Hounds of Love

never heard a song of hers before stranger things (and i don’t even watch stranger things). very cool post-prog project

“Running Up That Hill”, ja das ist die Aufgabe dieser abwechslungsreichen und spannenden Platte. Der leicht ansteigende Weg, des klangvollen “Mother Stands For Comfort“, die unfassbare Abstieg mit der klaren Stimme in „Cloudbasting“ und „And Dream Of Sheep“ sowie der Folk-Gipfel „Jig of Life“ machen das Album zum Sprint auf den Hügel 😊. Zum verdammten Wiederhören.

This did not resonate with me. I don’t care for Kate Bush’s voice, I find it irritating, I can’t put my finger on why that is. There was some cool instrumentation on the album, but as a whole I didn’t like the songs. I know this album has a ton of accolades, I guess it’s just not for me.

One of that either makes me feel like I've been over scoring some of my 5s or that the scale isn't big enough. Unique and incredible.

lol I loved "The Dreaming," but it's not surprising that she had to be more normal for this one. Knocked it out of the park! Basically got her and Peter Gabriel holding down the fort of using 80s production soundfront toward artsy ends

The second half is actually what pushes this over the edge for me. An innovative narrative, an Irish jig, and Gregorian chants lmao? I’m so predictable

Not into this. Kate has a nice voice but the music does little to interest me. Adult contemporary soundscapes. I started to enjoy a couple of the later, more experimental pieces toward the back half of the album but even those seemed to drift away from my interest as they fell into the same monotonous synthy tones as the rest. Honestly it was depressing to listen to.

The best artpop album of the 80s

A very well crafted pop album. My favorite tracks were the title track, Jig Of Life, and The Big Sky.

Months ago, I told someone that I didn’t really get Kate Bush. Maybe it was something about her songwriting, or voice, or… something? It was never clear to me. I liked her contributions to Peter Gabriel’s albums, but never really got into any of her singles.

But I am changed. I am a new man. Because this album is brilliant. I think she’s an artist who can’t be considered off of her singles—she’s an album artist. The pop songs on the first half are the perfect counterbalance to the challenging, curious back half. And to learn that she not only sang and wrote these songs, but also produced the whole album? Very impressive.

Anyway, if you need me, I’ll be over here wiping the egg off my face.

Kate is a hell of a poet, but there is a bit of a disconnect between her music and her lyrics. This is easily the best Kate Bush record of the 3 I've listened to thus far on this generator.

I'm learning to understand this era of pop a bit more the more I proceed through this generator. I still don't care for it much, but I get it. If I had been the right age when this stuff was getting a lot of radio play, I probably would have been more receptive to it. Like when Running Up That Hill gained traction in the charts again because of Stranger Things.... That song is an ear worm. I found myself humming it for days!

Jig of Life is a fucking banger! Completely unlike anything else on the record. It went from 80's pop to a Celtic jig in a jiffy!

Favourite songs: Jig of Life, Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God), The Big Sky, Cloudbusting

Least favourite songs: Mother Stands For Comfort, Under Ice, Waking the Witch

3/5

Tager lige lidt tid at vænne sig til hendes noget specielle stemme, mende fleste sange er fine. Dog er Jig Of Life lidt weird....

There were some good songs on here. 2.5/5

A classic in every sense of the word. Moving, haunting, beautiful. Running Up That Hill is also one of the most coverable songs in my opinion. Her rendition is incredible but there's also so many other killer ones out there.

What a magical experience. Love the Irish brouge, love the hard synth, love the angst. This is what emo wishes it could evoke

Decent stuff. Funny that Runnin up that Hill became such a cultural phenomena. 3/5

This is a really bold album. The tracks are so strange in places, with tons of variation is music and tone. It's not a typical singer-songwriter approach at all. Overall I found it interesting.

Als Kate normaal doet, doet ze al gek genoeg. Op de bekende nummers horen we al een uniek geluid, zonder dat het al te gek wordt. Dat zijn de hoogtepunten op het album. Daarnaast een bak experimenten. Altijd leuk experimenten. Maar waarom publiceer je ook de mislukte experimenten? Zoals Watching You Without Me en Waking the Witch. Die laatste wellicht alleen voor de titel. Want een betere beschrijving van de experimenten kan ik zelf niet bedenken,

An absolute mystical album.

An A-side where every song is of such high quality that all could be a single (and I think even were)
And the B-side with a full concept album of her near-death experience with the woman adrift at sea metaphor.

An absolute classic.

Some great songs and some weird songs very interesting album worth a listen at least once.