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Author:  The Dancer [ Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Personal highlights on PJ's albums
LES:
The Glorious Land
On Battleship Hill
In The Dark Places
Bitter Branches

White Chalk:
The Devil
Silence
The Piano
Before Departure

Uh Huh Her:
The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth
It's You

Is This Desire?
Angelene
My Beautiful Leah
The Garden
Joy
The River

Dance Hall at Louse Point:
The City of No Sun
That Was My Veil
Civil War Correspondent

To Bring You My Love:
To Bring You My Love
Teclo
The Dancer

Rid of Me:
Rid of Me
Water
Yuri-G
Ecstacy
Author:  Polly_Jean_Cave [ Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
Dry:
Plants And Rags- She sounds so young and vulnerable, so full of desperation and longing. Haunted by her own sadness.
Dress- Just a really great pop song.
Victory- The band kills on this one.
Happy And Bleeding- So naked and claustrophobic. But also naive, pure, honest and innocent.
Joe- This is probably one of her most rocking.
Water- So college rock. I really like the quiet loud dynamic.

Rid Of Me:
Man-Size Sextet- What a great sense of humour she has!
50 ft Queenie
Yuri G
Dry- This one's almost uncomfortable to listen to from the 1st to about 5th listen. Sung by anyone else this would come across as perhaps pretentious and tedious. But, she just sounds so desperate you almost feel sorry for her. You wouldn't buy it from anyone else because they don't express the level of sincerity she does.
Me-Jane- Can you say FERAL!
Hook- The passion expressed makes this song almost excruciating to listen to. She sounds like she's being ripped open.
Ecstasy- A song that rivals Hendrix!

4-Track Demos:
50 ft Queenie- Erratic, Ecstatic, Dissonant and all a one person effort!
Rid Of Me- I love the intro on the 4-track version. Her vocals here aren't exactly for the faint hearted, there's just a lot of ambition here.
Reeling- Alsion Mosshart summed this up perfectly when she said. "No matter what you're doing, you just can't help but stare when this comes on".
Yuri G- Guitar sounds great.
Goodnight- The best song she had written to date.
M-Bike- This one's just so self-deprecating.
Driving- Love the tonality
Hardly Wait- Another one of her best.

To Bring You My Love:
To Bring You My Love- So much intensity in her voice. She really channels Howlin' Wolf here. Coming across as a female Howlin' Wolf.
The Dancer
Down By The Water- Have you ever heard anything like this?
Teclo- Again the passion in her voice is almost excruciating to listen to. No one convinces or draws you quite into their own world the way she does. Especially here.
C'Mon Billy- Painfully commercial, but so good nonetheless.
Long Snake Moan- Out of this world!
I Think I'm A Mother- Love the guitar groove and the way the words roll off her tongue.
Meet Ze Monsta

Dance Hall At Louse Point:
City Of No Sun- Someone get the straight jacket! Far more mad than anything Bjork's ever done!
Civil War Correspondent
Rope Bridge Crossing- A song that manages to be loud and quiet at the same time. Much like the whole album
Taut- Is she supposed to have been possesed by: A. The Devil? B. A Dolphin? C. Tom Waits?
Heela
That Was My Veil

Is This Desire?
Catherine- The most haunting, bone-chilling song you're ever likely to here. And the bass is earth-shattering.
The Garden- I love the tonality to this one.
The River- The longing and loneliness in her voice. I especially like how the song builds up towards the end.
Is This Desire?- Her voice is gorgeous here. So mature and womanly.
Electric Light
My Beautiful Leah- Indirect self-loathing trip-hop.
The Sky Lit Up- How can you stand still when this song comes on?!
A Perfect Day Elise
No Girl So Sweet- You just have to love, if not admire the ecstaticness.
Joy- Overdone and all the better for it.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea:
Good Fortune-
Beautiful Feeling
Big Exit- Really exciting.
A Place Called Home- Her delivery is fantastic
One Line-
Horses In My Dream- So visceral and engaging. The music matches perfectly the visual created through the lyrics.
The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore- Cliched perhaps, but just so good.

Uh Huh Her:
Pocket Knife- Peasant protest folk!
The Slow Drug- Pure ecstasy.
Cat On The Wall- Lyrics are painfully stupid but I just find the song so enjoyable.
It's You
Darker Days Of Me And Him- Undeniably one of the best songs she's ever written.
Desperate Kingdom Of Love

White Chalk:
Grow Grow Grow- Just Incredible
Dear Darkness
When Under Ether-
White Chalk
Broken Harp- I love how claustrophobic it is, so claustrophobic that it's almost confrontational.
Silence
To Talk To You- Ethereal!
The Piano

A Woman A Man Walked By:
The Chair
Black Hearted Love- I really don't like this as much as everyone else seems too. But, I can't deny that it is pretty bloody enjoyable!
Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen
Leving California- I'm going to quote the charming Mark Prindle here: "Falsetto? No Falsetto's to low!
April- More people should try and sing like they're 85.
A Woman A Man Walked By- Very Birthday Party-ish.
Pig Will Not- Never heard anything like this. In madness this far exceeds anything I've heard from her or most.

Let England Shake:
Let England Shake- Far more exciting, appocalyptic Banshees. This song is a small earthquake.
The Glorious Land- I'm reminded of one of those Korean karaoke bar's where no one speaks English.
The Words That Maketh Murder- So many influences, this song just has everything.
All And Everyone- Love the chord changes.
On Battleship Hill- Just gorgeous.
England- When I first heard this I couldn't decide whether it was hilarious or a bit devastating. It's a song that manages to be a bit of both.
The Colour Of The Earth- I didn't fancy this one too much initially. Now, suprisingly it's one of my favourites.
Author:  Kueken [ Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
Dry
Dress
Happy And Bleeding
Sheela-Na-Gig
Plants And Rags

Rid Of Med
Rid Of Me
Rub Til It Bleeds
Me-Jane
Excstasy

To Bring You My Love
I can't choose. I like them all almost equally.

Is This Desire?
Can't choose either.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
A Place Called Home
Horses In My Dreams

Uh Huh Her
The Darker Days Of Me And Him

I hardly ever listen to individual songs from this album, but only the whole thing as a whole. The above is the only song that I sometimes listen to on its own.

White Chalk
When Under Ether
White Chalk

Same as with Uh Huh Her. Hardly listen to individual songs, only the ones above.

Let England Shake
All & Everyone
On Battleship Hill
In The Dark Places
The Colour Of The Earth

Kueken
Author:  sonfo [ Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
Dry
Dress
Victory
Water

Demonstration :p
Dress
Victory
Joe
Fountain

Rid of me
50ft Queenie
Man-size
Me-lane
Snake

4-Track demos
Hook
Driving
Hardly wait
M-bike

To Bring You My Love
To bring you my love
Meet ze monsta
Teclo
I think I'm a mother

Dance hall at louse point
Rope bridge crossing
Civil war correspondant
Heela

Is this desire?
The sky lit up
Catherine
The river
No girl so sweet

Stories from the city...
This is love
Horses in my dreams

Uh-huh-her
The life and death of Mr Badmouth
You come through
The darker days of me and him

White chalk
The devil
White chalk
Silence
The mountain

A woman A man walked by
16, 15, 14
The soldier
Pig will not

Let England shake
The glorious land
The words that maketh murder
England
In the dark places
Author:  Pocket Knife [ Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
Dry
Oh My Lover
Plants and Rags
Dress
Sheela-Na-Gig

Rid of Me
Rid of Me
Man-Size
Man-Size Sextet
Me-Jane

To Bring You My Love
To Bring You My Love
The Dancer
Down by the Water
Meet Ze Monsta

Dance Hall at Louse Point
Taut
Heela
City of No Sun
Civil War Correspondent

Is This Desire?
Catherine
My Beautiful Leah
The River
The Sky Lit Up

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
A Place Called Home
Big Exit
This Mess We're In
This Is Love

Uh Huh Her
The Darker Days of Me & Him
The Desperate Kingdom of Love
It's You
Shame

White Chalk
The Piano
The Mountain
White Chalk
When Under Ether

A Woman a Man Walked By
A Woman a Man Walked By
April
The Soldier
Leaving California

Let England Shake
In the Dark Places
On Battleship Hill
The Words That Maketh Murder
The Glorious Land
Author:  Shadowboxer [ Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
I think it would be nice if you guys post a little about one of each highlight. I love hearing fans' input on her songs.

Dry
Dress - This song always put me in a good mood. The music, the melodies, the lyrics just work so well. "You purdy thing my man says" has to be my favorite part.
Plants and Rags
Victory


Rid of Me
Rid of Me - One of her best. The desperation, the anger, the sexual energy just creates a really uncomfortable mood and then the song explodes. It kinda leaves you short for breath when it's over, like "what the fuck did I just listen to?"
Rub Til' It Bleeds
50FT Queenie
Snake - I love what someone said about this on here. She doesn't even need 2 minutes to blow your mind.

To Bring You My Love
To Bring You My Love.
Meet Ze Monsta - I can't tell you how many times I've performed this song in my bedroom. I always let loose when it comes on; it's also incredibly fun to listen to while driving.
I Think I'm A Mother - This one was a grower for me but is now one of my fave Peej songs. I love how monotonous the whole thing is, her little moans at the end kill me every time.
Long Snake Moan

Dance Hall at Louse Point
Civil War Correspondent - such a flawless song. I absolutely love John's "mmmmhmmm"'s and Polly;s "aaahhhhhh" 's during the buildup. The finale is poignant too, she sounds like she's breaking down.
Heela
Taut
That Was My Veil

Is This Desire?
Catherine - my all time favorite song. It's so sick and disturbing. It creeps under your skin; Polly at her most twisted.
My Beautiful Leah - The song made me feel ill at first listen, the music the lyrics were sickening.
Electric Light - fell in love with this after I saw it live. I kinda wish Rob Ellis was on the album version.
Is This Desire? - i like the juxtaposition between her low vocals and the hysterical "is his desires?". Perfect album closer.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Big Exit
Beautiful Feeling
This is love.

Uh Huh Her
The Darker Days of Me & Him - love it but prefer the live version.
The Letter - the longing and pain in this song gets me every time. The ending is epic.
It's You - the piano breakdown is heartbreaking.

White Chalk
The Mountain
White Chalk - first song I attempted to play on the guitar. It's simple but very beautiful.
The Devil - I love the loneliness in this song, she does a great job at conveying the emotion. Kinda sad that she stole it from the Russian dude though.

A Woman a Man Walked By
A Woman a Man Walked By
April
Black Hearted Love - ear orgasm.
16 15 14 - This song creeps me the fuck out. I don't know what that sound is @ 3.20 and on but I picture sawing of children. Yikes.

Let England Shake
In the Dark Places
On Battleship Hill - always makes me feel like I'm floating.
The Words That Maketh Murder
The Glorious Land
Author:  The Dancer [ Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
I'm more and more into "Hanging in the Wire". This song is rather nondescript at beginning but it's developing after while.
Author:  revenire [ Sat Apr 02, 2011 3:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
The Dancer wrote:
I'm more and more into "Hanging in the Wire". This song is rather nondescript at beginning but it's developing after while.


I've found that as well.
Author:  sweetforthesoul [ Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
I've been waiting for boredom to do this and now is the time ;)

DRY
Dress - One of the first songs I feel in love with. It's so easy to like and I love the lyrics.
Sheila-Na-Gig - Oh My God! She got me with the first words "I've been trying to show you over and over".. I'm a sucker for lyrics and this song is, to me, one of her strongest lyrics on the album. I mean, for a girl to write these kind of things at that point where rockmusic was for guys only is just amazing to me.
Fountain - I adore this song
Water - Love her deep voice, especially in the Peel sessions!
Plants & Rags - One of my favourite PJ lyrics "ease myself into a bodybag"

RID OF ME
Rid Of Me - One of the first songs that got me into PJ. My favourite version of this song is when she plays solo during the Stories tour. Talk about girlpower! Lick My Legs is legendary.
Missed - Her voice! You can hear the emotions throughout the song, wonderful!
Legs - Beautiful. A very diferent lovesong compared to other lovesongs.
Man-Size - Lovely, the video is great! And when she plays it during the White Chalk tour and backs away from the mic while she sings "silence my lady head"!
Me-Jane - One of my favourite songs! Took me a while to understand why the song was called Me-Jane.. Omg, I felt totally retarded.
Ecstasy - No words can describe how good I think this song is.

4-TRACK DEMOS
Rub 'til It Bleeds - The demo version of this song is the best IMO, I love the rawness of it and her small "hah, and you believed me".
M-Bike - One of the songs I like playing when I drive. Gives me that kick-ass feeling of invincibility :p

TO BRING YOU MY LOVE
To Bring You My Love - Solo during White Chalk tour.. Amazing! Love the loud and dark guitar. And my heart just breaks when she sings the "I know he's gonna be here" with that voice.
Meet Ze Monsta - The screams are awesome
C'mon Billy - My heart breaks whenever I listen to this song after I saw the video. One of the best videos I've seen, it's so sad.
Teclo - "Let me ride on his grace for a while" <3
Long Snake Moan - Rock! One of the songs my dad likes ;)
The Dancer - It took me a while to listen to this song, don't know why because it became one of my faves instantly. The lyrics are beautiful.

DANCE HALL AT LOUISE POINT
Civil War Correspondent - Live at Stockholm Water Festival where you can hear the drums clearly when she sings the last lines.. Amazing!
Taut - The way she sings "Jesus save me" the first two times always makes me sing along with a big smile.

IS THIS DESIRE?
Angelene - One of my first loves.
My Beautiful Leah - The live version where she throws the drumstick over her head. This song is amazing, love the "NOOOO".
A Perfect Day Elise - Also one of my first loves!
Is This Desire? - I love this song so much. "I feel like a king"

STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA
Good Fortune - One of the songs that always puts me in a good mood. The video always makes me smile.
The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore - Just the part where she sings "speak to me of heroin and speed".
This Mess We're In - When she speaks.
Horses In My Dreams - One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

UH HUH HER
Who The Fuck? - I love the video. It gives me that "who the hell are you, go fuck yourself" if I'm pissed.
The Slow Drug - It feels like I'm floating when I listen to this song, amazing.
The Desperate Kingdom Of Love -Live during White Chalk tour <3

WHITE CHALK
Grow Grow Grow - I don't like the album version as much as the live versions. Her voice is so powerful when she sings the "grows"
White Chalk - I love this song. She always gets me with the last lines "scratch my palms, there's blood on my hands"
Silence - Just lovely, absolutely lovely.

A WOMAN A MAN WALKED BY
Black Hearted Love - I just love this.
Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen - This song is so weird and I like it!
April - My favourite version of this song is from a radio show where you can really hear her angel-like voice during the "I dreamed" part.

LET ENGLAND SHAKE
Let England Shake - I just love this.
The Last Living Rose - The first song I heard from the new album and the sax part has been stuck in my head since. It gives such a happy feeling, especially when the sun shines!
All & Everyone - When she sings "Death to all and everyone" always gets me.
England - I love it
Bitter Branches - I love the tempo of this song.
Written On The Forehead - "Blood and Fire" is stuck in my head
The Colour Of The Earth - The first song that really popped out from the album for me.

Wow, this was so hard! I had to bite my tounge not to write down every song from each album because I love them all! :)
Author:  Shadowboxer [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
sweetforthesoul wrote:
Me-Jane - One of my favourite songs! Took me a while to understand why the song was called Me-Jane.. Omg, I felt totally retarded.
Why was it called that? :o
Author:  revenire [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
yeah why?

Tarzan and Jane?
Author:  sweetforthesoul [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
^ Well I understood that it was about Tarzan and Jane but didn't get the connection to why it was called "ME-jane".. Then I understood it..

"Me Jane, you Tarzan" :p haha
Author:  revenire [ Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Personal highlights on PJ's albums
ha ha Me Jane You Tarzan
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