Kate Bush: The Red Shoes (EMI)
Andy Gill, Q, November 1993
INITIALLY SOMEWHAT shrill and unimpressive, The Red Shoes improves immeasurably after repeated plays over a long period of time, gaining a solidity at odds with disparate musical strategies.
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