The Greatest Music
Released: 1999
When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right
by Fiona Apple
The 661st greatest album of all time
Fiona Apple's 1999 album When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts... is a piano-centered alternative pop record that develops her confessional songwriting into denser, more adventurous arrangements. The music blends piano rock and soft rock elements with off-kilter rhythms, jazz-tinged harmonies and varied instrumentation, while her vocal delivery moves between quiet vulnerability and dramatic intensity. The result is an intimate, texturally rich collection that emphasizes lyrical introspection and compositional detail.