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Universal acclaim- based on 325 Ratings
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Positive: 291 out of 325
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Mixed: 8 out of 325
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Negative: 26 out of 325
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Oct 25, 2022Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Songs like Bertie, Sunset, Somewhere In Between, Nocturn and Aerial are making me cry, but they are really gorgeous. While Pi must have been the most intelligent song ever I have listened to, for singing the Pi decimals.
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Sep 4, 2022One of her and 2000s best albums hands down! I miss her so much I hope she makes a comeback
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Apr 6, 2021Quite a ride. I think I needed this. If you have doubts, I think giving it a try won't hurt.
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Feb 21, 2020Perfección hecho álbum, dulzura y amor. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
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Aug 31, 2019kinda iconic kinda iconickinda iconic kinda iconickinda iconic kinda iconickinda iconic kinda iconickinda iconic kinda iconickinda iconic kinda iconic
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Mar 17, 2016
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Mar 24, 2014
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Oct 29, 2013Float away into summery, warm and evocative bliss. A few deterrants (Bertie, Joanni) don't manage to distract with the genious conception of this inviting album. 'An Endless Sky of Honey' is probably the warmest atmosphere ever created on an album and leads up to one of the most hauntingly blissful conclusions in Kate Bush's carreer.
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Apr 11, 2013My all time favourite album, I can't put it into words how much I adore this album. In my opinion this is Kate Bushe's best album, it was most certainly worth the wait. 11/10 AMAZING
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Aug 19, 2012
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Nov 13, 2011Incredible album-although kind of grower,need some time to warm up...the second disc is pure masterpiece from start to finish,probably the best thing she ever did.
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Jan 16, 2011
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Dec 2, 2010This is my all-time favourite record. Once again, Kate Bush proves her genius - the second disc is particularly breathtaking, intertwining birdsong and Rolf Harris effortlessly and flawlessly into a completely different yet completely "Kate Bush" way. Spectacular in every way.
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TakisSOct 19, 2009A real experimental masterpiece! Only Kate can make songs like Aerial Prologue or Prelude in that Age. The album is the successor of Hounds of Love! A masterpiece!
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KeithDJul 29, 20094 years later and Aerial continues to shine brilliantly, deliriously so.
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ElCMar 24, 2009
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adamaDec 21, 2008
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CarolineBSep 17, 2008Incredible - atmospheric, thoughtful intelligent and beautiful. Bill M's problem is not the music. He needs to open his ears, mind and heart.
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PiyuT.Jun 26, 2008Simply put, one of the best albums I have ever had the fortune of listening to. Just shows how much KB has matured as an artist and a person.. her vioce is deeper and if it is possible, more mellifluous than it was twelve years ago. Just one thing Kate - please don't go into a sabbatical again, EVER (or atleast not one lasting twelve years)!
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AnyaZ.Jan 8, 2008Buying this album was best spending of money ever!!! Aerial is amazing album, great work of art and music. One of Bush's best.
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RobbieCNov 9, 2007Simply stunning.
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ChrisPMay 19, 2007The second CD, a Sky Of Honey, grew and grew on me. and is now one of my very favourite albums. Think of it as a single piece as it's full of cross-references. And it's introspective yet ecstatic, everyday yet transcendent, full of secrets and wonderful from beginning to end.
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OlavLApr 24, 2007Soundscape is like traveling my own country's landscape!
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FilipMar 12, 2007Aerial isn't magnificent, it's perfect. Just aerial perfect.
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barbradMar 1, 2007Forget the therapist - listen to this. Stunning
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DavidFeb 17, 2007Simply divine. A true artist at work. Kate's music makes most of today's award noted music pale in comparison. Here here to a truly great double CD.
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MICHAELWDec 19, 2006
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nickaOct 3, 2006
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nolandwSep 30, 2006After a listen a sea of honey left me cold.A sky of honey made me hot and horny.I allway wanderd what it would be like to have sex with Kate Bush after to hearing A sky of honey I nkow.
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CurtBJul 20, 2006This release may take multiple listens to fully appreciate it's many qualities.
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LeeBJul 19, 2006I doubt that there is or ever was a musician as unique as Kate Bush.Her music takes me away to another world.Aerial is one of her best(The Dreaming is still,for me,the best album ever made at any time by any artist).Let's hope that she records another well before twelve more years have passed!
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PhilipHJul 16, 2006A beautiful and enigmatic creation from a super, super talent
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SteveSJun 24, 2006The best album of 2005 and Kate's near best (Hounds of Love still holds that crown). This woman is still astonishingly relevant, despite a 12 year hiatus.
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ChristopherMJun 23, 2006Beautiful work from Kate; My rating may be premature, as I am only just listening to it now for the first time, so it may grow on me more...
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KenLMay 10, 2006It's like saying hello to an old friend. Welcome back Kate Bush
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calinvApr 13, 2006sunset is the best. she sings like did it in 80 years. a very deep emotion, an graceless introspective of soul-bird.
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marknMar 28, 2006
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JulianCMar 20, 2006An album of happiness, comfort and warmth with a nocturne as one of the highlights.
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nickelbMar 12, 2006wow yo!
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DennismMar 12, 2006
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DelysidMar 1, 2006
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DanielRFeb 20, 2006
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stephanFeb 13, 2006Kate's beautiful Album!!
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cassandramFeb 11, 2006Kate just gets better, she reaches new and different realms. The sound is neither dated nor hackneyed, but beckons one to explore new ways of listening and seeing. She dosnt have to conform to what is considered "cool" because she just inherently is and she can set a mood like none other....
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ReedmanFeb 6, 2006Kate is GREAT WORLD ARTIST.
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worpswedeFeb 5, 2006Near perfect and a back to the era when Kate consistantly put out near perfect albums. Second only to "Hounds Of Love," "Aerial" is challenging yet subtle and it will please anyone who's waited over a decade for this release.
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SimonSJan 30, 2006Subtley GENIUS
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JohnIJan 20, 2006While Kate Bush is a big star in the EU and Japan, here in the USA, she has only had a cult following. I am a happy member of this cult. Aerial is not an album that will yield hit singles, but Bush's complex, almost hypnotic songs grabbed my soul after a couple of listens. This is the work of a true, popular music genius!
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PaoloJan 14, 2006Masterpiece!
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AdanRJan 13, 2006I don't know how this woman does it...with an album that focuses on domestic life and urges the listening to concentrate on the small things in life (birdsong, the changing light of the day, domestic chores, the smile of a child), she has ended up creating a mind blowing album. Amazing. Listen with an open mind and be swept away...
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JBoreaJan 13, 2006I can't get enough of the second disk! The first disk has great moments, but the real brilliance of Bush's ability remain spotlighted in tracks like "Sunset" and "Nocturn." Good to have her back!
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imkrosJan 5, 2006musica e poesia si fondono per dar voce a kate bush...un album meraviglioso ricco di sorprese e di tesori da scoprire
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HappyM.Jan 3, 2006It took a few listens to "get it'. As a mega KT fan I was initially put on the spot - it seemingly wasn't worth a 12 year wait! ...But after a few spins it really stuck with me. Hell, I even love the washing machine song!
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IANBJan 2, 2006Beautiful. Thought provoking. Genius
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JayDJan 1, 2006It is wonderful to once again experience a new Kate album. After all these years away from the limeloight, Kate returns with another stellar classic.
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WayneGDec 30, 2005Brilliant (aside from 3 songs on the first cd)
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NocturneImmortumDec 30, 2005
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JyotirmayaDDec 27, 2005This is a good double CD but you have to be in the mood for it. The songs sound a little too much the same, and it's too long - kind of what I thought of Tori Amos' latest release "...Bee's" coincidentally and interestingly.
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MichaelJDec 22, 2005
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SheilaSDec 21, 2005Although her earlier 80's insanity will never unfortuneatley be repeated, I wouldn't expect it to. This is Kate Bush all grown up, still with her quirkiness, and equally as unique as she has always been. It was worth the 12 year wait!
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MarcusBDec 17, 2005Side Two - Astonishing In Its Beauty! Fucking Gorgeous. The Woman Has Natural Talent, Her Entire Career Is One Of Unsurpassed Quality.
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josecDec 10, 2005the greatest has come back with a vengeance
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MarkusF.Dec 8, 2005This is a masterpiece. Just beautiful.
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GCDec 8, 2005An outstanding album by anyone's standards. Some of the most beautiful music she has ever recorded. One to treasure for many years to come.
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SylvainVDec 6, 2005Kate Bush is a genius and probably the most interesting artist over the past 2 decades. Aerial is the album of maturity and serenity. Welcome back Kate!
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humbertoDec 2, 2005Brilliant. I waited 12 long years for this. Sky of Honey is a masterpiece.
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frednDec 1, 2005Brilliant - anything that you like the first listen is crap. It took a few listens to discover how unashamedly brilliant this recording is!
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PeterHNov 30, 2005
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PatC.Nov 30, 2005
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BertieFNov 30, 2005I got trapped under the ice on a lake once, so I like the spooky romance of Hounds better than this resigned merriness - still intensely interesting
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IvoSNov 29, 2005Beautiful, inspired and inspiring, wacky, incredibly well-crafted and even surprisingly kick-a** in places. Anyone who can sing the digits of pi like that is okay by me. Wonderful album.
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RasmaryCNov 29, 2005As a musician all i can say is, this is stunning!
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JasperPoNov 27, 2005Just fantastic!
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SimonDNov 24, 2005Stunning! I have loved kate's music since 1978, she moves me like no other artist, and Aerial has the same effect on me. I wept the first time I heard Coral Room. And the joy in the Sky of Honey suite is equally emotionally. Everyone on this planet should buy this CD!
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SamLNov 22, 2005Incomparable.
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dirkkNov 22, 2005
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MattDNov 21, 2005'Hounds' revisited, but with so much happiness. Love it (especially 'sky'), love her
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DavidSNov 21, 2005How is it her music can still touch us this deeply after all of these years?
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PSmithNov 21, 2005This album is a masterpiece...it creeps up on you. Kate Bush is one of a kind.
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EricBNov 21, 2005This is my top album of the year. Yes i waited a long time for a new CD from Kate. and Yes it was worth it. Beautiful from beginning to end
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JamesMNov 20, 2005Deceptively simple and unimpressive on the first listen...but listen to it a few more times, and the whole thing just overwhelms you. An utterly beautiful album, rivalling Hounds of Love as her masterpiece. She makes you glad to be alive!
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ChristopherTNov 20, 2005Beauty, love, magic, emotion distillied into binary code, reproduce as if handling a priceless work of art -your stereo should be worthy - then be transported. The greatest recording ever made by a human(s) Thanks Kate
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MicheleMNov 20, 2005It's Fantastic. It should be listened to as a whole, not piece by piece.
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TomCNov 19, 2005
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JeffRNov 19, 2005I have listened to this album obsessively since I first received it in the mail. I had not realized just how much I missed Kate Bush. And it contains material which should be ranked along with her best material, along with a few pieces -- like on all her albums -- that just don't do much for me. But I am not -- repeat, NOT -- complaining.
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DaveMNov 19, 2005In the sea of musical mediocrity that now exists Kate Bush stands out like an island of dreams. Simply staggering piece of work.
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JarekP.Nov 19, 2005Seductive and magical album, although it often shows common, normal things... I can't stop listening to it. Kate owns my heart.
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MichaelKNov 17, 2005simply wonderful
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DavidMNov 17, 2005Beautiful.
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RogerSNov 17, 2005The closest pop music comes to outsider art, and I mean that in a good way. Kate has always followed her own muse, as if the fickle tastes of the mainstream were non-existant, and the result is a double album that works both as ambient background and as a closely-scrutinized, layered work.
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RayHNov 17, 2005A magnificent, emotionally overwhelming piece of music. I think the second disc will become recognised as her best work. Who else could have made this record?
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ElstonGNov 17, 2005It's pure art, she is simply fantastic human been with lot of love for all.
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RBNov 17, 2005astounding
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coryB.Nov 16, 2005Welcome back Kate. You have outdone yourself this time. Sincere, elegant music. Soothing and original. Beautiful piano licks, striking violin. I've missed that sound. Kates voice gets better with age.
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danielcNov 15, 2005A gem and a masterpiece! Worth every day of the lonnggg wait.
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JimPNov 15, 2005Much anticipated.....not disappointing. As always, grows effortlessly richer with repeated and close listening.
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JariVNov 15, 2005A masterpiece.
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GregGNov 15, 2005Easily Kate's best since "Hounds of Love." The second CD is amazing, and should be listened to as one, complete, unified piece. "Nocturn" may be one of the greatest songs she's ever written. Kate Bush is one of music's few true originals.
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AmyONov 15, 2005This disc exceeds all of my expectations. I have been a fan for over twenty years and I can easily say that this is probably her most emotionally resonant and musically beautiful work. Highlights are the moving "A Coral Room" and the musically adventurous "Sunset" and "Nocturne". Unforgettable!
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mackyNov 14, 2005Great album, her best album since Hounds of love. She is unique and when you hear music as good as this it makes you realise how much un-original junk is coming out at the moment. There is only one Kate!
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Awards & Rankings
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There's no pushing of the envelope because there doesn't need to be. Aerial is rooted in Kate Bush's oeuvre, with grace, flair, elegance, and an obsessive, stubborn attention to detail.
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Despite her prolonged absence, Bush sounds as vital as ever.
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Like all ambitious double albums, [Aerial] is not without its flaws, but even Bush's moments of failure are much more interesting than those of her contemporaries.