Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

Few women have expanded the vocabulary of rock as bewitchingly as Kate Bush; among male stars, only Prince may have taken as many risks. Hounds of Love saw Bush reining in the kookier aspects of The Dreaming, channelling them into epic electro-pop that tackled big issues of life and death and God with gripping drama and intensity. "Running Up That Hill" was one of the great singles of the '80s; "Cloudbusting" was string-driven, magically pretty; "Jig of Life" showed that Bush is one of the few pop artists who can flirt with Celtic mysticism without sounding twee or trite. Forget the riot grrrls: Bush is the real thing.

1. Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

2. Hounds Of Love

3. The Big Sky

4. Mother Stands For Comfort

5. Cloudbusting

6. And Dream Of Sheep

7. Under Ice

8. Waking The Witch

9. Watching You Without Me

10. Jig Of Life

11. Hello Earth

12. The Morning Fog

1985年のアルバム。聞き所はやはり1曲目のRunning Up That Hill (A Deal With God)あたり。
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