Kate Bush - The Red Shoes [+12 trks, 320 kbps]

KATE BUSH - THE RED SHOES Codec: mp3. Description: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. Bit rate: 320 kbps. Sample rate: 44100 Hz joint stereo. Tags type: ID3V2 & ID3V1. Source formats: CD (see below). Number of tracks: 23. Cover art: original album + singles. Allmusic.com review: "The album is a continuation of Bush's multi-layered and multiple musical pursuits and interests. If not her strongest work — a number of songs sound okay without being particularly stellar, especially given Bush's past heights — Red Shoes is still an enjoyable listen with a number of diversions. The guest performer list is worthy of note alone, ranging from Procol Harum keyboardist Gary Brooker and Eric Clapton to Prince, but this is very much a Kate Bush album straight up as opposed to a collaborative work like, say, Santana's Supernatural. Opening song "Rubberband Girl" is actually one of her strongest singles in years, a big and punchy song served well with a horn section, though slightly let down by the stiff percussion. "Eat the Music," another smart choice for a single, mixes calypso and other Caribbean musical touches with a great, classically Bush lyric mixing up sexuality, romance, and various earthy food-based metaphors. Another highlight of Bush's frank embrace of the lustier side of life is "The Song of Solomon," a celebratory piece about the Bible's openly erotic piece. Those who prefer her predominantly piano and vocal pieces will enjoy "Moments of Pleasure" with a strong string arrangement courtesy of Michael Kamen. Other standouts include "Why Should I Love You?" with Prince creating a very Prince-like arrangement and backing chorus for Bush (and doing quite well at that) and the concluding "You're the One," with Brooker laying down some of his trademark Hammond organ sound for the slow piece." Rolling Stone review: "On her first album since The Sensual World, in 1989, Kate Bush continues in the manner of that album's verbal directness while displaying a melodic sense that's in peak form – there are more hooks on The Red Shoes, both subtle and obvious, than on any of her releases since The Dreaming, in 1982. Bush seems content now to dress her songs in simpler – though still occasionally antic – colors. The result is offbeat pop that refines but doesn't sacrifice her signal eccentricity. While the music has settled down somewhat, Bush herself remains rambunctious, and it's a saving grace. A sighing remembrance like "Moments of Pleasure" or the purple pleas of "Big Stripey Lie" could have the cloying aura of pressed flowers if they weren't put across with conviction and a tendency to really belt. "And So Is Love" is typical of Bush's aggressively sad torch songs, built of simple phrases theatrically enunciated and enhanced by dramatic support from guest Eric Clapton. It's not all fainting hearts on Shoes, though. The mood ranges from the pure pop of "Rubberband Girl" to the exuberant reel of the title cut (an homage to the classic film), from the wistful verse and funky chorus of the Prince collaboration "Why Should I Love You?" to the West Indies-flavored "Eat the Music." The Red Shoes is a solid collection of well-crafted and seductively melodic showcases for Bush's hypercabaret style." TRACKS: 01. Rubberband Girl 02. And So Is Love 03. Eat the Music 04. Moments of Pleasure 05. The Song of Solomon 06. Lily 07. The Red Shoes 08. Top of the City 09. Constellation of the Heart 10. Big Stripey Lie 11. Why Should I Love You 12. You're the One + 13. Rubberband Girl (Extended Mix) - from Rubberband Girl (12" & CD single) 14. Rubberband Girl (U.S. Mix) - from And So Is Love (12" & CD single) 15. Eat the Music (Edit a.k.a. Extended Mix) - from Eat the Music (12" & CD single) 16. Eat the Music (Extended Mix a.k.a. U.S. Mix) - from Eat the Music (12" & CD single) & And So Is Love (12" & CD single) 17. Shoedance (The Red Shoes Dance Mix) - from the Red Shoes (12" & CD single #2) 18. Show A Little Devotion - from Moments of Pleasure (7", 12" cassette & CD single) 19. You Want Alchemy - from The Red Shoes (7", 12", cassette & CD single #1) 20. The Man I Love (with Larry Adler) - from 1994 tribute album The Glory of Gershwin, produced by George Martin. 21. Home for Christmas - from Rubberband Girl (US CD single) 22. Mna Na H'Eireann (Women of Ireland) - from 1996 album Common Ground - Voices of Modern Irish Music, produced by Donal Lunny. 23. Moments of Pleasure (Instrumental Version) - from Moments of Pleasure (12" single) Sources: The Red Shoes (album), Rubberband Girl (UK CD single), Rubberband Girl (US CD single), Eat the Music (UK CD single), Moments of Pleasure (UK CD single), The Red Shoes (UK CD singles #1 & 2), The Man I Love (UK CD single), V/A: Common Ground (album), Moments of Pleasure (12" single).

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