Kate Bush - Lionheart
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Artist: Kate BushEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Symphony In Blue
- In Search Of Peter Pan
- Wow
- Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake
- Oh England My Lionheart
- Fullhouse
- In The Warm Room
- Kashka From Baghdad
- Coffee Homeground
- Hammer Horror
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Music Review: Oh Kate, Our National Treasure
Rating: 4 Stars
We all know how high Kate Bush ranks in terms of iconic stature over here in England. Is there anyone above her in terms of respect? Hardly. Her music has become almost a genre unto itself over the years. After her smash hit debut album "The Kick Inside," Kate released "Lioneart." The album was actually released in the same year as her debut, which was obviously just a record company ploy to capitalise on Kate's new-found success. As a result, this album didn't do as well as her debut, and sold a mere 300,000 copies in the UK. It peaked at No.6 and didn't really spawn any massive hit singles. When stood next to Kate's masterpieces such as "Hounds Of Love" and "The Dreaming," this album doesn't really stand a chance. There are great moments on all of Bush's albums, but this album just so happens to feature the least amount. Or at least that's my opinion.
The album opens with "Symphony In Blue." This is a very classy mid-tempo song and has trademark vocals from Kate, very high and operatic. It's also quite a sexual song and has some rather racy lyrics for 1978! "In Search Of Peter Pan" is actually one of my least favourites on the album. No matter how many times I listen to it never seems to fully connect with me like most of Kate's music does. The end of the chorus is very beautiful though, and the piano is rather shrill and very harmonious. "Wow" is one of the best songs I think Kate has ever done. This song runs for four minutes and has one of the most fantastic intros I've ever heard. It's incredibly atmospheric and almost eerie. Kate's vocals are so beautiful and remind me of a starry night. The chorus is amazing as she bursts out singing, "Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow! Unbelievable!" It ends just as beautifully as it started too.
"Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake" is a fantastic song that has quite a subdued, quiet opening. However, things pick up in the section before the chorus, until Kate is screaming her head off in that chorus! I love it when the guitars kick in as she sings, "Come on! You've got to use your flow!" "Oh England My Lionheart" is a very sad song about the war, and is interesting in how this is the only song to feature hand-written lyrics in the inlay, while the rest are simply printed. The chorus is quite impressive as Kate's voice rises. "Fullhouse" is a rather weak offering, because I feel that the vocals are bit too eccentric on this song. "In The Warm Room" is a very sensual and erotic song. This worked very fell on Kate's debut album on songs such as "L'Amour Looks Something Like You" and "Feel It." This isn't as good, but it's still a great song. The lyrics become more sensuous as the song progresses, right down to, "You'll fall into her like a pillow, her thighs are soft as marshmellows, say hello, to the soft musk of her hollows." Kate's vocals rise and fall to the sweet tenderness of such a beautiful song.
"Kashka From Baghdad" is one of Kate's most famous songs, in which she sings about a gay couple, shunned by their friends and family because of their homosexuality. However, they don't seem to care, as their landlady observes every night as she can hear them laughing and getting along just like any ordinary couple. You can feel the longing for them as a couple in Kate's voice, which was quite risky back in 1978. "Coffee Homeground" is a song about murder, yet it's supposed to be set in the 19th Century. To achieve this, the song sounds very spacious and cold, like an eerie cellar haunted by ghosts. It's a very British song, and is perfect for expressing Kate's dynamic voice. The album closes with "Hammer Horror," another song about murder. In this song, Kate takes on the role of an understudy who plots to kill off the main star in a play so that she can have the part. It's a rather unusual song, very diverse for its time, and ultimately very rewarding.
OVERALL GRADE: 8/10
This is probably my least favourite Kate Bush album, but that's only because after this she went on to release some real masterpieces. Infact, the three albums that came after this are all stunning and 10 times better than this album. Lionheart is probably more famous for the album artwork than the actual songs, which is quite a shame, but some people saw this as a poor rehash of her more successful debut album. The best song on here for me is Wow and probably always will be. However, this is still an essential addition to any Kate Bush fan's collection.
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