Album of the day (#5533): Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey

BestEverAlbums — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:00:23 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 02/11/2026 21:00

Today's album of the day

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1993.
Country:
Discography rank: 4 (out of 22 albums on BEA)
Year rank: 14
Decade rank: 131
Overall rank: 757
Average rating: 79/100 (from 548 votes).

Tracks:
1. Rid Of Me
2. Missed
3. Legs
4. Rub 'Til It Bleeds
5. Hook
6. Man-Size Sextet
7. Highway 61 Revisited
8. 50ft Queenie
9. Yuri-G
10. Man-Size
11. Dry
12. Me-Jane
13. Snake
14. Ecstasy

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"This album is a hidden gem that not many people know about. I have owned this album 18 years and one of the few in my collection I always look forward to listening to without fear of playing it out.

I get the feeling she is influenced some by Patti Smith, who has best ever albums herself, classics. I also hear a little Danzig in her voice. I only realized after listening after first hearing Danzig's voice. So I didn't catch that before.

I get the same vibe of Patti Smith from PJ Harvey. Either way, I'm just always astounded at this original work. Underrated, but it doesn't matter. It exists and is there for people to listen to if they want to."
- ImmortalAl (Rating: 100/100)
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"I have a love-hate relationship with Steve Albini. I love some of the albums he produced - In Utero, Attack On Memory, Magnolia Electric Co - and cannot stand others. This is one of the latter. Other people call it raw but I call it one-dimensional and compressed. Plus I've never loved Harvey's voice and that combined with the tinny production makes this unenjoyable.

Lyrical themes are great and would contribute to a great album if the production was better. Though the Bob Dylan cover feels ridiculously out of place."
- babyBlueSedan (Rating: 60/100)
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Album of the day (#5533): Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey