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- Artist: Pj Harvey
- Album: Uh Huh Her
- Label: Island
- Year of Release: 2004
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- Reviewed by: dscanland on 2004-10-16
RecommendI always approach new PJ Harvey albums with reservations and have come to the conclusion that if you want to get fully involved with Polly Jean's albums, it is going to require an investment in time. She changes from album to album but never really leaving her fanbase scratching their heads. The cover of her latest effort, Uh Huh Her, is very DIY but I think it is indeed purposely because the music on the album seems a little more stripped back than her previous few albums. Harvey stated at some point that her Mercury Prize winning Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea was too mainstream and that she only did the album to see if she could. Well, if that is the case then Uh Huh Her is a return to her roots. The album starts with one of my favorite tracks out of the set, "The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth". It's got a slow beat going but PJ is still on the giving side of things here. "Who The Fuck?" is quite an angry and aggressive, almost Yeah Yeah Yeah's sound going on. It is stripped down as much as possible without going completely lo-fi. It's funny because it is rare when I hear other bands in a PJ Harvey song but on "The Desperate Kingdom of Love" it screams out U2's "All I Want Is You". Strange but true. PJ Harvey has provided us with one of her most dynamic albums to date. Remember that her albums do take some time to get into and it did take me a few listens before I was able to write this review. Uh Huh Her indeed.
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on 2009-08-21 ToddLevinsonFrank Said:
I really didn't have much context when it came to PJ Harvey. She always seemed cool, but admittedly I'd never actually heard much of her music before picking up a copy of Uh Huh Her in 2004. I immediately loved it.
Lets see, how can I put this? Uh Huh Her is grinding, grungy, urgent, immediate, personal, raw, catchy, folky, punky, mature, frivolous, yearning, cathartic, confrontational, sensual, and empowering.
You and your ears can find all of that and PJ playing the majority of the instruments herself and singing, howling, whispering, shrieking, and grunting her way through a disc full of great, great songs.
Rating: 8/10
