Dummy (1994) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Dummy a score of 3.8667 out of 4

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Music critics combined give Dummy a score of 4 out of 4

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Music critics combined give Dummy a score of 3 out of 4

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Music critics combined give Dummy a score of 2 out of 4

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All Music Guide

Portishead's album debut is a brilliant, surprisingly natural synthesis of claustrophobic spy soundtracks, dark breakbeats inspired by frontmanGeoff Barrow's love of hip-hop, and a vocalist (Beth Gibbons) in the classic confessional singer/songwriter Read more about Dummy on All Music Guide

Rolling Stone

From tape loops and live strings, Fender Rhodes riffing and angelic singing, these English subversives constructtrèship Gothic hip-hop. Read more about Dummy on Rolling Stone

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Movie critics combined give Dummy a score of 4.00 out of 4

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Drowned In Sound

I still remember the first time that I heard Portishead's "Sour Times." I was driving along in my car at about 10pm at night, while driving home during Thanksgiving break one year. The song came on the radio and I kept turning up the radio more and
...read the complete review at Drowned In Sound

Movie critics combined give Dummy a score of 3.20 out of 4

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Rolling Stone

From tape loops and live strings, Fender Rhodes riffing and angelic singing, these English subversives constructtrèship Gothic hip-hop. A junkie for smoky atmosphere, keyboardist Geoff Barrow selects offbeat samples (Johnny Ray, Lalo Schifrin,
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1994

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4
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    5
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    84
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    52
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