I thought I had posted this in the "Anything PJ" section. Apologies if it's in the wrong place.

What is “The Garden” about? I have seen a few different ideas put forward. It could just be two male lovers in a garden, which would cause “trouble” in certain times and places. It could be a scene from the Garden of Gethsemane. These explanations fit the song but they leave some dangling threads ...

I've finished it now. It's a fabulously well researched and well written piece of work. Well done sir!

It has also made me think again about the possible meaning(s) of The Garden, but I shall start a new thread for that so my rambling speculation doesn't sully your well researched facts!

Thank you for sharing this! I'm about half way through and devouring it avidly.

The header is all good now!
Thanks and well done H&HW!

I have good news and bad news for you ...
Good news: the videos work for me
Bad news: the logo/header doesn't. On my Windows/Chrome PC I am still seeing the phpBB logo and no Polly at all. On my iPad I just get the top half of Polly's head and the top half of a letter T.

Hello,
I am still here and able to post if you can read this :-)
It all looks very clean and shiny.
Thank you for all your efforts in keeping this marvellous site going!
OM

Nice find Romario. I did a search for "pj harvey seamus murphy" on that site and it came up with 172 pics. Most are familiar, but there are a few more i don't remember seeing before.

https://archive.reduxpictures.com/thumb.php/15998517.jpg?eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9 ...

New interview with James here (by David Corfield), including a section on working with PJH:
https://www.davidcorfieldcommunications.com/post/the-sound-of-the-studio-inside-the-restless-world-of-james-johnston

The PJ Harvey Years

There’s reverence in Johnston’s voice when he speaks about PJ ...

I looked for live versions of The River and I am now addicted to this version from the LES tour. I think the guitar part has hypnotised me
I think it is closer to the original demo than the album version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SiUQ-KfjYE&t=147s

Sounds good! Looking forward to it already.

Polly Guitar on display at the V&A https://www.artdependence.com/articles/va-east-storehouse-opens-to-the-public-on-saturday-31-may/
I Wish she still played this one!



Most excellent!
I went to their website to see what other PJH stuff they had. Oddly, the guitar didn't come up, but they have ...

Have you ever wondered why "Pig Will Not" is called "Pig Will Not"?
I mean, where does the pig come from? Why isn't it called "I will not"?

If you google "Pig Will Not", the first couple of hits are for the song, but the next ones are for a book:
https://www.richardscarry.com/pig-will-pig-wont
So ...

Romario11 wrote:Heaven reminds me a little of Tropical Hotdog Night by Captain Beefheart


anyone hear that?

Yes!
Polly's guitar part has exactly the same melody, just slightly different speed.