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Women in Rock -- Then and Now: Kate Bush / Bat for Lashes
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Kate Bush: 1970s Eclectic Magical Faerie-Voiced Multi-Instrumentalist
Bat for Lashes: Current-Day Eclectic Mystical Airy-Voiced Multi-Instrumentalist
How History Repeats Itself: At this point, it's a cliché to use Kate Bush as shorthand to describe the mystical, otherworldly vibe of Natasha Khan's Bat for Lashes project. But as is the case with so many clichés, this one has caught on because it's grounded in truth. Both Brit birds are blessed with ethereal, soaring voices and a gift for vivid, imagistic writing. As is evident from their tunes, Khan and Bush also share a love of arty synthesizers – especially ones that deliver cascades of pseudo-harpsichord sounds. You could also draw parallels between the elaborate costumes they use to channel the characters in their music, but an even more pronounced commonality can be found in the themes of their work: Both have a particular interest in exploring the nuances and complexities of gender roles and male-female relationships without resorting to hackneyed platitudes.
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DJPaulgee1
I don't think anyone can beat the incredible voice of Kate Bush. If Kate was to make a return to todays music scene, I would not hesitate to go out and buy her albums. Kate Bush is a beautiful, talented lady indeed, not like most of the female artists we see nowadays who don't even last five minutes in the music world.
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Howard
what a load of crap this story is. I can take a picture of myself and make me look like George Washington and write some nonsense about a cherry tree. Let your writers look for something original if they are going to bother taking up space on my computer
October 02 2010 at 10:29 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
aimee
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These comparisons make me sick. The newer artists who are "so similar" to the older ones are not even one-third as talented, influential or interesting. This makes me sick to my stomach thinking about how little ambition the newest generations have compared to the older ones- women like Grace Slick and Joni Mitchell were making a statement. These newcomers are just making money and 15 minutes o' fame. Get your ears checked if you think otherwise.
October 02 2010 at 7:03 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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