Kate Bush
Director's Cut

THE REVIEW

From our idols, it's known, we always expect the best.

Being the divine Kate a personal artistic dream (and not only) since I was 12, every time I hear about something new of hers, I rush to discover what she has come up with, especially since her presence on the scene has become quite sporadic over time, meaning since the phenomenal "Aerial" of 2005. Thus, this "Director's Cut" is a project revisiting pieces from "The Sensual World" (89) and "The Red Shoes" (93), and here arises the first inevitable consideration: a Kate fan, to buy (or download) an album with pieces likely still present in memory, expects the new version of the pieces to make them feel new, and thus listenable with renewed interest.

Is that so? In my opinion, no, or rather, not entirely.

In fact, what strikes (see pieces like "Lily", "The Red Shoes", "The Sensual World", but also "Song Of Solomon") is precisely the fact that all these great modifications are not there..it's about details but not the essence of the piece itself. So where are the surprises? Personally, I found them in "Moments Of Pleasure" (which is indeed much more intimate and concise) and in "Rubberband Girl", transformed into a Rolling Stones-like piece. The rest? I reiterate, in my opinion, is very similar to the originals and if there are differences, they lie in the details of the arrangements.

Perhaps there were changes in the lyrics, but in the overall economy of the pieces, I don't find it to be decisive, especially for those who are not native speakers and therefore do not immediately grasp the differences.

So, does this mean that the album is bad? No. Kate's music is not in question, nor is the beauty of these pieces, which remains.

What I'm wondering (as you might have guessed) is: but was this "Director's Cut" really necessary? And if pieces from the past had to be rearranged, why not go back and, say, revisit albums like "The Kick Inside" or "Lionheart"?

Having laid out and described my doubts, I remain a devoted lover of the enchanting Kate, and thus I close one eye, though, in honesty, I cannot give the highest score.

Come on with a new album of inéditos, Kate!!