Portishead

This album is one of my top 10 of all time, so I allow myself to "double dip" and this is one of the few vinyl's that I actually own to listen to on a record player. It's one of the few records I can listen to completely from front to end, every song, without feeling cheated. Very well rounded, conceptually genius... P'head are incredibly talented (though I realize they are not for everyone) The sound quality on this is amazing, and truly does give you a different listening experience from listening on compact disc. Songs are spread out over four sides for optimum quality. The sleeves are kind of cheap (standard paper with a hole) and sometimes tricky to get back into the album sleeve which is no thrills side loading back and front cardboard sleeve. But, that's shouldn't be a deterrent. This album is amazing!

I really like portishead, and I am a fan. This cd is kind of on the dark side but I would give it a "B" overall. Loving it!!

One of a kind and so talented. A fantastic all-time band from the 90’s. Beth (vocals) has even does some incredible vocals in the classical (symphony) genre. Unique, amazing voice. Unique band. Highly recommend this.

I love this album and was happy to get it on vinyl. Note that in order to increase quality, they split the album into two vinyls, four sides. So for example side A has two songs. This means you'll be getting up to do the flip dance pretty often. My main complaint however is that they then squeezed these two albums into one regular, basic sleeve. Sleeves are normally pretty tight anyway so the album doesn't slip out, but forcing two in there makes it so tight they are hard to manage. Getting one back in after a listen involves a bit of extra strategy, patience, and time.

One of the originals... THE FUSION FORSAKERS

Get stoned without smoking anything by cranking up this hidden gem. I was transported to a different world while still being here.......if you know what I mean. Awesome production, music and vocals. Where did these cats come from? Play it at your party and the coolest people there will think you're a god for knowing about it. If you don't have parties have one with yourself on your trip to a stunning and amazing dimension the folks at Cern are still searching for.

I've been listening to both albums (Dummy and P-P) for a while. Comparatively, Dummy has commercial aspirations whereas P-P wants to drag you into some corner of the back room and wrap you in a straight-jacket. Claustrophobic, obsessive, introspective and haunting by turns, P-P on All Mine says it best: "...make no mistake, you shan't escape, tethered in time there's no where to hide from me." P-P takes an evolutionary step away from Dummy's playfulness (to the extent it exists) to a stripped-to-the-emotional-bones approach, all led by Beth Gibbons' etherial / wavering / processed vocals. "How can I forget you?" Apparently, I can't. Among the notable tracks is Elysium -- the one, ironically, most derivative of Dummy, but no less evil-mystery-movie than the rest of this CD...that suddenly changes course half way through into a plaintive, wordless piano ballad (implying you might be able to leave), only to be trapped once again..."You can't deny how I feel." After listening to P-P, there's no doubt any longer.

This was the first vinyl record I ordered on Amazon. I ordered it because I was already ordering Boards of Canada's 'Twoism' (which by the way is incredible and you should check it out) and I needed one more small purchase to get free shipping. This was a good choice. I have always kind of liked Portisheas but didn't listen to them a lot. Pretty good album. The packaging was great and no damage whatsoever. But I will probably try not to buy any more albums on Amazon because I'd rather support my local record store.

"Portishead" werden gemeinhin immer gerne als die Godfathers oder doch zumindestens als einer der Begründer des Musikgenres "Trip-Hop" tituliert. Ob dem so ist, mag dahin gestellt sein, es gab ja vorher schon Bands wie "Massive Attack" etc. Nach ihrem genialen Erstling "Dummy" erschien ca. 2 Jahre später leider schon die letzte reguläre Studio-Platte der Engländer, selbstbetitelt "Portishead". Diese steht "Dummy" letztlich in nichts nach...einzig der Effekt des Neuen war natürlich dann schon weg...eine grosse Weiterentwicklung fand löblicherweise nicht statt, wollte man doch einfach weiterhin so gutes Material haben wie auf "Dummy". Für einmal Stagnation, heissa. Auch "Portishead" kann man als Gesamtkunstwerk bezeichnet. Es juckt einen zu keiner Zeit, einen Song zu skippen. Anspieltipps für ein erstes reinhören: "Cowboys", "All mine","Humming". Für "Portishead" gilt das gleich wie für "Dummy": + Beth Gibbons Stimme ist einfach unvergleichlich, zart, zerbrechlich, leicht rauchig-belegt, hauchend, sanft. + Ihre Stimme drift auf sanfte Beats, dezente Scratches, Streicher...alles also sehr sehr relaxed, dabei aber nie langweilig, öd, einschläfernd. Ihr Solo-Album ist übrigens auch sehr zu empfehlen, umfasst das reguläre Werk von Portishead doch nur 2 Studio und ein Live-Album. + Wirklich gute Songs, nicht einfach wie in diesen musikalischen Gefielden weit verbreitet, gesichtslose Tracks. Nein, hier gibt es Wiedererkennungswert. Schade, dass nach diesem Album im grossen und ganzen schon Schicht im Schacht war. Danach kam noch das supere Live-Album und das gleiche als DVD sowie die besagte Solo-Platte von Beth Gibbons. Gerüchte um eine Revival der Band gibt es allerdings ständig... Portishead ist...warm...ist wie ein verregneter Sonntagnachmittag...ist der Soundtrack um mit Frau oder Freundin zu kuscheln...ist wie gedämmtes Licht...Halbschlaf.....

Excelente

I won't bother going into details about each individual track. All you really need to know is that this is an ESSENTIAL purchase; whether you liked 'Dummy', whether you are into Electronic / downtempo music, or simply if you just appreciate well-made, beautiful music. I missed Portishead first time around, being too immersed in dancefloor-oriented stuff to truly get into this. Now that I'm older and wiser, I can fully appreciate Portishead for what they are - the best electronic band of the 90s if not EVER. This album feels a bit more 'grown-up' than Dummy. It's certainly darker and the production is of a higher standard. That said, I prefer the first album - it simply has better tunes from start to finish. A couple of the tracks on 'Portishead' feature a side of Beth which I really dislike (too much banshee-like wailing and warped impressions of Shirley Bassie for my liking) - a theme which unfortunately was built upon even further in 'Third'. A lot of the uplifting melancholy of Dummy has been replaced by a twisted angst, which although works well for the most part, shining though on 'All Mine' and 'Elysium', I feel means that the heights of 'Numb' and 'Strangers' are not quite matched. That said, this album is still head and shoulders above everything else in the genre and beyond - and having listened to 'Third' recently, I can also say, it doesn't get any better than this from Portishead themselves............

This release truly had that Portishead sound I love. Over and Western Eyes are my favorite tracks from this album. Great price and great condition. I would recommend the seller. Thank you

bon emballage, livraison rapide, et bonne qualité d'écoute.