Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush

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I found this a fun if somewhat cringey easy read and agree that it’s befitting for the lifelong fan or any newbies that heard Running Up That Hill for the first time last year. There’s something quite apt about Bush’s voice summoning the hands of pilled-up hedonists at warehouse parties and a kind of payback too. Fascynują historie o poszukiwaniu dźwięków idealnych, odkrywaniu w otaczającym świecie elementów, które będą mogły wzbogacić utwory (tłuczenie szkła, ptasie trele).

I know all about him from his many albums, the documentaries, podcasts and dozens and dozens of books I've read about him over the past 30-odd years. The Big Sky is a vibrant and comprehensive re-examination of Kate Bush and her many creative landmarks. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Of course, if you’ve been lucky enough to sit down and interview Kate in person, then you have a distinct advantage and that’s exactly what the author of Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush – journalist Tom Doyle – got the opportunity to do in 2005, commissioned by UK’s Mojo magazine, a publication Kate had agreed to talk to, to promote her Aerial album. There’s a short chapter of Wuthering Heights media reviews (Record Mirror: “B-O-R-I-N-G”), and a longer one on cover versions of her songs.At least privately that might have been true, but as the book is keen to explore, from 1980 onwards her promotional duties had already begun to take their toll. Featuring details from the author’s one-to-one conversations with Kate, as well as vignettes of her key songs, albums, videos and concerts, this artful, candid and often brutally funny portrait introduces the reader to the refreshingly real Kate Bush. Comprising fifty chapters or 'visions', The Big Sky is a multi-faceted biography of this famously elusive figure, viewing her life and work from fresh and illuminating angles.

I think someone who has followed not just KB, but also the international pop/rock music scene for the past 45 years might have enjoyed it more because a lot of the names, locations, and details of musical techniques described in many of the 50 short chapters meant nothing to me. This book has all the stories behind the iconic tracks such as 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Babooshka,' as well as Bush's collaborations with artists as varied as Elton John, David Gilmour, Prince and the Trio Bulgarka.I may not have been the target audience (though from the blurb I didn’t see that) but I don’t think I was presented with 50 “Visions” maybe 50 vignettes. I didn’t even speak English back then and had absolutely no idea what she was singing about but was completely blown away! Till this day, I still think nothing and nobody truly compares to her talent, singularity, and artistic vision. A description of a live performance on The Tube doesn’t really add weight to anything and a chapter on Bush’s connection with Prince seems sleight to the point of being spectral.

And I’d be lying if I didn’t say that it all started with the teenage me - along with a generation of other teenage boys in the 70s and 80s – falling for the cute looks and leotarded curves. I persevered through the text despite having little knowledge of the subject matter - I had to go online to listen to more of Ms Bush’s music to understand what Mr Doyle was writing about. And as she’s aged, her strength of character has continued to shine, with her quiet confidence and disregard for any desperate need to grab attention in our often silly times being hugely admirable. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.Until the artist puts her own pen to paper […] this is the closest we’ve ever come to understanding the enigmatic, uncompromising Bush on page. Anybody with the remotest interest in Kate Bush will find something to satisfy their curiosity in this absorbing read.

En dat gebeurde op zo’n manier dat ik de albums opnieuw ging beluisteren, video’s ging bekijken die ik nog nooit had gezien ( Efteling special! It's broadly chronological, with a neat framing device of the author's interview with her as she was putting the finishing touches to Aerial. He regularly has the ace up his sleeve of always having a direct quote to hand, because he asked her about it at the time. Her long processes for getting things just right, discomfort around her beauty and her sheer determination to always do her best. One of the few positive stories amongst the global chaos of recent times has been the critical and commercial renaissance of Kate Bush thanks to Netflix's Stranger Things using 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)', and now this book has arrived with perfect timing.

The knock on effect has meant huge digital sales and the strange phenomenon of Bush appearing in tik tok videos and ironic memes. In 2005 rock journalist Tom Doyle interviewed iconic songstress Kate Bush in her home for the popular music magazine Mojo. Established in 2009, Tippermuir seeks to add to the cultural life of Scotland by publishing interesting and worthy books in English and Scots. Running Up That Hill is a vibrant and comprehensive re-examination of Kate Bush and her many creative landmarks.