might be unlikely that Joe would participate, but I think Kram and I could get behind this idea. -Jason

[@frangarcia7774]

@@TastesLikeMusic Wow Jason, that would be awesome! I think that Nick has a bunch of tracks that Joe would appreciate. Stuff like Get Ready for Love, Stagger Lee, Dig Lazarus Dig or There She Goes My Beautiful World...

[@toonhkuitjes6382]

Other artists that are possibly overlooked by many people in the USA: Joe Jackson (to me he is similar to but even better than Elvis Costello), Midnight Oil (the greatest band from the southern hemispheres imho), Al Stewart (quintessentially English), or the Manic Street Preachers.

[@markdavis9947]

Yes, Nick Cave!

[@ewanellis2176]

Great review!! Would you guys be interested in reviewing the jam studio albums or Paul Weller solo stuff at some point as I don't see too many people on KZbin reviewing his albums?? Cheers :)

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Someday! - Joe

[@alexconway4950]

Nice one chaps - appreciate all the content. Any chance of a Nick Cave list? Everyone has differing opinions so be good to hear your thoughts.

[@roxannewalsh]

She sings on The Seer by Big Country and Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel (+ of course, Don't Give Up), also Roy Harper's Once.

[@J.S.3259]

You can also probably count her being sampled in Utah Saints’ very successful “Something Good”

[@thecroft6070]

Well done on taking on Kate Bush, given her low profile in the US. As you say she's considered a living legend here in the UK. Evidence: Tickets for her 2014 residency in London's Apollo theatre sold out in 15 mins, and unlike Led Zep who "reformed" in 2007 for one concert she gave her fans 22! Albeit in a smaller venue - but that's no bad thing in itself. Anyway lads, keep up the good Listography!

[@tomgambale12]

I do love Kate's first 3 LPs best with Kick Inside at the top. I will say this, Kram made maybe the single best description/explanation of Kate's spectacular early period work in that although she has this amazing musical ability, she still does not yet have a full, life experience to draw on and that gives that early work such a mystique... Great artist to feature guys!

[@marksandland208]

I retired from work last year, took one day of in all that time working and that was to get Kate Bush to autograph Never For Ever and it’s release date. Just the most amazing artist ever. Jason, love the Mott the Hoople shirt, but apart from that........The Dreaming at number 9, think you must have been dreaming.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I was too upset. - Joe

[@josephdevlin7528]

Loved this. I have been listening to Kate Bush since 1978. She my favorite woman artist. Give the later albums more time. Aerial and 'Snow ( a musical tone poem to the Winter) are much better with more listens. 1. Hounds of Love 2. Never Forever 3. The Dreaming 4. Aerial 5. Sensual World 6. The Kick Inside 7. 'Snow 8. Lionheart 9. The Red Shoes

[@IrishFootyVlogs]

Watch all your videos. Kate Bush one of my fav female Artists alongside Joni Mitchell and P.J Harvey. This gives me a great excuse to listen to her albums again. The Dreaming is defo one of my favs Jason! 🤣

[@hughrothman6492]

I tend to agree about the low rankings for 50 Words For Snow. However... you guys are missing it with Misty. Yes, it's 13 minutes long, but it is truly a wonder. You have to appreciate it on her terms, but the piano work is beautiful and the drumming is terrific. The last 4 minutes of the song is breathtaking. Again, you have to be in the right mood perhaps, but I'd suggest giving it another try.

[@jamesneugent9077]

I was aware of Kate and loved Wuthering Heights from the beginning. Even so, as a younger man I didn't quite get her. She had an offbeat sound and a darkness to her art that didn't quite draw me in. Something kind of dark and scary about it :) I bought The Kick Inside in the early 90's and was immediately smitten. Her writing and singing were so sensual and unique. I am now digesting her entire catalogue chronologically, but am only up to The Dreaming. I have to be the voice of dissent on Hounds of Love. For me, so, far, her least interesting and most mainstream record. I think this is when she started writing more songs around drums and rhythm rather than constructing melodies first. This leads to less interesting vocals as they seem to be afterthoughts as opposed to the focal point. That record just doesn't have the magic of the first four. The Dreaming, at first, was a bit much and didn't register with me, but after a few listens it just clicked. I started to see the beauty of the songs and the vocals under the lavish and quirky production. I have to say this record is in my top three. That said, The Kick Inside and Never Forever are my two favorites so far. These records are Kate at her peak, at least to my taste. I dig every cut on those records as Kate is at her most passionate and creative on them. I could change my mind as I continue listening, but Hounds of Love may drop further down my list. To me, that one is kind of Kate lite and lacks the dark, melodic , genius of the other three. It lacks some twists and hard (and not so hard) left turns that really define the essence of her genius. Her early songs always have elements of the familiar combined with the the beautifully unexpected. She truly is an artist who you have to keep listening to to truly absorb and appreciate.

[@Mikefrompicture]

These videos are great on so many levels, especially when considering different perceptions between the UK and the US. Kate over here in Britain is the only icon I can think of who credibly straddles some kind of ‘total enigma’ and ‘utterly normal’ axis. Her music is phenomenal, her performance and sense of theatre is off the scale but her personality is totally lovely mum next door. While we’re talking about blind spots, any chance you could run a list on Maria McKee? And Iggy Pop could do with a list as well. Keep it up boys!

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Maria McKee, that’s an interesting name to bring up. We haven’t done a country artist yet. - Joe

[@stevengornall934]

1. Never for Ever: sue me i l ove it no weak song perfect album from start to finish 2. The kick inside: very mellow warm album to me definitely a comfort album 3. Hounds of love: great album no weak points like the split suites 4. The sensual World: Great, beautiful album full of emotion from kate. 5. The dreaming: Some absolutely fantastic tracks but one or two that id skip experimental in the best way 6. Lionheart: very whimsical and dark album it is a overshadowed by TKI unfortunately 7. Aerial: great album just not listened to often by me 8. Red Shoes: while a tad commercial, kate does great with this love the 80s sound oddly 9. 50 words for snow: Nothing bad about this album just wish the tracks were a little shorter

[@CalicoSilver]

Really enjoyed this video. I tend to favor the HoundsOfLove/SensualWorld albums due to her more "womanly" voice (not quite as piercing and girlish as earlier albums), plus she still retains that marvelous compositional ingenuity in these two albums. So they're perfect for these ears.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Thanks! I think her voice is best on those albums as well, by a lot. But so many commenters are RAVING about The Dreaming. Guess I have to go back and try to figure out what I’m missing. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@CalicoSilver]

@@TastesLikeMusic I was obsessed with The Dreaming when it first came out and drove my friends and roommates crazy playing it. I still love it but the Fairlight computer thing grates on my ears more today than then.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

CalicoSilver I’m obsessed with it right now. Surprisingly (to me) anyway, I’m not minding the electronic texture and sound. Even though I was critical of it on things like Remain in Light. - Joe

[@christianewen3227]

Can’t wait to watch this one!

[@MatMat-qi2rd]

Best to worst: 1) The Kick Inside / Lionheart / Never For Ever (can't decide... they are equally fabulous); 2) The Dreaming; 3) Hounds Of Love; 4) The Sensual World; 5) Aerial / Director's Cut; 6) 50 Words For Snow; 7) The Red Shoes.

[@johnjackson3735]

First impressions. As someone who knows quite a bit of Russian, I was biased after hearing Babushka, but I like the combination of jazz, kind of baroque, hard rock, backing vocals and the mix of experimentation and traditional styles on Never For Ever, but the top 4 are all excellent in my opinion, and quite good from 5 to 7. 1. Never For Ever 2. The Kick Inside 3. The Dreaming 4. The Sensual World 5. LionHeart 6. Hounds of Love 7. The Red Shoes 8. Aerial 9. 50 Worlds for Snow

[@ALittleLifeWithDriedTubers]

Good lord re-listen to the Dreaming you two. The run of tracks from Suspended in Gaffa to Night of the Swallow is a high point in music in my opinion.

[@thegreekestgid4705]

Tool or Leonard Cohen album ranking would be cool

[@oopsadaze]

"I WISH", BABOOSHKA is the Thermometer, or the Barometer. Kate BUSH's WORST WORK ends up being better than most artist's BEST SHOT.

[@frangarcia7774]

Blind spot for me. I love Wuthering Heihts and Running Up That Hill for a long time, but I tried the albums and they didn't make it for me

[@lucy-texasgal3679]

I love this! Kate Bush has always been a favorite of mine!!! You should check out Happy Rhodes and Tori Amos. Brilliant! ✌🏻❤️🤘🏻

[@eduardoalegriarampante639]

It's interesting to see a list like this by people who are now discovering her discography. It kinda changes everything, in some ways.

[@eduardoalegriarampante639]

About The Dreaming controversy, lol, it's an impressively experimental album made with ovaries of steel. It's soooooo impressive in it''s scope. But the production qualities are a bit grating, and you have to put it in context. It's a lot of novell technologie here being used in creative and unorthodox ways.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Joe flying the "Weird Flag"... and getting it spot on. ha ha... Well done! The Dreaming is a stunning masterwork probably only equaled by "The Ninth Wave" side from Hounds of Love.

[@paddynoble]

It depends on how one feels about her albums. To generalize it as best or worst. How does one rank the works of Kate Bush. It really depends on the listener.

[@MH77391]

Interesting to hear her being reviewed by Americans. To just now be discovering Wuthering Heights is amazing. I think it's great but I'm almost sick of hearing the song as it has not off the radio in UK for last 40 years!! Good reviews

[@jasong9207]

Not an easy task, like choosing your favourite dog over the years this never going to be definitive and a real order depends on my mood as much as the albums themselves. I therefore reserve the right to change my mind completely. A bit shocked on the thoughts on Aerial 1 - Aerial 1 - Hounds of Love 3 - The Dreaming 3 - The Kick Inside 3 - Sensual World 3 - Never Forever 7 - 50 Words (for Snow) - bonus +2 activated if it's winter! 8 - The Red shoes

[@ThePhysicalillusion]

Right now mine is 1. The Dreaming 2. Hounds Of Love 3. Never For Ever 4. Aerial 5. The Kick Inside 6. Lionheart 7. 50 Words For Snow 8. The Sensual World 9. The Red Shoes. I guess it’s the Genesis fan in me that’s super into all the different character voices and production madness. I’ve never really warmed up to the more mature “grounded in reality” approach to The Sensual World that much, but it’s still an alright album. I think I also had 50 Words For Snow at #6 initially, but yeah, the slowness and length is a bit much on that one.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

You might be on to something, seeing as my favorite of hers is Sensual World and my favorite Genesis is Abacab. -Jason

[@andrewdyke5561]

How do u guys feel about her in the rock and roll hall of fame again I really hope she gets in

[@TastesLikeMusic]

She should have been in years ago. Obviously. - Joe

[@Bobsherunkle]

The Dreaming is absolutely her best work. Two of you should Go and rinse your ears out!

[@JCStorm76]

Two years later I still can’t believe it

[@paulayers1111]

LOOOOOVE KATE BUSH 9. Red Shoes 8. Lionheart 7. 50 Words For Snow 6. The Sensual World 5. The Kick Inside 4. Never For Ever 3. Hounds Of Love 2. The Dreaming (loooove the experimental stuff) 1. Aerial

[@phattebytch]

Hounds Of Love The Dreaming Aerial The Kick Inside The Sensual World Never For Ever 50 Words For Snow The Red Shoes Lionheart She's a genius artist, not a bad album in her catalogue.

[@arminreuter5151]

1. The Dreaming 2. Hounds of Love / The Ninth Wave 3. Never for Ever 4. The Sensual World 5. Arial (I pretend, CD1 does not exist) 6. 50 Words for Snow (50 Words for Slow) (Giggle) 7. The Red Shoes 8. The Kick Inside 9. Wow

[@andrewdyke5561]

Kick inside so low?

[@ppineault]

Thanks for the video, you guys :) I guess you would have had to be around when she first came out but all I know, when she released, "The Kick Inside", I was stunned, felt very moved by some of the songs and became a totally devoted fan, (I could probably sing along to every song on her first four albums). A very interesting factual tidbit as well....Elton John has said that when he throws dinner parties and such, the question that he gets most asked is to please, please introduce them to Kate Bush :)....and agree with Joe as well about "The Dreaming"...and the song itself was controversial and many white Australians were outraged but she became an anti-racism hero to so many of us young folk at the time with that song :)

[@fellafoley99]

So happy to see this

[@evetsc]

Kate Bush is the Best! "The Dreaming" is the best album ever..."Running Up That Hill" best single ever...I could go on...

[@youngbloodk]

I haven't really listened to 50 Words for Snow, so I will leave it off, but I will split Aerial into two separate works. Given that my list, after almost forty years is as follows. Though I rank it lowish, I listen to Lionheart a lot, really probably more than any of them besides The Dreaming. So it probably should be higher. And in the lower ranked albums, I really like the Coral Room, and several songs from Senual World, especially This Woman's Work and Rocket's Tail. 1. The Dreaming / Sky of Honey 2. Hounds of Love 3. The Kick Inside 4. Never Forever 5. Lionheart 6. The Sensual World 7. The Red Shoes 8. Sea of Honey

[@rain73ful]

Joe is right. The Dreaming is a great album. Dark, gothic, edgy, and mysterious, it is a fine work. It's her number 2 best album, I.M.O.

[@thedarksiderebel]

Lol, The Dreaming at no. 9, and "sounds cheesy and dated" is the funniest fucking thing. Never for Ever not having many good songs? No wonder Kate didn't take off over there.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Don’t lump me in with those heathens. - Joe

[@curly_wyn]

Hell yeah, Kate Bush rocks! Hounds of Love is definitely her best work as it’s strikes that perfect balance between experimental and accessible. Although, I do think it could use a resequencing. Am I the only one who thinks that The Big Sky should’ve closed the album?

[@martinfarnworth6659]

i can't do the squeaky voice so i really like Aerial and Hounds Of Love.

[@jamesbaxterfromax]

the dreaming = number one

[@karlhughes849]

As a Brit it's hard to comprehend how America missed out on this lady - we grew up with Kate who made No. 1 in 1978. I'm so pleased to find someone else who believes that the sheer lunacy of The Dreaming places it firmly as her best album Nice one guys. Interesting stuff.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

America totally blew it. As they often do with music. - Joe

[@NaughtyVampireGod]

Good old USA - we also missed out on the best Britpop bands (Suede; Sleeper) whilst fawning over inconsequential stuff like Oasis.

[@rickyzayshley9686]

The Dreaming is Kate's #1, bar none! Good pick, Joe.

[@auteur55]

Yeah her more challenging work are growers Airiel especially. It’s taken me several listens to click and as I mature it seems to mature. I loved 50 words almost immediately so have never understood why others struggle with it

[@lionelraoul]

I'm also not very familiar with her work. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

[@threestringsomg]

The debut Kick Inside is a brilliant 4th. One of the best debuts ever!!! All the above albums 10/10 genius. Under the ivy is my all time face bush song. That one is angelic.

[@vodkatonyq]

The Dreaming at the bottom. Brutal.

[@eaglesrule1415]

Late to the party here but lôved this one. For me The Kick Inside and Hounds Of Love. Have to be in a particuar mood to put the focus in for the Dreaming but it is very unique and brilliant. 👍👍👍

[@bradschwamberger1217]

Well she does not tour, that does not help. Kate is my Favorite Female singer. I was introduced to her in 1981. I believe The Dreaming is her best.Hounds of Love her second.