What new music did you get for Christmas?

Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Bavarian Fruit Bread

Kings of Confidence - Riot on an Empty Street

John Coltrane - The Bethlehem Years

Wayne Shorter - Footprints Live!

Wes Montgomery - Movin' Wes

The Best of Miles Davis and John Coltrane (1955 -1961)

I just received Kate Bush "Aerial" from England on LP. The artwork is stunning and this double album worth the price for side B alone, (as far as I've listened while writing this).

The cut "How to be Invisible" is as beautiful as anything she did on her albums in the 1980's and sent chills all over my body while listening.

Bless her heart, this babe still has it working for her.

I just received Kate Bush "Aerial" from England on LP. The artwork is stunning and this double album worth the price for side B alone, (as far as I've listened while writing this).

I'm gonna' need to listen a few more times to that one. Just didn't move me at all, especially with expectations built by the likes of "The Dreaming" and "Hounds of Love". I really found Aerial quite boring on first listen...nothing really grabbed me as it did you. I'll take another few listens. Thanks for the input Albert.

Marco

One thing I will say about Aerial, even on the CD, the recording/mixing is excellent and her voice does sound great. I just prefer her more dramatic range from the albums I mentioned. This stuff all sounds pretty similar, cut-to-cut, and is very low-key and silky in comparison to her earlier stuff which reached out and grabbed you and didn't let go. With all the nature sampling in Aerial it kind of reminds me of watching grass grow. Even the mixes that start to hint at the old Kate, like "Sunset" go back to slow and even. Still, I've often find giving an album many plays I sometimes become more engaged by it...sometimes not. I think I just need to drop my expectations....We'll see.

Marco

Aerial is easily Kate Bush best album since Hounds Of Love-ok there's only been two but it a very strong return.