Kate vs. Tori: The inevitable comparison.

People always have these long-winded Kate Bush vs. Tori comparisons. When I was just getting into Tori, my Language Arts teacher told me about Kate Bush and Patti Smith. "If you think you like Tori just wait until you here Kate..." so I went to the local library and checked out a Patti Smith cd and a Kate Bush cd, and I didn't like either! I don't know what was wrong with me...apparently I didn't listen hard enough. I just didn't get into any songs, and Patti Smith seemed too intense for me. So years passed, and eventually I saw Patti Smith sing "summer cannibals" on David Letterman, it was an aha! moment. She was just as crazy in her performance as Tori. Not too long after I got the "Gone Again" cd-- I listened to it on and off, and eventually bought the Land collection which I love to death. Back to Kate...I heard Tori sing "Running up that hill" along with God on one of my bootlegs, and the song kept playing in my head over and over. I broke down and downloaded the original and listened to it over and over. Then I thought, "wow, this song is really good-- maybe she has some other songs worth listening to.." so I youtubed her and found the most awesome, crazy, fun and bizarre videos and performances ever! The Dreaming was the first one I saw-- check out these dance moves:



Another favorite performance is "Violin"



Kate is very clever, but her songs seem more straightforward then Tori's in my opinion. They do have many similiarities, but I enjoy their eccentricities equally. Because I am a newer Kate fan, I haven't had time to digest her entire catologue, but I have loved almost everything of hers that I have heard-- especially "The Dreaming" album.