Music : Portishead
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731453918924
Label: London / UMGD
Manufacturer: London / UMGD
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: London / UMGD
Release Date: September 30, 1997
Sales Rank: 2039
Studio: London / UMGD
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The bad news is that there is no "Sour Times" to equal the first album's greatness. Lead single "Cowboys" doesn't do the trick, not with its '50s sci-fi dub vibe and the Yma Sumac stylings of Beth Gibbons. The upside is that this bold sophomore release is, even at this late date in trip-hop's evolution, still startling, thanks to the mix of Geoff Barrow's soundscapes and Gibbons's haunting wail. --Jeff Bateman
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With Dummy, Portishead cemented their niche in the world of trip hop, and honestly had no obligations to carry out afterwards. Dummy was a fantastic album, good enough that even if the group had stopped there and made it a one time deal, the album would not have faded into obscurity. In any case, Portishead's early end has always felt slightly unrealized. Portishead only made two studio albums, one live album, and a few stray singles, b-sides, and rarities. It takes a very special band to be this appreciated with so little for fans to go on.
The self titled album has always been the overlooked one. Dummy was clearly the better album, and considering the band only really had two albums, that makes Portishead the bands worst album. This curse of relativity is unfortunate. The truth is, it's a great record that appeals to fans way more than direct connection with the masses through the radio.
In comparison to Dummy, Portishead is darker and more adventurous. It is more elaborately produced, detailed, and complex. While Dummy had some more tender moments (the sublime It Could Be Sweet and the jazzy Sour Times), Portishead is a blistering, difficult album that pulls no punches. In that way it is a logical step forward from Dummy, but it lacks some of it's simplistic charm. Then again, listening to a follow up to an album as iconic and popular as Dummy entails some unfair expectations. This album was never supposed to be a direct sequel. It has it's own identity. ... Read More
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In the three years following Portishead's first album about 1 billion trillion bands ripped off the portishead sound... Or tried to.
Postishead reponded with this lame effort. I barely remember it. I think it had one mediocre song and a bunch of really bad ish. The singer decided to rip off Barbara Streisand instead of billy holiday. wtf?
I have yet to check the third album. even though it was released six months ago. this sophmore record is THAT BAD
1.5 stars.
(the best band to deliver that "portishead" sound was LAMB who mixed a beefy style of creative DnB with the style. Locust also had a dope mix by Boom Boom satalites that did a grunge rock take on the sound. you can also go back in time and peek Skinhead Oconner, Suzi Sioux and Cocteau Twins first album if you like P-head roots muzak)
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I can't think of an instance since Elvis Costello's brilliant This Year's Model that an artist or group so thoroughly obliterated the sophomore jinx in the face of high expectations as Portishead did on this one. And Portishead did so in the same way: by ratcheting up the intensity to a severe level just hinted at in their excellent, but comparatively tame debut.
By taking their distinctive, eerie sound to a new level, Portishead created a nightmarish, heart-wrenchingly emotional, yet catchy groove quite unlike anything before or since.
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Portishead has yet to put out a bad CD and in my opinion this is their best.
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Following their success with Dummy (1994), Bristol band Portishead released their second electronic Trip Hop self-titled album in 1997. With a mesmerizing sound similar to two other Bristol bands, Tricky and Massive Attack, Portishead (instrumentalist Geoff Barrow, guitarist Adrian Utley, and vocalist Beth Gibbons) blends dark, melancholic, down-tempo electronica with hip-hop, jazz and dub to create a unique sound. Stand out tracks include "Half Day Closing," and three UK singles, "Cowboys," "Over," and "All Mine."Complete album tracks include:
1. Cowboys (4:39)
2. All Mine (4:00)
3. Undenied (4:20)
4. Half Day Closing (3:47)
5. Over (3:55)
6. Humming (6:02)
7. Mourning Air (4:12)
8. Seven Months (4:16)
9. Only You (4:59)
10. Elysium (5:54)
11. Western Eyes (3:59)
G. Merritt
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