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You Exhibitionist!: PJ Harvey's "Sheela Na Gig" 15 Years Later [Part II] by Chris Stroffolino

5 February 2008

In Harvey’s “Sheela-Na-Gig,” the sound of the polysyllabic proper (even clinical) word “exhibitionist” becomes more obscene (and stings more) than any rapper’s use of the word “hoe” or “skeezer.”

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You Exhibitionist!: PJ Harvey's "Sheela Na Gig" 15 Years Later [Part I] by Chris Stroffolino

12 June 2007

If “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is analogous to “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “Sheela Na Gig” is more like THE KINKS’s “You Really Got Me” while PEARL JAM and the others would be more like THE DAVE CLARK FIVE or HERMAN’s HERMITS.

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The Fruit Guys - "Blue" by Steve Holtje

1 August 2006

The Fruit of the Loom parody “Blue” is so dead-on that it reveals the utterly formulaic nature of the style, capturing especially well the necessity for a high, plaintive, angst-ridden, frankly wimpy vocal.

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Built to Spill - "Goin' Against Your Mind" [new song from LP due in April 2006] by adworken

27 January 2006

The first song to be made available from BUILT TO SPILL’s upcoming album You in Reverse suggests that the LP may save classic rock. And yes, that’s a good thing.

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"Highlands" is the Best Dylan Song Ever! by asymons

8 January 2006

A couple weeks ago, I was thumbing through that recent issue of Mojo with the Top 100 BOB DYLAN songs of all time—my disappointment grew as I realized that my favorite didn’t make the list. A hundred songs and no one shared my opinion!

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