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Dummy by Portishead
30 reviews
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Portishead: Beth Gibbons (vocals); Adrian Utley (guitar, Hammond organ, bass, Theremin); Geoff Barrow (Fender Rhodes piano, drums,...
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Portishead: Beth Gibbons (vocals); Adrian Utley (guitar, Hammond organ, bass, Theremin); Geoff Barrow (Fender Rhodes piano, drums, programming). Additional personnel: Strings Unlimited (strings); Dave McDonald (nose flute); Andy Hague (trumpet); Neil Solman (Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond organ); Gary Baldwin (Hammond organ); Clive Deamer (drums); Richard Newell (programming). Recorded at State Of The Art and Coach House Studios, Bristol, England. Named for a town near Bristol, England, Portishead is a British dance band that grabs ideas from all over the mod pop world (spaghetti Western guitars, turntable scratching, melancholy soul vocals, atmospheric organs, house beats) and stirs them into spacey, dub-like productions that sound like a dance club in the middle of a "Twin Peaks" dream. You could call it surreal hip-hop pop. But if the beats on the band's debut album achieve a kind of trance-like static, the songs themselves reach for something more rousing. With understated lyrics and overstated melodie...
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Pros: Inventive beats, soul-crushing vocals, incredibly developed atmospheres.
Cons: Two songs are more about ambiance than hooks.
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"Dummy" is a trip-hop classic, and wonderfully demonstrates how various musical genres can be fused into something memorable and fascinating. Read More
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Pros: Sensual melancholy played and sung over snaky rhythms. Interesting retro samples, nocturnal atmosphere.
Cons: I tried my best to find one, but to no avail.
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Possibly the diamond in trip-hop's crown. A collection of tracks that could've come from the darkest lounge of love. Lots of moods, subtle yet powerful from start to finish. Read More
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Pros: Sublime production & vocals; divinely sad; surprisingly accessible.
Cons: Perhaps too left-of-the-middle for some; lack of variety in sound; not happy music.
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Entrancing and achingly beautiful, these soothing yet urgent lullabies should be heard by anyone who has ever felt hurt, afraid, lost or alone. Read More
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Pros: Original effects and Beth Gibbon's spellbinding voice - a true classic
Cons: May be a bit depressing for some
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'Dummy' is a truly remarkable album, full of medlodic twists and turns. An epic adventure from Bristol's finest... Read More
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Pros: The beauty of despair!
Cons: Undeniably, this is a somewhat weird album ...
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Mysterious and beautiful - though not every song is perfect, it's a compelling album that demands repeated listenings. Read More
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Pros: Everything: the dark tone, the grooves, and, most of all, amazing songstress Beth Gibbons.
Cons: A few weak tracks, but they're easily overlooked.
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Just... buy it. I don't like "trip-hop", but I love this anyway. Read More
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Pros: 50 minutes of excellent, innovative music
Cons: very addictive (but that's not a bad thing)
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Pros: The best vocals in all trip-hopdom
Cons: Not the happiest of lyrics
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Pros: Everything.
Cons: CD ends.
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Dummy is almost flawless. However, it is best listened to during one's lows than highs. Read More
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Pros: Trip-hop pioneers
Cons: None
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This should be in your top ten. Read More
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