Portishead is eerily depressing and beautiful

evenflow82

I've been listening to Portishead's two albums and some of the music is just brutally moody and depressing. Songs like Biscuit, Glory Box, Only You, Over and Wandering Star sound like something from a doomed world. It's all really incredible and unique (listen with a good set of headphones for maximum effect). It's a total shame the band has been MIA since about 1999.
Any props for Portishead?

AxlUlrich

Beth Gibbons's vocals are amazing.
heard they have been recording their 3rd album since late 06

mookie blaylock 10

evenflow82 wrote:

I've been listening to Portishead's two albums and some of the music is just brutally moody and depressing. Songs like Biscuit, Glory Box, Only You, Over and Wandering Star sound like something from a doomed world. It's all really incredible and unique (listen with a good set of headphones for maximum effect). It's a total shame the band has been MIA since about 1999.
Any props for Portishead?

...and sour times, of course great songs! i don't really find their music depressing, but i would call it mood music. to set a mood or to listren to while in a certain mood. i find the songs stay with you in your head...hauntingly beautiful.

VEDHEAD27

"Hauntingly beautiful" is definitely the PERFECT way to sum up PORTISHEAD.

This is hands down one of my fav bands EVER! "Love" doesn't even seem to come close to describing how I feel about them. This sound, this style, just the entire feeling that they capture and create...you just cannot compare it to anything else out there. You just can't. And Beth's voice is one of the greatest blessings this world has ever known. Words can't describe the power, pain and emotion that pours outta of this gorgeous force! It's like she's in a constant state of mourning, singing every song on her fuckin deathbed. It's beyond powerful and so eery...but once again, beeeeeeautiful. Unique sounds all around here and yes, music that makes you feel. It just completely sucks you into another world.

Alright, this praising could easily go on forever. Basically, HELL YES to this post evenflow82. This band owns a huge part of me that no one else can come close to touching!

Here's to the majorly, majorly super highly anticipated release of the next album. They currently have the date set for APRIL 2007!! Please god let it be so!

smarchee

wow, a new Portishead sounds very exciting. Count me in as a fan of this band, although Sour Times is way better than their self-titled IMO. Do you like any other bands that sound similar like Morcheeba, Lamb, Esthero ?

"Cause nobody loves me, it's true..........not like you do"

reversedarwinism

VEDHEAD27 wrote:

"Hauntingly beautiful" is definitely the PERFECT way to sum up PORTISHEAD.

This is hands down one of my fav bands EVER! "Love" doesn't even seem to come close to describing how I feel about them. This sound, this style, just the entire feeling that they capture and create...you just cannot compare it to anything else out there. You just can't. And Beth's voice is one of the greatest blessings this world has ever known. Words can't describe the power, pain and emotion that pours outta of this gorgeous force! It's like she's in a constant state of mourning, singing every song on her fuckin deathbed. It's beyond powerful and so eery...but once again, beeeeeeautiful. Unique sounds all around here and yes, music that makes you feel. It just completely sucks you into another world.

Alright, this praising could easily go on forever. Basically, HELL YES to this post evenflow82. This band owns a huge part of me that no one else can come close to touching!

Here's to the majorly, majorly super highly anticipated release of the next album. They currently have the date set for APRIL 2007!! Please god let it be so!

i love love adore portishead. listen to those two albums as much as any i have. my only questin is where have yall been. i've started a couple threads in the past about portishead and never got a single response from anyone. oh well, i've found several great live songs of their on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6-pQU0Ey6E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imrfo-uRjcE

evenflow82

Glory Box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imrfo-uRjcE&mode=related&search=

Roads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6-pQU0Ey6E

This should blow your mind.

Pearl Jam and toast

Oh man I know.. I need to get more Portishead.

thelowlightargentina

the live disc at roseland is a perfect proof of what this band is about...an unique athmosphere...an unique sound...sometimes you really want to be sad

evenflow82

thelowlightargentina wrote:

the live disc at roseland is a perfect proof of what this band is about...an unique athmosphere...an unique sound...sometimes you really want to be sad

Tell me about it. I did a youtube search and found 'Biscuit' set to a pictoral about gaffiti in Pripyat (a town a couple of miles from Chernobyl). If that isn't sad, I don't know what is. Check out how the mood of the song just fits the decomposing vacant world of this once inhabitable city. Freaky as shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkT4Xxuk9EQ

reversedarwinism

evenflow82 wrote:

Tell me about it. I did a youtube search and found 'Biscuit' set to a pictoral about gaffiti in Pripyat (a town a couple of miles from Chernobyl). If that isn't sad, I don't know what is. Check out how the mood of the song just fits the decomposing vacant world of this once inhabitable city. Freaky as shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkT4Xxuk9EQ

great song that is so true to life.

All Those Yesterdays

Portishead is just amazing. Great vocals, great tones, great mudes. Analog at its best.

Dick Jones

So I downloaded Glory Box and Biscuits and I have to say, I really dig this! That youtube vid of GB is amazing.

Recommend me a few other songs.

bryanfury

LOVE them. the unplugged cd is just amazing. they were my favorite of the trip hop era. (old sneaker pimps was good too until they ditched the chick).

I liked portishead more than Bjork. i thought their songs were easier on the ears. and beth's voice is hypnotizing!

bryanfury

Dick Jones wrote:

So I downloaded Glory Box and Biscuits and I have to say, I really dig this! That youtube vid of GB is amazing.

Recommend me a few other songs.

anything off dummy!

really, this is a band where you won;t find any really bad tunes.

hguz73

Roseland NYC Live (1999) is my favorite..maybe some would like Massive Attack as well. Portishead along with Massive Attack and Tricky were considered the trident of Trip-Hop. Shame that Tricky couldn't keep delivering good albums as the other two.

bryanfury

portishead didn't get the love they deserved. i thought they blew bjorks music out of the water. the sheer beauty of it.