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by floatingcity  in Music, , Oct 15 '07
Pros: Inventive beats, soul-crushing vocals, incredibly developed atmospheres.
Cons: Two songs are more about ambiance than hooks.
Following the burgeoning rise of the early nineties alternative scene, the southwest UK city of Bristol became the home of a slowly growing movement combining down-tempo hip-hop beats with aspects of jazz, pop melodies and multi-textured samples. With ...
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by laurashrti , Dec 24 '03
Pros: Beautiful, I can't say it enough. Interesting, different sound
Cons: Sort of depressing, a tiny bit repetitive
I’ve checked out the Portishead Dummy CD from my library several times, but I’ve never bought a copy. After checking out yesterday, I’m really not sure why I never purchased it… because it really is worth it. Mysterons, the ...
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by pyfr in Music,  - Top 1000, Dec 02 '05
Pros: Sensual melancholy played and sung over snaky rhythms. Interesting retro samples, nocturnal atmosphere.
Cons: I tried my best to find one, but to no avail.
Looking back through the reviews of this album, I was surprised to see that none of my favorite writers had done a write-up. 'Sup with that? Should I keep my love for Portishead a secret? Well, I just can't. I've been digging on "Dummy" for over ten ...
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by kookytree , Sep 21 '03
Pros: Sublime production & vocals; divinely sad; surprisingly accessible.
Cons: Perhaps too left-of-the-middle for some; lack of variety in sound; not happy music.
Delicate but dark, "Dummy" is rightly considered to be one of THE essential albums of the 1990s. Named after their small hometown in southern England, Portishead consisted of onetime Neneh Cherry producer Geoff Barrow and, of course, singer Beth Gibbons. ...
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by stoffy , Aug 26 '02
Pros: Original effects and Beth Gibbon's spellbinding voice - a true classic
Cons: May be a bit depressing for some
One of the most critically acclaimed albums of 1995 was 'Dummy' by Portishead. Fronted by the enigmatic Beth Gibbons, Portishead were founded by Geoff Barrow (who had previously worked with Massive Attack) and also...
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by jordan_tar , Jun 14 '02
Pros: The beauty of despair!
Cons: Undeniably, this is a somewhat weird album ...
I won't hesitate to name "Dummy" as one of the greatest albums ever made. Its beauty is elusive - dehumanized throbbings of electronics and agonized, slightly off-key vocals constitute most of the songs. But there's a philosophical depth to it, a dreamy...
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by asra , Apr 20 '06
Pros: Everything: the dark tone, the grooves, and, most of all, amazing songstress Beth Gibbons.
Cons: A few weak tracks, but they're easily overlooked.
Portishead is very much outside the realm of music that I usually listen to. I’m mostly into the rockier, metallic-while-being-melanchol
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brand of metal, along with some pop-rock and other random stuff. While I do have a very eclectic music taste, I ...
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by Guildenstern - Top 500, Feb 28 '00
Pros: Unique, experimental, and deeply touching
Cons: Overall sound could seem repetitive
A friend of mine decided I needed to listen to Portishead. Having never heard of them, I sat down with little interest as he put the cd on. And I was abruptly transfixed. Since I had to leave five minutes later, and he kept skipping the tracks, I had to...
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by shellbells , Oct 25 '00
Pros: 50 minutes of excellent, innovative music
Cons: very addictive (but that's not a bad thing)
In my opinion, Dummy is one of the best albums ever made; it's right up there with Radiohead's The Bends and Ok Computer, U2's Achtung Baby and Bjork's Post. I bought this cd in 1996 after hearing "Sour Times" for the first time since high...
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by funky_bezza , Dec 03 '99
Pros: Splendid innovation and instrumentation, Beth Gibbons' magnificent vocals, real human interest for an album that is so mechanical in its production.
Cons: Inaccessible (or considered so) for many, not the sort of thing you want blaring out at a party, one or two weaker tracks - hence only 4 stars.
A magnificent, and tragically overlooked, offering from Bristol trip-hop outfit Portishead, who combine a wide range of musical reference points and incisive originality to produce one of the better albums to come out of the UK music scene in the...
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by nas , May 25 '00
Pros: The best vocals in all trip-hopdom
Cons: Not the happiest of lyrics
I never would have even considered getting this had I not heard "Sour Times" the few times that it got any radio play in New York Top 40 stations. But when I finally did buy it, it turned out to be easily one of the best items in my entire...
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by Tonycolars , Aug 17 '00
Pros: Everything
Cons: Waiting for new material
In my history of liking Portishead I have come across many things. Hordes of people who love and adore them, and a couple who think their cd 'Dummy' is over-rated.
Absurd! Do you want to know about the long term excitement of this cd.
I...
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by just_allie , Aug 09 '01
Pros: Everything.
Cons: CD ends.
I first became a Portishead fan because of my sister. After seeing "Only You," from their second, self-titled CD on MTV late one night, she came home from Strawberries with said CD in hand. After listening for a few days through the thin walls of...
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by fil! , Nov 13 '99
Pros: Innovative sound, dark and soothing
Cons: None
Portishead released Dummy in late 1994, this Bristol-based band came out of nowhere and captured the attention of the music community. Their unique blend of musical styles and genres inspired many copy-cat acts, and with good reason: this album...
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by darouedu , Jan 11 '00
Pros: Talent on all sides of the songs
Cons: Although not loud and obnoxious, it may sound like "noise" to all of you "oldtimers" out there
I pity those of you who have never heard of Portishead. You are really missing out on something special. It isn't frequent that so much talent is committed to CD, tape, and whatever else. While not on heavy rotation at MTV (For the best, I think),...
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