PJ Harvey

SGR · 06-18-2021, 08:37 PM

^ Really? Let England Shake, though different from her prior work, is the last brilliant thing she's done imo.

jadis · 06-18-2021, 09:07 PM

I'm sure it has its merits, just not ones I'm sensible to... not an album I enjoy, that pulls me in... I remember an overall impression of acoustic earnestness, which is not my thing.

Whereas Uh Huh Her had Eff You and a couple of other snippets I really enjoyed even though it's not a great album.

SGR · 06-18-2021, 09:14 PM

Uh Huh Her is def underrated. What a badass opening song.

jadis · 06-18-2021, 10:39 PM

Yeah I should listen to it again

**Marie Monday** · 06-19-2021, 04:36 AM

Rid Of Me is brilliant but for some reason I never listened to her other albums. I'm gonna set that right by making this a PJ Harvey day

SGR · 06-19-2021, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

Rid Of Me is brilliant but for some reason I never listened to her other albums. I'm gonna set that right by making this a PJ Harvey day

For real? Check out Stories From the City, Stories From The Sea, and my personal fav PJ album, To Bring You My Love

**Marie Monday** · 06-19-2021, 11:20 AM

Yeah it's surprising, considering she fits well into the kind of music I'm into. I'm starting out by revisiting Rid Of Me after quite a long time, and I suddenly recognised what kept me back: it's produced by Steve Albini. This may fit into the unpopular music opinion thread, but I'm not a fan. His production always sounds the same (how easily I recognised it says enough) in a metallic way which is crisp at best and tin can-like at worst and in itself that's not a bad thing I guess, it's just not for me. The music itself is still brilliant in spite of that, but I don't think there's any Albini album I don't at least have slightly mixed feeling about

**Marie Monday** · 06-19-2021, 02:51 PM

I listened to both Stories From the City, Stories From The Sea and To Bring You My Love: I kind of like both and I love some songs, but I miss the punkishness of Rid Of Me. I feel like these are albums that I have to get used to in order to appreciate them fully

**Exo** · 06-19-2021, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

but I miss the punkishness of Rid Of Me.

This is me every time I listen to any other one of her albums.

jadis · 06-19-2021, 05:01 PM

Yes, that the one for me as well - though the others have lots of great music, so I don't want to say that it's all weak tea by comparison, even if it sometimes feels like it.

Love the Albini production more than I could possible say. Abrasive!

06-18-2021, 08:37 PM	#41 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,325	^ Really? Let England Shake, though different from her prior work, is the last brilliant thing she's done imo.

06-18-2021, 09:07 PM	#42 (permalink)
jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,353	I'm sure it has its merits, just not ones I'm sensible to... not an album I enjoy, that pulls me in... I remember an overall impression of acoustic earnestness, which is not my thing. Whereas Uh Huh Her had Eff You and a couple of other snippets I really enjoyed even though it's not a great album.

06-18-2021, 09:14 PM	#43 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,325	Uh Huh Her is def underrated. What a badass opening song.

06-18-2021, 10:39 PM	#44 (permalink)
jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,353	Yeah I should listen to it again

06-19-2021, 05:01 PM	#50 (permalink)
jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,353	Yes, that the one for me as well - though the others have lots of great music, so I don't want to say that it's all weak tea by comparison, even if it sometimes feels like it. Love the Albini production more than I could possible say. Abrasive!