Comments on: Kate Bush http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/ blunt observations Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:08:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: bloomsday http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 bloomsday Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:05:38 +0000 http://www.lolife.com/newblog/2005/02/15/kate-bush/#comment-1453 that rough form is so IT for that time, but then he f****d it all up . . that original version of The Flow before it was dicked up with Tony M. on the Symbol album is a key example. Can you share if there were any unreleased tracks that you felt were better than what he put out? that rough form is so IT for that time, but then he f****d it all up . . that original version of The Flow before it was dicked up with Tony M. on the Symbol album is a key example.

Can you share if there were any unreleased tracks that you felt were better than what he put out?

]]> By: lolife http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-1452 lolife Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:57:10 +0000 http://www.lolife.com/newblog/2005/02/15/kate-bush/#comment-1452 bloomsday, I think the problem was that he works on his records too long. We cut together Diamonds and Pearls, in a rough form, more than a year before it was released. The label didn't want him to release too much stuff, so he worked and worked and worked on it. We had 48 tracks or more, multiple basses, many loops, tons and tons of tracks, rappers and all sorts of crap. I really longed for the stripped down stuff during that era, like the song SIgn o' the Times, which is just phenomenally good. bloomsday, I think the problem was that he works on his records too long. We cut together Diamonds and Pearls, in a rough form, more than a year before it was released. The label didn’t want him to release too much stuff, so he worked and worked and worked on it. We had 48 tracks or more, multiple basses, many loops, tons and tons of tracks, rappers and all sorts of crap. I really longed for the stripped down stuff during that era, like the song SIgn o’ the Times, which is just phenomenally good.

]]> By: bloomsday http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-1451 bloomsday Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:19:47 +0000 http://www.lolife.com/newblog/2005/02/15/kate-bush/#comment-1451 interesting find and thanks . . . Michael, i was wondering if you have any perspective on how Prince took great raw-sounding tracks for Diamonds and Pearls and made them into shit? I am talking about the outtakes that exist on bootlegs, liek Daddy Pop, Live 4 Love, The Flow, etc etc. I think also for Elephants and Flowers. interesting find and thanks . . . Michael, i was wondering if you have any perspective on how Prince took great raw-sounding tracks for Diamonds and Pearls and made them into shit? I am talking about the outtakes that exist on bootlegs, liek Daddy Pop, Live 4 Love, The Flow, etc etc. I think also for Elephants and Flowers.

]]> By: djbethell http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-1441 djbethell Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:23:20 +0000 http://www.lolife.com/newblog/2005/02/15/kate-bush/#comment-1441 Hey, Michael, I just came across the version you were sent of Why Should I Love You? and for once I can actually enjoy it like never before. It was great to read you chain of events. I always played the track on the album, because I knew it had great ideas lyrically but could tell something was missing of her; too much over-production and far too much Prince for it to be her song alone. It never sat well with me and I could never truly enjoy it. Now I have the original and I'm completely in love with the track, and can now see exactly how much Prince trashed it. I'm glad to hear her fulfil her wish to "sing like a blackbird in summer" and to finally accomplish it on the album Ariel. It is a great shame someone of your callibre and understanding of Kate and her songs never got the chance you should've had to. As for Prince, I have heard similar comments from others, notably Wendy and Lisa, about his particular brand of ego; it ain't pretty and no-one likes a knob. Your comment to Jim was very succinct and it truly tickled me. I was a big Prince fan for years but when he slipped in the NPG, name-change period, he truly flipped-out in my opinion churned out far too many tremendously horrendous songs. I would love to hear what you'd do with Not This Time. That would be something, but out of all of her songs why does that one attract you so much? Take Care, Michael and I hope you are still achieving you dreams, David x Hey, Michael,
I just came across the version you were sent of Why Should I Love You? and for once I can actually enjoy it like never before. It was great to read you chain of events. I always played the track on the album, because I knew it had great ideas lyrically but could tell something was missing of her; too much over-production and far too much Prince for it to be her song alone. It never sat well with me and I could never truly enjoy it. Now I have the original and I’m completely in love with the track, and can now see exactly how much Prince trashed it.
I’m glad to hear her fulfil her wish to “sing like a blackbird in summer” and to finally accomplish it on the album Ariel.
It is a great shame someone of your callibre and understanding of Kate and her songs never got the chance you should’ve had to. As for Prince, I have heard similar comments from others, notably Wendy and Lisa, about his particular brand of ego; it ain’t pretty and no-one likes a knob.
Your comment to Jim was very succinct and it truly tickled me. I was a big Prince fan for years but when he slipped in the NPG, name-change period, he truly flipped-out in my opinion churned out far too many tremendously horrendous songs.
I would love to hear what you’d do with Not This Time. That would be something, but out of all of her songs why does that one attract you so much?
Take Care, Michael and I hope you are still achieving you dreams,
David x

]]> By: Michael http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Michael Sun, 19 Nov 2006 02:33:41 +0000 http://www.lolife.com/newblog/2005/02/15/kate-bush/#comment-182 Hi, Jim. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and be an asshole. I have no idea WTF you are talking about. I was a loyal, obedient and attentive engineer for Prince for 3 years. I don't know any engineers that worked for Prince that made it for that long except Susan Rogers. At the end of the day we are people and, if you'll recall, I got fired because I was deathly ill and Prince wanted me to cancel a trip home for Christmas! I watched a thriving, bustling organization full of talented and energetic people turn into a ghost town. I watched capable, loyal people fired for silly reasons. I watched a dysfunctional "leader" fail at building a record label and a recording studio. He also put out album after album of shit and a couple of ridiculously bad movies. You like Prince. Great. Wonderful. I do, too. But I actually saw what he was capable of doing. You only saw what he did. <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/11/01/D8L4L3TO0.html" rel="nofollow"> Prince joins a growing contingent of songsters who have settled in Vegas hotels as regularly featured acts, including Celine Dion, Elton John, Barry Manilow and Toni Braxton. </a> Hi, Jim. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and be an asshole. I have no idea WTF you are talking about.

I was a loyal, obedient and attentive engineer for Prince for 3 years. I don’t know any engineers that worked for Prince that made it for that long except Susan Rogers. At the end of the day we are people and, if you’ll recall, I got fired because I was deathly ill and Prince wanted me to cancel a trip home for Christmas!

I watched a thriving, bustling organization full of talented and energetic people turn into a ghost town. I watched capable, loyal people fired for silly reasons. I watched a dysfunctional “leader” fail at building a record label and a recording studio. He also put out album after album of shit and a couple of ridiculously bad movies.

You like Prince. Great. Wonderful. I do, too. But I actually saw what he was capable of doing. You only saw what he did.

Prince joins a growing contingent of songsters who have settled in Vegas hotels as regularly featured acts, including Celine Dion, Elton John, Barry Manilow and Toni Braxton.

]]> By: jimgardner http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-181 jimgardner Sun, 19 Nov 2006 02:01:35 +0000 http://www.lolife.com/newblog/2005/02/15/kate-bush/#comment-181 I find it very sad that despite being afforded the opportunity to work so closely with the undisputed master of modern song craft you where unable to stand back from your own desires and ego as an artist to be more facilitating to the ego and desires of someone else - that is after-all the job of an engineer in any studio - from Abbey Road to community funded out-reach charities in under privileged inner cities.<p> I'm confused as to how someone with an obvious disrespect for other people's creativity you where never-the-less able to rise to such a prominent position within one of the most prolific organizations in the music business.<p> You say Prince acts as if he is better than everyone else and I can see how, from a person to person, day to day working environment point of view this could be irritating, but so is flipping burgers to get through medical school - deal with it!<p> Kate Bush is Kate Bush for the same reason Prince is Prince. They get the job done by listening to and taking advice from one person - themselves. That they choose not to listen to the doubtless myriad of self-centered hangers on around them is testament to their vision and a lesson you could do well to learn from.<p></p></p></p></p> I find it very sad that despite being afforded the opportunity to work so closely with the undisputed master of modern song craft you where unable to stand back from your own desires and ego as an artist to be more facilitating to the ego and desires of someone else – that is after-all the job of an engineer in any studio – from Abbey Road to community funded out-reach charities in under privileged inner cities.

I’m confused as to how someone with an obvious disrespect for other people’s creativity you where never-the-less able to rise to such a prominent position within one of the most prolific organizations in the music business.

You say Prince acts as if he is better than everyone else and I can see how, from a person to person, day to day working environment point of view this could be irritating, but so is flipping burgers to get through medical school – deal with it!

Kate Bush is Kate Bush for the same reason Prince is Prince. They get the job done by listening to and taking advice from one person – themselves. That they choose not to listen to the doubtless myriad of self-centered hangers on around them is testament to their vision and a lesson you could do well to learn from.

]]> By: LordLee http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-180 LordLee Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:40:49 +0000 http://www.lolife.com/newblog/2005/02/15/kate-bush/#comment-180 Kate's new double album is great. Missed hitting no1 in the album charts here in the UK coz of 'Westllife'!!!! No justice in the world. As for Prince... where the hell is he after the supposed 'comeback'? Kate’s new double album is great. Missed hitting no1 in the album charts here in the UK coz of ‘Westllife’!!!! No justice in the world. As for Prince… where the hell is he after the supposed ‘comeback’?

]]> By: chad http://www.lolife.com/2005/02/kate-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-179 chad Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:56:30 +0000 http://www.lolife.com/newblog/2005/02/15/kate-bush/#comment-179 That's a funny and interesting story, probably more so because of the Prince revival of late. Did you ever see the Dave Chapelle Prince skit? You might enjoy it. Kate's new CD is ocming out but, the big question is when's your next CD coming out? :) That’s a funny and interesting story, probably more so because of the Prince revival of late. Did you ever see the Dave Chapelle Prince skit? You might enjoy it.

Kate’s new CD is ocming out but, the big question is when’s your next CD coming out? :)

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