Kate Bush- Hounds of Love
Kate Bush (b.1958)
Was born in Kent in 1958
Her early music was noticed by David Gilmour (guitarist with Pink Floyd), who recommended her to EMI (record
company who signed her at the age of 15)
Her first single from her first album was ‘Wuthering Heights’ , which was hugely popular and was her first and
only UK no.1
Progressive Pop
Progressive pop describes music that attempts to break with the pop genre’s standards- it was very popular during
the 70s and 80s and was also used by bands such as the Beatles.
It involved:
Eclectic instrumentation
Unconventional use of harmony
Longer songs (over 2.5 mins)
Focuses on relatively complex melodic writing
Elements of jazz, folk or classical music
Poetic lyrics
Early use of music technology
Context
Hounds of Love was her 5th album, released in 1985.
She produced and recorded the whole album as studio fees for her previous albums had been too high
Kate sings vocals, plays piano and uses Fairlight CMI (computer musical instrument-early form of synth)
There were 2 sides to the vinyl album- the first comprising of more upbeat poppy songs, and the second
involving more artsy retrospective music
The two sides of the Vinyl were named as two suites- ‘Hounds of Love’ and ‘The Ninth Wave’- ‘The Ninth Wave’
could be described as a mini concept album (an album which tells a story)
Kate Bush (b.1958)
Was born in Kent in 1958
Her early music was noticed by David Gilmour (guitarist with Pink Floyd), who recommended her to EMI (record
company who signed her at the age of 15)
Her first single from her first album was ‘Wuthering Heights’ , which was hugely popular and was her first and
only UK no.1
Progressive Pop
Progressive pop describes music that attempts to break with the pop genre’s standards- it was very popular during
the 70s and 80s and was also used by bands such as the Beatles.
It involved:
Eclectic instrumentation
Unconventional use of harmony
Longer songs (over 2.5 mins)
Focuses on relatively complex melodic writing
Elements of jazz, folk or classical music
Poetic lyrics
Early use of music technology
Context
Hounds of Love was her 5th album, released in 1985.
She produced and recorded the whole album as studio fees for her previous albums had been too high
Kate sings vocals, plays piano and uses Fairlight CMI (computer musical instrument-early form of synth)
There were 2 sides to the vinyl album- the first comprising of more upbeat poppy songs, and the second
involving more artsy retrospective music
The two sides of the Vinyl were named as two suites- ‘Hounds of Love’ and ‘The Ninth Wave’- ‘The Ninth Wave’
could be described as a mini concept album (an album which tells a story)
