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Third [Vinyl] by: Portishead

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Binding: LP Record
EAN: 0602517641044
Label: Mercury
Manufacturer: Mercury
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Mercury
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Studio: Mercury
Sales Rank: 7716

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Amazon.co.uk:
Portishead's Third has been a long time coming, the result of a lengthy creative torpor following 1997's dark, distinctly underrated album Portishead. Importantly, though, they've shaken it. While the core trio of Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow, and Adrian Utley remains, this is quite a different band to Portishead's 90s incarnation: gone is the slo-mo turntable scratching and smoky jazz feel, replaced by heavy, brooding rhythms, vintage-sounding electronics, and spindly guitar. Still present, though, is that sense of emotional fracture and deep gloom. "Silence" opens with a dense drum loop which suddenly falls away to reveal Gibbons' voice, cold but magnificent: "Wounded and afraid, inside my head/Falling through changes". "Nylon Smile", meanwhile, is a fine example of Third's occasional folksy edge, an acoustic song reminiscent of Leonard Cohen that, around its midpoint, lifts off on a propulsive electronic rhythm, Gibbons holding one clear, hard note as synthesisers bubble beneath. At times, it's a harsh and foreboding listen: the electronic drums of "Machine Gun" might put off the listener hoping for smooth dinner party fare. But Third is a brave and forward-thinking return, and one great enough to justify its lengthy gestation. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- The best album I've heard since 2005
Upon my first listen or two of Third, I didn't think it was that much of a progression from their debut, Dummy, nor their self-titled sophomore album. But I've come to realize I was ever so wrong.

The dark, sexy vibe that Portishead pulled off before is now just, well, dark. Extremely eerie, and very sinister. Their music used to sound like something you'd hear in a smoky and dingy underground club at 3 a.m. with others around smoking, talking, and maybe even dancing. Third sounds like ... Read More

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- Great comback! MP3 MAY EXPIRE
For the first album in many years Portishead really pulls it together with 'third'
Not the same winy mess as before. Very beat driven. Tribal even. With a few songs like "deep water" that, while out of place a little, fit very well to take all that electronic buzz out of your head.

I can only hope the live shows are able to expand on the songs. They tend to start a jam that would put any hippie in a trance, then kill it before it can pick of steam.

LOOK OUT! MP3 ... Read More

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- Finally!!
For 14 years now Dummy has been one of my all-time favorite albums. It helped invent the genre of "trip hop," one of my favorite genres of music. Third is a triumphant and LONG overdue return, and is a pleasant surprise after their extremely disappointing self-titled second album. By the way, to the reviewers here asking us to stop comparing Portishead albums, THAT'S WHAT A REVIEW IS--a comparison to other things. I love Dummy but was so disappointed by their second album that I actually threw it away. ... Read More

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- Worthy of consideration
This recording is worthy of attention if for no other reason than the fact that it *is* pretty original. And that is getting harder and harder to find it seems.

Now, to contradict myself I will say that *musically* this recording reminds me of late 70s Wire a lot. The moody angularity and willingness to make some noise is impressive.

One thing I know, nobody "gets" music like this on the first or second listen. If you are not willing to give this a chance, get something more easy ... Read More

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- 4.5 stars
It's been almost 11 years since Portishead released their last self-titled album (I'm not counting Roseland NYC Live). The three member group of Adrian Utley, Geoff Barrow and more prominent Beth Gibbons have been often credited with making the trip hop genre more mainstream. Originating out of Bristol, UK, Portishead introduced their hometown sound to the commercial radio waves in 1994 with Dummy. With downtempo hip-hop beats, a touch of turntablism, and Gibbons' staple vocals, Portishead instantly created their ... Read More

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