Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

I'd love to be more into this, and I can completely appreciate why people would be, but it doesn't press enough buttons for me. Still good though.

I finally found a PJ Harvey album that is not absolutely boring. It's still a little boring, but with 2 or 3 nice songs.

Not for me I don't think. Had its moments but mediocre at best.

PJ était jusque-là mon élève préférée, redoublant d'effort après chaque mauvaise note, jusqu'à atteindre un quatre sur cinq à la dernière interrogation. Je suis cette fois-ci un peu déçu et ne peux lui donner plus de trois pour ce projet. Ne pas relâcher les efforts entrevus jusqu'ici !

Je commence à en avoir sérieusement assez de PJ Harvey, heureusement que notre ami de Radiohead est venu relever le niveau de cet album insipide.

A name I've known forever but couldn't have named one of her songs. Sounds a lot like Patti Smith (which I later discovered to be her first Fans Also Like artist in spotify. Not my every day listening but I enjoyed it.

I'm a big PJ Harvey fan, but I've never managed to get into this one.

PJ Harvey is a good singer and her songs are melody and fine.

Ahhh yeah I've never cared about PJ Harvey beyond one point in the early 00s where I pretended to because I was trying to root a girl who liked her. I can't remember anything about it though, was a pretty half-arsed effort. This is bog alt rock, could be better, could also be a whole lot worse. 3/5.

Alright, but the band has better albums.

Alright.

Ciao PJ! Prefs: Big Exit, Good Fortune, The Mess We're In, You Said Something, Kamikaze, This Is Love, We Float Moins pref: Beautiful Feeling

This was a well made album, musically really tight. Harvey's vocals are fantastic and Thom Yorke was a welcome surprise. Fave Songs: This Mess We're In, A Place Called Home, The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore, Horses in My Dreams

There's some great songs here. Particularly in the latter half. But I find this reasonably boring compared to her later stuff. Just instrumentally less fun and less space.

Fine while listening but no lasting impact.

A pretty solid album, really just reminds me of a 21rst century Patti Smith. Started out strong, but really started to fade during the end. Almost a 4

Eh. Was happy to hear Thom Yorke. Not great not awful.

I feel like I'm in the Bronze in Sunnydale CA dancing with Buffy.

Talking about love and New York City, PJ Harvey's "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea" not only sounds but also feels like a alternative rock album. A much more melodic effort compared to her previows records, it has great songs like "Good Fortune" and "This Is Love" but is not as powerful as previos releases, like "Rid of Me" and "To Bring You My Love".

Un piacevole sottofondo musicale per lavorare, non si spinge oltre.

If I heard this when I was 13, I would have really liked it, and would still like it for the nostalgia of that time. As it is, I'm 31 and it really doesn't resonate with me. It feels well-crafted, and the Thom Yorke feature was nice.

Not bad but didn't really pull me in

Not bad. Didn't think any songs were great.

Chill good times

I'm a feminist so I believe that women should also be allowed to create boring generic rock and roll.

It’s kinda ok

Good album overall, early 90s melancholy tock

Not as sexy or raw or poetic as most of her other albums

Solid

nja

I bought this album when it came out because of all the hype. I wasn't blown away by it then and I'm still not.

Good music, nothing amazing 3/5

3rd Polly album in the list, can't be too many more? Supposed to be her best, I think I prefer the edgier stuff - couple of good tunes on here. Not likely to go into my listening rotation though

Definitely an interesting album, very listenable but hard pressed to call it "great," I think "pretty good" would be about as far as I'd personally go. Vocals are brilliant and love the instrumentation, but as a whole it's very dated and not in a nostalgia-inducing way. Maybe I just missed the moment for this one or else I don't love NYC as much as PJ does.

-"Big Exit," "The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore," and "Kamikaze" are the strongest tracks. All are cool alt-rock jams. -A strong 3, but nothing really stood out. No crazy guitar jams, or radical drum beats, just generally nice music with quality singing, so nothing grating. Much preferred to the other PJ Harvey album I had, which was very boring.

Decent

PJ has dated quite badly since the 90s but this is her most mainstream effort. It's quite a few bangers mixed in with her terrible poetry about horses and a genuinely moving final song

The first few songs on this album gave me very late 90s/early 2000s teen movie vibes (which I LOVE) but then it got redundant. I would listen to a few songs here and there again for sure, but the whole album is a bit of a chore.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea is the third album I've listened to from PJ Harvey, and it's the one I've enjoyed the most. PJ Harvey is on my list of artists who I wonder why I don't like more. People who share similar interests to mine recommend Harvey. I've tried exploring some of her work on my own, but I've never been drawn in. Sometimes Harvey's vocals detracted from the overall experience, but the album was still okay.

The best of this album IMO: - Good Fortune - Beautiful Feeling - This Is Love I like the singer's vibe. I didn't know her before this list. She sounds iconic. 3.3/5

This was solid alternative rock with a strong female voice. I liked it. I was happy to discover that I was familiar with the enjoyable "One Line," which had been on the "Gilmore Girls" soundtrack album. I really liked the duet "The Mess We're In," and the lead single "Good Fortune." I didn't find the something, however, that made this album stand out from the crowd for me. But I will be interested to see where else she may take us down the road.

I’ve heard of PJ Harvey, but this is my first listen to an album. It was good. The music and vocals were more impressive to me than the lyrics…maybe I need to listen more carefully.

A lot better than the other album on here, actually sort of enjoyable. Still, probably wouldn't listen again.

A LOT more enjoyable than the previous PJ Harvey album I got on this list (Rid Of Me). Has some genuinely good songs (according to me), like Big Exit, Kamikaze, This Is Love.

PJ Harvey is one those artists that has been on my radar, as I know a lot of people that think she's great and a very talented artist, but I've actually never have listened to her. My first impression is that I like the songs and enjoy their sound, but it didn't give me that feeling that it was anything beyond a solid album. I was expecting maybe something more edgy or unique that would stand out above other similar artists from the 90's. This record is critically acclaimed and according to many critics it's her best album, so I'll give it more listens and while I'm at it explore her earlier catalogue which to me looks more interesting.

I remember this won the Mercury music prize and I liked it at the time but it's actually fairly boring compared to her louder stuff. kamikaze is still really good

thom yorke go brrrrrrrrrrr

This is ok.

Liked this more than her other one

not my genre

I thought it was great and artistic, i can respect her vocals a lot too. I like the different themes of the songs. I'm not the biggest fan of this brand of alternative rock, but this was cool and worth a listen

enjoyable background music 3.4

An equal mix of cool inventive style and just kind of bland slog. A very inconsistent listen for me, which made it hard to really engage. Overall I think I lean toward positive; it wasn’t bad, I just didn’t really care for it.

this feels like it should be transition music in a 00s rom com

Pretty standard, has good alternative rock vibes tho. Additional plus for nice female voice and featuring Thom Yorke.

Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea by PJ Harvey (2000) These songs are edgy enough, and sometimes as dark as their New York-themed atmosphere, with about half the tracks consisting of love songs that produce emotional harmonic overtones in the hearts of male listeners. There’s nothing formulaic about these frequently striking compositions, although there’s sometimes a disjointed relationship between the meter of the music and the meter of the lyrics. She’s fond of 6/8 time. In “Kamikaze”, for instance, she can make 6/8 rock—not a conventional approach. Lead vocal melodies are inelaborate, and styled like Edie Brickell-esque lazy loops. Harvey does not have a naturally strong voice. There’s a tremendous difference in quality between the sultry lower stretches and the weak and sometimes off-pitch upper regions of her contralto range. The syncopated 7/8 (over 3/4 on a single tone) on the verses of “One Line” is hypnotic—difficult to pull off, but she succeeds. Harvey excels on this album when she steps away from convention. Her more ‘pop’ compositions are okay, but the songs “One Line”, “Beautiful Feeling”, and the fittingly hopeful closing track “We Float” are all very good. They have an analgesic vibe. Her guitar playing is not flashy, but it sustains interest, with variety in chord structures and deft use of effects. It calls to mind The Edge of U2. The chief artistic merits of this album are PJ Harvey’s guitar and piano colorings, and their expansive tone. It is interesting. It’s nice. And good. I think I’ll listen again. 3/5

Pop-rock que se me ha hecho un tanto pesado... Una canción conocida.

Rock alternativo.

Eh

Mooi album, ook de duetten met Thom Yorke. Wel zwaar op de hand af en toe.

OK, probably worth another listen but not yer converted

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A true album that is more than just a collection of songs. I need to give it another good listen.

Decent rock and roll.

Rockig

Confession: although everyone seems to recommend PJ Harvey, I've only heard Let England Shake and I didn't like it. This one is better, but still not a big hitter for me. It takes some of the better sounds from alt-rock and steers it back into the mainstream of rock music. I like the unexpected Thom Yorke feature. I like Harvey's voice on the more lyrical tracks and when she uses more of her range - but not so much in the straight-ahead rock moments.

So great.

Late 90s/early 2000s sound. Me back then wouldn't have liked it back then. And me now isn't that into it now. But me now probably would have really liked it back then.

It's a good album, but I'm wondering if I don't know where it fits historically/contextually with it's time period. Today, it sounds like a very standard post-grunge era rock album. I've never been particularly into grunge in general. Favorite Songs: One Line Least Favorite Song: Beautiful Feeling

Solid, but just not hitting me as much more than that on first listen. The only other album of hers that I've heard is Let England Shake, and that was more of an immediate impact. It's still clear that she's one helluva musician and songwriter.

An interesting album, with some influences from Patti Smith, Radiohead and Bjork. (6/10) Favourite Tracks: This Mess We're In, Good Fortun

Very 90s despite 2000 release. First track: mismatched vocal with accompaniment. Second track Patti Smith clone. Gets better. Needs to be accompanied by something other that generic 90s alt guitar.

I like it

2nd listen. Really liking this album.

Ok but not something on my everyday list

VOTI "Big Exit" 3 "Good Fortune" 1 "A Place Called Home" 3 "One Line" 3 "Beautiful Feeling" 3.5 "The Whores Hustle and.." 3 "This Mess We're In" 4 "You Said Something" 2 "Kamikaze" 4 "This Is Love" 3 "Horses in My Dreams" 3.5 "We Float" 2 AVG: 2.9 Pros: Thom Yorke e alcuni arrangiamenti mi sono piaciuti di più delle linee vocali, tipo "Kamikaze" oppure "Horses in my Dreams". Cons: Secondo me PJ Harvey ha un estensione vocale che non è adatta alle linee vocali che scrive. Per esempio in "Kamikaze" canta in falsetto e secondo me ci vorrebbe qualcosa di più potente. Mi è capitato di avere la stessa sensazione con altri pezzi della Harvey, tipo "Hardly wait" reinterpretata da Juliette Lewis secondo me rende di più. Conclusione: forse meriterebbe più un 2.5, ma considerando la media matematica e aggiungendo il bonus Thom Yorke arriva a 3.

More of a 3.5, but gonna round down. I liked it, but didn’t love it.

It was pretty good , the song with thom yorke was the best part

Ja, dat gaat Rustig album, ook mooi verloop. Ik ga zeker eens door haar discografie gaan

A bit boring

Strong 3

Stuck on what to give this cus I quite liked it, but a 4 star is maybe a bit too much. I will say I don’t think I heard the whole album, maybe missed 2-4 songs. She had a good voice, not much more I can think to say really. Maybe somewhere between a 3.25 and 3.5 star

This Mess We're In: Io gli voglio tanto bene a Thom Yorke però quando fa le collaborazioni raramente riescono un po' come per tutti i cantanti con una forte identità artistica. In Conclusione: Questo disco mi ha messo un po' in difficoltà. Conoscevo i PJ Harvey solo di nome e non avevo mai ascoltato nulla. Al primo ascolto li ho trovati molto congeniali ai miei gusti e ho trovati alcuni pezzi interessanti del tipo "questo vorrei risentirlo" e la mia impressione generale era da 4, però qualcosa non mi convinceva. Al secondo ascolto credo di aver messo a fuoco cosa non mi convinceva: in questo disco i PJ Harvey sono un gruppo con una forte personalità, però mi sembra ci si adagino molto. I pezzi funzionano, l'atmosfera è coerente, però a livello compositivo sono tutti un po' scarsi, sembrano appunto il risultato del gruppo di musicisti che si chiude in sala a scrivere un pezzo, ognuno pensando al suo strumento e poi registra i pezzi cotti e mangiati. Non sembra esserci una visione olistica dei pezzi, magari è pure che non c'era un produttore a guidarli? (Non lo so perché non ho letto nulla a riguardo ancora). Comunque questa consapevolezza mi ha fatto rivalutare l'album ad un 3.

Inizialmente non avevo avuto una buona impressione poi con lo scorrere del disco è andata sempre meglio. C'è qualcosa che non mi convince nel suo stile però in generale è stato un ascolto piacevole che vorrò ripetere.

3/5

One of those artists that I've been aware of but never properly listened to. Elements of Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Radiohead etc. Very good. Would give it 3.5

Ok but nothing that blew me away - enjoyed the alternative listen though

bleh. not a relisten. fine. 3 stars?

not my usual taste honestly but I did find one song I liked! This Mess We're In ft. Thom Yorke = good

Never been a fan of PJ Harvey, but I get the appeal. Was good to be forced to listen to an album of hers and I did like it. But I don’t think it’s converted me into a fan.

I enjoyed it, but no real standout tracks and I probably wouldn't revisit. 6/10

Pleasantly surprised by PJ Harvey. She gave me a Rashida Jones vibe. I give her album three Quincy's!

Pretty eclectic but not really my vibe.

Not a bad listen at all. Good background noise for when I was working. Nothing stood out as amazing but still a good album.

Joni Mitchel's album was more varied than I expected, I really got into the atmosphere of her songs and the storytelling and that. I got more out of this than her Blue album. Listening to PJ Harvey while cleaning really helped with the cleaning. It had a lot of energy. Will listen again when I'm running or angry, or both.

Sounds a lot like something my dad would listen to. Nothing about this is really gripping me, i don't dislike it and the individual songs are okay though

Pretty boring. I don't usually say this, but the singer's voice started to wear on me a little.

Not bad, good background music. Pretty chill.

3.1 + This one finds PJ Harvey with a sleeker sound, wearing an on-trend early aughts outfit on the cover and with guest appearances by Thom Yorke at his prime. I remember listening to this in 2000 and seeing her perform in Paris. The concert was blander than expected, and listening to this album again I can see why I found that show disappointing. What's all but absent here is the raw power, the angst and anger, the sexual ferocity. The album's look and sound are like a TJ Maxx version of PJ Harvey.

Mayormente rock instrumentista de una polifacética artista. Canciones con variedad de estilos en su interior, se puede escuchar bien. Le ha faltado algo, que quizás solo sea escucharlo más

It was alright. I liked the songs with Thom Yorke and I thought the songwriting was pretty compelling, but her voice was frustrating at a lot of points. Worth another listen at some point but generally just some okay alt-rock.

Haunting and soulful... Thom Yorke guest vocals... miss not listening to this album.

Nice indie rock stuff, cool collab with thom yorke thrown in as well

Felt overall like very average indie pop rock. I listened to it three times and never disliked a song, but had trouble connecting with anything.

meh

Fairly ambivalent about this album. Didn't dislike it, but didn't care either

Decent background music but nothing stand out.

i liked this one actually

Good fortune is a great song and certainly evokes a Chrissie Hynde vibe. Album was quite varied with a cool Thom Yorke cameo. Enjoyable but i don't expect to listen to it again.

she's got a fantastic voice, but her music in general just kinda leaves me a little cold.

Dig PJ's sound

Not for me

Este es uno de esos discos que me alegro de haber escuchado, ya que de no ser por este sitio probablemente hubieran pasado desapercibidos para mí. No recuerdo haber escuchado sobre PJ Harvey ni nada de su música, pero es un disco que me impresionó: la calidad de la música, su voz y el uso de métricas inusuales: ¿notaron que "One Line" está en 7/4? Otra cosa interesante es que en esta lista hay otros grupos con vocalistas que tienen timbres de voz similares a Harvey: Siouxsie And The Banshees y los Yeah Yeah Yeahs, y probablemente habrá otros. A pesar de este review mayormente positivo, temo que mi calificación no será tan alta. Prácticamente todo el disco tiene una vibra dark/depresiva al punto que parece a propósito que una de las canciones más oscuras del álbum se llame "Beautiful Feeling". Las dos canciones que guardé del disco fueron "This Mess We're In" y "We Float".

Creo que su cambio hacia el pop fue más por estrategia de ventas, era un tiempo en el que tenía que competir contra Natalie Imbruglia, Alanis Morrissette, Sheryl Crow e incluso Shania Twain. Espero en la lista venga alguno de sus anteriores discos. This mess we're in, this is love y Horses in my dreams son muy buenas.

PJ Harvey es una de esas que incluso he sentido sobrevalorada a veces. No es que me desagrade, incluso tiene un par de cosas que me gustan, pero de pronto a la segunda vuelta ya no le hayo el gusto. De este disco sí me gustaron Big Exit y This Is Love, que creo que además son de sus muy muy famosas, pero la que canta con Thome Yorkee, blaagh.

Won the mercury prize - must have been an average year

Not bad, the rock and roll of the times

Cool, but not anything I haven't hear before

Good Fortune - huge Patti vibes, although I guess she hadn't heard of her until people started comparing them. The middle felt like some generic 00s rock songs and honestly by the last two I was checked out.

Good but not my style...again

This is the kind of album where if you like it, you say that the artist displayed her range, whereas if you don't, you say that it's inconsistent. I fall into the latter camp. Some of the songs were pretty good, though I hesitate to call any of them great, and many of them fell flat. I don't really like her affected growl, and there's something about some of the backing instrumentation that didn't age well, but I can't put my finger on what it is. Best track: This is Love

Solid

Nice album, but I was going in with expectations of the sound to be more eerie. Not a bad album by any means, but it did not blow me away

Punky.

3 of these albums so far on the list. The other two got a 2, and I am on the fence on this one. Okay, 2 it is - the streak continues

2.5/5

PJ Harvey is an immensely polyvalent artist and I respect her so much for it, but the alt-rock direction she went for on this particular album really didn't speak to me. The Thom Yorke collab invites the comparison: a lot of the material here has the same dullness I disliked about Hail To the Thief. Out of curiosity though, I queued up 'Is This Desire?' after this and actually adored it! Sad that it's not included in the book. Every record I've heard from her has gone in a totally different direction from the last, so perhaps we all just need to find our right PJ Harvey album. Standouts: One Line • You Said Something

Cool enough but no head bobbing hits. Sets a mood but that's about it

Apparently she's got an MBE for services to music and a NME award for an outstanding contribution for music. Really? I found it all a bit bland and boring.

I think I can best summarize this as 'not my thing'. I don't think anything was outright bad but didn't really like it.

A bit dull

This wasn’t bad. It just wasn’t for me. And that’s okay.

мне она не нравится

Not really for me.

This was ok. A little repetitive and nothing really standing out.

Neither here nor there. Forgettable songs and a generic style they doesn't leave an imprint.

One of the albums of all time

Didn’t vibe with it.

Not a PJ Harvey fan before this album. Still not one after. Annoying, monotonous, dull.

I admire PJH but it’s not really what I want to listen to. And I’m sorry about that.

Standard rock, don’t like her voice.

Sounds a lot like Patti Smith. Not the same level of artistry though. Best song is This Mess We’re In. Not into it though.

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Y'all actually like this? Maybe I'm the dickhead here but I can't get into this. It just feels like a walmart version of Sinead O'Connor, someone who could actually say something. Sure, there is talent here, but this just feels like a nothing burger, singer-songwriter slop of an album that goes on way too long.

It was a good listen, soft yet bold and I liked her voice although her lyrics may have been repetitive

I value deep lyricism, this just doesnt have that for me. But I do like indie rock, sooo....

Don’t get it

Unmemorable

Was alright

Polly on her usual arc

Dang I guess I am too picky about my turn of the century woman singer-songwriters...

I’ve never been a great fan of PJ Harvey. I like the occasional song and enjoyed listening to Let England Shake. I recognises a couple of songs that get frequent plays on 6Music, but I didn’t warm to this overall. It’s exactly of its time sadly. Lots of plodding guitars.

Está divertido pero es demasiado denso, no se cómo explicarlo mejor. ME parece que ela compreisón del sonido me cansó. El resto no está mal pero tampoco destaca.

It's not bad. It's just so boring.

i didn't hate this album, but unfortunately i didn't resonate with it very much at all. i'm not a huge lyricist though and i've heard that's a large part of the appeal, so maybe that's the problem lol.

It's ok. Not great, not horrible

PJ Harvey makes me think of Fiona Apple but if she was more upbeat. Overall I really can’t get with a fast paced Fiona Apple.

It was alright. Will not revisit honestly.

do not love

2,5

Gets better in second half. Would go 2.5 stars if that was an option

Her voice is fine, but this strikes me as just more generic guitar strumming rock. I think this is meant to be carried by the lyrical work, but nothing felt that groundbreaking or unique to me.

Fucking tedious, and boring

It was ok

Meio chato

Fine album, not blown away or really hooked by it.

Who is picking these records? This is not a good PJ Harvey record. WTF??

I was ok with PJ before I listened to this album. I'm questioning why this one is on the list. It's kind of annoying. Like she's trying a weird Dylan impression and failing at it. I know she's got talent but it's not showing on this album. Good fortune and A Place Called home really hit me wrong. Some of the other tunes are boring but those two made me question ever listening to her again.

I suppose that i dont like this style of pop

An album firmly in the singer-songwriter non-genre, SftC SftS' relative success and inclusion on this list is puzzling. It's a decently interesting album, but it isn't markedly more unique than some other contenders in the singer songwriter space; Harvey's a good singer and has a decent voice but she isn't an incredible talent; her lyrics are generally a step above most pop songs of the era, but they're not profound and are never striking. There are bits and pieces of the songs that are great — there's this little instrumental bridge in "Horses in my Dreams," that I absolutely love — but the majority of the songs are interesting at best and off-putting at worst. Truth is, her music tends to be at its best when her instruments have some time to breathe and when her vocals aren't present. Which is strange, as she's a capable singer with a pretty voice, but the melody and vocal rhythms are so blase that she might as well let the instruments be front and center and do some vocal backing. An okay album that can easily be forgone in the span of one's life.

I’m getting less and less excited each time I see an album from the 2000s, and I had a hard time getting myself to care about this one despite multiple listens through.

How does she have several albums on this list? There's just nothing essential about any of this. Clumsy lyrics, extremely generic music, very limited vocals. This time we get an atrocious collaboration with the Radiohead guy. Bleh.

*Strong lyrics but this mostly felt like mumbling over a grunge guitar *To be fair, this is not a favorite genre of mine anyway

Ik snapte dit niet denk ik.

The Good: Who doesn’t like stories? The Bad: What if we don’t like The City, or The Sea? The Ugly: The looming uncertainty if I have more PJ Harvey albums to listen to… We all have tastes that might not mesh with what the rest of humanity likes. I, for one, like to get really drunk every now and again, while my wife hates that, and she, for some odd reason, likes to clean the house constantly, while I hate that… Ying Yang some might call that. In the case of Mr D’s taste in certain artists, I don’t know if we can talk about Ying Yang… more like “just kick me in the nuts and let’s get it over with”. I’ve mentioned it several times before, one of these days I might just have to purchase the damn book so I can read the reasonings behind the, at times, nightmare I have to go through while listening to album #x of artist Y. This album started off okay… but then this singing thing was being repeated several times… and my finger started itching, and I was forced to hit next over and over again. According to my wife I am turning into a grumpy old man… maybe… at least I know who’s to be blamed… fucking Dimery. 2*

A bit of a mixed bag, but no real standouts

I get the appeal but was not for me

Couldn’t even finish it, sorry PJ

FOUR PJ Harvey on here, seriously? It's alright until she starts singing 😏

No. I'm sorry. The man who wrote this list obviously loves pj harvey. I don't blame you guy, if I was writing this list of course I'd put all my favourite albums. And haven't bothered to do that so I can't really complain.

- i've listened to 8 songs and i'm not sure i like this album -This mess we're in is not too bad but only bcs there's thom yorke - her singing melody never changes and it's just too bland for me + she loves to shout in the high nots (not enjoyable) - 2/10

I’m sure she is a wonderful person.

I really want to like PJ Harvey but it just doesn’t DO IT FOR ME

This is the second of her albums I have had in just a couple of months. The Thom Yorke song was good because it sounded like Radiohead This Is Love was tough to get through. I'm not finding too much to like here, and honestly, I'm looking forward to the end ⭐⭐.49

It's not that every song sounds exactly the same, albeit many of them do, it's that every song just isn't very good. PJ's voice can generously be described as "soulful", less well-meaning listeners would call it "willing but not able". It's just a rather boring but not horrible album.

Good at what she does and this album showcased her talent well.

I think 2 good songs - This is Love and You Said Something, rest kind of boring to me although I'm sure the lyrics are impressive

Idk why this is on this list. It’s not crazy good and it’s kinda just eh. 2 stars

Moments of sparkling greatness like the opening track, but buried under just too many songs that sound like filler, meandering about and going nowhere. I understand that the album is supposed to be about New York, but too much of the lyrical matter sounds like the romanticizations of a newcomer from the suburbs.

Whiner than a vineyard tour

This didnt really hit for me. Some good tracks and beats, but overall it sounded older than it is. A couple tracks I was suprised I already knew like the This is Love song.

we'll float, it's a good listen

Bueno

Entiendo el momento en que salió, pero ya a hoy me aburrió.

I can't enjoy it. It's like noise to me and her voice is aggravating.

It's just a little meh.

Soft, slow, and wimpy. Not the way I like my 90s rock

Just your average 00s pop-rock album—I don't have much to say about it, and I don't really like it much either.

Muy normalito tirando a mediocre, que no irremediablemente horrible, una pena porque la tia es muy chula y se la ve potencial. Una sorpresa la aparición de Thom Yorke.

Escutei duas músicas. Me lembra trilha sonora de filmes da década de 80 e 90.

boring ass new wave shit plus some fun

het begon allemaal zeer goed.. toen trok Tom Fucking Yorke zijn bakkes open en was alles om zeep, zeker toen PJ zelf de zeurderige zaag begon te spelen... waarom PJ waarom?

Not bad, not wow.

179/1001 First listen. No part of stuck out in my mind as any better than the rest. I’d like to know why I needed to listen to this. 4/10

What exactly is alternative here? This is female fronted pop-rock, there's not much else going on. It doesn't feel different, it feels standard for the 2000s. It's incredible how a little bit of Thom Yorke makes it feel slower, more odd, but that's just the eeriness of his voice. As a first time listener for PJ I'm not super impressed, but I don't hate it. 2.2/5

No pude terminar de escucharlo, pero no porque fuera malo sino por cuestión tiempo.

"É só isso?" - Zoio, Everson

This album is so 2000s. I'm just not sure if I'm a fan of PJ Harvey's style, I'm not huge on her voice and the songs didn't really hit for me. There were a few Thom Yorke collabs which also dated this album to 2000. For me, it's just okay.

Today’s album was a collection of songs, each of which were a collection of notes, words, and rhythmic components. It lasted approximately 47 minutes. While better than some albums, it was worse than others. It featured instruments, including the guitar, bass guitar, drums, and voice. That’s all I really have to say. Perhaps significantly more active listening would be important. But it was quite uninteresting to me, so it became background music almost instantly. 4/10.

Early 2000s alt style, kinda comparable to Stereophonics but not quite. Not my style but can see why people like it.

On a few tracks I was could hear Siouxie Sue crossed with Chrissie Hind, a combination that would normally have me rushing to put the album on repeat, however, it didn't grab me. One or two tracks were great, but that wasn't enough to make me reach for more.

12313

Es un álbum para NPCs deprimidos

Review - my second PJ Harvey album. No where near as good as Let England Shake. The guitars are sort of droney in the first few songs particularly, a bit like Stereolab but less interesting. There are some songs where she goes for repeated high notes and her voice just isn't quite there. That said, she's obviously a good songwriter and some of the songs here are really good and well performed; more are really good and midly performed. An ok album. Rating - 5/10 Need to hear? YES

Didn't really grab me, a few average songs and the rest just passed me by.

None of the songs really engaged me. The highlight was the track featuring Thom Yorke. Otherwise the songs kind of blurred together.

So far suicidal lol. Pretty basic in terms of instrumentals but the singer sounds familiar in a good way. I like the mellow track with no drums but it’s so far picking up after the middle of the album. not good but not bad, probably wouldnt listen to it again.

I wasn’t into this one :( I feel like the instrumentals were too repetitive for the first half. As if it was building up to a climax that never came. I don’t know if it’s just my shitty zoomer attention span or not. As soon as “Whores Hustle” started I literally said out loud “THERE WE GO.” Because I feel like that suits her voice better! MASSIVE props to her guitar work though. I just wish her vocal style gelled with better instrumental build-ups. I’m definitely willing to give her more chances in the future, just not for this album. Favorite track: The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore

Not my vibe, but I can see whey it made the list.

It’s okay, solid singing and instrumentation. Just not really my cup of tea.

I felt very indifferent about this album. None of the songs particularly appealed to me or moved me.

I've always been aware of PJ Harvey but don't think I'd ever heard any of her songs. This album was ok..nothing Id revisit. I feel like if I was an angsty teenager or early 20s trying to find my way in the world I'd probably like this more.

It was ok. I don't like one note songs

I know some punk fans love her, but I find it redundant.

genérico

meh

You know it's not my album when Thom Yorke's feature is a breathe of fresh air. Just not my style of singer-songwriter, going to chalk this one up as "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all".

Meh

Ngl i couldnt make it far into this one, not for me. From what I heard it was ok.

Contaba con que fuera un poco más duro pero es un rock mucho más tranquilo, seguramente sea un álbum al que vuelva en el futuro y me acabe gustando

a bit like nails on a chalkboard

Eh, some interesting songs here but not my cup of tea. A little bit of Radiohead especially when they invited Thom Yorke on “this mess we’re in” Fave songs: this mess we’re in and Kamikaze

Interesting but not my cup of tea.

I do understand that the idea is to create melancholic and atmospheric sounds. However, I cannot ignore how the singer often sounds downright bored to be in the studio. And when there is a guest singer, the text quality becomes so abysmal that I had trouble not to burst out laughing (This Mess We're In being the worst offender). Best songs are Kamikaze and We Float, mostly because they sounds like something the artist actually wanted to make. At least it goes to show that anyone can make dull, boring sounding sad music. 3/10, please drink some coffee next time.

i like the song with thom york, rest is meh ok

Not for me

Sounds like a shittier version of alanis morissette. It's good, but I don't know why it's on this list

Pretty decent. A bit unmemorable.

"We Float" carried this album.

Meh

Moins convaincu que le premier album. 2.5/5

Not that bad but I don't like PJ Harvey

Instrumental interesting, don't know if I like vocals. 2!

Decent little album

A solid album for PJ. It shows both the grit and the songwriting chops that make her great. However I’m not a fan of the way the guitars are produced. A little too slick to handle the bigger guitar parts that anchor some of the songs. It it is effective on some of the songs which bear more production weight like A Place Called Home and Beautiful Feeling but less so with material like the opening track.

My reviews often talk of angry young men making recordings, well this is a breath of fresh air from an angry young woman making a recording. As I am no longer young a lot of this music isn't for me.

This album was the hardest decision yet. It was very middle of the road, I think its just music that's not for me. She sounds good and there's nothing wrong with the music, I just can't get into it.

- It’s giving 2000’s emo - Hendes måde er synge på er ikke min smag, og musikken siger mig ikke forfærdeligt meget, det er 100% et mig problem, for hun er tydeligt dygtig, det rammer mig bare ikke

Generic album nothing really stood out to me.

Pj who? 1.5 stars

i already knew « this mess we’re in » that i liked but the rest not for me

i feel like shes so cool but i cant like her songs

i don’t think that’s for me

Call me old-fashioned but I like songs to have a melody.

Not my jam

meh. best one was the mess we’re in

2/3. Moody, dark, she definitely listened to a lot of Nirvana. I really like the dark guitar sound, but other than that it didn’t move me much. Lot of tracks bled together and the album just isn’t very dynamic.

taka pheobe buffay nie moj styl bez szalu

Sounds like the 90s.

Meh.

A bit better than previous one but still to calm for me. Would be cool for some late night driving

Favourite song- you said something, this wicked tongue, and this is love Enjoyed the album and nice to hear someone I hadn’t listened to before

Not for me - We Float or The Mess We’re In were maybe my fav but didn’t really love any that much

Nothing for me to write home about personally but not offensive

3/10

2.5

Nothing here really did it for me. Not particularly memorable either. Don't see myself revisiting this one.

Definitely not the worst thing I’ve ever heard just it feels incomplete.

I don’t understand why this is an album I need to listen to before I die. I’d have been fine without it.

Just not for me. Musically, it hits a good note, but simply not good enough to carry an album

Didn't do much for me, but man what a surprise when Thom Yorke just pops in outta nowhere

I guess what makes PJ Harvey is her voice. The music is ok but by itself it just sounds like okaysh rock, not that special. I wonder if this is a record I would’ve enjoyed more back in 2000.

This Mess We’re In — with Thom Yorke— pretty cool. Otherwise, not that into the album. Her voice isn’t for me.

I always thought she was overrated

it’s neither bad nor insanely good. the songs all sounded so similar so i don’t even know if i really have a fave

🥇you said something 🥈the mess we’re in 🥉the whores hustle and the hustlers whore HM: a place called home, we float

No m'ha desagradat. Averages.

Not my vibe

This was not for me

Another good case for singles / best of being preferable to some albums. This Is Love is an outstanding track in a sea of fairly dirgy fillers. Maybe I wasn't in the mood or i'm just not cool enough for it all but i'm not sure i'll be giving it another listen.

It was ok, nothing special

I dont understand the UK obsession with PJ Harvey.

My algorithm keeps trying to get me to listen to PJ Harvey, maybe because Thom Yorke is in this. Meh, not for me at all. She's fine, but I'm bored. 2* Highlights: the mess we're in

Thom yorke is here 👀

It wasn't bad but didn't click with me.

Muniin puhalteluksi jäi tämäkin, ehkä voisi toimia nukahtamismusiikkina.

This was fine. Some cool driving beats. I enjoyed the radiohead cameo, overall not for me

not for me

No

Just very generic and kind of annoying

I was just about to give up on this album, but This Is Love was decent. I'm rating it 2, even though it's more like a 2.5.

Is this what old people had before Allanis?

meh 2/5

It was ok. Forgettable and deleted it after

I really want to like PJ Harvey. So many people I know love her but it always is just kind of ok to me. It just doesn't grab me.

Never was able to buy into her vocal performance. It felt jarring all the way until We Float. I liked her there. Some nice instrumentals but this is just not for me at all. Global reviews have me feeling a little left out but thats the beauty of art, right?

4.5

Really not my cup of tea.

2.5 I got Dry by PJ Harvey about 20 albums back and gave her a 3 (rounding up) so I figured a 2 rounding down was fair. Dry she was angry and powerful and I really see why some people may have that album in their top 20 (not me but. . . ) This album was more contained but also more boring. A plus is her vocals have improved. She's got a powerful voice and is an amazing songwriter but I just can't get into her stuff. Same comment as Dry I think with time I'd come to like her stuff more but I don't have that kind of time.

La pochette me parle mais jamais ecouté pourtant Bon bah… c’est du rock classique des années 2000. Ça m’a fait ni chaud ni froid…