Kate Bush - The Dreaming | Full Album REACTION + ANALYSIS 

Let's go, Bushbabies! Which Kate Bush album should I react to next? :)

Fun fact Björk declared that this album is one of her favorites

I’m surprised we didn’t get to see your reaction to Kate turning into a mule. My fave part of the song! 🤣🤣🤣

This is Kate Bush' most unique album! It needs maaany listens and it is extremely rewarding. I never get tired of it!

Next the sensual world!

My favourite Kate Bush album! So unusual and creative, especially at the time..most of the singles underperformed commercially but it's so unique. Night of the swallow is a career highlight

This album should be turned into a Broadway production ❤

This is an album for good headphones. The details are astonishing to say it is from 1983 and that she produced it entirely on her own.

Eric ,you are incredibly intelligent, I have listened to this Album for years, and although I love it, I've never been able to decipher it. You have explained it brilliantly. My god I'm absolutely dumbfounded how far ahead Kate was in everything she was doing. It's really hard to imagine someone having that much talent , she really was in a different league to everyone else.

This is my fave Kate album! I'd recommend the very underrated '50 words for snow' next , just cause it deserves some extra attention!

I would say never forever, which kind of hinted at the direction she would go with the dreaming and hounds of love, a real bridge from her singer/songwriter period to her becoming an innovator

My favorite Kate album. I actually have a tattoo based off it too

Far and away one of the more thoughtful reviews of this album. I am old enough that I was able to buy all Kate's albums the day they were released. I remember excitedly rushing home to listen to The Dreaming and being disappointed by its 'wacky' content. It took me many hearings and several years before I could appreciate its real power.

Next THE SENSUAL WORLD to complete KB TRILOGY 🔥❣️

Wow... great work. The Dreaming is such a layered, complex album and you really did a great job diving in, wading through the weirdness, and really exploring the themes. Like you, I feel Hounds of Love is her best album, but The Dreaming has several of my all-time favorite Kate Bush songs: Pull Out the Pin, so powerful, Suspended in Gaffa, unique and beautiful, Night of the Swallow, intense and just gorgeous. And so many more... Sat in Your Lap is such an explosive opener, and really smart lyrics. This was definitely her most experimental album, and she just pulls out all the stops. It's her least successful album too, but honestly, I think it's the first manifestation of her true genius. As for what you should do next... I would go with Aerial, but Never for Ever is a good one too.

Awwww Eric ... seeing the intelligence and inspiration and oneness-with-the-music bounce about in your eyes is very infectious to watch. As usual, you've also opened up some connections I never noticed before, even though I've been listening to this album for 35 years. When you were talking about similarities between Sat in your Lap and There Goes a Tenner, I suddenly also noticed other links in the lyrics to Suspended in Gaffa >>> "Can I have it all now" (urgency to acquire) / "She don't stand a chance of getting anywhere at all" (apprehension at whether she will be able to acquire what she's seeking). Plus the similarity in structure between Suspended in Gaffa and There Goes a Tenner's rhythm, and the way the rhythmic verses are broken up by a haunting, sweeping, dreamlike break. And loved your tenner/tenor quip! I seem to remember reading somewhere that the "we let the madness/weirdness in" line from Leave it Open was produced by Kate recording the line, then playing it backwards and singing what she heard, then reversing that recording so it played forwards again. I found this fascinating. And to echo another commenter: I was dying to see your expression when that donkey started to bray (Get out of my House)! But no. Haha. And I'm so glad you didn't say "without further ado" because if I hear one more person say "without further ado", I'm gonna spew burrito chunks. You are a universal treasure. I wish what you do would get more recognition, but I guess you're a specialist and a niche market, and not for the masses. x

I had the same journey from Hounds (my first Kate album) to The Dreaming when I was around 18. For it's largely experimental nature I had an initial reaction that bordered on it being mind-blowing and also overwhelming. But I also am highly invested in lyrics so the stories and meanings in the songs on top of the sonic landscapes she created I couldn't help but fall in love with it. So glad you're doing this journey . .. also looking forward to more Tori.

I love this album from Kate Bush. I think it's still my favorite. Hounds Of Love has more memorable hits but this one has no filler and is perfect from top to bottom. I don't know if I'm right or not but I always thought that Suspended in Gaffa meant Suspended in the ceiling or something like that. Maybe because of the music video filmed in a barn. This album is really multi-dimensional and the music videos add a plus that can't be denied. The music videos of this era are all so incredible that they both go hand in hand with the music.

Get out of my house is based on The Shining by Stephen King

As always that was such an incredible review. The Dreaming is often cited for its bold sonic experimentation and use of the Fairlight synths, but it's not often I come across people really diving into the lyrical content on this very singular record. I think Never For Ever and The Red Shoes would be really good albums for you to do reaction videos to! Never For Ever has some of her most melodic, accessible songs, and makes a very stark contrast to the gritty theatricality of The Dreaming - I think it'll help to contextualise where she was going with this album. The Red Shoes is probably an odd choice - it's not one of the fan faves by any stretch but I think it's one of her most emotive and enigmatic records that captures Kate in probably one of the most downtrodden periods of her life, whereas most of her other records tend to have a more positive, hopeful energy. If there's anyone who can do that album justice, it'll be you!

Wow!! dude...Your insights were outstanding..are you sure this is your first listen?? Themes like these are NOT easy to tackle and can be uncomfortable for most pop music listeners. I am a musician songwriter, so naturally I want to dive deeply into everything that has depth and what may sound weird to some people is often normal for me because when exploring unknown places or delving into uncharted waters, it is NORMAL and in fact, desirable to be surprised, shocked or mystified. It is the duty of every great artist to take us into these new unknown realms. This is why I think "The Dreaming" is Kate's greatest achievement. To explore extreme areas of the psyche and deliver it with such power and clarity is the cream dream of every aspiring artist. Kate is one of the fortunate few who created, expressed, said and did what we were all privately yearning to create, express, say and do, but we were too chicken shit to jump in all the way!! Lol...

Love "The Dreaming" and a great analysis. This album just grows on you the more time you listen to it. . Your next review has to be her first album "The Kick Inside".

So great to see someone recognize how fantastic she is been a fan from the beginning and so nice to see the younger generation het her brilliance keep going so much to discover

I love this lady and this album, absolutely brilliant

Wow what a great analysis and comments! Thank you for this reaction. I love Kate Bush and from this album, my favourite is Night of the Swallow.

So gooooood! Possibly my favourite Kate album, it’s just fearless and brilliant. I always love your reviews and I love reliving hearing these albums for the first time through your videos ❤️

If a person is too afraid to drink ayahuasca, interpreting Kate Bush's music is the next best thing.

this is my favorite Kate Bush album 💜 and it's so underrated

This album brings back memories of smoking the Devils Lettuce and playing this album for a friend. He freaked out on the last track and couldn’t stop laughing. But he became a Kate fan for life.

A challenging album for sure

Such thoughtful commentary! Love seeing someone appreciate Kate's music for the first time and not just describing it as "weird" or "cool."

Amazing album 👌...Hounds of love Is the most popular of her but The Dreaming Is ahhhhhhhhhh Spectacular 🤩🤩🤩🙌🙌

Ahhhhh one of my fav albums everrrr! Amazing reaction! Such an amazing album

Here's a little contextual information for the Houdini song. Kate is basically taking on the Persona of Bess Houdini who was Harry's wife. Whenever he was performing one of his tricks she would pretend to kiss him and in doing so she would slip him a key in her mouth. And she would in a way be guarding over his life. It's a very beautiful story... also invoked on the album cover

Finally some intelligent analysis in a reaction video! Thank you, I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts.

LOVE your reaction!! so insightful and perceptive! This is my favorite album by her. Second favorite is the kick inside, her debut. Highly recommend it!

wonderful analysis, well done!

My favorite Kate album! There are so many little hidden voices and sounds you can discover on additional listens. I'd love to hear your take on 50 Words for Snow, a very sparse and langourous album,and also her most recent.

Hi Eric! This was a great reaction to one of my favorite albums of the 80’s and from Kate Bush. I agree with you about Hounds of Love being amazing, but this album holds a special place in my heart. The first single I bought from Kate was the 7” vinyl of The Dreaming based on the pictures on the front and back covers. I had never heard anything like it and loved the storytelling aspect of it. One of my other favorite albums, also released in 1982, is The Changeling by Toyah. It is a dark and difficult album with strong themes of escapism and freedom. I think you would enjoy her wordplay as well. The album cover should intrigue you as well! Keep up the amazing work.

Thrilled! You’re wonderful! Subscribed right away. Kate Bush can be analyzed so many ways: with lyrics, vocal style, tempo, mood, etc. I love your approach and insight. (Can’t wait to hear “The Ninth Wave” - hope you know about that concept from Hounds). Thanks ✨🤪

This is the first video of yours that I've seen... and I just wanted to say: WELL DONE!! What a fantastic, thoughtful, illuminating reaction! I often look at Kate Bush's career and pair with Peter Gabriel. Both had a wonderful first pair of solo albums... But Peter Gabriel's 3rd album ("Peter Gabriel," III, or "Melt") was an amazing, fearless, and brilliant album (which also featured Kate Bush on a couple of tracks!). This was Gabriel at his most adventurous (post- Genesis) and it remains one of my all-time favorite albums. Likewise, Kate's 3rd album ("Never For Ever") which appeared about 5 months later, was a subtle departure from her previous two... and led the way to "The Dreaming" where she just let it all hang out. Both artists are very fond of each other's work and they were basically the King and Queen of fearless, in-your-face music that actually had something to say... Later, they would each release an album that would be the perfect marriage of artistic integrity and commercial success ("So" for Gabriel, "Hounds of Love" for Bush). While the best side of music Kate Bush ever released (in my opinion) was "The Ninth Wave" off of "Hounds of Love," I think "The Dreaming is her best work. It's my favorite, anyway. I remember getting this album when it first came out (I'm old, lol) and it was a definite shock to the system. But it reveals more and more upon every listen. It's not a toe-tapping album you play when you're driving a car with the top down on a sunny day... but it's more like one of the most incredible nights watching a brilliant film or stage play. Something you remember forever. Where to next with Kate? I'd definitely go back an album and "Never For Ever." Wonderful album from start to finish. Since this is my first video I've seen of yours, I'm not sure what you've covered just yet... but I can heartily recommend the following: PETER GABRIEL - Peter Gabriel (3rd Album or "Melt") XTC - "Nonsuch", or "English Settlement," or "Apple Venus, Vol 1" (as you can tell, I LOVE XTC... criminally underrated brilliant band.) RADIOHEAD - "OK Computer," "Kid A," or "A Moon-Shaped Pool" ROBYN HITCHCOCK - "Queen Elvis," "Eye," or "Jewels For Sophia" (another quirky surrealistic English singer / songwriter ) THE DELGADOS - Universal Audio (Another criminally underrated band from Scotland with both male and female singers... great literate pop) I'll be subscribing and checking out your other videos! Cheers!

Excellent reaction video! One of the best ive seen on YT. Mostly spot on interpretations, though Get out of My House is probably a little more literal, in that Kate is a ghost and turns into different animals to combat this intruder in what was once her house

We let the weirdness in. We let the weirdness in. We let the weirdness in. We let the weirdness in. We let the weirdness in."

love the look in your eyes listening to this. it IS so awakening, all of this.

Dude! You did an excellent job!

So good to listen to your interpretation and see you live through the album so vividly. I heard it for the first time when I was 10. Being a German-Polish kid I could only translate her lyrics with my insufficient dictionary, back in the 80ies. But, oh, how I could feel it. And your video just rounded it all up to me, 37 years later.

A Kate Bush listen/reaction, omg!! I didn't even know I needed this until I came across your channel. After watching a bit of your content & scrolling through past uploads, I think you may be the first person I've ever come across who has music taste as varied as mine ahaha. (Also, Joanna Newsom reactions... I'M SO EXCITED) Your commentary is insightful, and I always love to see a person enjoy some of the same little details in a song as I do. Subscribed & excited to catch up and see more!

Hello Eric Really enjoyed your breakdown and take on this album, made me realised that maybe i missed a lot of content even though i’ve had it since it came out. I would love you to review Never Forever from her earlier catalogue or her later offering Aerial which is just incredible. 😎👍

For me here finest album. Thank you for your excellent analysis. Irecommend 50 words for snow

Not gunna lie I use to clean the house at my parents house as a kid to this on My moms Record of hers. And the other albums of hers.. but I remember my sibling and I lip syncing the words into the dirt dust devil or cloth in hand or mop… ya we were “those” strange kids…. Hehe worth it Kate just has that effect with some of her more pop beat songs

i waited so long for your reaction to kate mimicking the mule, then you cut it 😭 but great analysis! the dreaming is one of the most well thought out albums of all time!

You're insightful on a lot of aspects.

I’d love for you to discover Depeche Mode if you haven’t already. Start with Violator.

I would definitely agree with The Sensual World. That's definitely a favorite KB album of mine. I would love to see you react to "Rocket's Tail"! I will say I never thought I would love watching people listen to artists that are my equivalent to "home" as much as your videos have shown me. I'm very much a "a girl with a piano" fan so I love watching someone get to experience it.

AMAZING! Hope you do her album The Kick Inside. My favorite. this is my second.

oh you gorgeous, beautiful and wise man....I could listen to you for hours. GREAT reaction. Sensual World or Aerial next :-)

On all of my Best of Kate playlists and mix tapes over the years, I’ve always had tracks 1-6 and All the Love on them. This is a stellar album. Second fave after HOL.

Beautiful

Hey, Eric! It's been a while since I've seen your reactions (I know, my bad!). As you said it yourself, The Dreaming is not very accessible. In my case, I remember when I first listened to it, I only liked There Goes a Tenner, Suspended in Gaffa and Night of the Swallow. I couldn't get into the rest of the album. It took me 7 months to finally get to like the record and up to this day is my #1 Kate Bush album and it's undoubtedly one of the best records released by any artist. When Kate released this album, her record company didn't want to finance it because of its lack of accessibility and Kate decided to produce this album all by herself. Even though this is Kate's 4th studio album, this was her first venture as the sole producer of her albums. Kate herself has referred to it as her "I've-gone-mad" album. It's always amazed me how eloquent you are with your thoughts and how on-point your analyses are. Many Kate Bush songs are complex, including the lyrics but you got everything down to a T. Thank you so much for this great reaction and keep the Kate Bush reactions coming. BTW, may I also compliment you on your facial hair? You rock the look.

The Sensual World next!!! 🖤🖤🖤

Kate and David Bowie were trained in mime/ dance by Lindsay Kemp. He died in 2018 in Italy aged 80? Greetings from Manchester UK

Kate Bush is a genious

this album is 40 years young today, and its as innovative today as then...Kate is Queen.

I loved watching your eyes as you listened to this!

This album turned 40 years old yesterday but it doesn’t seem like it at all. I keep hearing new nuances everytime I relisten. She really walked so today’s pop girlies can run! P.S. When your face went from 😮 to 😃 I subscribed right away!

Kate Bush Nina Hagen Souxie su 80's brilliance

The kick inside. Her debut

Now you need to watch the video for "Sat In Your Lap."

You are gorgeous. But anyway (lol)---I love your insightful analysis. The Dreaming is filled with metaphors and abstractions...and it was refreshing to hear your deep dive into what is truly one of the most unique albums ever.

My favorite Kate Bush album, with the possible exception of Sky Of Honey (disc 2 of Aerial). It is better every time I listen to it. I especially like Night of the Swallow and Get Out Of My House, but really, every track is incredible. The Dreaming is Kate Bush's Revolver.

It's a very interesting reaction. I don't see this about epistemology as much as about the decision on how to form oneself and the obstacles to becoming a fully formed "you." The obstacles are money, government, an us versus them perspectives, and past psychological harm.

COME ON AND SLAM! AND WELCOME TO THE JAM! Sorry for that dramatic intro.😂 I just reminding you about space jam 2. Did you get to see it yet? And what is your favorite Looney Toon character? My favorites are Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, and Foghorn Leghorn. And will you be able to react to any of the soundtracks any time soon? Please let me know when you get the chance.

You're ear and your brain. Powerful

My best friend ❤ Kate Bush

You were surprisingly insightful in your reviews although some of the assumptions were maybe open to interpretation. Leave it open I have often interpreted as learning to be self conscious (as a child) and then breaking free of inhibition to be her artistic self, which I think you put across quite well but maybe missed the point slightly. As far as “Get out of my house” goes, this does seem to be a shutting off of human contact, an almost paranoid isolation which can be seen again in “Deeper Understanding” from the Sensual World album. This is another Kate Bush album you should definitely cover!

in leave it open, the outro "we let the weirdness in," when reversed it says "they said they were buried here." apparently, watching you without me uses the same technique too where she sings on backward vocal track but i have yet to find out

Night of the Swallow is my favorite KB track 😩❤️

This album sounds like an exorcism tbh

Would love your reaction and review of ‘The Heart Speaks in Whispers’ by Corinne Bailey Rae.

Her « I’ve gone mad » album as she used to say 😂 all her fans absolutely adore the Dreaming.

Great analysis, however, I believe "Night of the Swallow" is about flying people illegally in or out of a country. Not any kind of heist, but just as fraught with danger. This album is absolutely stunning and completely beyond what anyone had done before or since. When Kate screams, which is often in the background of these amazing songs, it lends an authenticity of pain, emotion and life to her subjects. Her voice is such an instrument of sheer anguish and lament. It affects me so strongly I'm left breathless. I hate it when people listen to songs over, and over. I'm gonna do it right now. You're gonna have to do Never Forever. Unavoidable!

What would be nice with an analysis like this would be to say somthing about the contributing musicians, which are quite an illustrious cast on this album...

Please remember that there is usually a deep spiritual message in Kate’s songs

Time signature of Sat in your lap is a fast 6/4....

GET OUT MY HOUSE .. >> was about the true haunting called The Entity its a 1983 movie base on true account of a family being haunted by a TERROR ghost ,.. Kate seen the movie and she made this song Get out my house base on that ..

Wow - you're quite mesmerizing to watch and listen to! The Dreaming is one of my favourites because of the anger, the percussion and the weirdness - and you gave me new insights! There's a new book about this album ( www.wymeruk.co.uk/webshop/books/pop/kate-bush-the-dreaming-in-depth/) if you want to continue. Do The Sensual World or Never for Ever next!

If you liked Kate's vocals in this album, you must react to her evil sister's (Nina Hagen) album Nunsexmonkrock. It was released at about the same time, but it aged much better IMO, the music is much harder to date. Regarding vocals... I'm sorry to say, but at this time Nina was at the top of her game and no one could touch her. Just check the album cover and decide if it's worth a listen.

The reference to planks is also in the New Testament in the Bible which makes sense seeing in Suspended in Gaffa Kate is searching for God.

Get out of my house could also be about assault. A man wanting to enter a womans body. It gives it a very dark feel to it then.

Please react to the turning wheel by spellling (yes with three L's) it's a very kate inspired album but a bit more baroque gothic type of thing which she (the artist) completely owns and is not just a copy of kate It's become one of my favorite albums of all time and I think you should listen to it

I would say Aerial next. 🌞🌙

If still love to see reactions to the holy trinity of British synth… Pet Shop Boys, New Order, and Depeche Mode. Their entire discographies. My favorite from each are Behaviour, Technique, and Violator. But I’d hate to see you start with their best and then have the rest of the material feel like a downhill experience.

First of all let me get out of the way the fact that you are som damn cute!! I really ejoy when you find a more cerebral smart person experiencing Kate, cause you get more thatn just "Oh wow, how amazing and unusual!!" This album, i feel as a 53 year old, has been seen as the one that you HAVE to prefer cause it's the edgiest one. As much as i adore it, i have to say it's the one that over the years i listen to less. It's just a lot of a lot. It's the opposite of effortless. Admirable, but a bit exhausting. The streamlining of the ideas learned in The Dreaming applied to Hounds strikes to me an iconic balance.

Start at the beginning with The Kick Inside

If you would like to engage with some pop which is heavy yet quirky, intellectual yet fun, commercial yet obscure, serious yet funny, try the album "Kimono My House" by Sparks.

I'd also love you to react to Stina Nordenstam (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CVU91L-iOBw.html), Jane Siberry: The Walking or Rebecka Törnqvist: Home Secretary

DO THE SENSUAL WORLD NEXT!

Ahh the beard 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

please, react to kate's third album never for ever

Rosebel beleive. Was the secret code hudini pre arranged with his wife