Excellent post, joe. I'll note that one of the aims of the Lost in the Grooves is to get away from the concept of the 4-star masterpiece anyway. There are records I love with obvious flaws much more than records which I can recognize are "better" by most standards.
Prepare to uncouple -- uncouple.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
DavidS - Dec 08, 2004 10:07:36 am PST #6348 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Atropa - Dec 08, 2004 10:40:18 am PST #6349 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Kind of sorry we didn't do The Dreaming in the book, now.
Wait, The Dreaming is considered a "lost" album? I'm confused. Doesn't everyone own The Dreaming and Hounds of Love?
Sue - Dec 08, 2004 10:46:05 am PST #6350 of 10003
hip deep in pie
I think everyone owns Hounds of Love and The Whole Story. And maybe even The Sensual World.
Everybody, that is, that doesn't have the box set.
DavidS - Dec 08, 2004 10:47:25 am PST #6351 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wait, The Dreaming is considered a "lost" album? I'm confused. Doesn't everyone own The Dreaming and Hounds of Love?
You'd think. Yet, Kate's faded somewhat from the pop consciousness. She's had only two albums out since Hounds of Love - the less exciting Sensual World and Red Shoes. And Hounds of Love came out almost 20 years ago in 1985. Twenty. Years. Sheesh.
AMG only gives The Dreaming 2 and a half stars out of 5. I think they're dead wrong. It's one of her most interesting works. They've been playing a lot of her videos recently on The Alternative. Just saw "Suspended in Gaffa" for the first time last week.
I'm afraid all the potential Kate Bush fans got snapped up by Tori Amos and Bjork.
DXMachina - Dec 08, 2004 10:49:44 am PST #6352 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The who with the what now?
Atropa - Dec 08, 2004 10:51:04 am PST #6353 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
And Hounds of Love came out almost 20 years ago in 1985. Twenty. Years.
Gaaaah. If I remind Pete of that, his head will explode.
I'm afraid all the potential Kate Bush fans got snapped up by Tori Amos and Bjork.
But but but ... You can like all three! You should like all three!
(wanders off muttering 'kids today')
Kate P. - Dec 08, 2004 10:56:16 am PST #6354 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
"New Slang" by the Shins is one of the best songs I've heard all year.
"The Soldiering Life" and "Song for Myla Goldberg" from the next album are just as pop, if not as great, and "The Tain" would be an anomaly in anyone's career. (At least, I hope it is.)
The Decemberists did a song about Myla Goldberg? Cool. Is it good? And does "The Tain" actually have anything to do with Irish mythology? Because if so, I've definitely got to hear it at some point.
Also, I'm standing squarely in joe boucher's corner regarding the "all good music sounds alike" theory.
Kate P. - Dec 08, 2004 11:07:04 am PST #6355 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Oh, and I love Kate Bush (and Tori Amos and Bjork as well), and I own both The Dreaming and Hounds of Love. But I actually find that I listen to The Sensual World most often, probably because she uses the women of Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares as her backup singers, to really beautiful and haunting effect.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 08, 2004 11:10:15 am PST #6356 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Makes note to look for Kate Bush boxed set since just about everything I have is still vinyl.
DavidS - Dec 08, 2004 11:17:43 am PST #6357 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, and I love Kate Bush (and Tori Amos and Bjork as well),
Kate P. = Arty Girl