FEATURE:
A Running Start…
IN THIS PHOTO: Kate Bush in a publicity photo for 2011’s 50 Words for Snow
Kate Bush’s Albums Ranked: The Best Opening Trio of Tracks
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ONE of the most important things about an…
IN THIS PHOTO: Kate Bush in 1985/PHOTO CREDIT: Guido Harari
album and its track sequencing is making the opening few songs as strong as possible. There have been polls in the past asking which album has the best opening-three songs ever. It is hooking the listener in and keeping their attention. I don’t think I have discussed it regarding Kate Bush and her albums (I will include all her studio albums all bar Director’s Cut). She always puts strong opening tracks on her albums. She is great at making sure the first few tracks are interesting and among the best. I wanted to rank the albums with the best three tracks on. In order of merit regarding the strength of that vital trio of songs. Many might feel it is obvious which albums would be in the medal positions…though everyone has their own opinions. There are artists who put a lot of thought into getting that sequencing right and making sure they do not drop a step when it comes to one-two-three. In terms of creating brilliant opening tracks, this is something Kate Bush…
DOES especially well..
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NINE: Aerial
Album Release Date: 7th November, 2005
Producer: Kate Bush
Label: EMI
Opening Three Songs: King of the Mountain/Pi/Bertie
Best of the Trio: King of the Mountain
EIGHT: The Red Shoes
Album Release Date: 1st November, 1993
Producer: Kate Bush
Label: EMI
Opening Three Songs: Rubberband Girl/And So Is Love/Eat the Music
Best of the Trio: Rubberband Girl
SEVEN: The Sensual World
Album Release Date: 16th October, 1989
Producer: Kate Bush
Label: EMI
Opening Three Songs: The Sensual World/Love and Anger/The Fog
Best of the Trio: The Fog
SIX: The Dreaming
Album Release Date: 13th September, 1982
Producer: Kate Bush
Label: EMI
Opening Three Songs: Sat in Your Lap/There Goes a Tenner/Pull Out the Pin
Best of the Trio: Sat in Your Lap
FIVE: The Kick Inside
Album Release Date: 17th February, 1978
Producer: Andrew Powell
Label: EMI
Opening Three Songs: Moving/The Saxophone Song/Strange Phenomena
Best of the Trio: Moving
FOUR: Never for Ever
Album Release Date: 8th September, 1980
Producers: Kate Bush/Jon Kelly
Label: EMI
Opening Three Songs: Babooshka/Delius (Song of Summer)/Blow Away (For Bill)
Best of the Trio: Babooshka
THREE: Lionheart
Album Release Date: 13th November, 1978
Producer: Andrew Powell (assisted by Kate Bush)
Label: EMI
Opening Three Songs: Symphony in Blue/In Search of Peter Pan/Wow
Best of the Trio: Symphony in Blue
TWO: Hounds of Love
Album Release Date: 16th September, 1985
Producer: Kate Bush
Label: EMI
Opening Three Songs: Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)/Hounds of Love/The Big Sky
Best of the Trio: The Big Sky
ONE: 50 Words for Snow
Album Release Date: 21st November, 2011
Producer: Kate Bush
Label: Fish People
Opening Three Songs: Snowflake/Lake Tahoe/Misty
Best of the Trio: Misty