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Re: Kate honored

From: "DJH" <donna@tatung.math.uconn.edu>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 13:50:34 +0000
Subject: Re: Kate honored
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I briefly scanned this issue and was struck by how many artists 
mentioned KaTe as an influence, and yet, THEY DIDN"T INTERVIEW KATE??

BTW, contrary to what Tori claimed back in the promo material for LE, 
 she states in RS that KaTe *WAS* an influence...

>   In the 30th anniversary issue of Rolling Stone, which has a "Women In
> Rock" theme, a section is dedicated to some of rock & roll's most
> influential recordings. Guess who's listed?
> 
>   Kate Bush: The Kick Inside
> 
>     Armed with a four-octave range and a prodigious talent on the piano,
> British singer/songwriter Kate Bush began recording at 16. Four years
> later, her well-crafted first album, The Kick Inside, became the
> prototype for art rock, girly-girl style. Tender abllads like " The Man
> With The Child In His Eyes " displayed Bush's lovely soprano, which
> careened into the stratosphere on " Wuthering Heights " (her take on
> Emily Bronte). Bush's musings and dramatic flair would impact future
> piano goddesses such as Tori Amos, among others.
> 
>   It's just a nod, but any Kate news is good news lately, right? Things
> sure have been quiet lately . . .
> 
> 
> ~Jack~
> 
> 
> 
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