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Post by smogquixote on Oct 12, 2021 13:32:09 GMT
Portishead are/were one of the most amazing British acts of the last thirty years, their first and last album are among my favourite albums ever and I’m certain that “Third” is the best comeback album ever.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 12, 2021 14:23:55 GMT
No argument from me Smog
Wonderful group
I went to the Portishead curated ATP at Minehead Butlins in 2007 - their first gig for 10 years
Wonderful weekend it was
An eclectic line up as you'd expect...
A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Aphex Twin†, Atavist, Autolux, Black Mountain, The Blessing, Blood Island Raiders, Boris, Chrome Hoof, Crippled Black Phoenix, Damo Suzuki, Don Mandarin, Dylan Howe, Earth, Françoiz Breut, Fuck Buttons, Fuzz Against Junk, The Gas Giants, Glenn Branca, Gonga, GZA, The Heads, The Horrors, Jah Shaka Soundsystem, Jerry Sadowitz†, Joe Volk, John Cooper Clarke, John Parish, Jukes, Julian Cope, Kling Klang, Lucky Luke, Madlib, Malakai, Malcolm Middleton, Om, Oneida, Oren Ambarchi, Polar Bear, Portishead†, Rosie Red Rash, Seasick Steve, Silver Apples, Sparklehorse, Sunn O))), Team Brick, Thought Forms, Thurston Moore (solo).
† acts playing two separate nights to satisfy demand
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 12, 2021 14:28:12 GMT
By the way, you may be interested to learn I watched Middlesborough beat Arsenal on Sky with Damo Suzuki He seemed disappointed with the outcome too. He didn't say much so I am going by his demeanour. When I asked if liked Arsenal he nodded and smiled enigmatically. He's a man of few words. Or maybe his English isn't up to much. There was no between song banter during his set. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7122808.stm |
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Post by smogquixote on Oct 12, 2021 16:23:15 GMT
No argument from me Smog Wonderful group I went to the Portishead curated ATP at Minehead Butlins in 2007 - their first gig for 10 years Wonderful weekend it was An eclectic line up as you'd expect... A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Aphex Twin†, Atavist, Autolux, Black Mountain, The Blessing, Blood Island Raiders, Boris, Chrome Hoof, Crippled Black Phoenix, Damo Suzuki, Don Mandarin, Dylan Howe, Earth, Françoiz Breut, Fuck Buttons, Fuzz Against Junk, The Gas Giants, Glenn Branca, Gonga, GZA, The Heads, The Horrors, Jah Shaka Soundsystem, Jerry Sadowitz†, Joe Volk, John Cooper Clarke, John Parish, Jukes, Julian Cope, Kling Klang, Lucky Luke, Madlib, Malakai, Malcolm Middleton, Om, Oneida, Oren Ambarchi, Polar Bear, Portishead†, Rosie Red Rash, Seasick Steve, Silver Apples, Sparklehorse, Sunn O))), Team Brick, Thought Forms, Thurston Moore (solo). † acts playing two separate nights to satisfy demand I’d kill a kid every hour if it meant I could go back to that time and attend that festival, did John Cooper Clarke do “Chickentown”? |
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Post by smogquixote on Oct 12, 2021 16:24:08 GMT
By the way, you may be interested to learn I watched Middlesborough beat Arsenal on Sky with Damo Suzuki He seemed disappointed with the outcome too. He didn't say much so I am going by his demeanour. When I asked if liked Arsenal he nodded and smiled enigmatically. He's a man of few words. Or maybe his English isn't up to much. There was no between song banter during his set. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7122808.stmI don’t want to think about past glories anymore, we got relegated when I was still in Y9 so I didn’t get to experience much of that glory and we’ve not been great ever since. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2021 21:12:42 GMT
I saw them a couple of times in the 90's within 6 months of Dummy being released and there's no denying it was a seminal record of the time but 'Third'definitely is a more meatier affair and it absolutely smoulders👍
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Post by smogquixote on Oct 12, 2021 22:56:57 GMT
I saw them a couple of times in the 90's within 6 months of Dummy being released and there's no denying it was a seminal record of the time but 'Third'definitely is a more meatier affair and it absolutely smoulders👍 First track doesn’t actually do that much for me but the rest of “Third” is fucking mental. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2021 20:25:19 GMT
I saw them a couple of times in the 90's within 6 months of Dummy being released and there's no denying it was a seminal record of the time but 'Third'definitely is a more meatier affair and it absolutely smoulders👍 First track doesn’t actually do that much for me but the rest of “Third” is fucking mental. I reckon this is the best thing they ever did. Some really-to my mind-punk riffing in there too. The end just swallows you up too👍 |
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Post by smogquixote on Oct 13, 2021 20:46:38 GMT
First track doesn’t actually do that much for me but the rest of “Third” is fucking mental. I reckon this is the best thing they ever did. Some really-to my mind-punk riffing in there too. The end just swallows you up too👍 I always get that one mixed up with “Magic Doors”, I’ll listen when I’m home |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2021 22:31:12 GMT
I had the whole album blasting out earlier whilst I was clearing out some junk in the house.
It's even better if you haven't heard it for a few years 😎
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 14, 2021 5:54:19 GMT
I had the whole album blasting out earlier whilst I was clearing out some junk in the house. It's even better if you haven't heard it for a few years 😎 But, key question, can it soundtrack a dinner party like Dummy? |
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Post by andyloneshark on Oct 14, 2021 10:37:19 GMT
I remember back in the early 90s, the girl i was working with on a magazine kept mentioning a band her boyfriend was working with called 'Portishead' ...Portishead? Hmmm... That's a very West Country name for a band i thought to myself. It's where my Mum and dad worked in the 1960s when our family first moved down here. TripHop was/is a very Bristol area phenomenon. Portishead put their own, very John Barry-esque spin on the genre... ...and they rather bravely commited commercial suicide, as each album they released was less 'radio friendly' than the one before.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2021 11:00:00 GMT
I had the whole album blasting out earlier whilst I was clearing out some junk in the house. It's even better if you haven't heard it for a few years 😎 But, key question, can it soundtrack a dinner party like Dummy? I always preferred to listen to it with the lights out to be honest😎 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2021 11:01:13 GMT
I remember back in the early 90s, the girl i was working with on a magazine kept mentioning a band her boyfriend was working with called 'Portishead' ...Portishead? Hmmm... That's a very West Country name for a band i thought to myself. It's where my Mum and dad worked in the 1960s when our family first moved down here. TripHop was/is a very Bristol area phenomenon. Portishead put their own, very John Barry-esque spin on the genre... ...and they rather bravely commited commercial suicide, as each album they released was less 'radio friendly' than the one before. It's a unique sound. I prefer'Third' to Dummy(which sounds more 'ambient)as it has a lot more balls to it. Better written too. |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Oct 14, 2021 11:05:20 GMT
I’d kill a kid every hour if it meant I could go back to that time and attend that festival, did John Cooper Clarke do “Chickentown”? 90% sure he did. I've seen him a few times and he often does it but those performance have got confused in my memory |
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