La Isla Bonita - Kike Harvey

Advantages: Her music is flawless, so diverse, interesting
Disadvantages: Nothing it's PJ HARVEY!?!?!?!

...---P.J Harvey - Discover something out of this world--- For people that love their music, and if you haven't discovered a wonderful artist yet, today you will have... PJ HARVEY.. Multitalented - Peej is, playing bass, guitar, and piano - and even drums. Darn, didn't think I'd get round to writing this review, but I just had to force myself to do it - well not literally, and writing it isn't such a bad thing, but her music is just so diverse, and you can have so much to say about it -well I certainly have. I must say if you haven't heard of Peej, you have to listen to her stuff, as I now love P.J Harvey. P.J is just one of a kind, all her ideas are her own, her music doesn't sound like anyone elses, and is truly unique and original. Besides I have to make this review more than GREAT as my partner, is the BIGGEST Peej fan out there... Read review

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Advantages: serious, clever, poetic, daring, easy to listen to
Disadvantages: it's a minor point - you have to whack the volume up otherwise it's quiet

...~~~Still worth listening to 15 years on~~~ Today PJ Harvey's eighth album, 'White Chalk', is released and in anticipation of its arrival I have been listening to 'Dry', her first album, released in 1992. On its release, the album wowed the music press and was hailed as an astonishing debut worldwide. I remember, because I was 20 and living in France on my third year at uni, and the ripples touched even the uncool French music scene. I was so blown away by her, at a similar age to me she had produced an album that was not only great to listen to, but showed an intelligence and maturity beyond her years and promised so much more to come. ~~~The Artist~~~ PJ (Polly Jean) Harvey has been likened to Patti Smith. True, she shares with Patti the poetic lyrics, the strong, deep vocals, the longevity and I dare say that Polly has been... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap - Awesome Unique Voice
Disadvantages: None

...To follow up any Mercury award winning album (‘Stories’ won a much acclaimed Mercury Prize in 2001) is hard enough, but to write, perform, record, mix and produce it all yourself is what most artists honestly say they have not previously ever done. However, that is exactly what PJ Harvey has done, and has come up with this beautifully crafted soul searching album titled 'Uh Huh Her', meant as a simile of how people perceive her character. This album is in it's own ray of light, and has a wonderful springboard with the first track 'The Life And Death Of Mr. Badmouth'. This is such a personal song, which reflects of her own ''Mr Badmouth'', which she was during her gypsy days that has now slowly faded away and died. This comes across in her performance and the way she chooses to express the lyrics, sets the whole tone for this album... Read review

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