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Track Listings
| 1. Rid Of Me |
| 2. Missed |
| 3. Legs |
| 4. Rub 'Til It Bleeds |
| 5. Hook |
| 6. Man-Size Sextet |
| 7. Highway 61 Revisited |
| 8. 50ft Queenie |
| 9. Yuri-G |
| 10. Man-Size |
| 11. Dry |
| 12. Me-Jane |
| 13. Snake |
| 14. Ecstasy |
Product Description
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PJ Harvey's second and most ferocious album finds her claiming images of sexuality, whether they're of a "hysterical" female (the obsessive title track and the indelible accusation "you leave me dry") or male "dominance" ("Man-Size", which also appears in an atonal arrangement with a string sextet, and the feral rockabilly size-brag of "50-Ft Queenie"). Recorded to play up the stark dynamic contrasts of Harvey's early trio, it's as harsh and abrasive as the gutter blues whose vocal style Harvey cops. And she demands a place for herself at the table of great songwriters--a hellfire take on Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" fits neatly alongside her own work. --Douglas Wolk
Album Description
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The fiercest and rawest album I've ever listened to,
This review is from: Rid Of Me (Audio CD)
For years I have heard raves about PJ Harvey. I had never heard her music, but I didn't make any attempt to seek it out. Then in Blender they raved about this CD. I went online and heard a snippet of the title track off this album. I immediately fell in love with the song and impulsively ordered the entire album. Having listened to the whole album, I did not make a mistake in ordering it. The sheer intensity of the album does not let up at all. PJ Harvey has a great voice that is able to pull off almost every song on this album. Every song is terrific. The arrangements of the song were deceptively simple too. When I heard the entire song of the title track, it seems very quiet and intense and then 2 minutes in she lets the music rip and she never lets go until the end of the album. The only song I don't care for is "Man-Size Sextet". It's a weird inclusion, but I don't ever skip over it because I don't want to miss a second of this album (it's just so good).I give this album my highest recommendation. If you like your music raw and intense, then you should definitely check this album out. I listened to it every morning for about a month. Believe me, it really wakes you up and gets you ready for the day!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lady Sings the Blues,
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This review is from: Rid Of Me (Audio CD)
Having seen PJ perform Rid Of Me live in Athens just a month ago, alone on stage with her guitar, having heard her desperate wailings, her calling to that great unknown, it is hard to be unbiased. Her soul is in every song she has ever written. And she gives nothing less than her soul in her performances. This album is a great introduction to her universe, a world where wounded and healers drink together. She is definitely one of the greatest women singers-songwriters of our time, giving blues a whole different meaning. Missed is also an amazing track, full of bitterness and awareness of the unavoidable.Definitely a must-have for anyone interested in a great voice accompanied by great passion and soul. Thank you PJ.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A brutal triumph,
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This review is from: Rid Of Me (Audio CD)
There were a handful of great female artists to come out at once in the 90's, but none of them did what PJ Harvey did, which is to brutalize herself into her music, to reclaim every inch of self-punishment and anger pop music had sanded over. Rid of Me pushes that thesis to its breaking point, seeing Harvey step into the role of man and woman, of Eve shrieking in hysterics at the snake in the garden of Eden, of Jane of the Jungle on her period. It's a wild, unique creation, but at its center is the passion of an artist driven to fiery heights by her demons and then sublimating them into the darkest, angriest, most painful alternative masterpieces you've ever heard.
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