TRS Review in Minneapolis Star Tribune 10/31/93

[hoyme@src.honeywell.com (Ken Hoyme)]

Sunday's edition of the Minneapolis Star Tribune had a brief review of
The Red Shoes.  The banners at the top of the Entertainment section
grabbed me with 

"Listen up: Kate Bush can make you gasp/2F"

So I flipped to page two and the Listen Up (music review) section has a
photo of Kate with the overall section title of 

"Kate Bush: gasp of awe, despair"

The review is as follows:

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KATE BUSH, "The Red Shoes" (Columbia)

This plunge into Bush's sensual world sometimes leaves the listener
gasping in awe at the lush musical landscapes spawned by her unfettered
romanticism, but also sometimes gasping for breath in the rarefied
despair of a troubled heart.  On her first album in more than three
years, Bush still finds solace and even pleasure in romance despite the
bruises left on her soul, giving "Red Shoes" (due in stores Tuesday) its
artistic tension.

What works best is a trio of songs fraught with such passion and angst
that Bush seems possessed.  "And So Is Love" is an exquisite meditation
on what it's all about, spiced with bluesy irony from Eric Clapton's
guitar.  "The Song of Solomon" is a disconcertingly delicate stroll
through the fires of lust punctuated by the Trio Bulgarka's eerie
vocals.  "You're the One" is an aching portrait of rejection and
resignation, with Bush's voice drowning in pain against Gary Brooker's
looming organ and Jeff Beck's emphatic guitar.

Bush keeps her balance by composing music that's never complacent,
always exploring fresh dimensions of her wide-ranging vision and musical
interests.  Her stretch on "Red Shoes" ranges from Brit pop to a
startling collision of Minneapolis funk and Eastern European choral
music (on "Why Should I Love You," an unlikely collaboration among Bush,
Prince and the Bulgarkas).

Despite occasional weaknesses for the overly majestic and girlish
flirtations, Bush positively glows when hissing anguished intimacies
into your ear or howling terms of endearment whose actual intent may be
someone's internment.

Rick Mason/ St. Paul writer

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I guess Rick likes TRS!!  I await tomorrow.....

Ken

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