To Bring You My Love

Love this CD! PJ never disappoints.

I can pick any track on this album randomly and be amazed by PJ Harvey (and her stellar band). To Bring You My Love is washed in darkness, moodiness, heavy guitar riffs at some places, and softer tracks devoid of percussion in others. She can rock you and she can soothe you, in her unique way, with her lyrics and vocals. She is the real deal in a 21st century where music has become fractured into bits and pieces, singles and obnoxiously exposed celebrity-personas with more media outlets than they can ever handle, and less integrity than they could ever imagine was possible. But PJ. She keeps me happy because I know she means what she sings, and her band grooves harmoniously along with her in its assent.

For people who are new to PJ Harvey, she is an incredibly hard artist to classify. On "To Bring You My Love", she brings an album that like I said in the title of my review is incredibly dark and at times you can feel torture/yearning in her voice. PJ Harvey is known for experimentation and she brings it here but also at the same time presents straightforward ballads or just rocking songs (with her unique brand of eclectic instrumentation or sound). This album was hard for me to fully appreciate at first; when I first gave it a listen, I thought that it should've been whittled down to an EP or something. After 3 listens, I finally began to understand how the songs complimented each other as a whole and picked up/enjoyed things I had missed before. My favorites would have to be: "C'mon Billy", "Long Snake Moan", "Down By the Water", "Send His Love to Me", and "Teclo". The most experimental songs that might be hard to appreciate for most mainstream listeners would probably be "Working For the Man" and "I Think I'm a Mother" due to the fact that in the first song I mentioned, she practically whispers and sings at the same time except for the chorus. The second song I mentioned has a very lo-fi quality to it and again, her vocals aren't as audible. The reason I gave this album 4 stars is that even though there are some incredible songs on here, a couple of them just don't fully come together; they're decent but had a lot more potential. For the most part though, this is one of the most emotional and soul wrenching albums I've heard in a while with great, raw musicianship. For people who are familiar with PJ Harvey, you know probably know this is a really good album already and if you don't own this, you should pick it up. For people new to PJ Harvey, I would say listen to some of the song samples off the album to see if you enjoy the music. If I had to describe Polly Jean Harvey, I'd say she's a hybrid of Bjork and Beck with a much darker edge and a much more raw approach.

Great voice P.j Harvey has a voice similar to Patti Smith when she sings more folk but she also has a kinda soulful folk sound she's a very under rated rocker now I feel not to say she doesn't have a fan base. P.j Harvey puts a unique mystical edge in all her work but you hear it best in songs like Teclo ,and The Dancer .C'mon Billy is a fun song even and Down by the river But you can't forget the folk song send his. Love to me on here too I love how each song tells a very similar story but in different styles this album was cleverly named bring his love to me cus each song deals with with that with well arranged music arrangements. You hear a folk ,grunge more post punk rock n roll and ballad all in one with this album.

Llegó con la caja quebrada, pero el CD está en buenas condiciones. Amo a PJ

This was the first PJ Harvey album I bought - I saw her that summer on tour with Live and Veruca Salt and a friend of mine had issues with the lack of great drumming (and the occasional use of a drum machine). In a recent interview, she said that there were 3 albums she was satisfied with at the time she made them - this one, Is This Desire? and White Chalk. Before this album, I'd never heard the guitars sound the way they do and some of the music was featured in movies as well (some movie with Leonardo DiCaprio where he plays... I forget). Long story short, if you like her, you probably already have it in your collection. If you don't have it in your collection (and you're a fan), you should =D

I bought this somewhat on a whim, having only seen the video for "Down By The Water," along with PJ's other album Rid Of Me. Honestly, I expected to like the other better, but I have absolutely fallen in love with this record. It's so dark and haunting and beautiful--and not really what I was expecting based on just one song. But I suppose that's fitting of all of PJ's work. If you're at all interested in PJ Harvey, or alternative music or female musicians, you must own this album!

Great artist

CD arrivato in perfette condizioni. Album tra i più belli della "nostra" Polly Jean Harvey. Ce comprato anche per il fatto che ha la funzione autorip che vuol dire che si può ascoltare anche su Amazon music senza problemi e costi aggiuntivi scaricandolo. Top

Après deux albums critiquement très bien reçu, PJ Harvey enchaine sur ce qu'il est désormais convenu d'appeler la référence de sa discographie, l'album d'une indéniable maturité, aussi, pour une jeune femme de 26 ans à l'organe évocateur et l'écriture en constante amélioration. Et de plus en plus en contrôle des facultés que mère nature lui a donné, cette voix en particulier, cet organe puissant et habité, rauque et sensuel dont Polly-Jean fait un usage de plus en plus expertement fomenté. Pour ce faire, Mlle Harvey a restructuré l'équipe qui l'accompagnait, interrompu sa collaboration avec les deux membres de son trio, Robert Ellis et Stephen Vaughn, ceux-là même qui l'avait aidé à concevoir le post-blues cru et séminal de ses deux premiers opus, choisi un nouveau partenaire de jeu en la personne de John Parish (des obscurs new-waveux de Thieves Like Us, producteur et co-compositeur du très réussi Souljacker de Eels quelques années plus tard aussi) qui met en son et multi-instrumente sur l'album pour un œuvre nettement plus théâtrale et gothique que ses précédentes exactions et d'ailleurs dotée d'un riche casting de musiciens dévoués à sa cause allant jusqu'à des cordes émouvantes sur 3 titres. Présentement, avec beaucoup de références bibliques dans ses textes mais toujours une préoccupation pour les rapports humains en général et amoureux en particulier, des mélodies beaucoup développées et des arrangements d'une préciosité inédite pour PJ, la petite anglaise du Dorset se rapproche de mondes souvent visités par l'australien Nick Cave ou l'obligatoire figure tutélaire de Tom Waits avec, cependant, une agressivité et un détachement directement hérités de son passé post-punk. En chansons, ça donne une collection inattaquable avec même quelques morceaux dotés d'authentiques hooks rendant l'expérience d'autant plus jouissive (Down by the Water, Meet Ze Monsta, Long Snake Moan, etc.) et d'autres plus éthérés et écorchés mais non moins réussis (To Bring You My Love, Teclo, The Dancer) et même une légèreté bien sentie (le folky Send His Love to Me). Œuvre magistrale d'une compositrice et interprète en pleine possession de ses facultés et développement de son art, To Bring You My Love demeure l'un des absolus sommets du répertoire de PJ Harvey, une immense galette libre et souffreteuse qu'on n'aurait surtout pas voulu autrement. 1. To Bring You My Love 5:32 2. Meet Ze Monsta 3:29 3. Working for the Man 4:45 4. C'mon Billy 2:47 5. Teclo 4:57 6. Long Snake Moan 5:17 7. Down by the Water 3:14 8. I Think I'm a Mother 4:00 9. Send His Love to Me 4:20 10. The Dancer 4:06 PJ Harvey - vocals, guitar (1, 4, 5, 8), piano (5, 6), organ, vibraphone (1), marimba (9), bells (5), chimes (5), percussion (9) John Parish - guitar (1, 2, 6, 9, 10), organ (6), drums (4-8, 10), percussion (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10) Joe Gore - guitar (2-4, 6, 7), e-bow (1) Mick Harvey - bass (6), organ (9) Jean-Marc Butty - drums (2), percussion (9) Joe Dilworth - drums (3) Pete Thomas - string arrangements Sonia Slany - violin (4, 7, 9) Jocelyn Pook - viola (4, 7, 9) Jules Singleton - viola (4, 7, 9) Sian Bell - cello (4, 7, 9)

one of my favourite PJ albums. she's great.

Ich habe die Lieder in einer Serie entdeckt und mir daraufhin die CD gekauft. Bin völlig begeistert.

Arrived on time & in good order happy with purchase & seller. Recommended