Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!mcnc!unc!sherouse From: sherouse@unc.UUCP (George W. Sherouse) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Kate Bush's "The Dreaming", Peter Gabriel, & "The Kick Inside" Message-ID: <19@unc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 14:27:00 EST Article-I.D.: unc.19 Posted: Thu Feb 7 14:27:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 05:27:28 EST References:Reply-To: sherouse@unc.UUCP (George W. Sherouse) Distribution: net.music Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 57 Summary: In article nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan) writes: >... (Kate >Bush's influence on Peter Gabriel is certainly apparent in his recent >concerts, where he does mime and stuff while singing. Kate Bush was >doing this a long time ago.) This is Earth isn't it? Peter Gabriel was dressing up as a pansy (the flower, Bucko) when Kate was still in diapers. "...We watched in reverence while Narcissus was turned into a flower..." >No musician sits in his basement, totally isolated from the entire >history of music, and creates masterpieces. Ever hear of Neu? How about their other half, Kraftwerk? And what about Frippertronics. Eno's Snake guitar. Music to be in the basement by. Certainly not derivative. >If your accusations about Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel were true, we >would expect to find pseudo-African rhythms on "The Dreaming", wouldn't >we? But there aren't any African-sounding rhytms on it. I didn't say African, I said third world. Pay attention. The title "The Dreaming", the concept of the title song, and most certainly the rhythm and instrumentation are closely coupled with the aborigines of the land downunder. Also check the phrasing. No little British girl is going to sing God Save The Queen like Kate sings "Bang-a-goes-a-nuth-a-kang-a-on-a-bon-it-uh-the-van". Give me a break. >..."The Dreaming" is probably significantly >different than her other albums, because Kate produced "The Dreaming", >giving her complete artistic control over it. "The Kick Inside" was >produced by someone who was much more conscious about commercial >success. Some are meant to lead and others to be led. >The record company selected for the album the songs of her that were >innocently sensous and lusty, knowing that they could make loads of >money off of the sex-appeal of an innocent/naughty 15-17 year old girl. Worked, too. Did anybody else catch her "Rolling the Ball" on SNL? What I was trying to say, and I stick by it, is that Kate's work was significantly more robust when she was experimenting less. She is a very talented vocalist and lyricist. She should stick with what she knows. Leave the experimenting to the professionals. Good tunes to you, George W. Sherouse "I wish I was somethin'. I wish I was good. I wish I was made of mahogany wood."