Dry (studio album) by PJ Harvey
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Dry is ranked 5th best out of 22 albums by PJ Harvey on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by PJ Harvey is Let England Shake which is ranked number 294 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,316.
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Dry track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100  | 04/15/2023 00:47 | TastyandTemptin | | 70/100 |
80/100 | 04/12/2023 08:25 |  drstuey | | 74/100 |
70/100 | 03/27/2023 19:38 | apodian | | 74/100 |
95/100 | 03/27/2023 14:15 | Robmc70 | | 78/100 |
80/100 | 03/22/2023 06:52 | Sumbody | | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Jboy56 02/22/2022 15:20
Dry guitars
Brad1770 11/23/2020 11:20
Lifelong PJH fan here and ‘Dry’ is where it’s at for me , the debut ground floor entry for an amazing catalogue and here’s why
I simply love the guitars on this release from the driving “O Stella” to the classic “Sheela-na-gig “ and driving “Dress” the licks are on point and get me every time then throw in a bunch of weird sexualised lyrics and you’ve got an intoxicating mix
Polly may have released better albums that sold more copies and won more awards but for me nothing she’s done beats ‘Dry’ for shear brilliance and genuine X Factor lasting the test of time
Footnote:
I only realised recently that lyrically “Dress” has an uncanny resemblance to Pixies “Cactus “ off ‘Surfer Rosa’ , try and tell me I’m wrong because I know I’m not
Favorite Tracks:Happy And Bleeding
planetneutral 01/07/2018 22:28
I'm concerned that I'm starting to present as misogynistic, as this is another female-powered album that eludes me on first listen.
Great debut. Comparable to a roar from the heavens.
Raw and uncompromising. Dry, the debut album from PJ Harvey, is a fantastically fresh and exciting record full of gritty rock'n'roll. Great songs throughout from an LP that is still one of Harvey's best. This is what it's all about.
Brave debut!! RAW!
Dress and Oh my lover are my fav tracks!
Tamthebam 01/09/2015 10:08
A great debut Side 2 (6-11)is better than Side 1 this was one of the last L.P.'s I bought on vinyl and it still sounds great. She went on to bigger and better things but this album is still special for me. Best Tacks - Sheela ....,Hair and O Stella. Oh My Lover, Fountain & Plants & Rags are also good.
Cracking debut. Chaotic and all the better for that. Raw and soul.
HoldenM 06/30/2014 14:41
A bit top heavy, but a damn good album.
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