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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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RobbieCNov 9, 2007Simply stunning.
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FilipMar 12, 2007Aerial isn't magnificent, it's perfect. Just aerial perfect.
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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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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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PaoloNov 11, 2005Masterpiece!
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MarcBNov 11, 2005Absolutely breathtaking. I'm not the same person anymore.
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PhilHNov 11, 2005In an age of instant idols and music by numbers you are a true artist, and a true artist is always relevant! thanks Kate!
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DanielLNov 11, 2005As a first time Kate Bush listener there's only one thing to say: This is fucking amazing.
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AlexJNov 11, 2005Lovely album, very pure and controlled - a masterpiece!
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KaiHNov 11, 2005Genius.....brilliant story telling...in a way only Kate Bush can do it. Good to have her back....and I hope we don't have to wait another 12 years to listen of the wonder that is Kate Bush
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AlexBNov 12, 2005To hear that voice again in those beautiful intelligent compositions has been worth the 12 year long wait!
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ColinONov 12, 2005I was a big fan before, and couldn't wait for this to arrive................... sorry just getting up after pasing out, WOW!!!!!!! What an album. Usually takes me a couple of times to like other songs, but loved it first time. Welcome back Kate.
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FlemmingFNov 10, 2005this record makes me explode with sheer exuberance and implode with heartfelt beauty. it plays you like an angel. surely this is the closest you can get to the divine. it's simply quite extraordinary.
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MichaelSNov 12, 2005A small masterpiece.
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ToddBNov 13, 2005One of Kate's best....especially A Sky of Honey...absolutely beautiful. There is nobody like her and her music and it`s wonderful to have her back!!
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StephenRNov 13, 2005GENIUS! Powerful, moving, so refreshing, I am blown away by the power of this album
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simongNov 13, 2005just awesome
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HaroldGreenNov 14, 2005Aerial is simply the best album of 2005.
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JariVNov 15, 2005A masterpiece.
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danielcNov 15, 2005A gem and a masterpiece! Worth every day of the lonnggg wait.
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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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DavidMNov 17, 2005Beautiful.
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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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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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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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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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PSmithNov 21, 2005This album is a masterpiece...it creeps up on you. Kate Bush is one of a kind.
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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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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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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.