“Kate Bush is Prog. Progressive pop, art rock, whatever you want to call it, she has pushed the envelope of popular music, turned it inside out, filed it away in the drawer for several years, and then blown everyone away again with her prescience and presence. . Much has been said about her debut, released one day before my 5th birthday in 1978. I mention age because it was a factor featuring highly in the media’s reaction to her, forming part of her mythology. Released when she was 19, with songs written when she was 11 and recorded at the age of 16 – The Man With The Child In His Eyes and Saxophone Song are the original demos financed by David Gilmour, leading to her record deal with EMI. It was of course Wuthering Heights that set the world alight, after she insisted on it being the first single from the album. It stayed at No 1 for 4 weeks in the UK and was the first No 1 by a female artist singing a self-penned song. . I’m not going to write much about Wuthering Heights here since whole books or PhDs would be needed to do it justice, suffice to say that it’s easy to dismiss as a ‘novelty song’ or be put off by her teenage voice (I certainly prefer her vocals on later albums as her voice has mellowed and matured with age) but listen to it, properly listen, she has blasted the conventions of the pop song to smithereens. It has had as much impact on shaking the conventions of British pop music as the Sex Pistols’ God Save The Queen. . One of the most remarkable debuts ever. She should go far.” . FOR FULL REVIEW & PLAYLIST CLICK LINK IN BIO: . #katebush @katebushmusic #thekickinside #wutheringheights #themanwiththechildinhiseyes #jamesandthecoldgun #artrock #progressivepop #vinyl #recordcollection #nowplaying #nowlistening #randomrecordreview https://www.instagram.com/p/CBvYqy7JF4b/?igshid=1ffp7stbb15ir
