Re: The Spanish Kate Bush

[allen_watson@quickmail.apple.com (Allen Watson III)]

In article <199405302131.AA04163@bolero.rahul.net>, kl7@rahul.net (Roy
Sette) wrote:
> 
> You've all heard comparisons of this singer or that with Kate.  They
> very aren't too accurate in most cases.  Like Tori vs. Kate, I mean
> *really*.  The differences are way more numerous than the similarities.
> 
> But now I think I've found Kate's double.  Her name is Ana Torroja and
> she possesses the exact same thrilling soprano of Kate's early work.  Ana
> is the lead singer of a Spanish group named "Mecano."  Their music
> is very well produced.  So if you're adventurous and don't mind Spanish
> lyrics, give them a listen.  You won't be disappointed.
>

I love Ana's voice, too, tho' I wouldn't say she's the dead spit of KaTe.
;-)  In fact, I've held forth in this very forum about the trouble with
saying "Singer X sounds just like KaTe."  Ana hasn't KaTe's range of
colors--she doesn't push her voice in as many directions as KaTe.  However,
she does have a similar intensity and intimacy, and she is an excellent
singer in her own right.  

Like KaTe, Mecano has written songs with surprising subjects: a lesbian
affair, the first dog in space, the Dalai Lama, Salvador Dali, a lover who
contracts AIDS, the Scott expedition.  Anyone who likes KaTe's
unconventional subjects might also like Mecano.

+----------------------------------+   +-----------------------------+
+   "Queremos genios en vida..."   +   |   "Get the bow going,       |
+                   - Mecano       +   |    Let it scream to me!"    |
+----------------------------------+   |             - KaTe Bush     |
                                       +-----------------------------+