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Max Rostal 1905 In Memoriam 1991
Keene plays Rachmaninov: Preludes
Music: She Came Along to Me [EP] [Import] [CD-single]
Loud Pipes Save Lives [Import]
Laß' Mich Heute Nicht Allein - Ihre Gröbten Erfolge [Import]
Hoffmeister: Concerto for clarinet No2; Lebrun: Concerto for clarinet in Bf
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After fumbling around with producer-from-hell Steve Albini on Rid of Me (1993) and signing with U2 manager Paul McGuinness, Polly Jean Harvey is ready to live up to her lethal early promise at last. With its growling bass tones, "Meet Ze Monsta" sets the stage early on as Harvey explores her feminine psyche with an intensity and raw power unheard since Patti Smith's heyday. Unlike the terminally inconsistent Smith, however, Harvey plots a brilliant course through slippery laments ("Working for the Man"), corrosive testifying ("Long Snake Moan"), and fuzz-toned menace ("Down by the Water"). Skeptics who think Harvey can't outgrow her art-punk base are advised to cue up the flamenco-inflected, string-caressed "Send His Love to Me." --Jeff Bateman