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Dry [CD]

PJ Harvey | Format: Audio CD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (1 Jan 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Too Pure
  • ASIN: B0000243FS
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,917 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Dry is the cornerstone of the 1990's "women in rock" movement. To paraphrase what Lou Reed said about the Velvet Underground: Not many people bought the album, but those who did formed a band. The attraction is unmistakable: bluesy riffs played with punk-rock energy suddenly crash to a hush, while Harvey's desperate wails become fatigued moans. What is she so hung up about? Well, in the spirit of the Rolling Stones, love and hope and dirty dreams and sex and sex and sex. Through the raucous "Oh My Lover" and "Joe", Harvey airs her laundry quite loudly but never loses her wit, as "Sheela-Na-Gig", which features the mantra "I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair / I'm gonna take my hips to a man who cares," attest. --Bill Crandall

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Stark 'n' seminal debut album from 1992 ... a fully-formed call-to-arms! Features "Dress" and "Sheela-Na-Gig".

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
Upon its release in spring 1992, Dry was hailed as one of rock’s most stunning debut albums by the press, and 12 years later it still sounds as striking and relevant as ever. Music like this will never date, fade or grow old. It will always sound this vital, powerful and alive. Independently recorded in her native Yeovil on a shoestring budget of £5000, and issued on the underground label Too Pure, it introduced a puzzled rock scene to its most exciting newcomer in many years.

From the bruised, abraded guitar tones and exasperated sigh of opener Oh My Lover, this record is a jarringly fresh and immediate listening experience. The single Sheela Na Gig is a stone-cold classic and remains an audience live favourite to this day; its Carrie-inspired refrain of “He said wash your breasts, I don’t want to be unclean/He said please take your dirty pillows away from me” still manages to shock with its directness. The lyrics are ugly/beautiful poetry of the highest order – check out lines like “Petals green cover me in all my shame” in Fountain, and hear Polly Jean sing them like her life depends on it. It closes with the Biblical baptism/drowning epiphany of Water - a big, bluesy, stomping rocker powered by chunky buzzsaw guitar and chugging double bass.

If I had one minor criticism, it would be that the mastering and lo-fi sound mix of Dry is a bit too quiet for my liking. You need to blast the volume way up for full enjoyment of this one. But that problem can be very easily sorted. And besides, the raw bedroom production adds to the spirit of the record. Forget about rubbish like Linkin Park and get a load of this instead.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
A MASTERPIECE! 31 Jan 2001
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Format:Audio CD
Polly Jean Harvey and her band had the musicall press in awe with this stunning debut and it is easy to see why; raw-nerve vocals, abrasive harmonies and uncompormised song structures present you with 11 pure, unglossy masterpieces. It has kind of a bluesy early alt-rock feel so may take a while to get used to if you are not used to that kind of music.

Pj's songs are snappy and variable in structure. The cd opens with the a loving wail of "oh my lover, don't you know it's all right, you can love her, you can love me at the same time" and includes quite a few classic lines.

In short its the kind of music you'd expect if Bob Dylan had a sex change, listened to a Pixie's record and then picked up a guitar.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
Sometimes you come across an album which makes you reconsider your whole view of the music scene, and this is the one that did it for me. Polly Harvey's lyrics are deeply personal and dramatically intense - lines such as "Ease myself into a body bag" suggest that perhaps PJ isn't an entirely happy bunny. But then, neither is she depressed within these songs to a degree that the album becomes oppressing.

In a world where 'experimental' becomes unlistenable, PJ Harvey takes it in her stride. Screeching violins which manage not to be unbearable, faux-naïf lyrics such as "I dreamt of a man / He fed me fine food / He gave me shiny things", and of course her vocals themselves. How can you fail to be taken in by this near perfect album, which successfully paved the way for further masterpieces such as "To bring you my love" and "Is this desire?"? This album converted me to the genius of PJ Harvey, and I implore you to order it RIGHT NOW so your life can be a bit more sinister, and amazingly also that little bit brighter.

Stand out tracks : Sheela-Na-Gig (Passionate and Rhythmical) and Plants and Rags (wailing violins that still manage to be tuneful? How do she do it?)

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
PJ Harvey's raw, lo-fi debut still bristles with energy
After cutting her teeth touring Europe with friend John Parish's band Automatic Dlamini in the late '80s and early '90s, Polly Jean Harvey struck out on her own in 1991 and what... Read more
Published 21 months ago by M.B.
pj rocks us all
Polly Jean Harvey rocks and rocks some more. We all know this. It's a universal fact. Dry is a testament to how much, how hard she does this. It's short, brief but powerful. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2008 by Marlon Viviezca
Amazing album!
In my opinion one of the greatest debut albums ever. There are no bad songs here but stand out tracks are O Stella, Dress and the incredibly catchy Sheela Na Gig.
Published on 11 Aug 2008 by CK
My favourite
I have a few of pjs albums now and this has to be my favourite 40 mins of grungy like music. One of the few albums i own where i can listen to all the way threw, unlike some of pjs... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2008 by Emo
P j Harveys debut is still her strongest album .
P J Harvey is mainly known for her Mercury Music Prize winning album "Stories From The City, Stories from The Sea" but "Dry", her debut, is for this reviewer the best thing she has... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2006 by russell clarke
Dry is right darling
Sometimes an album of great rock songs is all you want from an album and this is what Dry is. Every song on here is a memorable, exciting, raw and intense voyage into Polly's... Read more
Published on 9 July 2004 by Penny Crayon
Extraordinary
I wish I'd had this album earlier. Catchy, rhythmic, & beautiful all at once. How can you not want to jump around your room like a crazy person to 'Dress', or sing soulfully to... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2004 by Jessie
Do i love it or hate it? i cant decide...
i bought 'Stories from the cities, stories from the sea' and fell completely in love with it, i couldnt stop listening to it. Read more
Published on 20 April 2002
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