PJ Harvey, Paris, 24.02.11
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Do You Use Normal Polish On Konad
Location: L'Olympia, Paris
Date: 02/24/2011
Attendance: Sold out (2,500)
Concert Time: 90 minutes
"Wos willst'n Thurs moch'n better, do Konnst absorbed nothing."
reacts Or so the Bavarian chef Alfred Schuhbeck if, during the "Lanz-cooked" by a colleague, a court costs and 100% satisfied. PJ Harvey on the Olympic-related: what should there be suspended yet, how can you top that, what has delivered the English girl today? Only bean counters still found a hair in the soup, complained about the cool atmosphere and the nichtextistente communication with the audience.
too much I would play in the well-formulated sentences my impressions, but as I as my work with my Bloggerei, with concert programs, the photos, the preparations for the Oliver Peel Sessions and my new (unpaid) activity Concert Booker 'm more than busy, only tags. findings, observations, facts on PJ Harvey concert in Paris Olympia:
- "Thou shalt have no other gods before me", is in the Bible (the 10 commandments). Polly Jean is the goddess and therefore it needs no second beside her, so no opening act.
- The concert was set to 20 clock 30 and will begin promptly on time. That's what I call professionalism. One could of course also mention the lack of spontaneity, but we wanted to include no peas, right? - Polly Jean wears a simple black (sometimes brownish shiny) dress with a Leather Corset and on his head a black feather wreath. She is thin, but elegant. As always.
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What do they drink? Still water! Two or three glasses in the course of the evening .
- Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' roll are out or what? Nope, but it does not have any drink as much as the types of Deer Tick, the singer of The Soundtrack Of Our Lives or Matt Berninger of The National. - The first four to five songs on the autoharp contest PJ (? What's it called in German, I really do not know). A divine instrument (with a Rosenintarsie, the rose is certainly in England) that is sometimes like a harp, sometimes sounds like a guitar, depending on how one uses it.
- your voice is sensational. Consistently. Plays childlike naive, sometimes defiantly cheeky,
times ethereal dies, but always at the highest level .
- The audience is surprisingly quiet and motionless. Consistently. According to it, only if aufbrandet after the songs thunderous applause. Everyone listens to almost Christian. Well, the album was finally recorded in a church in Dorset, like so somehow. - Now and then there are "we love you PJ calls." And the like. The artist never responds to .
- Anyway PJ Harvey says 75 minutes not one single word between the songs. It is highly concentrated and can be distracted by anything. - come back as PJ Harvey and her three-piece backing band for the encores, she says the only syllables of the evening: "Thank you very much, merci beaucoup." That is all.
- But can speak English woman her songs. They exude elegance, grace and inner strength, grace, sophistication, power of observation and stunning beauty from .
- Nothing is forced, neither the voice nor the fine arrangements. Everything seems cool shaken out of his sleeve. But, as PJ plays guitar, so relaxed slightly, swinging. Like tennis-Roger Federer Tennis celebrates Mozart, so Harvey performs their music. Confidently and skilfully. I call that class ! - John Parish is also acting insanely transparent. A cool sow
the type. As nonchalantly played the guitar and it tickles the most beautiful melodies from his instrument, damn it!
- The Singing Men, John Parish and Mick Harvey do their job well in this respect. Their deep voices blend beautifully with the large body of PJ and the guys left to never sing in the foreground, gentlemenlike always the boss of the show. - Shall I tell you what? I have the new album
Let England Shake yet not once heard before, but liked the songs won me in the live version right away entirely. Catchy and not a bit bulky, but still not flat or brushed on mainstream banality. Madness, as PJ hinbekommt this balancing act that can not be many. Suitable for mass, but are moving away from the present artistic talent. - From 5 engages PJ song for the first time in the strings of her white electric guitar (Gibson and Gretch?) The super color matches the black dress. More important than these fashionable aspects but the riffs produced and Harvey on guitar are is just brilliant and cool. - Later, she plays the way, even on a brown E-guitar and a beige-colored (yellow?) Akustikklampfe. Technical errors can be heard can not be reconciled, the presentation is perfect for my ears .
- The sound is clear and well balanced. Actually not very loud, but that no trace of mushy. Due to the not very high volume it sounds but not after a wild rock concert . - But PJ has indeed at her age (41) can not hang out the wild rock singer.
- It is of course still remains 100 times rough and unpolished than the Killers or Muse ever were.
- It's amazing how extensive the repertoire of the English woman is and how many pages it covers stylistic. It sounds a bit like many other great artists, without copying them in the slightest. It combines the very best musicians and bands of the last 30 years in a single person. Joanna Newsom, Cat Power, Feist, Bjork, Patti Smith, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, Nirvana, Sleater-Kinney, Hole, Throwing Muses, Nick Cave, Scout Niblett, Tori Amos, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Kristin Hersh, Beth Gibbons, Mazzy Star, etc. - sometimes a few words for their backing. The plays very discreet, but spot-on. The drumming is not very powerful, but subtle and profound way. The drummer with a French name, but I do not remember his name.
- Mick Harvey plays keyboards and guitar and sings a song ( The Colour Of The Earth ) in a leading role. The white-haired guy is not related to Polly Jean or marriage. He was formerly with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
. - The men in the broadcast band all a bit grim, but just want to play (such as the Pitbull of neighbor).
- The Light Show is also exclusive and reserved. There are no big effects, much less a laser (Help!), but quite often fog, but hovering in the back stage part up to cover without Polly Jean. You can usually see her face so well. Sometimes, however, everything remains pretty bleak and you see the outlines of the artist dressed in black, which is almost a little creepy .
- if one were malignant, one might say, PJ would look today like a scarecrow, or like a witch.
- I like witches . - scarecrows I do not care.
- But what really are the best songs of the 90-minute sets?
- Puh not easy, because there are no misfires or duds r.
- The first two songs are definitely times already outstanding, the voice so beautiful, so graceful play the harp, the fine sparkling melodies Sun
- In the press one reads that Harvey arrived this time especially on the (political) texts. No wonder, when one of his country and serious issues such as wars (eg, Afghanistan) deals. Praise is but how sensitive and less accusatory Harvey expresses itself quoted. She observes, describes, tries to understand and certainly not the only valid answer to everything. England in the song she sings, but "you leave a taste, a bitter one" What I find particularly beautiful: PJ Harvey said in an interview
she was an optimist and believe in the power of hope, the ability of people to change, the adverse circumstances to become aware and take responsibility. So what you read rare.
A wise woman. - In the last third are a number of grenades. Down By The Water (which is sung by the audience),
on Battleship Hill , Written On The Forehead , Big Exit (by her supposedly best album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea ). - The additions are much more rock and grungy than the previous one. Meet Ze Monsta
of 1995 Output
To Bring You My Love shows an aggressive Polly. Angeline known as the opener of Is This Desire? and Silence shows the gentle, sentimental piano influenced by PJ previous album, White Chalk .
- then does it, thoughtful PJ smiles toward the audience, one bows and from sizzling.
- The audience claps for fifteen minutes around like disturbed, but gained no further addition offered. In the cheers to boos mix, but that's just fun. So the French are just given. - a good audience for the rest. mixed Quiet and competent, respectful and colorful. The gay community (which I like and moral support) is present. Since Tegan & Sara I have not seen so many lesbian couples. - The bottom line: fabulous! Polly Jean, the Queen of England. Hailed by the French. Yeah, baby!
- PJ Harvey is unknown at this time a couple of John Peel Peel Sessions played. When it comes to Oliver Peel? My living room is open to her.
Setlist PJ Harvey, Olympia, Paris, 24.02.11: *
01: Let England Shake
02: The Words That maketh Murder
03: All & Everyone
04: The Guns Called Me Again
05: Written On The Forehead
06: In The Dark Places
07: The Devil
08: The River
09: The Sky Lit Up
10: The Glorious Land
11: The Last Living Rose
12: England
13: Bitter Branches
14: Down By The Water
15: C'mon Billy
16: Hanging In The Wire
17: On Battleship Hill
18: Big Exit
19: The Colour Of The Eart h
20: Met Ze Monsta
21: Angeline
22: Silence
it * is exactly the same as in the recent Admiral Palace in Berlin. Too bad.
PJ Harvey , Paris, 16.11.07
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