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From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: I Hate Kate Bush
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Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 09:37:01 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 25 09:37:01 1985
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Summary: 

> It probably wouldn't mind except that I heard all of the raves about Kate
> Bush and went out and decided to buy "The Dreaming".  I usually don't like
> to buy an album without some idea of what the music is like or if I will like
> it, but... the album got such good reviews on the net that I decided to take a
> chance.  So, I put down my hard earned money and bought the album and took it
> home and played it.  And then I played it a few more times, because I wanted
> to give it a fair chance and see if it improved with more playing.  Well, I
> don't like it.  In fact I think that Kate Bush sucks.  I'll never buy another
> Kate Bush album and I'm very sorry that I bought "The Dreaming" (although
> I like the thought that when I destroy it there will be one less copy of
> that album in the world).  And in fact, Doug Alan, I'll take you up on
> your reward, if I find a copy of "The Dreaming" on CD, I'll gladly buy it
> and send it to you... in little pieces.

I have a couple of things to say to that:

1. If you don't take a chance once in a while on music that you've never heard,
then you probably won't have have very many interesting records in your
collection.  Records are very cheap in terms of entertainment value for your
money so, as far as I'm concerned, if you buy three albums and one of them
turns out to be great but you hate the other two, then overall you've gotten
your money's worth.  If you take a chance on an album like "The Dreaming",
if you like it you'll gain a lot of pleasure, but if you hate it, all you've
lost is less than $10, hardly enough to be "very sorry" about.  It sounds like
it's worth the risk to me.

2. I suppose us Kate Bush fans should have mentioned that her music seems
to be the kind of stuff that you either love or hate, though I know a lot
more people that love it than hate it.  She has a very strange voice that
could irritate some people, and a lot of her music, especially the most
recent stuff, is weird, unusual, and different from what you're used to,
and therefore very difficult to accept.  That makes it easy to hate it,
but if you can accept it, you may love it, and its weirdness and uniqueness
will likely be one of the main reasons why you'll love it.

3. Although people seem to either love her music or hate it, it is possible
to move from the "hate" category to the "love" category.  When I first heard
her music, I didn't like it at all, but now, a few years later, I love it,
though I must admit I'm still not too crazy about at least half of the work
on her first two albums.  The point is, no matter how much you hate it, don't
throw the album away.  If you've already played it a few times and still
don't like it, file it away for a year or two and then try it again.  That's
basically what I did.  (or you can send it to me at 32 Raven Rd., Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M6L 2A6.)
-- 
Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto  (416) 635-2073
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