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She lets that voice rip on 'Lilly,' supported by a tougher, punchier bassline, skittering guitar efx, and a hypnotic drum loop. This skeletal arrangement frames Bush's more prominent vocal which has grown into these lyrics and inhabits them in full: their regrets, disappointments, and heartbreaks with real acceptance.

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On the latter song, the arrangement of a full band and Michael Nyman's strings are replaced by a sparse, reverbed electric piano which pans between speakers. These have been replaced by somewhat huskier, even more luxuriant and elegant tones. Her voice is absent the wails and hiccupy gasps of her youthful incarnation. And while the arrangement is similar, there are added layers of synth and percussion. That decision was eventually reversed hence she re-recorded the originally intended lyrics. The two most glaring examples are 'Flower of the Mountain' (previously known as 'The Sensual World') and 'This Woman's Work.' The former intended to use Molly Bloom's soliloquy from James Joyce's novel Ulysses as its lyric Bush was refused permission by his estate. Some of these songs are merely tweaked, and pleasantly so, while others are radically altered. She does have her own world-class recording studio, and given the sounds here, she's kept up with technology. Bush's reasons for re-recording these songs is a mystery. Four of this set's 11 tracks first appeared on The Sensual World, while the other seven come from The Red Shoes.

It's taken six more years to get The Director's Cut, an album whose material isn't new, though its presentation is. Then, nothing before Aerial, a double album issued in 2005. After The Hounds of Love in 1985, however, the breaks between got longer: The Sensual World appeared in 1989 and The Red Shoes in 1993. Her first five were released within seven years. “ During her early career, Kate Bush released albums regularly despite her reputation as a perfectionist in the studio.

Standout Tracks: This Woman’s Work/ Moments of Pleasure/ Top of the City That said, there are some new versions of older songs that are stronger than the previous versions (including Top of the City from The Red Shoes). I like the album a lot, although I think it is an inessential addition to her catalogue – probably one for diehards rather than casual fans. Whilst it is great that Kate Bush revisited songs from 1989’s The Sensual World and 1993’s The Red Shoes for this 2011 release, few of the reworkings hold the same magic and power as the originals.