PJ Harvey - 2004 Le Zenith Paris

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PJ Harvey Le Zenith, Paris, France; June 30, 2004. A very good stereo satellite broadcast. Before wardrobe malfunction, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga, there was the contender. Uh Huh Her was PJ Harvey’s sixth album with yet another change in style. A lo-fi affair, self-produced, self-composed and self-played except for the drums, yet Uh Huh Her didn’t quite make any chart shake. Already a critics’ fave, Harvey just never quite delivered the stuff to become a crossover wonder. It would take Lady Gaga to do that. If you listen to this incredible live show at the Zenith, you can see some of the reasons for her failure to sell albums by the trailer load. In many ways, Harvey is to punk in the ’90s what Patti Smith was to punk in the ’70s. Both shared an insouciance to authority, were fiercely feminists and traded in art not celebrity-hood. While they might have wanted to be rich and famous only the latter path was open. This unique show paired her with ’60s legend Marianne Faithfull fronting brand new songs. Mostly the show was an opportunity to test Harvey’s new songs from Uh Huh Her and from the previous album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea. Harvey toured for seven months and offered herself for scrutiny in the pop press but the songs on Uh Huh Her, described as personal and “tender”, never oozed pop hooks or offered memorable singles as this concert proves. That’s where Rihanna, Lady Gaga and co stepped in. With Let England Shake, PJ Harvey has changed direction again to offer not a European’s interpretation of the blues or another take on punk but a cool Britannia’s look at post-Empire Britain. So before you get serious and political with PJ Harvey, let’s get it on with this excellent show. (Prof. Red) 00:00 Uh Huh Her 03:25 Meet Ze Monsta 07:51 The Letter 11:25 Big Exit/Who The Fuck? 17:34 Dress 21:16 Evol 26:09 A Perfect Day Elise 29:52 Shame 33:18 Victory 37:43 You Come Through 41:55 The Darker Days Of Me And Him 47:31 Good Fortune 51:03 Down By The Water 54:05 Taut 57:56 Harder 1:00:15 Cat On The Wall 1:03:41 The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore… 1:07:53 * The Mystery Of Love 1:13:39 * My Friends Have 1:17:00 Rid Of Me 1:21:28 To Bring You My Love PJ Harvey (vocals + guitar + broken shoe) Rob Ellis (drums + keyboards + vocals) Josh Klinghoffer (guitar + drums) Dingo (bass + keyboards) Warren Ellis (violin) * Marianne Faithfull w PJ on guitar ----------- Thanks to NotaPrettyBoy for sharing in 2004 with us.