Kate Bush - WL

Question 1

Tori Amos - Winter (Song)

Answer 1

Singer songwriter trained in classical
piano.
Similar to 'And Dream of Sheep' in
the way the voice is exploited in an
idiosyncratic way .
Similar vocal range covered

Question 2

Madonna

Answer 2

Strong emphasis on the visual element but for
commercial rather than artistic purposes. (MTV was
at its prime in the 80s).
Strong use of drum machines and synthesisers
Small range often covered in her songs in the midrange.

Question 3

Peter Gabriel - THe Rhythm of the Heat (Song)

Answer 3

Influenced by world music and would often include
ethnic instruments in his songs.
Used Fairlight CMI- a digital synthesizer, sampler
and digital audio workstation that was the cutting
edge technology in the 80s.

Question 4

Bjork - Vulnikura (Album)

Answer 4

Has creative control in the production of the album.
Instrumentation dominated by strings and experimental electronic sounds.
Vulnicura is a concept album. (Continuity in storyline and keys between
songs, unconventional lengths and song structures)
The visual element is just as important in telling the story, artistic element.
Album ends with ‘Quicksand’, paralleling ‘Under Ice’ in lyrical imagery.
Melodies are unpredictable. Harmony not diatonic or functional.

Question 5

Annie Lennox - Walking on the Broken Glass (Song)

Answer 5

.Staccato string ostinato as a unifying factor signalling the hook line, Similarly
to Cloudbusting, Strings (usually synthesised) were a prominent instrumental
force in music of the 80s and early 90s. (T’Pau’s China in Your Hand also uses
an offbeat staccato string ostinato.)
Strong use of synthesised sounds combined with a Latin vibe ( world music
influence).
EQ and reverb effects applied on voice and backing vocals.