PJ Harvey - the desperate kingdom of love - Brisbane 2008

[tripatbrain]

she feeds us with emotions...thank you,Polly:)

[soypocoserio]

polly I love you

[tiptonlaurie]

her characters singing her songs are nearly as gorgeous as she

[7flies4U]

beautiful!

[Rosky12]

Am I the only one who thinks she is being pretentious? I loved her image at the bizzare festival.

[robagetep]

Yes, you're probably alone... :-) I think her pretentiousness here is partly deliberate (even self-ironic sometimes), partly has always been there: all her images can be viewed as exaggerated, simply because she has such a strong presence and personality.

Of course, e.g. Michael Jackson's images are also exaggerated, but in his case they aren't real, so they don't matter. :-) PJ Harvey is real and strong and beautiful, that's why so touching. (Which doesn't mean you always have to like her.)

[Rosky12]

I guess after seeing bands like rasputina its hard to take her seriously. The whole ballgowns and "teeeaaacchh me hoow to groow" thing is..hm..

[jherms74]

I think this is a fair question and I am surprised she isn't accused of this more often, but the answer is definitely no. The reason she has a cult like status among a select few is her fearlessness and authenticity. She isn't trying to manipulate her audience, I don't even think she writes music with the audience in mind. And the mood, the hair, the costumes, all of it is just an extension of the music. If your not in the cult I'm sure it can seem pretentious, especially White Chalk.

[Rosky12]

I think basically you're saying, if you don't really like her you won't buy into it. Theres just somthing I really dont like about her now.

[sarahclemencefan]

to think i could have gone to this, argh its beautiful.

[laleldon]

imagine your self sitting there just listening to her mesmerizing songs... so perfect

[fredthenarc]

Was at this show...5th row. Easily one of the best concerts I've ever seen. A fucking religious experience.

[hasnot]

Wistful, tragic, beautiful. Oh, Polly, you make me want to cry !!  Thanks for the clip - it is excellent !!! :D

[zeezberlin]

wonderful, wonderful, wonderful

[pulsepi]

she closed the show in new york (10.10.07) with this one, too. *magic*

[myfirstnameangelene]

genial genial genial