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Portishead

by Portishead

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of 455,735

3,192
1990's

of 166,476

1,825
1997

of 22,650

194

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Overall Rating: 3.0798 Portishead is ranked overall as 3.0798 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.1960 Portishead has an avg. critic score of 3.1960 out of 4 stars

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Rolling Stone

Portishead's mix of '60s soundtrack music, hip-hop beats, dub and detached female vocals became an instant reference point when their first album,Dummy, came out, in 1994. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Some folks with dull ears may find Portishead 's sophomore release, which comes three years after the English band's striking, much-imitated debut Dummy , to be more of the same. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Portishead's debut album, Dummy, popularized trip-hop, making its slow, narcotic rhythms, hypnotic samples, and film noir production commonplace among sophisticated, self-consciously "mature" pop fans. The group recoiled from such widespread acclaim and influence, taking three years to deliver its eponymous second album. ...more

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

Put on any Portishead CD and prepare to turn up the thermostat up a couple of degrees. The first track off of their classicDummyor their very good follow-upPortisheadhave enough chill in them to make the hairs in the back of your neck stand up.Unlike ...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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Pitch Fork Media

It's all true. The new Portishead record is different, yet very much the same. Weird? Yes and no. The sound of Portishead is strikingly similar to that of 1994's groundbreaking Dummy . The difference lies within the sampling. Whereas Dummy...read the complete review at Pitch Fork Media

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The A.V. Club

In the three years since Portishead's debut album Dummy came out, other acts have attempted to co-opt the record's tripped-out, ambient dance-pop sound; thanks to everyone from Morcheeba on, the English band's ultra-stylish atmospherics don't sound as...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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