Portishead is eerily depressing and beautiful
evenflow82
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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?
Any props for Portishead?
I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
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heard they have been recording their 3rd album since late 06
Walk on with hope in your heart
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...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.
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!
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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
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.
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
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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
-Christopher Walken
you're=you are
your=showing ownership
The truth has a well known liberal bias.
-Stephen Colbert
great song that is so true to life.
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Recommend me a few other songs.
I liked portishead more than Bjork. i thought their songs were easier on the ears. and beth's voice is hypnotizing!
anything off dummy!
really, this is a band where you won;t find any really bad tunes.