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Portishead
by Portishead
from London / UMGD

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Severe version of Portishead obiterated sophomore jinx and created otherworldly masterpiece
  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... more info

• My favourite Portishead
  Portishead has yet to put out a bad CD and in my opinion this is their best.

• Portishead is mesmerizing trip hop.
  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... more info

• In my opinion, better than Dummy.
  For the sole reason that this album far transcends the poppy undertones of Dummy, I give it a 5/5.
  That being said, I'd still like to give a track-by-track review of this product.
  SHORTEST TRACK: Half Day Closing (also one of the best)
  LONGEST TRACK: Humming (another favorite of mine)
  Cowboys: You can't help but feel the eerie opening to this album pulsate in your mind as the first kick drum hits grace your eardrums. Beth sings in a screeching tone of voice, almost scornful, giving this... more info

Tracks:

1. Cowboys
2. All Mine
3. Undenied
4. Half Day Closing
5. Over
6. Humming
7. Mourning Air
8. Seven Months
9. Only You
10. Elysium
11. Western Eyes

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