it is not only a sun in the background but a total eclipse giving a two sided visual to the song many people do not see the relevance of it but when you see it it fits glad you gave kate a second hearing a brilliant duet {:-) PAV uk
Wilburn, I've always enjoyed your reactions, very knowledgeable, but you shouldn't judge Kate Bush on two outings. She has influenced many other great artists, and is considered a Genius by people who know what they are talking about.Her voice is like an angel, and Peter Gabriel was considered good enough at this time to be known as the Male version of Kate Bush, that's how highly she was considered.
Kate Bush is so much more than a voice. Her talent has nothing to do with singing. She wrote the song "The man witht the child in his eyes" at the age of fifteen. You should have a listen and keep in mind how young she was when she wrote it.
Kate Bush is my hero by far. A total original who has written and performed the most interesting music for decades. Never followed any trends. She also has used her voice in many different ways. From the experimental groundbreaking The Dreaming album to the extremely moving This Woman's Work. ❣️
This makes me cry every time I watch it...it is so damn beautiful.... It's such a heart breaking story, and performed to perfection by Kate and Peter.... Both legends with great voices. PS Wuthering Heights by Kate wasn't meant to be soothing...it was a tragedy, she was a lost ghost trying to get back to her Heathcliffe. her high octave was like a scream, trying to heard from the other side. That's how I interpreted the video...totally brilliant....
Great Peter Gabriel song, but it is Kate Bush that makes it pure magic. Kate has one of the most incredible voices in music and is considered one of the greatest singers of all time. She has a 4 octave voice and always sings it in the voice of the character she is performing (in the other song you reviewed, "Wuthering Heights", Kate sang in her upper register as she was portraying a ghost coming back to haunt her lover - and by the way, there are lots of key changes in that song!). Kate is an icon, widely considered a one-of-a-kind musical genius (and producer). Along with her friend Peter Gabriel, she was/is a pioneer in innovation and is highly influential and respected in the music industry. In her first 3 albums, Kate was experimenting a lot with the upper ranges of her voice and doing a lot of vocal gymnastics. I suggest you listen to something from her mid to late career, like "Running Up That Hill." By the way, Kate is still very relevant. Her 2014 concerts (22 shows) sold out over 100,000 tickets in less than 15 minutes ( a record for the famous Hammersmith Apollo), and that same year she had 8 of her albums in the Top 40 (and all 10 albums in the Top 50) at the same time, the first female to ever do so, and third artist behind only Elvis and the Beatles).
The bass player on this song is none other than Tony Levin. The man is a musical genius. He's been playing bass and the Chapman Stick for PG since he started his solo career. PG said he won't go on tour until Tony's schedule allows him to tour. Levin has played for so many recordings over the years including Buddy Rich! He currently is playing with King Crimson and his own band Stick Men. Since you are a drummer, I highly recommend you check both of those bands out. Pat Mastelotto is one the greatest, but least known, drummers playing today.
This is such an outstanding song. I was lucky enough to catch this live on the Scratch My Back tour. Peter Gabriel has a truly astonishing voice. Like a fine wine, it gets better with age.
Kate wasn't trying to sound soothing in Wuthering Heights. She was actually trying to sound like the ghost of a woman haunting her former lover. That can sound a little ... haunting.
About Kate and her range. She uses her voice for effect in every song preety much. Like an actress would. In Wuthering Heights she plays the ghost of a dead woman haunting her cruel ex lover. It's unsettling, yes. She also wasnt even 20 when she wrote the song, and she had access to this ultra weird high pitched voice which she never used again as the 80s rolled in. Here with Peter she plays a companion/wife/sister/mother character. She plays it very very understated leaving Peter complete protagonism of the song. She's brilliant. A genius. Peter's equal. They are actually compared a lot.
I would suggest you chack out Kate's famous 80s single Running Up That Hill. And also check out This Woman's Work, which was popularised by the R+B singer Maxwell in the 2000s.
Okay, you're ready for This Woman's Work... or Running Up That Hill. She has a high voice, it's true, but as she got older, it deepened and strengthened, and really got a nice texture. Give them a try!
Guys, we can't be offended because his opinion differs from ours. I'd always prefer to listen to someone give their honest opinion rather than just pander to the fans. He's told us what he wants from a singer and although it is almost exactly the opposite of what I look for he still has the right to express his opinion. Personally I would contend that someone like Billie Holiday or Marianne Faithfull or Bettye Lavette, to name just a few, who had a fairly limited range but poured more meaning and emotion into a song than most singers with riffs and runs for days, is a better singer for that reason but that is also only my opinion. Let's also remember a couple of things: He is giving an instant reaction to someone with a unique style with whom he's not familiar. How many of us got Kate Bush first time and straight away? Also he's young and generations away from those who first heard her in the context of the time in which she appeared. His ears and expectations are attuned to modern times. He's said he wants to expand his musical experience. It's an admirable goal. Let's give him the time and help to do that.
Russ Keith Oh look. A RU-vid comment that actually uses some common sense & empathy. What are you doing here? Don’t you know it’s all black & white here? 🤣
Can Kate Bush sing? Guess you found out. So much emotion and feeling from both of them. Love the eclipse in the background. Powerful song. Powerful, simple video.
The whole point of wuthering heights it was a ghost story so the disturbing voice was deliberate. She was a trapped spirit trying to get back to her lover. Hence the voice sound
This song means the world to me, and I still get a little weepy when I hear it. The moment I learned that I was HIV+, back in 2009, this song immediately came into my head, I was such a fan of his album “Us”. So this is always associated with that diagnosis. And this song was written with Kate in mind.
I love these guys, Kate Bush is a fabulous voice. Peter Gabriel is just out there, loved him from his Genesis days. Try to listen to some of his brilliant Genesis songs. But his great in everything. Another great reaction my friend, a bit of a winner.
Sneaky sneaky with that thumbnail. Made me think you may not have liked it. This song gets me in the feels all the time. Try his song Big Time, and check out the official video. It’s another wild one in the vein of Sledgehammer.
I think you missed the fact that Wuthering heights was supposed to be unsettling. She was a ghost at the window........ Kates vocals vary across her songs and differ depending on the subject and the feel of the song. They are often a bit quirky which puts some people off, particularly those who are used to a straight line R&B and soul sound, but that’s what makes her unique and loved by her fans. She is perfectly capable of singing what those folk might consider to be ‘normally’ but does not always do so as an artistic decision. Thank god she did not just stand at the mic and sing other people’s songs which is what most female singers did up until the mid 70s. Her desire to sing and dance literally accelerated the development of the small radio mic and without Kate there would be no Madonna and no GAGA.
Kate has a huge range. She does like to be “unsettling” a lot, but can be very soothing when she wants. Try “Sunset”. And this is my favorite bass player, and the reason you like Sledgehammer. Tony is a master bass man.
I'd definitely suggest either Running Up That Hill or Cloudbusting if you want to hear hear a couple of Kate's popular songs that are in her lower range. However, as someone else said, The Dreaming is probably her lowest tones and also her strangest song. It is the title track from the album of the same name. That whole album is pretty experimental and harder to listen to if you aren't already into her music. Her song, This Woman's Work, which was later covered by Maxwell, is also beautiful. There are quite a few reasons that she has been an influence on performers from Adele, to Solange Knowles, to Big Boi from OutKast. She even recorded a song that Prince did backing vocals on. (I'm not recommending that one to you, even quite a few of her fans don't love it - I happen to, though.) From the time she was "discovered' by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd fame until just a couple of years ago, when she did her first concert performances since about 1980, she has been producing a lot of truly amazing work. It is pretty varied, though, and certainly parts of it aren't going to appeal to everyone.
I can understand someone just not caring for a certain artist. I know I was introduced to Kate Bush because of Wuthering Heights, but it wasn't the song that got me to listen to more of her songs. It was her song Women's Work, which was used in the movie She's Having A Baby. The song was so powerful with the scenes it was showing.
Also try her song rocket tail there's no video just a track. That song is amazing. It shows her like woman on fire it's a song that shows her progression.
Definitely an acquired taste for Kate Bush. I love Wuthering heights, and love her voice. She appeals to more of the "artsy" crowd or people who share an affinity for the abstract. A lot of highly creative people love Kate Bush as she appeals to the inner artist.
Love this song. Now “ a woman’s work “ of Kate Bush. Janis Joplin and Tom Jones singing Raise your hand. A must see also. It shows a different side of Janis, no so heavy hearted.
Such a unique voice in Gabriel. I loved his work after Genesis....He and Phil Collins, Steve Winwood, Don Henley made the eighties for me. PLEASE do the live version of In Your Eyes done on his African tour. Utterly wonderful and inspiring.
You just aren't getting Kate Bush which is a shame. I think you also missed the eclipse of the sun and it clearing (darkness to light) this video is far more complex than it first seems. There are generations of artists that owe a huge debt to Kate as she broke boundaries and raised the ceiling for women singer songwriters.
I'm iffy on Kate Bush, but Peter Gabriel is one of my all-time faves. Try 'In Your Eyes' live, 'Solsbury Hill', 'Shock the Monkey', 'Red Rain', 'Big Time', 'Secret World', 'Digging in the Dirt', 'Downside Up', and 'Down to Earth'.
Vocals don't have to, or need to, be soothing or settling - it depends on the song and what the artist is conveying - and Kate Bush is a great, unique artist. 'The Hounds of Love' album, for example is pure genius - the first side is filled with great songs and side 2 (The Ninth Wave) is epic, a complete unit, packed with emotion.
songfacts Jill Gabriel, who was Peter's wife at the time, told Songfacts: "I saw an article in a newspaper about a woman who jumped out of a huge block of flats with her child and killed herself. I gave it to Peter and it was the original inspiration and he was heartbroken to read it. However his lyrics are always multilayered with many different influences."
I knew as soon as you said you didn't like her vocals in the first song you heard, that it was "Wuthering Heights". I never liked those vocals either, and I am a huge fan of hers. Listen to "Hello Earth" from her if you want to plow some uncharted territory and hear a GREAT song.
'My Secret Place' by Joni Mitchel with Peter Gabriel might be a nice one for you to react to or even 'In Your Eyes' by Peter Gabriel with Youssou N'Dour.
I've enjoyed your reactions. It's helped me get through 2020. Thank you!! You always talk about loving drums. So I have a gift for you. React to Moby Dick Live by Led Zeppelin. It's a song for John Henry Bonham And his amazing 13 minute solo. Please react to it before the end of 2020
Actually, Kate Bush takes the song from very good to masterpiece....live versions of this song fall flat without her... Otherwise, just never found her music compelling
@@NoExitLoveNow I know his type. He is into musicians and artist that are not too heady.....I don't think he read or understand Wuthering Heights or he would have commented on that...he didn't. He is trying to get Yes. So I suggest you request A Woman's Work or Sensuous World.
@@jenniferjacobs228 @Jennifer Jacobs He might as well...he said he was not sold on her voice...it was to high pitch for him....he didn't even get that Kate Bush was sing about the classic novel Wuthering Heights." He doesn't even get Yes...dude....he still comparing every group we suggest to Led Zeppelin...and back in the day they weren't the only gods of Rock n' Roll........The Who and definitely the Beatles Ruled the World back then. He don't get...and...honestly he never will....he wasn't born then.
Not sure which song you did of here, but it's totally understanable to not get her at first, but she is sincere, honest and connected as an artist and then singer. Try some others of hers, "Running up that Hill", "This Woman's Work" by her...and "Biko" and "In Your Eyes" by him. All good, they are both curious universal souls for us all to benefit from...
I still maintain your Wuthering Heights review was a below the belt attack on Kate b/c you said she's overrated. I shouldn't have to say this but she's actually well respected among peers and fans alike, but her following is not big. If anything she is underrated. I think you missed the mark on Kate but overall I do appreciate your reviews. You really brought something to the table with your review of the group Chicago. You added an ounce of dimension I had not seen before.
Thanks for posting! If you have a minute, I recorded a cover of Marvin Gaye. As a fellow music fan, I'd love if you would take a listen. It's on my page. Hope you enjoy!
