| Kate Bush - The Whole Story | Label: Capitol Records Release: 1986 Tracklisting: Wuthering Heights (New Vocal) Cloudbusting The Man With The Child In His Eyes Breathing Wow Hounds of Love Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) Army Dreamers Sat In Your Lap Experiment IV The Dreaming Babooshka |  (View Larger Image) 
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| The more educated Kate fan will generally complain about this one - after all, it is your
average Greatest Hits collection, with a smidgen of new stuff thrown in for good measure. However, for the uninitiated Kate fan, this is certainly a good place to start. Released in 1986, after the massive success of "Hounds of Love", this sold just as well, and for a good reason - it's a great collection. I mean, look at the tracklisting! Wuthering Heights (presented here in a new vocal version - you could debate all day about whether old or new would triumph, but i think they're just as good as each other)...Running Up That Hill, Cloudbusting, Babooshka, Man with The Child In His Eyes, Wow...and of course, Breathing, a song which, on it's own, makes the album worth the money (At least, for those who don't have Never Forever). Of course, for the gentleman who's already a fan of Kate's, there's the new song. A wonderful, wonderful ditty by the name of "Experiment IV", which rides on a catchy riff, and Nigel Kennedy's excellent violin in the chorus. Utterly infectious - a good single. Generally, I like this collection - it does show a lot of sides of Kate Bush, including her "mad" side (The Dreaming, despite not really being a hit, is included here), the piano, the full-out rock, and of course, songs that are utterly memorable. If you want to start with Kate, then this isn't a bad place to begin your journey (Although personally, i'd stick a copy of Hounds of Love in your hands and then tell you to thank me later)...for the huge Kate fan, it's certainly not worth a 10. However, for the uninitiated Kate fan, it certainly is worth a 10. Reviewer Rating of CD : | |
