Country/Region of ManufactureEngland
ReviewsRanked #8 in Rolling Stone's "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" - "...With STORIES, Harvey moved from punk to celestial...", 8 Out of 10-"...Her Return to the Down'n'dirty....Ending Up in the Heaven of Great Records...", Ranked #7 in Spin's "Top 20 Albums of the Year 2000"., Rated #3 in Nme's "Top 50 Albums of the Year"., Included in Cmj's "Best of the Year" for 2000., "...This has the pulse and momentum that recalls her earliest albums. STORIES mostly derives its greatest strength from an authority of its own making. It's the best way forward.", 5 out of 5 - "...A mature, intelligent album shining gracefully with passion. It is unquestionably one of the best releases of the year.", "...Undoubtedly New York....spare, contemplative and as explosive as anything she's done in years...", Included in Q's "50 Best Albums of 2000"., Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "Top 10 Albums of 2000" - "...Her most optimistic and straightforward album yet....Her magnificent diva-with-a-grudge voice testifies, swoons, purrs and whispers...", 3 Stars Out of 5-"...Pleasant. Inoffensive. 'the Pretenders'....A Comforting Swell of an Album...", "...Recallign a young Patti Smith...its an artist taking a supremely confident step back from the Zeitgeist...", 9 out of 10 - "...A traditional New York record, both in texture and imagery....Her best album since 1991's DRY, a return to the feral intensity of that remarkable debut...", 4 stars out of 5 - "...The dominant sound is that of a 3-piece garage band, fused with enough production panache to prove that Harvey remains an admirably intelligent auteur...", Ranked #25 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "The skyscraping spirit of Harvey's commercial blockbuster was distilled entirely from the Big Apple.", "...High-voltage love songs....the rugged melodies...sink their teeth in and don;t let go. A bracing reminder of the days when female musicians reached for guitars..." - Rating: A-