Kate to release TWO albums next year!?!

[Paul]

breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=161192508&p=y6yy93zy4

[Lori]

Ahw. And I secretly had my heart set on a tour

[Sheila]

Um, yeah,

1. Sea of Honey
2. Sky of Honey

THAT DOESN'T COUNT, KATE!!!! What a tease!

[Adey]

Hmm, I'll take this uncredited article with a pinch of salt if you don't mind..

The thought of Kate releasing 2 albums in a year is as unlikely to me as the thought of Kate Bush in performance at the National Exhibition Centre Arena. I certainly won't be losing sleep at the possibility of either occurrence..

On the subject of live performance and given that the possibility of a tour is realistically a non-starter, I still think the answer is a pre-recorded song & movement TV spectacular. Recorded over multiple preformances by Kate over as many days as it took for her to get it right or to feel comfortable with. Perhaps before a specially invited, hand picked audience, or perhaps not. Everything under control - musical and vocal re-takes as necessary, enough time for costume/clothing/make up changes and in a venue entirely suited to her ambitions. And all later available on a wide screen, surround-sound DVD for later repeated viewing. Perhaps a limited special edition DVD set too, with interviews and special packaging personally signed by Kate herself..

By not touring, we are deprived of Kate's physcial presence and her considerable dance/movement skills. A TV spectacular such as I've outlined, would surely be the next best thing and would surely be better than a rehash of the basically dodgy Line, Cross & Curve music film concept.

[karmamama]

adey said:

Hmm, I'll take this uncredited article with a pinch of salt if you don't mind..

The thought of Kate releasing 2 albums in a year is as unlikely to me as the thought of Kate Bush in performance at the National Exhibition Centre Arena. I certainly won't be losing sleep at the possibility of either occurrence..

On the subject of live performance and given that the possibility of a tour is realistically a non-starter, I still think the answer is a pre-recorded song & movement TV spectacular. Recorded over multiple preformances by Kate over as many days as it took for her to get it right or to feel comfortable with. Perhaps before a specially invited, hand picked audience, or perhaps not. Everything under control - musical and vocal re-takes as necessary, enough time for costume/clothing/make up changes and in a venue entirely suited to her ambitions. And all later available on a wide screen, surround-sound DVD for later repeated viewing. Perhaps a limited special edition DVD set too, with interviews and special packaging personally signed by Kate herself..

By not touring, we are deprived of Kate's physcial presence and her considerable dance/movement skills. A TV spectacular such as I've outlined, would surely be the next best thing and would surely be better than a rehash of the basically dodgy Line, Cross & Curve music film concept.

Surely you cannot deny that she does technically have plenty of material to record and release 2 albums next year? Well, I would presume she has plenty of material because she's been away for 12 years.

Yes, 7 of those were spent bringing up Bertie but either way, still plenty of time to deliver the goods.

[Adey]

I asked a hypothetical question here last week, about how much material people thought that Kate had stock-piled. I don't doubt that there is likely to be a considerable amount, but do doubt that Kate would use 'off the shelf' material to fill something as important and precious to her, as a new album..

As appalling as it sounds, I've also previously speculated that the new album may also be her last 'official' recording - which is an horrendous thought..

[karmamama]

adey said:

I asked a hypothetical question here last week, about how much material people thought that Kate had stock-piled. I don't doubt that there is likely to be a considerable amount, but do doubt that Kate would use 'off the shelf' material to fill something as important and precious to her as a new album..

good point.

Metallica did that with their Reload album (leftover material from their Load album) and look what happened to them (Saint W@nker, anyone? )

[kimfairy]

I have read the interview in Mojo which was released yesterday and when asked 'Any chance of the next album a bit sooner, please?' Kate replies 'Yeah, I thought I'd do two next year,' she laughs, 'two in one year. That would really surprise them, wouldn't it'.
so, i wouldn't hold your breath.
And as for a tour - definitely not! Get hold of a copy of Mojo if you can, the interview is a fab read. 10 pages long!

Kimfairy x

[Neo Stella]

It is amazing what can happen when you are truly inspired, ask Prince!

Kate darling, are you sure you can handle the energy?

[tabatha]

I would laugh if she had made another album, and was just waiting. It'd be like, "I said I would, and you didn't believe me?"

[Al Truest]

tabatha said:

I would laugh if she had made another album, and was just waiting. It'd be like, "I said I would, and you didn't believe me?"

'Entirely possible! Twelve years could have produced plenty of recorded material.

[Sto]

Didn't Kate say there was no material left over from the "Aerial" sessions to put as b-sides?

Either that means she's a genius and everything she writes is a masterpiece, or she was very selective in what she recorded.

Or there's nothing left for 'Aerial' b-sides because the rest of the material is going on 2 more albums released this year....

[Sto]

kimfairy said:

she laughs, 'two in one year. That would really surprise them, wouldn't it'.

I'd reply to her - not entirely, what about 1978?

But then she'd probably give me one of her icy glares which reporters know so well, so I probably wouldn't...