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Portishead
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Track Listing
- Cowboys
- All Mine
- Undenied
- Half Day Closing
- Over
- Humming
- Mourning Air
- Seven Months
- Only You
- Elysium
- Western Eyes
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2690 in Music
- Released on: 1997-09-30
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
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
Customer Reviews
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 quite unlike anything before or since.
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 "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
