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Name: hexa
Subject: dofs her cap
-- Apr 23, 2002 at 9:49PM
Most of pollys stuff is from the heart and i think this is were her strength really comes from.So far if you look back through her albums to date you will find very personal themes running through all of them.Stories from the city appeared to me as a comming of age for pj and doths its cap to influences such as Patti Smith, Chrissie Hind ect.
From love to breakdown and back again,PJs music always seems very honest and personal.As far as being a little "repetative&quo t; I find the minimal approach
to the music and words adds to the intensity of emotion in the lyric without distraction.
Name: marie
Subject: i have heard them
-- Jul 27, 2001 at 10:25PM
I am in ny and hear alot better then this..all the time..this is just media hype as ususal.better someone told me about her and i fell asleep..i am sick of the promotion of weak aritsts..and I am getting vocal. jordan is not afraid to admit the truth.
Name: marie
Subject: talent
-- Jul 27, 2001 at 10:23PM
i am sure there are alot more talented deserving of out attention. I don't think she is that gifted or a strong writer..alot of her material is boring and repetitive..there are alot of women not willing to look skeevy that are out there with killer material.
Name: andrey
Subject: what's new?
-- Jan 30, 2001 at 2:09PM
first of all, there's nothing new in this world at all :)
and... try two more weeks. it's a very good album, and, of course this might be hard to see if you pay too much attention to form.
she's just not 20 anymore (sorry, polly:)
Name: Ella Todd
Subject: PJ Harvey's album
-- Dec 26, 2000 at 7:47PM
Though it is not as revolutionary as "To Bring You My Love" or even "Is This Desire?," it is a wonderful album, and quite reminds me of her earlier works, such as "Rid Of Me" (by far her best album). It is unfair to condemn an album simply because it wasn't as dark as earlier pieces. "Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea" is hauntingly beautiful and shows her maturation as an artist. In an age where Britney Spears is considered a musical powerhouse, we should be thanking our lucky stars PJ Harvey exists.
Name: Phil Kitchel
Subject: PJ
-- Dec 4, 2000 at 2:16PM
Jordan,
I'm in agreement. I like a lot of things about it, and it's good to listen to, but overall I'm a little nonplussed.
For a "New York" album, the atmosphere is very Euro-pop--big, chiming guitars; swooping melodies; lots of reverb on Polly's voice. I was psyched to see the early PJ Harvey drummer in the credits--but they've buried him in the mix.
The production sounds leaner and cleaner, but I don't think they've ever bettered the sound they had on "Dry"--sinuous, sexy, and scary, with power to spare. This album sounds almost brittle, and for all the talk of her newfound "happiness" and "optimism," I think that brittleness reflects her attitude. She fell in love, and it scared the shit out of her. Not in the mythic sense she's explored before, but in the "this is me lying awake at night thinking I'm being driven insane by another person" sense. I think she's being herself, as opposed to, I don't know, the Wandering Woman Of The Moors or whatever she was on "To Bring You My Love." Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Last thing: You're dead on about the unavoidable similarities to Patti Smith, but I'm hearing LOTS of other voices. It's weird; whereas before I couldn't have compared her voice to anyone's, now I'm hearing Smith, Madonna, Courtney Love--shit, even Cher for god's sake. And the songs are so formulaic, it seems like she just made a pop record to show she could.
Actually, I'm willing to believe she's doing it as some sort of device--and having a laugh about it. I'll give a genius the benefit of the doubt when judging whether something's a rip-off, a joke, or an homage.
I'd say B+. Meantime, you should check out Tobin Sprout's new one and the first two Verbena albums (and prepare for volume).
pk
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