The Dreaming - Kate Bush

Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982) Producer: Kate Bush Sat in Your Lap There Goes a Tenner Pull Out the Pin Suspended in Gaffa Leave It Open The Dreaming Night of the Swallow All the Love Houdini Get Out of my House Released in 1982, The Dreaming is the fourth album Kate Bush. Kate had dabbled in production during her previous two albums, assisting where it took her fancy; although in the past she was always playing second fiddle to whoever was given production duties. In a rather dramatic change of events, The Dreaming sees Kate Bush singlehandedly produce and design an album for the very first ...  Read the complete review

With The Dreaming, Kate Bush took a mammoth leap, producing something of dark beauty and meticulous madness. Her previous set Never Forever, was an admirable leap back into the mainstream after the low-key affair of Lionheart. Here though, she really muddies the waters. Multiple vocal dubs, drum machines to the max, and a more textured voice give these songs a murky quality. "Sat In Your Lap" is a bizarre mishmash of sounds, released the year before. Whilst ultimately enjoyable, it has less depth than anything else does here. "Pull Out The Pin" is a commentary of the west's effect on the rest of the world and is perhaps her most ambitious ...  Read the complete review

Those of you who have cast an eye over my Top 10 albums will know I included Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love". So why, then, have I opted to review "The Dreaming"? Well, "Hounds of Love" may be a masterpiece, but "The Dreaming" is where we see Kate headed in that direction. It is also one of the most sadly overlooked of her albums, as it is a classic in its own right. Depending on my mood there are days when it would replace "Hounds of Love" in my top 10 anyway. For those of you who live in a cave or simply aren't that interested in music (what are you doing reading this then?) Kate Bush is a ...  Read the complete review