Furious guitars, wailing vocals, strong songwriting. PJ Harvey's debut does not disappoint (even for someone like me who heard "Stories From The City..." first). From the grinding "Oh My Lover" to the outright catchy "Sheela Na Gig" & "Dress"; and the earthy "Plants and Rags", which features my favorite lyric on the album ("plants and rags/ease myself into a body bag"), this is an album full of raw vigor ("Hair", "Joe") and jagged beauty ("Fountain", "O Stella"). Subsequent albums would have more focus and theatricality, but Dry's bare bones approach proved PJ Harvey an artist of astonishing diversity and talent well before the mainstream caught on.