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...body of the album, if "Angelene" may be taken as a prologue, is a sort of paganish Pilgrim's Progress, taken through marshes of despondency, moments of ecstasy, and often-recurring seas, pools, and rivers in which the singer pauses to gaze at her own reflection. Landscapes and climates are, appropriately, elemental to her experiences. A dervishy, barrelling cut called "The Sky Lit Up" describes a night with a lover in which times seems to freeze despite great activity: "Thinking of nothing, and the shooting stars/And this world tonight is mine/A world to be remembered...

Author: By Nicholas K. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wings of 'Desire': PJ Harvey Plays for Power | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...heretical children. In the Abbey of La Soleza, whose fanatical head, Fray Sebastian, is a power of the Inquisition, the fat Monk Hilarius manages to eke out the monastic rule with copious drams and frequent visits to his plump doxy, who has borne him four sons. To this paganish priest comes young Soldier Pedro, with his belly full of fighting but sadly in need of food and drink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: From an Old Mine | 4/29/1935 | See Source »

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