Portishead, Dummy

missjade · Post by **missjade** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:40 pm

absolutely adore this album!! .... this summer i warmed up a lot of my sets with something off of it

moody melodies + sexy beats + amazing vocals/lyrics= yumminess.

ahlstrominfo · Post by **ahlstrominfo** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:30 pm

My favourite album aswell. I simply love this album. The live album is very good also.

Saw the MTV Stripped thing with Kanye West where he also mentioned the album.
youtube kanye west clip

Spikee · Post by **Spikee** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:59 pm

hat wrote:Talking to a few folks here in NY about trip-hop lately and we are all sensing a certain 'comeback' is around the corner, which imo is a nice thing. Always liked those laid back smoky/dirty beats, Lavelle et al, the whole Bristol bunch. It's a welcome return...

Completely welcome. I was getting a little disappointed to see things kind of cool off lately but it's just been an off-time for the genre. I don't see actual interest waning for trip-hop though, most people I know would consider Massive Attack or Portishead's work to be extraordinary.

Top 10? For the genre, Dummy is probably the best trip-hop album ever made. For all of music though, it wouldn't crack the top 20 I don't think all the same, I consider myself blessed to have heard so much music that has profoundly agreed with me, and my list of albums I couldn't live without goes quite a long ways...

ikke · Post by **ikke** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:36 pm

I heared a new Portishead tune like 2 years ago. It was on a Brussels radiostation. It was the best Portishead song Ive heared (I have all the albums). There was no Beth Gibbons. Instead the male producer sang. It was kinda fonky and melodic. The text was more light,... not so sad. Unfortunatly I cant remember the name of the track. I wrote it down but lost the note.. There were already rumors about a new album like 4 years ago. They are taking their time. It better be superb

(which it will be

)

forge · Post by **forge** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:08 pm

yeah the production is awesome - definitely one of the best

bu of all the Massive attack albums I actually thought mezzanine was the best - the production when i first heard it absolutely blew me away

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:36 pm

forge wrote:yeah the production is awesome - definitely one of the best

bu of all the Massive attack albums I actually thought mezzanine was the best - the production when i first heard it absolutely blew me away

yeah definatley if your talking about amazing production with class tunes id say mezzanine everytime. wheres the attitude gone these days to much gayness around no backbone.

pilcrow · Post by **pilcrow** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:37 pm

I own both Dummy and the self-named second album. Really like them both, but I greatly prefer the second album. Much more engaging melodies, it seems to me, but still great sound and feel. I know next to nothing about the band, but it's obvious they're iconic in the genre--so why is/was their output so small?

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:43 pm

pilcrow wrote:I own both Dummy and the self-named second album. Really like them both, but I greatly prefer the second album. Much more engaging melodies, it seems to me, but still great sound and feel. I know next to nothing about the band, but it's obvious they're iconic in the genre--so why is/was their output so small?

why do loads of albums that are shit when you can do few that are amazing and that people still talk about 10 years later.

Maneco · Post by **Maneco** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:57 pm

Dummy and mezzanine in my top five

pilcrow · Post by **pilcrow** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:38 pm

Cryptic UK wrote:why do loads of albums that are shit when you can do few that are amazing and that people still talk about 10 years later.

I guess I was assuming that they could do a few more albums that weren't shit. I don't know any band that quit making music because they thought their best work was behind them. -- "well, let's give it up lads, we'll never outdo that one."

ikke · Post by **ikke** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:39 pm

if yiou read my post above youll see they did!

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:11 pm

pilcrow wrote:
Cryptic UK wrote:why do loads of albums that are shit when you can do few that are amazing and that people still talk about 10 years later.
I guess I was assuming that they could do a few more albums that weren't shit. I don't know any band that quit making music because they thought their best work was behind them. -- "well, let's give it up lads, we'll never outdo that one."

Sorry what i meant to say is that proper albums take time to make, 4 years........5 years........whatever, thats probably why. Its not mikey mouse music.

leonard · Post by **leonard** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:41 pm

Cryptic UK wrote:
pilcrow wrote:I own both Dummy and the self-named second album. Really like them both, but I greatly prefer the second album. Much more engaging melodies, it seems to me, but still great sound and feel. I know next to nothing about the band, but it's obvious they're iconic in the genre--so why is/was their output so small?
why do loads of albums that are shit when you can do few that are amazing and that people still talk about 10 years later.

I thought it ws cos Beth Gibbons went on to do the family life thing sooon after the second album. IMO, it's her voice which make up a large part of the sound.

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:43 pm

Tricky. Maxinquaye.

That's the number one Bristol-Trip-Hop album. Yep! Yeah! Aha!

-Mikael

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:06 pm

Lo-Fi Massahkah wrote:Tricky. Maxinquaye.

That's the number one Bristol-Trip-Hop album. Yep! Yeah! Aha!

-Mikael

yeah thats an other amazing album, but i wouldnt say ones better than the other as music is no competition, but if had to pick one id say mezzanine.

but yeah maxinquaye class.

Portishead, Dummy

word....