Reviews (page 11 of 13)
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.
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.
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…
A little sleepy for me
Kinda boring. Definitely of its time. A couple good tracks but overall not really my cup of tea. Added to library: Big Exit
Really medium album. Unfortunately for this list, medium has become not quite good enough.
Favorite tracks: This Is Love, The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore Overall, not impressed with this album. There were two tracks I would maybe revisit, but even those didn't wow me. It felt a bit like she was trying to be edgy, but never quite got there for me.
WTF. I am sure this person has fans but definitely not for me.
Barely listened
This is ok for what it is, but there is nothing remarkable here. Well made and well produced, just not very interesting.
I forgot to take notes while listening and I don’t remember anything about it. I know I didn’t like it.
Probably much better in its time, but I found it pretty unremarkable overall, felt like music that would be playing at a JC Penney. The one Thom Yorke track was somewhat interesting, but I think just because it was a new vocal rather than actually liking the song. Feels like a 2.5.
Mehhhhh not really for me.
Boring, plain, not interesting at all.
Thought I would like this more than I did. It had a few good songs but ultimately lost my attention- a lot of songs that were both gritty and boring for me. Overall- not bad but not my favorite. 2.5/5, not quite a 3
I like her voice, but the songs are just so dull and samey, no real hooks or anything to make me pay attention. The only song I liked was the one with Thom Yorke. Fav track (already in library) - This Mess We're In
I mean I put it on but nothing really jumped out. Retail store music. Non offensive (other than some spicy lyrics) but not exciting. Would give 2.5 if I could.
I don't know what it is that other people hear in this music that I'm not hearing. To each their own I suppose.
I really did not like this. I don’t like her voice or her lyrics.
W końcu kobiecy głos ale to tyle
Wow honestly didn’t know PJ Harvey was a woman. Maybe thought they were off PJ & Duncan? Awful music, moany & a Radiohead collab 👎🏼
Wish I had the words to describe why this album felt grating and slow to me, because I think i enjoyed the other PJ Harvey album we've gotten during this project. Everything felt kind of quiet and plodding.
Not my vibe
Ambient, moody guitar riffs that are kinda cool. Some of the vocals strike me as out of tune or grating. Hard to understand the lyrics
Apparently I am supposed to like this….
Some dirgier parts were a little tough to sit through but especially at the start were some solid pop rock.
Didn't get much out of this. The last song was nice. Also there's 2 Thom Yorke features and one the first one, he just sort of moans and wails for a bit ovwr the track. Made me giggle when I realized that was going to be the extent of his contribution.
Boring. Sounded like every other mildly successful female artist in the 90s (I'm not talking about queens like Mariah and Whitney). I had never heard of her before and will happily go back to never listening to her again.
Saw her open for U2 and couldn't wait for her set to end. She sounds like someone yelling at you with a bullhorn. Decent # of listens for the entire album. Not sure why. 25M for "Good Fortune" which is annoying as fuck. 69M for "This Mess We're In". 24M for "This Is Love". I had no idea she had a following, she has no music on the radio outside of "Down By The Water". This was my era, I just didn't connect with her sound, and it's not a good thing to revisit 25 yrs later. 2.5 stars for not being awful and for including Thom Yorke on a few tracks.
This is so fucking boring
Pretty avant-rock. Structures are different, but overall a pleasant tone. Harmonies and progressions are pretty unique and cool throughout each track. But it takes a certain mood and attention to get the most from these tracks. Thom Yorke is a surprise on “The Mess We’re In.” This album does sound very much like a more guitar-and-acoustic-instrument-oriented Radiohead record. Maybe a little less experimental than that, but similar vibes. Some weird choices in production where vocal peaks are staticky. Sounds like when a vinyl is cut too hot. Not for me and rather annoying to me. I appreciate some of this record (especially on the front half or so), but overall, I’m not sure if it’s for me. 4.5-5/10 Standout(s):
didnt really pay much attention while listening to this one, played only in the background while cleaning my room. it had a good vibe overall, it gave the y2k movies soundtrack feeling. but it isnt really anything i would come back to, no special melody that would stay in my head.
quite boring and uninspiring. Listened to the whole album and can't remember a single thing about it.
Good singing but I don't care about this type of music.
I listen to a good chunk of these albums with my wife while we enjoy some fresh air in the evenings on the balcony. I'd normally share my review, but I thought some of what she said was dead on, so I'm going to incorporate it. She isn't doing anything new that the female vocalists of the 70s haven't already done. I think you'd need to be on heroin to enjoy this properly.
Maudlin and bleak Not my thing
what can i say, pretty boring lol
Two chords songs are easy to write. Good two chord songs are incredibly hard to write. PJ is proof
Not a vibe. The only song I liked what this mess we're in. Kinda bored.
Feels like the music was made separately from the vocalist. It sounds like music made to be popular with less individualism.
Felt a little generic and bland. Did not stand out as an amazing alt rock from the early 2000s, unsure why on the list. Not bad, not good, feels a little like an industry plant.
Not great, nineties coffee house music. A lot of these albums have been really dull recently. What’s going on? Don’t you expect the greatest albums to be made by virtuoso musicians and not singer-songwriters? I understand that these albums are well-liked, but do they sound like the greatest records ever?
not for me
Critical darling of the 90's! Not sure why.
Bit boring
klang irgendwie alles gleich in meinem Ohr
maybe he should’ve stuck with 500 albums because this feels like something you’d add to meet a quota
Meh
Meh me gustó más el primero pero del mismo tipo, este no le he escuchado casi nada
Drones ad repetitive…. Not for me
It had some interesting moments but not enough to save it.
Love the voice, and in many tracks it's actually far, far stronger than the instrumental part. I was unfamiliar and it was good to give a listen. It didn't move me or catch me, but I liked it well enough.
Didn’t resonate.
I knew I preferred her later stuff (including this album), but I guess I didn’t realize I’m really not a fan. Maybe someday.
Ok. Not my fave notwithstanding it’s 90/noughties grungy alternative
Standouts Big Exit This is Love
An example of excellent music thats just boring. It just drums lots of nothingness in me and I just bounce along. I dont hate nore like it. Just a waft of music I occassionally glimpse then ignore. Good fortune is the most recognisable to me but I hear other better artists doing something similar and better. Blah.
2,5
flojete flojete, poco unificados los tracks
Fine. But nothing jumped out at me.
I have tried to like her a few times over the years...but I don't. Maybe you like either PJ or Liz Phair? I'm definitley in the Liz Phair camp. Harvey's music is boring and well...just boring.
Chilled music, probably strong lyrics but songs were not that catchy
Meh, it was fine. Just not my thing.
Turned off after 2 songs. Not needed and undeserving of this list. 3.5/10 (1.75/5)
Not interested - I don't like PJ Harvey's music.
It's an ok alt rock / singer songwriter album but a bit too dull and depressing for me. I like that she played so many of the instrumental parts though.
Yuck
PJ Harvey okay. College rock okay. Oh wow a Thom Yorke feature, okay. You know what PJ Harvey song I heard recently that is really good? Down By The Water. That isn’t on this album, though, so not sure why I brought it up. This album sounds very college rock year 2000 and not sure if that is a compliment or not!! I’m not sure if that’s a criticism or not either! I just started listening to this album, okay?? Good Fortune > A Place Called Home > Big Exit > You Said Something > The Mess We’re In > We Float > One Line > Beautiful Feeling > This Is Love > Horses In My Dreams > The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore > Kamikaze The song Good Fortune is pretty good. “Like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde.” Oh? I feel like I’ve heard that line somewhere else. Oh, it’s the title of a Travis Tritt song that also came out in the year 2000 hahaha that’s really funny. I like the harmonium sounding thing in Place Called Home. I could see a world where, if I had listened to this album in the early 2000’s, I may have affection for it today. But right now, in the year 2025, it just makes me want to listen to other alt rock girlies of the 90’s/2000’s like Tori or Liz or even POE (haha) so I think it is not getting a very high rating… Thom Yorke being on this is fun, but feels a bit underused. Some of the more interesting songs musically have the worst lyrics. Nothing about it is sticking to me, save for a fact that there is a song called “Horses In My Dreams”!! That is something I will be thinking about a lot today. I don’t think I like the song, though. Sorry PJ, I know you were hoping for a higher rating from me!!
This is a fine album. The opening was the worst of the journey so far. The better songs are palatable though (one or two are good). Ultimately, this is probably a 3-star at the start of the journey, but I've skipped so many songs since I'm just so tired of rock music at this point. I was relieved to finish the album even though I didn't even hate it that much. I think it has to be 2-star for all the songs that got skipped. - Brutal opening. Whiny lyrics, uninteresting guitar. First opening song I've skipped - Not so garbage after the first song. Not really engaged with it but it's fine - Lol the best song is the one with the Radiohead lead singer
PJ Harvey sucks!
One of thousands post-punk records. One song that stood out musically was “You Said Something,” but lyrically it’s high schoolish.
sorry PeeJay didnt like this one
Listened but kind of tuned it out as seemed too punk for my taste.
The album is ok ish, I can feel the love for New York from PJ but while it has a lot of guitars and good ideas, the only good song for me was when she included the singer of Radiohead. Also many of her songs starts right away with her singing and doesn't help to build up at all
It starts out rough with the vocals gratingly off-pitch at times. Then I'm sitting here thinking about ways in which the production team failed, which means the songwriting wasn't good enough to hold my attention. I think the final nail in the coffin is me realizing this album is from 2000 and it just seems like this sound was passé by then.
Harvey has a bit of a Patti Smith vibe here, and the album starts with a rock/punk sound but also has a couple of songs that are more folky blues. My favorite song on the album is “You Said Something.” In my option, the lyrics and instrumentals are far more sophisticated than what pop music offers today - Harvey seems to be very talented all around.
Not for me. But Thom Yorke so +1
I always dread a PJ Harvey album when it pops up on my list. This one was fairly lifeless. Thom Yorke does some heavy lifting. Last two tracks are alright
Very of its time, earnest female singer/songwriter with an edge. It's no Jagged Little Pill, but a solid album. It lacks dynamics in its songwriting but a few tracks stand out to me. Specifically hustlers whoring and whores hustling. The first album I've come across on this list that I hadn't previously Listened to.
niet mijn ding
Not my cup of tea. Boring.
Not for me but unique and well produced.
Some lovely bits but otherwise meandering.
Langweilig, typisch Indie
Started to pick up halfway through. Not a big fan of pj.
No lo repetiría
Just didn’t get on with this. Safe, boring album
I don't know why anyone would listen to a full album of PJ Harvey when Kate Bush, Patti Smith, and Joni Mitchell did what she does much earlier, and much better. Still, there are good individual tracks to be found, but this album isn't great as a whole. 2.0/5.0: Disappointing
I’m scratching my head on yet another one. How is this an album that I needed to listen to. It bring nothing to the table. It’s even as if PJ lost a step with this one. Instead of venturing into the darkness, she went headfirst into the land of bubblegum and sunshine. Well, it’s more likely she had one foot in the darkness still. This isn’t what i expected to hear from her.
Meh
Just ok. Pretty forgettable. 🤷🏻♂️
Recontra medio pelo, tranqui, medio folk-pop. Tiene 2 temas con Tom Yorke, uno bueno, pero no deja tanto.
I’m sorry but miss PJ thought she was hitting that shit but she was not. Those high notes had me cringing and some of the repetitive lines too. I’m glad she had a good time finding herself in the city and growing tough skin but I grew enough listening to this album.
This is the first album where I was completely unfamiliar. It immediately registered as a British indie rock sound. This is not my thing so I lowered my expectations after a couple songs. In the end, I thought it was well-executed for what it was with 3 - 5 songs I enjoyed including the two featuring Thom Yorke. I would not return to this album, but it was pleasant enough.
[4/10] Just sounds like off-the-shelf rock n roll most of the time
The shores hustle and the hustlers whore ist vielleicht ganz okay
I don’t know. I tried listening to this album many times. I know it’s very critically acclaimed, I just done jive with it. I mean stylistically it’s very close to what I like, rugged singer songwriter with distorted guitars. It’s just too unaffected, too bored, it doesn’t connect with me.
Generic....
It's OK. The Thom Yorke song was good .
Middling for me, don't hate it don't want to particularly hear it again anytime soon. Started in a real monotone, 1 speed but got used to or picked up down the back end of the album. Don't understand why it's so liked to be fair, but guess that's the case for everything that doesn't float my boat. 2 star for the 1st half, 3 for the later - 2.5 star overall. And I hate cd hidden tracks even for bands I like it was a shit gimmick
Very bland and forgettable singer-songwriter rock. The second PJ Harvey album on the list (so far), and cuttable, in my opinion. The most memorable moment was when my computer unpaused this and Belly's Super-Connected at the same time and I thought I was listening to an extended sample, but the fact I didn't notice for a minute or particularly question it shows how little attention I was paying to the album as a whole.
Het is niet slecht, maar ik voel hem gewoon niet
Boring whiny Indie Rock.
I can never quite get into PJ Harvey. Feels like something I should like, but it just doesn't do it for me.