Rid of Me

by PJ Harvey

Overview

Dry was shockingly frank in its subject and sound, as PJ Harvey delivered post-feminist manifestos with a punkish force. PJ Harvey's second album, Rid of Me, finds the trio, and Harvey in particular, pushing themselves to extremes. This is partially due to producer Steve Albini, who gives the album a bloodless, abrasive edge with his exacting production; each dynamic is pushed to the limit, leaving absolutely no subtleties in the music. Harvey's songs, in decided contrast to Albini's approach, are filled with gray areas and uncertainties, and are considerably more personal than those on Dry. Furthermore, they are lyrically and melodically superior to the songs on the debut, but their merits are obscured by Albini's black-and-white production, which is polarizing. It may be the aural embodiment of the tortured lyrics, and therefore a supremely effective piece of performance art, but it also makes Rid of Me a difficult record to meet halfway. But anyone willing to accept its sonic extremities will find Rid of Me to be a record of unusual power and purpose, one with few peers in its unsettling emotional honesty. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/21/2020
Label:	Island / Universal
UPC:	0602508511127
Rank:	23652

Tracks

1. Rid of Me
2. Missed
3. Legs
4. Rub 'Till It Bleeds
5. Hook
6. Man-Size
7. Highway '61 Revisited
8. 50 Ft Queenie
9. Yuri-G
10. Man-Size
11. Dry
12. Me-Jane
13. Snake
14. Ecstasy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

PJ Harvey   Primary Artist,Cello,Organ,Guitar,Violin,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Rob Ellis   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Steve Vaughan   Bass

Technical Credits

PJ Harvey   Composer,Engineer
Steve Albini   Engineer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Rob Ellis   Arranger,Engineer,String Arrangements
Head   Engineer