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Universal acclaim- based on 118 Ratings
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Positive: 105 out of 118
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Mixed: 8 out of 118
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Negative: 5 out of 118
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Apr 23, 202194/100
really good album. my fav songs are: a place called home and this mess we re in -
Sep 19, 2017
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Aug 12, 2016As fresh in 2016 as it was when released 15(!) years ago. Beautiful lyrics, the raw power from her earlier material plus the restraint and beauty of the maturing PJ. A++++
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May 30, 2016This album is just too amazing, it's beautiful and furious at the same time, probably my favourite record from miss PJ Harvey, which is a great artist.
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Jun 25, 2014Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea is intense, sexy, honest and absolutely chilling. One of the best albums of PJ Harvey's never disappointing career. Brilliant.
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Mar 25, 2014My favorite album by PJ, and possibly my favorite album by anyone.
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Feb 13, 2013Pj Harvey ha demostrado de nuevo porque es la diosa de rock contemporáneo. Tal álbum aparenta carecer de profundidad comparado con los anteriores, pero tal suceso es solo glacial. Se nota que Polly la esta pasando bien, pero sin olvidar sus raÃces. Y quien dijo que en la trivialidad no era interesante?
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Sep 25, 2012
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JamesB.Aug 8, 2008Amazing! There's something new at every listen... can't say that about many CD's or artists. One for the ages!
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RobBSep 25, 2007For me, this is her best record. It's probably the most accessible but for me that's part of its success. Her other work was too often art rock in the worst performance art sense but this record, channeling the best of that genre (i.e Pattis Smith) and adding real tunes, is a bit of a triumph. 8!
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kurtAug 8, 2007I always wonder if someone at pitchfork writes an obviously and extremely incorrect review, such as this one, if they fire the guy. I hope they do.
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PerspicaciousCriticJul 23, 2007Dear Pitchfork: Regarding your review, I have just three words: wrong, wrong, wrong.
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ScottMFeb 18, 2006Horses in My Dreams is utterly amazing.
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matanSep 2, 2005great album
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AlbertoMAug 16, 2005Another demolishing excuse to love PJ Harvey...
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ofanFeb 10, 2005just like a script for a movie, great story in it
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wanglJan 13, 2005She bangs!
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BrockJul 20, 2004The Whores Hustle... is one of the greatest songs of all time on one of the greatest albums of all time. When she rears back and hurls those yowls from somewhere deep, I dare you not to get misty eyed. Gorgeous.
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fgghdddfJul 2, 2004This is just a greatest record ever made!
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JonH.Jun 2, 2004This is a beautiful work that only gets better as the years go by, it's turn into my favorite album of hers.
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SusannahMMay 16, 2004PJ is amazing. This is her best work. I can't stop playing this CD.
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PaulTDec 19, 2003Spectacularly written and constructed...one of her best formed albums
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ManuelaMar 17, 2002Fuckin amazing record! The songs will stick with you all day. One of the greatest artist alive!
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Awards & Rankings
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This back-to-basics approach gives dynamic focus to Harvey's lyrics, which tantalize with their taut, elliptical precision.
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On her fifth solo release, Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, she may be maturing, or more vulnerable, or more vulnerable to her maturity. But regardless, the sheen gets slicker and her music gets duller as the time passes.
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A beautiful album that even non-Harvey fans might relate to, Stories is an undeniable, unrelenting triumph.