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I've thought this for years and even posted about it here, but Elvis Costello sums it up quite beautifully...
I remember seeing PJ on The Tonight Show. She stood there with just a guitar and did “Rid of Me.” It was like seeing Howlin’ Wolf on Shindig! So great. And then I got the record [Rid of Me], and it was nowhere near as good, but it didn’t matter. For me, the record sounds like shit. That guy [Steve Albini] doesn’t know anything about production. He might be the second-worst producer of a great record after Jimmy Iovine, who totally fucked up [Bruce Springsteen’s] Darkness on the Edge of Town. It sounds like Bruce is in a fucking shoe box full of tissue paper. https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-...c-of-his-life/ When I want to listen to 'Rid of Me'-era PJH, I reach for '4-Track Demos' every single time. |
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Never really thought about it but I guess I can see this.
I don’t personally reach for 4-track demos over Rid of Me, but maybe I’ll start. |
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Agreed that rid of me sounds rough. I actually NEVER listen to it I'm that turned off by it. Give me down by the water any day.
100% disagree that he doesn't know anything about production though. First two Pixies albums and In Utero sound incredible no matter how you look at it.
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Fuck Elvis Costello.
Rid of Me is a fucking MASTERPIECE. he should concentrate on his wife's fake jazz career.
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The fact is still rises to that level despite Steve Albini choking ALL of the dynamics out of it is amazing. PJ Harvey is an absolute genius. 4 Track Demos crushes Rid of Me. |
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Go listen to the 4 Track Demos version of 'Yuri-G'. Turn it WAY up. You're welcome. |
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Elvis Costello still hasn’t found a producer who can make his songs listenable.
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Brutal
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