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Old 08-02-2011, 15:44
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i like all her albums (not including the collaboration ones). I'm intregued by this one cos its supposed to mix her raw guitar/folk sound with the piano sound from her last record
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Old 08-02-2011, 15:57
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yep, it's on pre-order.shouldn't be long now.i loved her doing let england shake on the andrew marr show. gordon brown must have wondered what was going on.
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Old 08-02-2011, 16:08
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I used to be a big fan, but I kind of went off her. I loved her older work that had more of the blues rock sound. Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea is my favorite album. I also liked Dry and To Bring You My Love.
I know she wants to be creative and change, but the softer more piano folk driven stuff bores me. I like the fiercer rocky stuff. From what I understand her new record is more of the same of her recent stuff so I probably won't rush out to buy it.
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Old 08-02-2011, 18:07
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Old 13-02-2011, 14:31
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Just listened to the full Let England shake on spotify and it's definitely a grower.

Love The words that maketh murder and England. Wasn't really a huge fan of white chalk all the way through and this feels like PJ Harvey back to form.
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Old 13-02-2011, 15:23
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Looking forward to it. I'm waiting to get the CD tomorrow before I listen to anything from it - I'm kind of traditional and prefer to have the physical item.

Get the feeling it'll be an album I think is very good, but won't listen to much - a bit like most of her stuff really,
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Old 13-02-2011, 15:50
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It's bloody brilliant, one of the best things she ever done.
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Old 14-02-2011, 10:32
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I've pre-ordered it so hopefully it will arrive today!!!
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Old 14-02-2011, 19:35
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It's really good. Here's an interview and performance from The Culture Show last week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gqd-2Tz6cc
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Old 14-02-2011, 20:53
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Still have to listen to the whole thing properly but I'm really liking what I've heard so far
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Old 18-02-2011, 16:26
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Adore it! Have been spinning it non-stop since I got it.. What a legend! Wished PJ'd throw in a few Irish tour dates at some stage. In the past, she's neglected us a bit...
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Old 18-02-2011, 18:12
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yep, thumbs up so far. who else could pull off a concept album with this subject matter and still make it such an enjoyable listen?
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Old 18-02-2011, 18:12
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I've heard the album and i don't think the songs all connect well.

I heard an interview in which PJ Harvey spoke about all the research she had done before the album. I don't think people should research before doing an album. If they haven't got anything to say, that they can say without studying first, they shouldn't be making albums.

There's a song on the album called "England". It doesn't make me think of England.

Finally - if people are going to do political songs, can they at least say something no other musician has said?
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Old 18-02-2011, 18:58
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I've heard the album and i don't think the songs all connect well.

I heard an interview in which PJ Harvey spoke about all the research she had done before the album. I don't think people should research before doing an album. If they haven't got anything to say, that they can say without studying first, they shouldn't be making albums.

There's a song on the album called "England". It doesn't make me think of England.

Finally - if people are going to do political songs, can they at least say something no other musician has said?
I don't think you've understood the concept of the album, especially with that line I've highlighted. It's an album about history rather than politics and she's written it from the point of view of a neutral observer. Some of the reviews of the album explain it alot better than I could.

Also, I can't believe you think subjects shouldn't be studied before writing about them, or that people should only write about what they've personally experienced. Do you apply that to everyone like novelists and filmmakers too, or just musicians?
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Old 18-02-2011, 19:09
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I've just bought it. Yes, it's excellent.
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Old 18-02-2011, 19:10
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I like the album.

The Words That Maketh Murder is the stand-out, I love it.
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Old 18-02-2011, 19:43
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The have a sample of the album on spotify and it sounds pretty good.
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Old 18-02-2011, 19:44
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It's brilliant.
I'd put money on her picking up the best female at the Brits next year and probably the Mercury prize too.
I'm loving Written on the Forehead
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Old 18-02-2011, 19:45
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I like in the Dark Places.
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Old 18-02-2011, 20:24
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I've heard the album and i don't think the songs all connect well.

I heard an interview in which PJ Harvey spoke about all the research she had done before the album. I don't think people should research before doing an album. If they haven't got anything to say, that they can say without studying first, they shouldn't be making albums.
Right, because learning is a waste of time anyway.
What you're having for dinner makes for a perfectly fine concept, and no fancy word, they do my head in.
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Old 18-02-2011, 20:28
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Right, because learning is a waste of time anyway.
What you're having for dinner makes for a perfectly fine concept, and no fancy word, they do my head in.
My dinner always tastes crap cause I never bothered to research or learn about cooking. Why would I want too?
Some people find this a scary thought, but due to my lack of education and my unwillingness to learn, my idea of a scary thought is that it's still another 6 months till X-Factor starts.
now if you excuse me I am away to read a book or as you lot might call it, a sweetie wrapper.
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Old 18-02-2011, 21:16
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Yep, it's great.
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Old 01-05-2011, 21:22
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I think it's a bloody fantastic album.

Glad she came out with this after the complete rubbish Radiohead excreted this year.
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Old 01-05-2011, 21:28
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it's the best of her albums for me, most of the others iv'e found patchy. There's still some vocal histrionics that grate a little, and i crave her to pick up a guitar and put down whatever that thing is she strums

'part from that it's good
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Old 01-05-2011, 22:11
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it's the best of her albums for me, most of the others iv'e found patchy. There's still some vocal histrionics that grate a little, and i crave her to pick up a guitar and put down whatever that thing is she strums

'part from that it's good
I think it's called an autoharp

Somebody has written this about it on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoharp
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