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Bristol, England (1991 – present)

Portishead are a band from Bristol, England, named after the small coastal town of Portishead, twelve miles west of Bristol in North Somerset. They are known for their use of jazz samples and some hip hop beats along with various synth sounds and the hauntingly beautiful vocals of singer Beth Gibbons.

The band were formed in 1991, by keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow and singer Beth Gibbons. Barrow had previously worked with two other bands from Bristol, Massive Attack and Tricky, and decided to name his new endeavour after his hometown.

After releasing a short film (To Kill A Dead Man) and its accompanying music, Portishead signed a record deal with Go! Beat and their first album, ‘Dummy’, was released in 1994, and featured heavy contributions from guitarist Adrian Utley. In spite of the band’s media-shyness, the album gained universal critical acclaim and was successful on both sides of the Atlantic, spawning two hit singles, “Glory Box” and “Sour Times”. The album won the British Mercury Music Prize in 1995 beating albums such as ‘Definitely Maybe’ by Oasis and Leftfield’s ‘Leftism’.

Their second album, ‘Portishead’, was released in 1997, and featured the single “All Mine”. A live album featuring new orchestral arrangements of the group’s songs was recorded primarily at Roseland in New York City and released in 1998, as well as a DVD of the Roseland concert.

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Juddu wrote:
3 hours ago

And Portishead sounds best when they are stripped down to the core

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Venomy wrote:
10 hours ago

Тут вообще на русском пишут?)

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MazaaP wrote:
yesterday evening

<3 Is aoibhinn liom Portishead. Ceann amhain de na grupanna is deise sa domhan

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TyronWinter wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Third really is a good follow up, a lot of people don't get it But when you listen to Portishead - Portishead you can see that they'r sound was getting more dark and deeper. Third is more minimalistic but most definetly in the same trend as their previous work Wgen treu artists become older they learn to cut all the existential away and have nothing more than the core, that's what they did

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bathat wrote:
yesterday morning

I thought Portishead fans might be interested in a script that automates the process of adding Loved Tracks to a specific playlist in iTunes - here (more people should know about it). :)

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raveonpragha wrote:
Monday evening

I mighte say you guys are s l o w!! Since i heard this album i knew it was one of the best albums of Portishead!

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ThomasFreeman wrote:
Monday evening

I think their self-titled album is their strongest work. Every track is a masterpiece in their own right, and Live at roseland definately personified the album as a whole.

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funkyMP79 wrote:
Monday evening

have to agree with hildurm. it gets better and better everyday

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hildurm wrote:
Monday evening

Third gets better and better with every listen,

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Jaztronix wrote:
Sunday afternoon

http://www.last.fm/music/AlienSeduction http://www.myspace.com/alienSeduction

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Khonfident wrote:
Sunday morning

Geoff Barrow is a fucking genious!

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Nigmota wrote:
Sunday morning

My favorite band ever!

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greengreenbean wrote:
Saturday evening

"Dummy" and "Third" are masterpieces.

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davidedg wrote:
Saturday afternoon

love 'em.

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slcser wrote:
Saturday afternoon

oh is great ! +.+`

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Negative_One wrote:
Saturday afternoon

new photo is cool =)

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Cannsaw wrote:
Saturday morning

Third is the best, though.

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onitorment wrote:
Friday evening

http://www.last.fm/group/Proud+To+Be+Brief Join, please. Thanku

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VenusTreat wrote:
Friday evening

http://www.last.fm/group/The+Group+That+Carries+Music+Everywhere+They+Go%2C+Even+To+Places+They%27re+Not+Supposed+To

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badpunkkitty wrote:
Friday evening

BEST BAND EVER!!!!

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