Artist |
PJ Harvey |
Album Title: |
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea |
Album Cover: |
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Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
Format |
CD |
Released |
10/23/2000 |
Label |
Island Records |
Catalog No |
CIDZ 8099/548 144-2 |
Bar Code No |
7 31454 81442 3 |
Packaging |
Jewelcase |
Tracks |
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Big Exit (3:51)
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Good Fortune (3:20)
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A Place Called Home (3:42)
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One Line (3:14)
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Beautiful Feeling (4:00)
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The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore (4:00)
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This Mess We're In (3:57)
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8.
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You Said Something (3:19)
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9.
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Kamikaze (2:24)
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10.
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This Is Love (3:48)
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11.
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Horses In My Dreams (5:37)
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12.
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We Float (6:07)
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Date Acquired |
10/31/2019 |
Personal Rating |
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Acquired from |
bluffgod (Discogs) |
Purchase Price |
1.00 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Recorded at Great Linford Manor - March/April 2000
Additional recording on 4-track in New York and Dorset
Mixed at the Fallout Shelter, May 2000
Mastered at Masterdisk Studios, New York
All titles published by Hothead Music Ltd./EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
℗ 2000 Universal Island Records Ltd. © 2000 Universal Island Records Ltd.
Made in the EU
Design – Maria Mochnacz, Rob Crane
Management – Paul McGuinness, Sally-Anne McKeown, Sheila Roche
Management [At] – Principle Management
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Mixed By – Head (tracks: 12), Victor Van Vugt (tracks: 1 to 11)
Photography By – Maria Mochnacz
Producer – Mick Harvey, P J Harvey, Rob Ellis
Recorded By – Head
Recorded By [Additional Recording] – P J Harvey
Sequenced By [Helping] – Jean-Marc Butty
Written-By [All Songs Written By] – P J Harvey
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Island Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Universal Island Records Ltd.
Record Company – Universal Music
Made By – Universal M & L, France
Recorded At – Great Linford Manor
Mixed At – Fallout Shelter
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Published By – Hot Head Music Ltd.
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
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Analyzed Folder: PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR6 -0.01 dB -8.63 dB 01 - Big Exit.flac
DR6 -0.00 dB -7.54 dB 02 - Good Fortune.flac
DR6 -0.00 dB -7.14 dB 03 - A Place Called Home.flac
DR8 -0.01 dB -11.04 dB 04 - One Line.flac
DR10 -0.51 dB -12.93 dB 05 - Beautiful Feeling.flac
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.24 dB 06 - The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore.flac
DR7 -0.00 dB -8.72 dB 07 - This Mess We're In.flac
DR6 -0.01 dB -8.44 dB 08 - You Said Something.flac
DR7 -0.00 dB -8.14 dB 09 - Kamikaze.flac
DR6 -0.01 dB -7.64 dB 10 - This Is Love.flac
DR8 -0.01 dB -11.31 dB 11 - Horses In My Dreams.flac
DR7 -0.00 dB -11.97 dB 12 - We Float.flac
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR7
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Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Heather Phares:
During her career, Polly Jean Harvey has had as many incarnations as she has albums. She's gone from the Yeovil art student of her debut Dry, to Rid of Me's punk poetess to To Bring You My Love and Is This Desire?'s postmodern siren; on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea -- inspired by her stay in New York City and life in the English countryside -- she's changed again. The album cover's stylish, subtly sexy image suggests what its songs confirm: PJ Harvey has grown up. Direct, vulnerable lyrics replace the allegories and metaphors of her previous work, and the album's production polishes the songs instead of obscuring them in noise or studio tricks. On the album's best tracks, such as "Kamikaze" and "This Is Love," a sexy, shouty blues-punk number that features the memorable refrain "I can't believe life is so complex/When I just want to sit here and watch you undress," Harvey sounds sensual and revitalized. The New York influences surface on the glamorous punk rock of "Big Exit" and "Good Fortune," on which Harvey channels both Chrissie Hynde's sexy tough girl and Patti Smith's ferocious yelp. Ballads like the sweetly urgent, piano and marimba-driven "One Line" and the Thom Yorke duet "This Mess We're In" avoid the painful depths of Harvey's darkest songs; "Horses in My Dreams" also reflects Harvey's new emotional balance: "I have pulled myself clear," she sighs, and we believe her. However, "We Float"'s glossy choruses veer close to Lillith Fair territory, and longtime fans can't help but miss the visceral impact of her early work, but Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea doesn't compromise her essential passion. Hopefully, this album's happier, more direct PJ Harvey is a persona she'll keep around for a while.
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