PJ Harvey

[mally]

Mmm mmmm mmmmmmmm... Just getting into her older stuff. Me likee.

[Black tangled heart]

lol I'm gonna see her this year at a festival. Will be great.

[J KunK]

Cool, shes damn good, saw her at Reading a couple of years back.

I really should get my arse in gear and buy some more of her cd's.

[Thessi]

ohh, she has the voice :eek:
i have the desert sessions album, and that is brill! the new album of hers will be very welcome too! ;)

[moodicow]

I recently got Dessert Sessions and Songs from the city, Songs from the sea , really like Good Fortune

[gremlin]

I seen her last year at Slane, I thought she was bad...really bad, but that wasn't just me, I think most people apart the testoterone fuelled males got bored...And she's playing another festival here this year, at least there's other stages at that one though.

[mally]

I didn't think much of her when she performed at V last year. Although, looking back, it probably didn't help that my friend hates her music and so was pestering me throughout. Ho hum.

[twovolumenovel]

I saw her live last year. The Stories from the city album is brilliant. She's playin t in the park as well. How cool.

Kamikazee!!!

[slightly bemused]

Polly Jean is perfection

[Larsen B]

gah i'm gonna buy Desert Sessions one day, plus i'll see her at glasto, she sounds pretty good from the all of 3 songs i've heard

[Neil]

She is brill, i prefer her more recent stuff to be honest as it doesnt sound so...raw

[Superfuzz_Bigmuff]

I love PJ Harvey.

[leetroot]

i'm finally going to see her live at somerset house. hoorah.

[Spiral]

I sold my Stories.. album. *slaps herself*

[Neil]

Her new album is quite good, different sound to stories

Stand out tracks are probably:

The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth
Cat on the Wall
The Letter
Shame
The Slow Drug
You Come Through

[Annette]

niiiice music

[PlugMeInBaby]

PJ Harvey has such a great personality and voice.
I really like her ;)

[music]

I seen her last year at Slane, I thought she was bad...really bad, but that wasn't just me, I think most people apart the testoterone fuelled males got bored...And she's playing another festival here this year, at least there's other stages at that one though.


i really can't stand her. im sorry argh well her new stuff is ok but when i saw her live last year at slane as well i thought she was pure crap! so then my opinion changed of her :confused:

[Stuey]

I think she's got an alwful voice and has boring plain tunes. Saw her at V and have heard her on the radio and on jools holland and absolutly can't stand her.

[tokyo+1]

She's ace.

[music]

I think she's got an alwful voice and has boring plain tunes. Saw her at V and have heard her on the radio and on jools holland and absolutly can't stand her.

dittoooo
..

[Dangnabit]

She lives in right near me.
mmMMmm

[the invisible girl]

UH HUH HER is a great record. My favorite songs are:
The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth
Shame (her voice is precious in this song:D)
The Slow Drug
It´s you (here, i love the guitars)
You Come Through

[twovolumenovel]

Crawl Home is superb. Especially when she goes...



Ugh

Saw her at T. She rocks. Got tickets for the next tour as well. V exciting. She's a minx.

[Istya]

I usually hate female singers, but I LOVE PJ Harvey. Actually, I don't just love her, I aspire to be her. Unfortunately, my voice is crap.

Uh Huh Her is ace.

[Hoppipolla]

I usually hate female singers, but I LOVE PJ Harvey. Actually, I don't just love her, I aspire to be her. Unfortunately, my voice is crap.

Uh Huh Her is ace.

What about Björk? Tori Amos? oh and Fiona Apple? though.
Do they do nothing for you?

[Istya]

I did say usually. But nope, out of those, the only one who does it for me is Bjork...and occaisionally I listen to Joni Mitchell.

[Hoppipolla]

I did say usually. But nope, out of those, the only one who does it for me is Bjork...and occaisionally I listen to Joni Mitchell.

hm. bjork is sure in a league of her own, though.

Hmm. Tori Amos can sometimes and Fiona Apple occasionally.

What about Beth Gibbons from Portishead? :happy:

I quite like Norah Jones and Jem... but purely for their voices - their music doesn't appeal.

[Istya]

Jem? Surely you don't mean the 80's cartoon star of the Holograms that was my idol since age 5? :eek:

Yes. I do believe Bjork would have to be cannonized if she wasn't so pleasantly odd.

[Hoppipolla]

Jem? Surely you don't mean the 80's cartoon star of the Holograms that was my idol since age 5? :eek:

Yes. I do believe Bjork would have to be cannonized if she wasn't so pleasantly odd.

Nope, thankfully I do not. ;) :p I mean the new singer who tends to like singing in the oc... alot. :unsure:

At least she doesn't just rely on some pants formula like most artists are beginning to do. Creativity is the thing I seek in music, and you can definitely find it in her music. :happy: She's not all that sane, though, really.

[Istya]

Well, I've never actually seen the OC so that explains it.

Ah, how I love her lack of sanity. :happy:

[Hoppipolla]

It reminds me of me, alot of the time. She's just so inventive.

:happy:

Yeah, I'd advise you not to. I did watch it, got addicted, still don't LIKE it, as such. More of an addiction. The music in it is quite good, sometimes. The entire layout is much better than any other teen-drama. Still crappish.

[trueblue]

pj harvey is doing a secret gig this weekend :cool: (byron bay, of course). message me if you are a hardcore fan wanting details

[Drunk muser]

I like the new album a lot, I thought it wouldnt be much, but she's surprised me once more. It's nice, and she's always singing about this blue-eyed guy :'(

[Black Velvet]

I was looking forward to see her live at Werchter. I thought 'Yeah PJ huge name, must be good'!
But I was so so dissapointed: She can't sing, no strong voice, and all her songs are so the same.
She just magged for me, and I even felt asleep!

[ok_computer]

the next time on werchter she must wear something under her dress... :unsure:

[Hoppipolla]

I was looking forward to see her live at Werchter. I thought 'Yeah PJ huge name, must be good'!
But I was so so dissapointed: She can't sing, no strong voice, and all her songs are so the same.
She just magged for me, and I even felt asleep!

She can sing. She has got one of the strongest female voices I've ever heard. 'Who will love me now' doesn't sound like 'The Letter', and 'Who the fuck' sounds nothing like 'Good Fortune'... and you can switch those four songs around in any way. I can't take what you're saying seriously, because if that can make you fall asleep, then you might just snooze during armagedon. You can dislike her singing. You can dislike the power of her voice and you can dislike her excitement - but they do exist.

PS- you know I don't mind you and i'm not trying to be a dick or act superior... that's just what i think!

[Keys]

she was veery good at t mmmmmmm :D

[Hoppipolla]

she was veery good at t mmmmmmm :D

Keep the good reviews comin' so absolutionerased changes his mind. :happy:

[Black Velvet]

She can sing. She has got one of the strongest female voices I've ever heard. 'Who will love me now' doesn't sound like 'The Letter', and 'Who the fuck' sounds nothing like 'Good Fortune'... and you can switch those four songs around in any way. I can't take what you're saying seriously, because if that can make you fall asleep, then you might just snooze during armagedon. You can dislike her singing. You can dislike the power of her voice and you can dislike her excitement - but they do exist.


Ok ok. Let us say now she can sing! But she has not a strong voice at all!

[Hoppipolla]

Ok ok. Let us say now she can sing! But she has not a strong voice at all!

yes, she does.

Know what you're talking about... download some of her reccomended stuff and then see what you think.

[CitizenErased_uk]

Was anyone at the Manchester Apollo gig the other night? I was amazed by:

Her voice
Her sexiness
Her beautiful red boots
Her gratitude to applause after each and every song
The emptiness of the venue
The sexy beast of a man I was stood next to
The politeness and gentleman-ness of the men there
The threat of having my camera confiscated :mad:
Her robbing of my past hair do. Only hers is better. Bint.

[Superfuzz_Bigmuff]

She was very good last night.

[€ngel]

the next time on werchter she must wear something under her dress... :unsure:
:eek: Henk..! :ohmy:

[cherub rock]

Ok ok. Let us say now she can sing! But she has not a strong voice at all!

:confused: What? Are you mad? She has a VERY powerful voice! Especially for someone her size! She's tiny! I saw her last week - and thought she was amazing!

[moodicow]

I was going to see her i London next week, but now will not be going so going to sell 2 tixs on ebay

[Hoppipolla]

Her new album is quite good, different sound to stories

Stand out tracks are probably:

The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth
Cat on the Wall
The Letter
Shame
The Slow Drug
You Come Through

Really?

Er. I think No Child Of Mine and The End are nice novelty sticks.
I love You Came Through and The Darker Days of Me & Him.

But c'mon. Who the fuck... Is... So... Fun.
I just love the part where she does the low/high pitch thingy...:
Who?
Who?
Who?
*highpitched*Who?
Fuck
Fuck
Fuck
*highpitched* YOU!

[cherub rock]

Really?

Er. I think No Child Of Mine and The End are nice novelty sticks.
I love You Came Through and The Darker Days of Me & Him.

But c'mon. Who the fuck... Is... So... Fun.
I just love the part where she does the low/high pitch thingy...:
Who?
Who?
Who?
*highpitched*Who?
Fuck
Fuck
Fuck
*highpitched* YOU!

Twas even better live. :happy:

[slightly bemused]

I'm still crying my eyes out that I was gonna travel 20 hours to see her but it sold out.

And whoever said she can't sing or she has no strong voice, I'm not sure we're talking about the same woman.

[cherub rock]

I'm still crying my eyes out that I was gonna travel 20 hours to see her but it sold out.

And whoever said she can't sing or she has no strong voice, I'm not sure we're talking about the same woman.

I remember that comment! And agree completely! Poor you! I would've been devastated myself!!

[Hoppipolla]

Twas even better live. :happy:
:indiff: Shush.

[cherub rock]

:indiff: Shush.
You too young to go? I really do feel for you!

But just to rub things in, did I mention that I got into the Olympia, and the pit, without a ticket and without a pit-pass, and without paying a red-cent? Mwah ha ha ha ha........

[rockchik]

i havnt heard much by her to be honest but sheila-na-gig is 1 of my all time favourite songs

[Ammaeli]

Polly Jean's beautiful. Just got tickets to see her at the end of the month...I can't wait.

& to the people who say she doesn't have a strong voice; listen to Good Fortune, This Is Love, or No Child of Mine [her voice is gorgeous in this one.]

[Talking Head]

I always thought she had a great voice but just having bought "Uh hu her" it has not grown on me yet I guess. Just can't myself like it, not what I expected.

[Allure]

<3

[NoGirlSoSweet]

her voice is absolutely beautiful. it's got strength in it. there's no doubt. i've heard ppl saying that now she won't do gigs anymore. was it true? i felt a bit surprised to hear that. a bit sad as well. cuz i didn't have a chance to see her playing live. pocket knife is my fav song in uh huh her. the live version of who the fuck really stands out.

[Humphrey Goldenbollocks]

I got to see her last year when she supported Morrisey in Birmingham, that was amazing.

Otherwise, I don't really listen to her much, I was only dragged along by my Dad (Not that I needed much persuading :LOL: ), who's really into her and Morrisey.

[slightly bemused]

For anyone possibly interested, I've just created a PJ Harvey forum. There isn't much going on right now, but hopefully it'll grow and be a good place for us to talk PJ.

thegarden.forumsplace.com

[Ammaeli]

Great! Did you hear she has a live DVD due out in April?

edit: it's mentioned in your forum already. sorry!

[slightly bemused]

Yes, and i'm excited. PJ live is great.

[Black Mamba]

<3.

[Johanne28]

This girl is amazing, she has got a fantastic voice...well

<3

[Ammaeli]

Favourite Polly record/song?

[Johanne28]

Dry is wonderful. Stories from .... has a style that i love:happy:

[inn]

I'm bumping because I've really got into her over the past half yr. I've had her latest album for a while which was alright but I then heard a place called home which drew me righhhtt in.

I think my fav album is stories from the city...and her duet with thom yorke yeahh! :D

Rid of me is ammmazzzing.

And this is a great performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTG4PFjBe_U

[Bloody Excited]

UNcliched woman, which is a rare thing. shes the best from female singers- for sure/

[inn]

Aye she comes across quite underated I think.

Listening to thr song Dress quite a bit :D

[guitarchaeologist]

I've been listening to her a lot lately...can't wait for the new album!

[Pancake]

'Rid of Me' and 'Stories From the City/Sea' are great albums :happy:

[Ammaeli]

Her new stuff is sounding awesome. Very piano based. There's a video floating around on youtube of one of them called When Under Ether..i'll post if I can find it. :)

[guitarchaeologist]

Classic Polly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=348063DbIRk

[Pancake]

Anyone going to see her in Manchester tonight? :unsure:

[Humphrey Goldenbollocks]

Anyone going to see her in Manchester tonight? :unsure:

nearly did, but was too much of an inconvenience as i'd have to have stayed in a hotel, but i need to be somewhere tomorrow :(

but tomorrow i get free beer :D as great as polly is, beer wins :happy:

[inn]

pj harvey is touring??? dammit I want to see her play

[Lynzi]

I like her I only have one album Uh Huh Her but I like it a lot. I love who the fuck and Darker Days of Me and Him, Shame , Desperate Kingdom Of Love and I have two others that arnt from that album Angelene and Good Fortune and I've liked nearly every song I've heard so far.

[Pancake]

nearly did, but was too much of an inconvenience as i'd have to have stayed in a hotel, but i need to be somewhere tomorrow :(

but tomorrow i get free beer :D as great as polly is, beer wins :happy:

omg, I can't believe you chose beer over Polly :stunned: She was just incredible!!! She was freaking out the people around me and I was like 'yay! go PJ!!! :D' Her new songs were absolutely beuatiful, I can't wait to get the new album :happy:

pj harvey is touring??? dammit I want to see her play

Well, it was only one show, so I wouldn't call it a tour lol :p I'm so glad she chose Manchester!! And the Bridgewater Hall is an awesome venue. The sound was spot on :happy:

[inn]

Well, it was only one show, so I wouldn't call it a tour lol :p I'm so glad she chose Manchester!! And the Bridgewater Hall is an awesome venue. The sound was spot on :happy:

Phew only one show, that's okay then, though I would have loved to see her play live still, maybe another time.

[Humphrey Goldenbollocks]

omg, I can't believe you chose beer over Polly :stunned: She was just incredible!!! She was freaking out the people around me and I was like 'yay! go PJ!!! :D' Her new songs were absolutely beuatiful, I can't wait to get the new album :happy:

i've seen her before in the past, just i got free food along with free beer and i had already agreed to do this before i heard about the pj harvey gig :) if it wasn't for getting home being an issue, i'd have been there, but f1 and anything involving me being involved with music i won't miss for anything :$

[Pancake]

i've seen her before in the past, just i got free food along with free beer and i had already agreed to do this before i heard about the pj harvey gig :) if it wasn't for getting home being an issue, i'd have been there, but f1 and anything involving me being involved with music i won't miss for anything :$

ohhh i see. That's acceptable then :happy::p

[MrsP]

I really wanted to go and see her at the Royal Festival Hall in September but I've been in meetings at work all day and now all the tickets are sold out :mad:

[Pancake]

I really wanted to go and see her at the Royal Festival Hall in September but I've been in meetings at work all day and now all the tickets are sold out :mad:

They might release a few more tickets nearer the time. They did that for the Manchester gig - that's how I got mine. I only just managed to get a seat for the London show in the frickin nosebleed section at the back lol. WHY didn't I wake up earlier!? :(

[inn]

Dammit that date's the same night I'm seeing my vitriol

[ScarredEyes]

I'm bumping this just because she's great and incredibly pretty. Her last album was a very good move in direction, vastly enjoyable.

I hope she tours Britain at some point.

[Magdalena]

I've had When Under Ether on repeat for about three hours now. Mmmmmh.

[leetroot]

flippin 'ell - this thread needs reviving! :LOL:

check out the new PJ/Parish album on last fm. well 5 tracks of it anyway...
Fantastic :D

[ScarredEyes]

Still need to check out the new album, especially since I'm seeing her and John Parish in concert in about a month. They're certainly one of the great unheralded musical duos of the 90s/00s.

[leetroot]

i'm off to shepherd's bush in April yay :D

[guitarchaeologist]

IWrfLhX964I

:awesome:

[Hi, how may I help you?]

I like PJ

This is fantastic-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cUV0DPuHf4

She's pretty hot too!

[guitarchaeologist]

I like PJ

This is fantastic-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cUV0DPuHf4

She's pretty hot too!
:yesey:

I want to beeeeee her.

[Hi, how may I help you?]

It's hard to get over how suave the Queens members look, especially joey :p

[guitarchaeologist]

It's hard to get over how suave the Queens members look, especially joey :p
Josh Homme in a suit. :stongue:

[Hi, how may I help you?]

Josh Homme in a suit. :stongue:

Everyone :stongue:

[guitarchaeologist]

Everyone :stongue:
Yes. :LOL:

[guitarchaeologist]

"Pig Said No" is like WHOA :eek:

Also the title track...:stunned:

[ScarredEyes]

I saw her and JP in Oxford last Thursday, it was beyond excellent - really quite joyous, intimate and worth the 20.00, for sure. The support was quite good too apart from his weird lyrics about dreaming of Dave Grohl.

[crazybobbles]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3460345267_acfc70f4ed.jpg

saw her tonight
:D

[guitarchaeologist]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3460345267_acfc70f4ed.jpg

saw her tonight
:D
:stunned:

Wha...you...saw...:stunned:...:supersad:

[ScarredEyes]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3460345267_acfc70f4ed.jpg

saw her tonight
:D
Is that a picture from the concert you were at? She had a black dress with her hair down when I saw her in Oxford on the 16th. Mind you, she's still very attractive in either guise.

[crazybobbles]

Is that a picture from the concert you were at? She had a black dress with her hair down when I saw her in Oxford on the 16th. Mind you, she's still very attractive in either guise.
yup, i took it :)

[ScarredEyes]

yup, i took it :)
That's a really good picture, I must say.

[leetroot]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3460345267_acfc70f4ed.jpg

saw her tonight
:D

brilliant pic! got any more?

i saw her on the 20th in London. she is super spiffing. PJ + Muse - now that would be a quality gig. :D

[guitarchaeologist]

She is doing a show near me. :'(

I could drive. I COULD SEE HER THIS JUNE. :eek:

[Hi, how may I help you?]

PJ looooooove

Downloading t Stories From The City etc right now, can not wait

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er5w5MGJSCk

:stongue:

[Obi]

PJ seemed to really strike me straight away. I love her Stories album. Having a wee phase with her atm.

[xCitizenErasedx]

The woman is a genius!

[Obi]

I like how she's able to turn a simple 4 chord song into something marvellous in the space of 4 minutes. It's captivating.

[Iddy]

Let England Shake has just leaked. Me likey very much :awesome:

[leetroot]

Let England Shake has just leaked. Me likey very much :awesome:

ahem pointy please. :)

(i do have it on order from hmv)

[Pip]

http://www.nme.com/news/pj-harvey/54859

[Iddy]

ahem pointy please. :)

(i do have it on order from hmv)

http://hotfile.com/dl/102690072/4610ec7/shake.rar.html

[leetroot]

http://hotfile.com/dl/102690072/4610ec7/shake.rar.html

thanks :) but contrarily i have now decided to wait until the album gets here

[Iddy]

Ha, probably a wise decision really. It's not HQ CD-rip, but in 128 I think. I really like it though, it's so beautiful.

[leetroot]

MONDAY 14.02.11

To mark the release of Let England Shake, PJ Harvey will debut her new album live in a one-off, special show from Paris next Monday February 14th.

The show will be streamed live on Monday night at 8pm GMT by the French music site Deezer and the cultural chanel ARTE .

The webcast will also be available on the official PJ Harvey site www.pjharvey.net.


:D

[Vespertine]

I must not forget to watch that!

[leetroot]

tis on now. but only the crowd chatting...

[leetroot]

muse learn from this :p

[Josh =/]

what if i take my problem to the united nations

[ScarredEyes]

I saw Polly live in London on Monday evening, for the second time (though the first time was with a different backing band as it was the "A Woman A Man Walked By" tour), and I must say, the new album sounds just as good live as it does on record. Quite a moving and profound experience, if I'm honest; I really think, lyrically, this is probably one of her most poignant albums, with a clear message. Wonderful artist and is rightly respected as such.

[leetroot]

saw her on the Sunday at Troxy :happy: she was awesome wasn't she?

now i can't stop listening to Let England Shake. totally brilliant. the new radiohead album is completely overshadowed by this (funnily enough, that happened last time around too).

[Maximus]

What a striking album Let England Shake is! I haven't stopped listening to it all weekend. I'm going out on a limb here, I think it's her best work.