The Dreaming
by Kate Bush
This album has been added to 2 private lists and 12 public lists:
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AoibhIâd listen to Kate Bush heehaw like a donkey all day (2 Favs đ¤§: Night of the Swallow, Suspended in Gaffa)
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FĂźr Rabanus
SimonWar glaube ich mal BjĂśrks Lieblingsalbum und Kate Bush finde ich sowiso super. Wenn du das gut findest und Kate Bush noch nicht gut kennst mach am besten mit Hounds of Love weiter (bei beiden Alben kommen die eigentlichen Banger meiner Meinung nach zum Schluss)
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Albummers
Dale CooperChoice: Kealan
Thoughts:
Richey: So I just finished this.. what an album. She really is incredible. The production is really ahead of the curve. And she produced it all herself which sadly even by todayâs standards is uncommon for a female artist, never mind 1982. Last track was prob my least fav.. the âhee hawâsâ prob was a step too far đŤ đ.
4.5 out of 5 for me. It was the Hee- Haw's... as much as I respect that she wanted to finish the album with donkey sounds I think I'll drop the half mark for thatKealan: This album is a masterpiece. I chose this because itâs the album that Bush is the most experimental and weird resulting in pure awesomeness.
If youâve a mind to (and I suggest you do) go to the previous albums Never, For Ever and listen to Babooshka, The Wedding List and Army Dreamers
Also go to the next album after this, Hounds of love. Skip Running up that hill. As good as it is weâve all heard it enough the last three years because of a certain tv show. Listen to The Big Sky and then Cloudbursting. One of the most perfect songs Iâve ever heard.Rob: Watching some of the videos from this album, and wow. She really is unique. Totally mental, like. And obviously amazing. But I can see why people at the time were like... 'um, what?' This is the year that Prince released 1999, and MJ released Thriller. Pop was crystallising. And Kazza goes 'for my next single I'm gonna do a weird panto heist in a cockney accent'
This album really is very good.
The only track I was familiar with before this run of listens was âSat in your Lapâ, which is an absolute 10/10 Bush classic.
That one is still my fav, but now also loving âSuspended in Gaffaâ, âNight of the Swallowâ (Planxty & The Chieftains FTW), and âAll The Loveâ. Very little NOT to love on this album.
Industrial is a great reference point - totally think there are moments when the drums kick in that Trent Reznor would be jealous of (notably Leave it Openâ). The playing with time signatures is also virtuosic. Sheâs just something else - an incredible artist.
4.5 record-label-signing-bonuses-spent-on-interpretive-dance-lessons out of five.
Only not giving 5 because the scale needs somewhere for Hounds of Love to go.Marty: I didnât realise that she was completely bonkers and unhinged like that. Took me a couple listens to get it but dawg gawn itâs amazing. The odd time signatures just randomly put in there are brilliant. I love artists that say fuck whatever you think is good because this is what Iâm doing and I donât care if you like it or not. It usually ends up being an absolute masterpiece.
Ste: The Dreaming
Absolute treat to revisit it
What hit me most this time around was how obsessive it is, proper studio maximalism. Claustrophobic, rhythmically strange, borderline unhinged in places.
Sat in Your Lap is still insane, that percussive violence is almost industrial.
And somehow itâs all totally controlled. Not glossy at all, it feels constructed and deliberate. Still sounds feral. Still one of her best.Kealan: Full on 5 screaming harpies for me. Hounds of love can also be a 5
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Album Log
ZigZagarooDate: (01/20/26)
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Josh DavisAdded by Josh
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Alex BemishI love The Hounds of Love like anyone else but what's the most Kate Bush of Kate Bush albums out there? The Dreaming.
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