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Dancing with Henry: New Discoveries in the Music of Henry Cowell
Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Hungarian Dances 1, 3 & 10
Music: SYR 2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom
Connected: Mixed By Jay-J [Import]
Dick Annegarn (Sacre Géranium) [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Fallen Angel [Explicit Lyrics]
Horowitz Plays Chopin: Ballades, Préludes, Nocturnes
The Lion's Roar: Classic M-G-M Film Scores, 1935 - 1965: Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology
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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