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The beautiful Miss Polly Jean

justin fabry | shadyside, ohio United States | 04/16/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This disc would be worth admission soley for the picture of PJ, but obviously, there is more to it than that alone. Most have heard the duet 'Henry Lee' I am sure, but besides Cave's spin on that traditional track, there is also two more numbers that catch Cave (as well as the rest of the band) in a somewhat light-hearted, and even playful mood. I was at first distressed that Polly was only present on the one track, but that was due to my own expectations, not the actual content. Overall, this is a nice little set of tracks: Henry Lee {which is present on the 'Murder Ballads record') is a great, tragic love song, and has somewhat of a twist compared to many of Cave's other 'murder ballads', the girl does not die.King Kong Kitchee Ki Mo Oi is a fairly fast paced tune somewhat out of Cave's usual songs, but interesting none the less.Knoxville Girl sounds to merely have been left off of the MB record. It is slightly slower than some tracks, but fits great in this murder ballad context. In short, this is a great addition for any Cave or Polly fan! If you like her voice, check out some of her own records like 'Is this desire' & 'To bring you my love'."