'Ecstasy' is a monster of a track, shimmering and shuddering sheets of guitar orbit a powerful rhythm section that beats out a foreboding, almost Led Zeppelin-esque pulse.
Recorded by the right man for the job, Mr. Steve Albini, the sound is crystal clear and at the 'mighty' end of the Richter Scale. It delivers on the power and strength that 'Dry' implied.
The opening solo guitar used a slide to twist and bend and when PJ starts singing it sounds like she's struggling to stay on the song, hollering lustily to be heard over the maelstrom.
Mighty stuff, as John Peel used to say.
Download PJ Harvey 'Ecstasy' (mp3) (Mediafire)
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