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protocols wrote:How is it dramatic to get rid of an album I don't like in exchange for a smaller one that contains the sole portion of the album that I do like?

I think "impulsive" is the word, but suit yourself, sure. [I'm fully prepared to be hated.]

Peculiar review.

http://thetalkhouse.com/music/talks/sau ... n-project/

Track-by-track liner notes: https://www.discogs.com/PJ-Harvey-The-H ... se/8383664.

Information from Wikipedia has some differences:

Flood – producer, mixing
Rob Kirwan – engineer, recording
Catherine Marks – mixing assistant
John Catlin – mixing assistant
John Parish – additional producer
Mick Harvey – additional producer
PJ Harvey – additional producer

I love Polly as an artist and she is the part of who I am today. When I looked back, every album she made improved me as a person, and also improved my listening and music experience especially with experimental albums such as; Is This Desire?, White Chalk and Let England Shake. So, I just trust her. If she does something, it means she knows something. Also, even as a fan, I do like or do not like, she will continue what she wants to do. She is not an artist who tries to make fans happy.
For me, when I look the albums I am listening these days, the most different album is Polly's abum and it makes me happy. I feel that I am following the right path. It makes me feel like I love something unique. When I listen every album of Polly, I am not following my own taste of music, I am trying to undertsand what she is doing and what she is interested in becase of as I said at first, I love Polly as an artist.
I did not even think about the best or the worst album of Polly, I just listen each album depend on my mood or just to remember who I was when she was released that album. For sure, in the future, I'll remember this album with all positive and negative things what is happening around the world and in my life, improving my point of view and experience thanks to Polly.

Anybody know anything about that Japanese bonus track?

I ordered Japanese cd. It did not arrive yet. Also not sure if there is a bonus track for Japanese cd

Looked at Amazon Japan and didn't see a bonus track listed.

Kujjj wrote:Anybody know anything about that Japanese bonus track?

I saw a few on eBay - they were WITHOUT bonuses.

Kuk91 wrote:I think "impulsive" is the word, but suit yourself, sure. [I'm fully prepared to be hated.]

Hehe, you are such a valuable source of information, I couldn't hate you!

My top 5 right now are: The Wheel, The Orange Monkey, Medicinals, A Line in the Sand, The Ministry of Defence.

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Mick Harvey: "Outside Greville Records yesterday for Record Store Day. Played some David Bowie songs and sat next to a large cardboard add for Polly's new album.
The closest I've ever come to busking."





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I'm wondering now what she's going to do on stage, how she's gonna get a good balance between new and ancient stuff. That would be pretty heavy to mix LES with the new material. What do you think?

Demolition wrote:I'm wondering now what she's going to do on stage, how she's gonna get a good balance between new and ancient stuff. That would be pretty heavy to mix LES with the new material. What do you think?

I would be surprised if she didn't perform every song from this album this time around. Can't see one not working live.

In a way it would feel odd/out of place to have any old material. Not very helpful there, sorry! haha

Think all of them will work very well live.

After having the record a few days, I think the impact - compared to "Let England Shake" - will be less given it is seen as a companion piece to it (and in terms of the theme it is a companion piece). I think this accounts for some of the negative, or lukewarm shall we say, reviews.