Hounds of Love

Kate Bush is a big weirdo and that's great. I'd score the album higher if there wasn't a bloody Irish jig in the middle. Amazing album cover. Strong 3.5

Iconic. Absolutely amazing as expected

It's quite magical really.

Vocal performance is amazing and so is the opening to the album. Wasn’t expecting this much texture from the production. Every song is atmospheric and I love it.

Just got into the second half of the album and I have no idea what’s happening anymore. All I know is it rocks

I've always had mixed feelings about Kate Bush's music. On the one hand, I like her very conscious artistic approach, which sometimes leads to quite unusual song structures. On the other hand, her voice is so high-pitched that it gets on my nerves after a while. And of course, despite the approach I described, it all has that new wave sound that, as I wrote earlier in this project, I've heard more than enough of. The cult factor and “Running Up That Hill” save the album “Hounds Of Love” a little, but for me, that's not enough for three stars today.

I rarely listen to Kate Bush, but when I do, I usually enjoy it. That's how I felt about this album. It was nice to hear it again, and I'll probably listen to it again. But probably not in the near future. 4/5

First half has great tracks on it, second half has more of a theme and is definitely good but was a bit less engaging for me. Definitely a 7/10 record (and can see it growing!) but maybe a slightly weaker 7 for now.

kate bush is very cool

Such a unique voice, I’m glad to have finally listened to this VERY famous album

I expected so much more omfg. The album starts with one of the greatest songs ever and it's downhill from there, especially the second half.

Real men sit down and listen when Kate Bush begins to sing ethereally about, well whatever she’s singing about

It's a perfectly fine album. Cloudburster was perfect walking speed

𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 is often hailed as Kate Bush’s crowning achievement, but for me it doesn’t quite live up to that reputation. While 𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘱 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 stands out as a clear highlight, much of the first half feels more conventional than expected. The second half is more adventurous and atmospheric, showing Bush’s art-pop vision at its strongest. Overall, a good album, but not the masterpiece I was hoping for.

'That cloud, that cloud / It looks like Ireland / Come on and blow it a kiss now.' Kate Bush may make demands on the listener, but that's a welcome incursion. She also makes love w/ her listener, swaggering a voice that's soulfully operatic and outlandish. Terms like 'performative' and 'embodied' have invaded academic criticism - overused and now mere placeholders - but Hounds of Love is exactly that. It's literary performance - it even flirts w/ prog sensibilities, tho thankfully never succumbs to them - but it's also something w/ marrow and muscle. The second half is definitely wackier than the first, and not always pleasurably eccentric, but it's mostly quirky w/o being quackery. At her best, she's a rare pop artist & a very cool lady.

Some all-time-stone-cold-classics on here but not my favourite.

The ultimate 80s art pop album. Creative, interesting, and polished.

5.0/5.0: Iconic

first half is an incredible pop record. the second half is more experimental. its dark and moody, almost haunting in a way. its good but unlike the songs on the first half, not something im likely to revisit.

I’m kind of glad it took me until this list to listen to this album as I don’t think am 18 year old me would have appreciated it. However as a 50 year old I really liked this a lot.

Apart from the classics a lot of the others were really listenable and grew on me the more I listened. As an overall album it really is very good.

Surprised about how little I cared about the first half and how much I enjoyed the second of the album.

Promising. I'm on holiday so didn't have time to listen to the whole thing. I've listened in the past and dismissed it as 'not my thing'. But I think this will grow on me. There's clearly something going on here.... I'll listen more when I have the time. 4 stars, for now.....