PJ Harvey's White Chalk is obviously a great record. Except for a few stray contrarians, we can dismiss Uh-Huh Her. So that makes it 7 years between major records from PJ. That's nearly twice as long as Jimi Hendrix was making records, and spans nearly the entire career of the Beatles.
When Stories From The City came out, Bill Clinton was President, and 9-11 was still nearly a year away. It was clearly a different world. So, the question is, is this a comeback record? If not, what is an appropriate amount of time before something can be deemed a comeback?
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 8 September 2007 04:34 (eighteen years ago)
usually about five or six years, right.
― andi, Saturday, 8 September 2007 04:35 (eighteen years ago)
well, i guess if an artist puts out a good record and then follows it up with a shit one their next record (if good) could be considered a comeback of sorts - a return to form if you will
― Charlie Howard, Saturday, 8 September 2007 07:41 (eighteen years ago)
Comebacks and returns to form are surely different things? Uh-Huh Her was an album, whether you liked it or not. "Comeback" means they've been away entirely.
― Alba, Saturday, 8 September 2007 10:00 (eighteen years ago)
i'd forgotten that pj harvey even existed -- so i guess that means that her new record would qualify as a comeback.
― Eisbaer, Saturday, 8 September 2007 10:15 (eighteen years ago)
Yeah whether the record is 'great' or not is a red herring. With PJ Harvey it's a return to form, she's never been away.
Pretty sure The Verve win the award from this - split up in 1995, returned in 1997. That's a bit skewed by 1997-era Verve been 50 times bigger than 1995-era Verve, but still.
Could you count the first New Order record as a comeback?
― Matt DC, Saturday, 8 September 2007 10:17 (eighteen years ago)