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Artist: Portishead
Label: Universal
Category: Music

List Price: £16.99
Buy Used: £6.48
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 74 reviews
Sales Rank: 207

Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 49 minutes
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4

UPC: 602517640139
EAN: 0602517640139
ASIN: B0014C2BL4

Release Date: April 28, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW - Sealed IMPORT!! -

Customer Reviews:
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1 out of 5 stars Doesn't move their sound forward and is dull   July 15, 2008
 2 out of 8 found this review helpful

One of the most boring albums I've heard recently, as a fan of 'Dummy' this bears little resemblance to what was an amazing sound with amazing vocals. Here the music sounds old and tired, the vocals are nowhere near as impressive and it greatly disappointed me that only one track (magic doors) comes anywhere near to the brilliance of 'Dummy'.
Every other track on this album is monotonous and a waste of time - but hey perhaps you'll like it! For me I can think of many other groups who still push the boundaries and make interesting tunes while Portishead wallow in this dreary depressing rubbish that doesn't even compare to their debut from ten years ago(?)



1 out of 5 stars Indeterminable songs for mongs   July 7, 2008
 1 out of 15 found this review helpful

Background music - yes - but other than that sorry i just dont get it ... a collection of beats and signing with no real direction or melody ... if you're a fan then well done you obviously got it - but this is a bit to trippy & out there for me ...

Give me Muse any day of the week!!



5 out of 5 stars Brilliant!   July 7, 2008
 0 out of 3 found this review helpful

This album bears repeated listening, and after a while it clicks and you realise just how good it is.

The Rip - song of the year



1 out of 5 stars Too long away...   June 29, 2008
 4 out of 15 found this review helpful

I'm going to make this short and sweet as I don't want to waste too much time, but in the time between albums 2 and 3, it seems to me that Portishead have simply spent the years collecting every single annoying noise that they can find, and slapping it together in an effort to create "music".

Don't get me wrong, I've been a Portishead fan since the start, and regularly listen to self-titled, and PNYC, but THIS! I'm disappointed, sorely so.



2 out of 5 stars Only for fans   June 27, 2008
 3 out of 12 found this review helpful

Frankly it's not hard listening, it's just plainly unlistenable! The noise and all the orchestration should be very innovative while they are in fact reminiscent of 70s industrial music and some pink floyd more sperimental stuff, only that this was 30 yrs ago, you would expect something new from a band which was at the forefront of the innovation when they first came out, not just a bad replay of Kraftwerk stuff! Furthermore, they spent years working on background noises and then forgot to write decent melodies to go along with them. Funnily enough Beth Gibson's solo record was just great and had fantastic melodies while this is pure noise with Beth moaning over it. Overall I cannot save one single song, don't trust the other reviewers, it's only for fans!



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