I bought Aerial the day it came out, and enjoyed perhaps a track or two and rarely listened to it...i just reloaded it to my ipod today....


whats the concensus here on that album? any high points that i may have missed?







also...

I have barely even touched "the Sensual World" or "Lionheart" or "The Dreaming"

sometimes it's just not time for you to "get it" and i know Kate well enough to know that she is worth many re-listens, just curious to see what you guys have to say on the matter and what songs in particular you think i should go back and listen to

"aerial" and "sensual world" are great...i still haven't really cracked "lionheart" or "the dreaming" myself.

with "aerial", it's good to listen to it on headphones the first few times, because i think all the songs are very interconnected and it's almost like reading a novel. once you get the continuity of the whole album, i think it's easier to enjoy the songs on their own.

"sensual world" is more like a traditional collection of songs. it's one of those albums that make good background music, then after a while you realize you want to listen to it in the foreground.

Anxiety said:

this is interesting...

i realize i have to do the headphone thing with some albums (i'm doing it with aerial right now) ...i kinda have to force myself not to jump to another song or artist even, simply because i can....

and i swore the sensual world was gonna "grab me" like Never forever did...especially since this woman's work was "concieved" during this same period (or so i assume)..but besides that...heads we're dancing, between a man and woman...it didnt really demand i come back to it...even tho a skim through assured me it was the same kate i loved in other albums..and i was overlooking good material...


and i can only recall one song from the dreaming, and nothing from lionheart for whatever reason..but i've listened to enough kate albums to know there is a hidden beauty there which i havent noticed yet...


bertie and mrs bartzolini (or however you spell it) were what sold me on aerial...especially the latter

The general consensus on the org when Aerial was released was that it was awesome. It made many year-end top ten lists. In fact, it was my number one album that year. And being a Tori Amos fan, I didn't make that decision lightly. It's extremely lush, ethereal and dreamy, but don't most Kate albums have those qualities?

Looking at the ratings I gave the tracks in iTunes, the following got five stars:

King Of The Mountain
Pi
Joanni
A Sky of Honey: Prologue
An Architect's Dream
Sunset
Somewhere In Between

The Sensual World is a fantastic album as well. That was the first Kate disc I ever bought.

it's all about disc two, my friend.

sextonseven said:

i was rather fond of this one...


i'm re-listening to the rest now...

and king of the moutain...but i thought that was kinda a given since it was selected as an opener

i love the dreaming. its like a blend of surrealism and tribal pounding.
lion heart is great as well. the album i tend not to listen or haven't listen in a while is the red shoes.

SirPsycho said:

It was the only single from the album so one could assume it was the track with most appeal.

man, Lionheart, The Dreaming and Sensual World are

i think all of these albums for designed for Fall, Winter & Spring. Aerial is definitely for all seasons except winter.

baroque said:

omg...the only album that smacked me in the face harder was hounds of love...


red shoes is so "mean" to me (if i may use that term)

I love the red shoes.

baroque said:

magnificentsynthesizer said:

can you guys recomend particular songs to revisit?

SirPsycho said:

i know what u mean about not getting stuff but seriously all off her albums are really good, i think all of aeriel is good, i didnt like the dreaming much didnt really give it a chance my favorite album by her is the red shoes

It's interesting that The Red Shoes got two votes for best Kate album. I always thought that was regarded as one of her worst.

Why wasn't "Somewhere In Between" released as a single- stunning track!

sextonseven said:

what's your take?

SirPsycho said:

everything on the dreaming is beautiful for me. but in particular love the song "houdini", its like maniac. lion heart as very like child feeling to it. i like the song, "symphony in blue and hammer horror"

SirPsycho said:

Honestly I never heard it. The few songs I did hear, weren't so hot and they scared me away.

sextonseven said:

did you hear "lily"? or um..."song of solomon"?

SirPsycho said:

No, the singles "Rubberband Girl" and "Eat The Music". I think I heard the Prince song too.

sextonseven said:

check these out
red shoes

lily

song of solomon

sextonseven said:

i wouldn't say it's her worst but i think it runs hot and cold...though i bet different people would likely disagree on what the best and worst tracks are from that album.

I still love how her first words in public for almost eight years were "I've just cum." Check the love for Katie.
Even her speaking voice is fit.



As for the music? Dude you will learn to love it all else suffer a visit from me in the small hours.

Cloudbuster said:

i mean did she really just say that. i know i heard it, but it could mean something else

baroque said:

Nah, she's always been a saucy bugger.

SirPsycho said:

All the Love from The Dreaming is my favorite on that album

sextonseven said:

It's the one always sitting in the bargain bin.

Cloudbuster said:

that's classic!! hehe... love it!

I had overlooked How to be Invisible for a while ~ now I love it. The lyrics are disturbing but so intriguing