Once again she recieved a credit in production duties, but it wasn't until 1982's The Dreaming that Bush would completely take over this role and the result was a largely critical and commercial failure. Released in 1980, her third album Never for Ever saw the introduction of drum machines and possibly the most important aspect of Kate Bush's career, the Fairlight CMI synthesiser. This period was important, as she assisted in the production and developed the strong willed personality she would become known for during the fight for artistic freedom under label pressure. Wholly unsatisfied with the output and rush to capitalise on her earlier success, Bush was feeling her artistic sensibilities being pinched and the result was something of a mediocre retread. There were accusations of naive, fresh clay for record label EMI, and the completion of her second album Lionheart in a matter of months did nothing to help this matter. This precocious maturity characterised The Kick Inside, at the tender age of 19 the public didn't quite know what to make of her. Along with two famous music videos (featuring both a white and red dress), the lead single Wuthering Heights was a weird blend of progressive rock, classical and literary influences that demonstrated a raw, unusual talent beyond her years. Kate Bush was an oddity when she burst onto the popular music scene in the late 70's, famously discovered by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd in 1978 backed by a bunch of prog rock veterans she released debut album The Kick Inside.
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