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Rid of Me
PJ Harvey's second and most ferocious album finds her claiming images of sexuality, whether they're of a "hysterical" female (the obsessive title track and the indelible accusation "you leave me dry") or male "dominance" ("Man-Size," which also appears in an atonal arrangement with a string sextet, and the feral rockabilly size-brag of "50-Ft Queenie"). Recorded to play up the stark dynamic contrasts of Harvey's early trio, it's as harsh and abrasive as the gutter blues whose vocal style Harvey cops. And she demands a place for herself at the table of great songwriters--a hellfire take on Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" fits neatly alongside her own work. --Douglas Wolk
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Tracks| 1 | Rid of Me | | 2 | Missed | | 3 | Legs | | 4 | Rub 'Til It Bleeds | | 5 | Hook | | 6 | Man-Size Sextet | | 7 | Highway '61 Revisited - PJ Harvey, Dylan, Bob | | 8 | 50ft Queenie | | 9 | Yuri-G | | 10 | Man-Size | | 11 | Dry | | 12 | Me-Jane | | 13 | Snake | | 14 | Ecstasy |
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