THE SUNDAY SYNC - KATE BUSH - THE SENSUAL WORLD - 8PM 31/05

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Released in May 2011, the album features four tracks taken from The Sensual World (1989) and seven from The Red Shoes (1993) which have been re-recorded while retaining most of the original instrumentation.

Regarding the entirely new lyrics to the song "The Sensual World", now re-titled "Flower of the Mountain", Bush said this: "Originally when I wrote the song "The Sensual World" I had used text from the end of Ulysses by James Joyce, put to a piece of music I had written. When I asked for permission to use the text I was refused, which was disappointing. I then wrote my own lyrics for the song although I felt that the original idea had been more interesting. Well, I’m not James Joyce am I? When I came to work on this project I thought I would ask for permission again and this time they said yes. It is now re-titled "Flower of the Mountain" and I am delighted that I have had the chance to fulfill the original concept. For some time I have felt that I wanted to revisit tracks from these two albums and that they could benefit from having new life breathed into them. Lots of work had gone into the two original albums and now these songs have another layer of work woven into their fabric. I think of this as a new album."[3]

All the lead vocals on Director's Cut and some of the backing vocals have been entirely re-recorded, with some of the songs transposed to a lower key to accommodate Bush's matured voice. Additionally, the drum tracks have been reconceived and re-recorded, with some of the tracks featuring Steve Gadd. Bassist Danny Thompson also appears and, on backing vocals, Mica Paris. Three songs have been completely re-recorded: "This Woman's Work", "Rubberband Girl" and "Moments of Pleasure".

Director's Cut is available as a digital album, a standard CD in a case-bound book, a deluxe version ("Collector's Edition"), consisting of a box set including Director's Cut, The Sensual World and The Red Shoes (re-mastered from digital to analogue), and two-disc vinyl. Director's Cut was recorded using analogue equipment. Bush stated in an interview for BBC radio that she never liked the "hard-edged sound" of the digitally recorded The Red Shoes and feels both the new recordings of the songs from this album and the re-mastered The Red Shoes have a "warmer, fuller sound."[4]
 
While we're here, any thoughts for Tuesday? Erasure's Chorus, Pet Shop Boys's Actually and Robyn's "Body Talk" were among those mooted...
 
I want to hear her voice two decades earlier singing this :(
 
She sounds so different but the pared back instrumentation really works with the deeper voice.
 
To me, she PISSED all over this track. All the magic is gone. The beauty of the soft vocals turn into a mumble. The bass is too loud. Her voice is too loud. I miss the old lyrics. URGH.
 
Iguana said:
To me, she PISSED all over this track. All the magic is gone. The beauty of the soft vocals turn into a mumble. The bass is too loud. Her voice is too loud. I miss the old lyrics. URGH.
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I'm glad for her sake she got to realise the song as she originally conceived it. Just not necessarily for mine.
 
Iguana said:
To me, she PISSED all over this track. All the magic is gone. The beauty of the soft vocals turn into a mumble. The bass is too loud. Her voice is too loud. I miss the old lyrics. URGH.
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I think it's a very different thing - as much as it seems silly to say, they're almost not comparable.
 
OK so Song of Solomon is an underrated gem and one of my favourite songs of hers in its original form. And she didn't piss all over it! Although it's still nowhere near as good as the original.
 
Song Of Solomon, again, pitches the mood just right. Even if hearing her swear is a bit jarring.
 
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