Red Shoes

Kate Bush's ten album discography, is filled with enchanting, and artistic music - "The Red Shoes" is no exception. Sadly of the years, "The Red Shoes" has faced harsh criticism from some fans and critiques. Many of the complaints are geared toward Kate's change in style for this album; some complained the album was too "simple", and too "pop". Upon my first listen to infamous album, I found it too be emotionally involving, beautiful work of art. Songs such as "And So Is Love", & "You're the One" though heartbreaking, are still addictive. "The Red Shoes" also manages to display a more, "upbeat" side, with "Rubberband Girl" and "Eat the Music", the lead singles from the album (depending on region). Though these songs have a "fun" atmosphere (this is the word Bush to describe "Rubberband. . ." in an interview), they still carry strong meanings and messages; trying to be able to "bounce back" from life's troubling situations, and to "split him upon" with "devotion" respectively. The original 1993 release of "The Red Shoes" was recorded and mastered through digital means. The advent of "digitally" recorded music, according to Bush, promised a "lack of tape hiss" and "clarity". Sadly this process did not deliver pleasing results; the album was chided for having a "shrill" and "cold" quality. However, this new version of the "The Red Shoes" solves these supposed problems; using the the analogue backups of the album, the "shrillness" has been replaced with a much warmer, and open atmosphere. This "remaster", has truly perfected "The Red Shoes", affirming it's place as one of the greatest albums of the '90s, as well as one of Bush's most emotionally touching works of art. "I always felt the sound of the original version of 'The Red Shoes' was a little edgy due to the digital equipment we were using at the time. Everyone was under pressure back then to work in the digital domain as it promised so much with lack of tape his and its supposed clarity... I remained a devoted lover of analogue and was delighted to recently come across the back up mixes of this album on 1/2" analogue tape. I hope you will enjoy this truly remastered version."-Kate Bush, describing the remaster.

This is the remastered version of the album "The Red Shoes." The original release was the only Kate Bush album to be released with digital mastering, which the artist later regretted -- and with very good reason. The album's sound was too crisp and created a disconnective edge between the voice and the music, impeding the album's atmosphere. It wasn't terrible by any means, but it certainly was jarring after hearing the warmth of her previous (wonderful) albums "Hounds of Love" and The Sensual World." Bush has rectified this problem, not with a further digitally remastered version but rather with the ORIGINAL analog-mastered backups! The result is a sound that is quite a bit more layered and rich-sounding (think "The Sesual World") than the previous version. If you enjoy "The Red Shoes," you will want this release. It makes a very good album GREAT. Also of note: The inserts and booklet with this version differ from the original release, including a note about why she released this new edition.)

Though there are a few standout great songs on this album ("Moments of Pleasure," "And So is Love," "The Song of Solomon," "Why Should I Love You," "You're the One"), there are a few that really bring it down to just pretty good.

I wish I had gotten into Kate’s music way before now. She is pure genius. This CD is one in her body of work. I highly recommend it if you’re interested in her music.

Kate Bush is a musical genius, and this album is one of my favorites. I really enjoy the mix of genuine emotion and fun, catchy beats. The album arrived early, in practically perfect condition. Great deal for a great album.

I hesitated to buy this Album because of the not so great reviews on Amazon. However I thought this was among Kate Bush's strongest efforts. I also like the collaborations with the music industries' finest, including: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Prince. All the songs were solid and had energy. I thought "Why Should I Love You" to be the standout track. It's the album closer and it features Princes' magic touch and great backup vocals. I love the song's message and Princes' great organ-synth melody. I can't say enough about this set of songs but I also enjoyed the tracks "Eat the Music" (another song title that I instantly loved), and "The song of Solomon". I highly recommend this Album by anyone who likes Kate Bush's work.

This is a very good cd by Kate Bush. I mainly bought this cd for her collaboration with Prince. I have never heard any of her music before and was pleasantly surprised at how good of an artist she is. The sound quality is very good and the Delivery service was amazing excellent. Thankyou

I ordered The Red Shoes with no knowledge about the tracks on the disc. I was pleasantly surprised with the upbeat playful 'Rubberband Girl' and 'The Red Shoes' these two tracks are the best on the album. Great storytelling and clever singing techniques. 'Lily' is also great post 40 seconds, but I have to forward the monologue at the beginning of the track after a couple of listens. 'Top of the City' and 'And so Is Love' grew on me after a number of listens. They showcase a slower emotional singing, especially in 'And so Is Love'. There are four tracks which I have either not yet listened to enough and understood, or that just don't click with me. These are 'Big Stripey Lie','Your the one', 'The song of Solomon' and 'Eat the music'. Admittingly 'Your the one' is growing on me slowly. But the others I cannot get into. Overall I was pleasantly suprised by this album for which I knew nothing about before, Kate Bush has been ignored by me for too long, a worthy addition to your collection albeit a bit of a Ying and Yang situation. EDIT:- A FEW WEEKS ON...I LOVE THEM ALL. 4 STARS TO 5, KATE HAS DONE IT AGAIN!

❣️Kate Bushと言えば「嵐ヶ丘」しか知らなかったが、曲目のサンプリングを聴いて良かったので購入した。 コケティッシュな容姿と子供っぽい歌い方のアンバランスが彼女の一番の魅力だと思う。もしもBarbra Streisandのようなオーソドックスな歌い方のシンガーだったら、これほどの人気を集めてはいないだろう。

wie erwartet

i love kate. anything by kate is interesting

was an import...so happy to get it.