Portishead : Third (album, doors, classic, band, song)

**jackhammer** · 03-20-2008, 01:41 PM

1. Silence

2. Hunter

3. Nylon Smile

4. The Rip

5. Plastic

6. We carry on

7. Deep Water

8. Machine Gun

9.Small

10. Magic Doors

11. Threads

**jackhammer** · 04-07-2008, 04:23 PM

If you are expecting the apparent ambience of their previous work, then you will be sorely disappointed. Sure there are moments of exquisite tenderness when Beth Gibbon's voice is laid bare over a sparse rhythmn but this is an album that has moments of abrasiveness and sheer in your face
despondency. Plastic is abrupt, atonal and dark. Machine Gun is an abolute assault on the senses with it's monotonous beat piledriving you into submission and Carry On's complexity and guitar riffs are hypnotically beguiling. Hunter is the antithesis of this replete with a simple acoustic guitar motif that is Portishead at their most serene.

I have played this album at least a dozen times and it really does take that long to appreciate what the band are doing and where they are heading. This is a must have classic in ten years, of that I have no doubt.

mr dave · 04-07-2008, 04:32 PM

HOLY CRAP THEY ACTUALLY RELEASED IT!!!!!

maybe there's actual hope for a new my bloody valentine album within the decade too. i'll have to try to get my hands on a copy before i actually comment on the album. was kind of anticipating it about 5 years ago though...

**jackhammer** · 04-07-2008, 04:35 PM

No. it's not out for three weeks yet

Rainard Jalen · 04-07-2008, 04:53 PM

naughty naughty, boyz

**jackhammer** · 04-07-2008, 04:56 PM

It is common knowlege, even to the band in todays Metro newspaper!

Molecules · 04-24-2008, 03:08 PM

i heard a brilliant song on Jools Holland, it may well be that 'machine gun' one. Really enjoyed it

Piss Me Off · 04-26-2008, 01:40 PM

Finally got round to listening to it.
I wouldn't say its as massive a departure from Dummy as everyone seems to be suggesting it is, its a tad more dark though which is always good, reminds me a bit of Mezzanine.
We Carry On is probably my fave at the mo, the beat and guitars are so sinister and brilliant. Machine Gun is abrasive but rewarding and i love the opener Silence as well (the silence at the end is annoying though).
Overall, not as easy as Dummy but i predict a few more listens will result in me liking it more. Pretty damn good.

**jackhammer** · 04-26-2008, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Finally got round to listening to it.
I wouldn't say its as massive a departure from Dummy as everyone seems to be suggesting it is, its a tad more dark though which is always good, reminds me a bit of Mezzanine.
We Carry On is probably my fave at the mo, the beat and guitars are so sinister and brilliant. Machine Gun is abrasive but rewarding and i love the opener Silence as well (the silence at the end is annoying though).
Overall, not as easy as Dummy but i predict a few more listens will result in me liking it more. Pretty damn good.

Although nowhere near as good as Mezzanine, I thought exactly the same upon listening. It does get better with each listen but it is not an album that you can just throw on. you have to be in the mood for it.

Machine Gun:

Wayfarer · 04-26-2008, 02:35 PM

"Hunter" is so, so good. I mean, the whole album's great and all, but that song really stands out for some reason.

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03-20-2008, 01:41 PM
jackhammer A Cabled Discount Join Date: May 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 3,950	Portishead : Third 1. Silence 2. Hunter 3. Nylon Smile 4. The Rip 5. Plastic 6. We carry on 7. Deep Water 8. Machine Gun 9.Small 10. Magic Doors 11. Threads __________________ My music collection.cough cough enjoy. Ha Ha charade you are. My dvd collection.

04-07-2008, 04:23 PM
jackhammer A Cabled Discount Join Date: May 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 3,950	If you are expecting the apparent ambience of their previous work, then you will be sorely disappointed. Sure there are moments of exquisite tenderness when Beth Gibbon's voice is laid bare over a sparse rhythmn but this is an album that has moments of abrasiveness and sheer in your face despondency. Plastic is abrupt, atonal and dark. Machine Gun is an abolute assault on the senses with it's monotonous beat piledriving you into submission and Carry On's complexity and guitar riffs are hypnotically beguiling. Hunter is the antithesis of this replete with a simple acoustic guitar motif that is Portishead at their most serene. I have played this album at least a dozen times and it really does take that long to appreciate what the band are doing and where they are heading. This is a must have classic in ten years, of that I have no doubt. __________________ My music collection.cough cough enjoy. Ha Ha charade you are. My dvd collection.

04-07-2008, 04:32 PM
mr dave Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: everywhere Posts: 293	HOLY CRAP THEY ACTUALLY RELEASED IT!!!!! maybe there's actual hope for a new my bloody valentine album within the decade too. i'll have to try to get my hands on a copy before i actually comment on the album. was kind of anticipating it about 5 years ago though... __________________ i am the universe

04-07-2008, 04:35 PM
jackhammer A Cabled Discount Join Date: May 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 3,950	No. it's not out for three weeks yet __________________ My music collection.cough cough enjoy. Ha Ha charade you are. My dvd collection.

04-07-2008, 04:53 PM
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04-07-2008, 04:56 PM
jackhammer A Cabled Discount Join Date: May 2007 Location: U.K Posts: 3,950	It is common knowlege, even to the band in todays Metro newspaper! __________________ My music collection.cough cough enjoy. Ha Ha charade you are. My dvd collection.

04-24-2008, 03:08 PM
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04-26-2008, 01:40 PM
Piss Me Off Big In Japan Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 908	Finally got round to listening to it. I wouldn't say its as massive a departure from Dummy as everyone seems to be suggesting it is, its a tad more dark though which is always good, reminds me a bit of Mezzanine. We Carry On is probably my fave at the mo, the beat and guitars are so sinister and brilliant. Machine Gun is abrasive but rewarding and i love the opener Silence as well (the silence at the end is annoying though). Overall, not as easy as Dummy but i predict a few more listens will result in me liking it more. Pretty damn good. __________________ There's nothing worse than roadside surgery y'know, you don't have your own tools and its just.... murder. Last FM Rate Yr Music

04-26-2008, 02:35 PM
Wayfarer Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,020	"Hunter" is so, so good. I mean, the whole album's great and all, but that song really stands out for some reason. __________________ The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.