Whole Story, The - Kate Bush

...could be levelled at 'The Whole Story', at last the perfect Kate Bush recording.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Wuthering Heights' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Piercing, majestic, musical homage to Emily Bronte's startling novel of ghostly love on the moors, this was a massive hit single and totally, wonderfully unique, introducing Kate Bush to an unbelieving world. Even today, 23 years later, it's a startling piece of work with that chilling ...
...soaring vocal went roaming freely all over the place over a track driven mainly by her own piano playing. It builds from an understated and quiet opening into a huge, operatic piece that rattles the shutters and wakes the dead. This represents a unique moment in rock history and if she had never done anything else 'Wuthering Heights' would have still stood as a masterpiece, at the same time romantic and mysterious. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Cloudbusting' ...

dave27 01.07.2001 (01.09.2001) · Read full review
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The Whole Story is Kate Bush's 'best of...' album. It was released in 1986 and covers her first five albums. It contains a good selection of songs and is a good starting point for anyone not familiar with Kate already. The five albums from which the songs are drawn (The Kick Inside, Lionheart, Never For Ever, The Dreaming, and Hounds of Love) are very different in feel - Kate is known for daring to be that bit different - and this collection is really ...
...are a total of twelve tracks on the album and these are described below. WUTHERING HEIGHTS This was Kate's first ever single and must be her most famous song. It is literally like no other song I have ever heard and sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. The song is based on Emily Bronté's novel of the same name and is sung from the perspective of Cathy's ghost coming back to haunt Heathcliff. "Too long I roam in the night I'm coming ...

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...I love them but the Whole Story is definetly my favourite. I used to listen to it every day but that was a bit of an overdose so i have cut down. It was first released over 15 years ago- back in 1986. It is all of her songs from her previous 5 albums starting with her debut single Wuthering Heights which was written in 1979, when she was only 19. The Tracks ................................................. 1. Wuthering Heights (4.58). The album ...
...Price ............................................ The Whole Story can be purchases in many good music shops such as MVC and Tower Records. It is priced between £9.99 and £13.99 depending where you get it from. amazon.co.uk sell it cheaper but you have to pay postage and packing on top of the price. Shops like HMV sometimes have a sale on old albums - 3 fro £20 or something. Keep your eyes peeled. Overall .................................................... ...

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...reading a rave review. 'The Whole Story', however, remains as an excellent showcase for Kate's wide-ranging talents. ('The Dreaming' and 'Hounds of Love' display Ms Bush at her creative peak, though.) Choice Cuts, in No Particular Order. 'Heathcliff, it's me, Cathy I've come home I'm so cold Let me in your window . . . ' ...wails Kate Bush in this superhit of the late '70s that left an indelible mark for Ms Bush on the music industry. 'Wuthering ...
...unique, refreshing, stimulating, mind-altering sounds. Remarkably enough, none of the songs feel dated--since Kate followed no musical trends except those springing from within herself. If you've grown tired of the sameness and predictability in the non-classical music sphere and are seeking something totally different,'The Whole Story'might just be the answer. ...

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...found on this compilation, 'The Whole Story', which was first released in 1986. The opener to the collection is 'Wuthering Heights', her five minute masterpiece that sounds unlike anything that was made before or after it. Appearing here in a slightly altered format to the single version which reached Number One in 1978, it is a showpiece for her almost operatic voice and is capable of sending a chill down the spine every time you hear it with its ...
...Bush's interpretation of the love story in the book of the same name is one of the most passionate and colourful songs I've ever heard, although it is loved and hated by people in equal measures. Next up is 'Cloudbusting', which is a slightly more laid-back affair that became even more well-known following the release of the Utah Saints' dance anthem 'Something Good', which heavily sampled it. Pleasant if not spectacular, it leads into the short ...

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...but on the video 'The Whole Story.' The album is a basic wrap up of Kate's latest releases into the charts. As you can see from my chosen quotes she is very lyrically talented. Wuthering heights being one of my favourites. No surprise that it hit number 1 in the charts. It was so hauntingly enchanting and beautiful. One of the best songs Kate has ever produced. Another one of my favourites is 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes.' Its a very calm ...
...to listen to. You might even like it that much as to buy her other wonderful albums if you haven't already got any. Another recommendation is to purchase the video 'The Whole Story' it only cost me £5.99 from HMV and that is not a bad price. Jess ...

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Adjectives like unique and sensational can be a little overworked, however in the case of Kate Bush they are accurate and justified. It was not that just her sound was unique as she always had an incomparable song-writing talent as well as a groundbreaking stage presence founded on a peerless expressive movement style. ‘Wuthering Heights’ remains one of the truly great pop songs. From the opening bars of Bush’s plaintive opening ...
...this will always be a tremendous song. This is a track that manages to be stunningly simple and yet majestically complex at the same time. The song grabs the attention and does not let go until that guitar piece has ended. There was always going to be one huge problem for Kate Bush – how do you follow that? The answer was to maintain the quality of her songwriting at that she duly did. ‘The Man With The Child In His Eyes’ is another ...

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...in saying that it's the Whole Story. Far from it. Kate has produced some excellent material since then, so I for one can't wait for the next one! It's only been fifteen years, but I can wait... 3 of these tracks come from the rather excellent Hounds of Love album that shows her at her professional best, and they are "Cloudbusting", "Hounds of Love" and "Running Up That Hill". If you like your tracks to be atmospheric and a little strange, then You've ...
...are "Wuthering Heights" (new vocal version), "Wow" ,"Babooshka" from her naive yet somehow wilder days. Some of the older guys may wish to just take a couple of seconds break at this point to fondly remember the video to Babooshka, and the clothes that she was/was not wearing. For added value for money, the totally exquisite "Man With The Child In His Eyes" has been selected. So beautiful and so simple, this song was an instant bullet between the ...

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There are few artists which astound you with their vocal skills, where the songs and performance reach you on a level unlike the others. Kate Bush has one of the most amazing vocal styles I have ever heard. This album has a brilliant selection of songs, suitable for anybody who is open minded enough to listen. The songs included are: Wuthering Heights Cloudbusting The Man With The Child In His Eyes Breathing Wow Hounds Of Love Running Up ...
...The Dreaming Babooshka The majority of these songs are very effectively orchestrated, you can hear the individual instruments. This really adds feeling to the songs on the album. Please note the following descriptions are the way I personally interpret these songs. Breathing is about taking in breath to survive that will likely kill you. Smoking, 'Breathing her nicotine'. Nuclear polution, 'Breathing the fallout', 'Chips of Plutonium are twinkling ...

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...given this album ( The Whole Story ) as a Christmas present I was very pleased indeed. It's a trip into the mind of one of the most popular songwriter's/performers of our time. You will have over the last decade or so heard many of the tracks many times, but this does not deter from their quality in fact it simply endorses it. This is an Album that I shall be listening to for many hours during the long cold winter nights and it shall as Kate has ...
...12. Babooshka The whole Album flows neatly from one hit to another from the brilliant Wuthering Heights right through to the sexy and raunchy Babooshka. There aren't really any weak tracks only some that are stronger than others. With the exception of Experiment IV most of the tracks will be familar to anyone who listens regularly to Local Radio Stations. It is a good mix of fast and medium paced material with Army Dreamers being perhaps the slowest. ...

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I think this CD album defines Kate Bush …in my listening ear. It is an asset any Kate Bush fan’s collection, in particular those who are going through that expensive vinyl to CD migration. I bought this in the sale last month for only £7.99, which is very reasonable as her albums normally retail for full price. The warm, pleasurable and haunting voice of Kate Bush and the best of her compelling and often personal-complex lyrics are all present in ...
...to unwind and listen to, okay it may be a flashback to the 70’s/80’s but the songs are as good now as they definitely were then. This album might appeal to music lovers of all tastes because on one CD you have the majority of Kate Bush’s hits from the late 1970’s through to mid1980’s. There are twelve tracks in total, it might be useful if I list them:  Wuthering Heights  Cloudbusting  The man with the child in his eyes ...

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...you should really experience the Whole Story with the videos, which you can get on the video version of this greatest hits album, but the CD is still pretty damn fine stuff. She was just so good, with real stunners like Army Dreamers, Sat In Your Lap, Babooshka and the rest. This is a must have album for the collections of anyone who is serious about music. I cannot recommend it more strongly - buy it! ...

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This album covers pretty much all of Kate's most popular hits, including Babooshka, The Man With... and Wuthering Heights. Pretty much everyone will know those three, and they are indeed the best three tracks on the album. The rest of the collection is slightly weaker, which is understandable as Kate's career reflected this (in my opinion at least). She's an amazing singer though, and this partly carries off the album, which any Kate Bush fan will ...

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