[pymnConyelell]

Wow. I am happy to see a TRS thread go along so positively. I adore this album. What I love most on it easily ranks as high as some of the stuff she seems to get the most praise for.

There is just some intensely beautiful stuff on here, and in some ways I think it seems to gel in a way some of her earlier stuff doesn't -that is to say while genius and beautiful, much of her early stuff seems more raw and experimental where The Red Shoes seems a bit more (mellowed/matured?) and effortless.

It also has the two funkiest Kate songs ever on it. If I'm just playing a couple quick tracks from the album these days I tend to go for Lily, Top of the City, Song of Solomon or Moments of Pleasure. When the album first came out I couldn't get enough Rubberband Girl or Eat the Music.

I've heard fans razz on this album for years, but I was unaware that Kate herself has decried it. That makes me sad.