Similar to what happened with Kendrick a couple of weeks ago, there really are very few negative comments from our listeners. When asked if participants would listen again, 87.5 % said yes, while only 12.5% said no. Skiddle Record Club Score: 4.1/5 (Highest: 5, Lowest: 2.5) So, what does the rest of the Skiddle team think? (Click the link below to listen to 'Hounds of Love' in full) " She is so ahead of her time as her lyrics are more relevant now than they were then." I couldn't agree more, Clare! But is the rest of the record club as enamored as we are? "It’s one of the first albums I ever listened to and I thought her voice was captivating," says Clare, who clearly has deep-rooted nostalgia for this album. Granted, this is one of my personal favourite albums of all time, so I'm probably slightly biased. It was a brave choice to attempt something so artistic and experimental on a mainstream pop record, but it further solidified Kate Bush as one of the UK's finest musicians. The first half of the album features huge pop hits, while the latter half, subtitled 'The Ninth Wave' is a concept suite of songs, telling the story of a woman lost at sea as she hallucinates, dreams, and is, eventually, rescued. Following the luke-warm reception to some of the jovial qualities of her previous record, Kate opted to give this record and deeper and darker edge, starting with the progressive behemoth 'Running Up That Hill', a song that remains relevant in its sound and lyrical content even today, in 2022. The album was critically acclaimed and is often referred to, to this day, as one of the greatest albums in modern music. 'Hounds Of Love' was the outcome of these sessions. It would take Kate 3 years to follow up 'The Dreaming', as she locked herself in the barn behind her house where she conjured up what can only be described as audible magic. It's sublime), it confused critics and fans alike, who received the album in a very mixed manner. Kates' fourth album, 'The Dreaming', saw her at her most experimental, and though, in hindsight, this album pushed the boundaries of pop music and spawned some of the greatest music of Kates' career (in my opinion, of course go and listen to Night of the Swallow. It didn't take long for Kate to take the reins of her own artistic development, as, by the time she reached her third album, Kate was already assuming the role of producer. Though this was bewildering to a lot of people in 1978, it quickly established Kate as an artist of remarkable talent and mystery. Her voice is shrouded in dream-like wonder and fairy-tale-esque merriment.
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Kate sang in a register not often heard in pop music, as evidenced on her debut single 'Wuthering Heights', in which she regales the story of Kathy returning home. He was amazed at the songwriting ability of young Kate, who had apparently amassed over 50 demos at this time, but what astounded him more was the banshee-like vocals on offer. Kate Bush is a British singer/songwriter/producer/pop-queen whose career began at the tender age of 16 when Pink Floyd guitarist/prog-wizard David Gilmour was handed a demo tape. How about one of the greatest pop records of all time? Okay then. Going off the scores, it's going to take something very special to dethrone in. So, Kendrick Lamar remains atop our leaderboard for another week. One even gave it a 4.5/5! That's our joint highest individual score yet! Read all about the album that had one listener saying "The band have a confusing sound as it sounds like rock in some parts but then gets very poppy and sounded like a different band!" HERE! It did earn a high re-listen score, however! 70% of our listeners would listen again. It's like Bastille, except they have "heavy" bits," viewing the "heavy" elements as some kind of novelty. I liked how tracks often started with lovely reverb-y vocals paired nicely with calm piano/guitar to then finish on something more powerful." However, others were put off by the singers' affected vocal style, highly reminiscent of chart-pop acts: "The vocals make me feel really queezy. The moshers of the group wanted more METAL than was on offer, while others enjoyed the poppy elements and the balance between the two: "Brilliantly atmospheric.
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Sleep Token was an interesting one that was very divisive for our listeners. Last week, Tom from Account Support brought Sleep Token - Sundowning to the Record Club, and though it didn't win fans in all corners of Skiddle, it managed to take 6th place on our leaderboard, just behind Daft Punk, pushing Swans to 7th position. Welcome to week ten of the Skiddle Record Club - a place for the people behind the scenes at Skiddle to share the music they love, firstly with their colleagues and then with you, the reader.