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Music : Third
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Rating: 
- Even better than a real thing...
I would not believe that something can be so good after so long time. Today received amazon.com package with P3 album. Already after first time of listening review in my head was clear: if you want to fall in love again with Portishead - this is something you can't avoid. Just listen once and you are "done"!
Rating: - Surprised, then not
The first time I heard this album, I was disappointed with it.
The reason I thought this was more likely the main reason most people were surprised by this album: it's very different. I really wanted the old Portishead, the creepy noir soundscapes wafting in your head and the air like incense smoke.
Then I realised: as a fellow musician, would I want to produce music from the same stencil over and over again? No, I would want to break that form, challenge myself and those who listen to my work. I had a new template to listen to the new album with.
So I did it again...and the brilliance came through.
If you're expecting the smokiness of "Roads" or "All Mine", you're not going to get it here. What you are getting here is an album moving away from samples and exchanging them for more unorthodox arrangements (the toms on "Silence", ukelele on "Deep Water", keyboard arpeggios on "The Rip"), but this works due to the talents of instrumentalists Geoff Barrow (also considered the architect of the band) and Adrian Utley (who finally gets his props as a third band member, not sideman as the contract they had through Dummy and their self-titled album stated).
Is there an element of mystery here like the original albums? Most definitely. These songs still exist in a unique Portishead universe, swirling, drifting, quiet in nature. There are some differences that are also welcome. Beth Gibbon's vocals aren't as distorted as the first two albums, which is a step in a new and better direction for her (also, check out "Out of Season", her solo album). The instrumentation, as I mentioned before, makes a big difference on this album. I read an article where Barrow and Utley said that they were going into the making of this album staying away from the original Portishead cliches, and they did. "Silence" has quite an energy, almost rocking. "Hunter" uses chimes and an almost early sixities approach in ballad making. "The Rip" may be my favorite. For the first 2 minutes, it's just Gibbons, a guitar, and a theremin-like hum. Then, her voice is looped and a keyboard takes over the arpeggio the guitar was playing. There is also a video up for it, which I highly recommend. "We Carry On" seems to go on a small riff on what sounds like a harmonium, but it works well. "Machine Gun" uses drum pads with cold sounding industrial samples, but it carries the song like a march while Gibbon's vocals drift around it.
The only problem I've with the album are the last three songs.I am having difficulty being captivated by them, but it just may take some time, or more listens like the second time through did for me. If you like Portishead, buy this album. It may be a challenge at first, but give it several listens and try expecting something new about the songs. I find after a while, this album gives both the first and second a run for their money.
Rating:
- Good bye trip-hop. We hardly knew ye
After waiting 10 years for a follow up to the greatest trip-hop music ever made, I was more than a little disappointed at what this is. This abrasive experiment lacks all of the elements I love from the first 2 albums. Namely: it's largely without a driving beat, it has none of the retro film noir aesthetics, and there's no song with a catchy hook.
Analysis aside, the worst thing I can say about Third is that I have to really TRY to like it. This happens all the time with good bands. They make great music then in later albums (and often their 2nd album) you try to force yourself to like it. And you know full well that if that were your introduction to the band, you wouldn't have liked them in the first place.
I don't have to try to like the other 2 albums. From 1st listen I was entirely hooked. With Third, if I really, really try then I can find some tracks that are not fully without merit.
Rating: - Let it sink in
I originally tried to listen to this album all the way through late at night as I was falling asleep and the first thirty seconds of 'The Rip' originally had me feeling like I was slipping into a bizarre waking dream. It was too overwhelming and I had to stop there. 'Machine Gun' which I heard on their myspace page originally turned me off and I didn't know what to expect but now that I've given the album a chance to soak into my mind I fully appreciate what Portishead has accomplished here. They've evolved and yet still retained the essence of what attracted me to them in the first place - introspection, originality, unpredictability and integrity. The lyrics are phenomenal and I challenge you to find poetry like this anywhere else in music these days. Admittedly, it will not be easy to get into if you are not a substantial Portishead fan to begin with. However, if you are not a big fan but like to be challenged give it a chance and discover a work of genius. The last minute or so of the final track...wow...such an amazing commentary on our current world situation. Sure, the trip hop feel is largely gone with the wind but still there are so many intricate layers here, and so many different interpretations. That is one thing that hasn't changed. The best three of 'Third' in my opinion are:
The Rip
Small
Threads
Rating: - A Decade for THIS ? !!!!
I can't believe all the Great Reviews on this album !! I have been a long time fan of Portishead and was so excited to hear that they were finally putting out a new album. I played it through once and every song had the same african drum loop with the exception of one or two songs. It sounds like to me that they wrote, recorded and released this album in one day. A decade for this junk ? I just waisted my money on this CD and wish I would have only heard this CD before I purchased it.Theres Good music and Bad music and this is just put together pieces of junk.....Save yourself some money and stay away from this one !!!!
- Even better than a real thing...I would not believe that something can be so good after so long time. Today received amazon.com package with P3 album. Already after first time of listening review in my head was clear: if you want to fall in love again with Portishead - this is something you can't avoid. Just listen once and you are "done"!
Rating:
- Surprised, then notThe first time I heard this album, I was disappointed with it.
The reason I thought this was more likely the main reason most people were surprised by this album: it's very different. I really wanted the old Portishead, the creepy noir soundscapes wafting in your head and the air like incense smoke.
Then I realised: as a fellow musician, would I want to produce music from the same stencil over and over again? No, I would want to break that form, challenge myself and those who listen to my work. I had a new template to listen to the new album with.
So I did it again...and the brilliance came through.
If you're expecting the smokiness of "Roads" or "All Mine", you're not going to get it here. What you are getting here is an album moving away from samples and exchanging them for more unorthodox arrangements (the toms on "Silence", ukelele on "Deep Water", keyboard arpeggios on "The Rip"), but this works due to the talents of instrumentalists Geoff Barrow (also considered the architect of the band) and Adrian Utley (who finally gets his props as a third band member, not sideman as the contract they had through Dummy and their self-titled album stated).
Is there an element of mystery here like the original albums? Most definitely. These songs still exist in a unique Portishead universe, swirling, drifting, quiet in nature. There are some differences that are also welcome. Beth Gibbon's vocals aren't as distorted as the first two albums, which is a step in a new and better direction for her (also, check out "Out of Season", her solo album). The instrumentation, as I mentioned before, makes a big difference on this album. I read an article where Barrow and Utley said that they were going into the making of this album staying away from the original Portishead cliches, and they did. "Silence" has quite an energy, almost rocking. "Hunter" uses chimes and an almost early sixities approach in ballad making. "The Rip" may be my favorite. For the first 2 minutes, it's just Gibbons, a guitar, and a theremin-like hum. Then, her voice is looped and a keyboard takes over the arpeggio the guitar was playing. There is also a video up for it, which I highly recommend. "We Carry On" seems to go on a small riff on what sounds like a harmonium, but it works well. "Machine Gun" uses drum pads with cold sounding industrial samples, but it carries the song like a march while Gibbon's vocals drift around it.
The only problem I've with the album are the last three songs.I am having difficulty being captivated by them, but it just may take some time, or more listens like the second time through did for me. If you like Portishead, buy this album. It may be a challenge at first, but give it several listens and try expecting something new about the songs. I find after a while, this album gives both the first and second a run for their money.
Rating:
- Good bye trip-hop. We hardly knew yeAfter waiting 10 years for a follow up to the greatest trip-hop music ever made, I was more than a little disappointed at what this is. This abrasive experiment lacks all of the elements I love from the first 2 albums. Namely: it's largely without a driving beat, it has none of the retro film noir aesthetics, and there's no song with a catchy hook.
Analysis aside, the worst thing I can say about Third is that I have to really TRY to like it. This happens all the time with good bands. They make great music then in later albums (and often their 2nd album) you try to force yourself to like it. And you know full well that if that were your introduction to the band, you wouldn't have liked them in the first place.
I don't have to try to like the other 2 albums. From 1st listen I was entirely hooked. With Third, if I really, really try then I can find some tracks that are not fully without merit.
Rating:
- Let it sink inI originally tried to listen to this album all the way through late at night as I was falling asleep and the first thirty seconds of 'The Rip' originally had me feeling like I was slipping into a bizarre waking dream. It was too overwhelming and I had to stop there. 'Machine Gun' which I heard on their myspace page originally turned me off and I didn't know what to expect but now that I've given the album a chance to soak into my mind I fully appreciate what Portishead has accomplished here. They've evolved and yet still retained the essence of what attracted me to them in the first place - introspection, originality, unpredictability and integrity. The lyrics are phenomenal and I challenge you to find poetry like this anywhere else in music these days. Admittedly, it will not be easy to get into if you are not a substantial Portishead fan to begin with. However, if you are not a big fan but like to be challenged give it a chance and discover a work of genius. The last minute or so of the final track...wow...such an amazing commentary on our current world situation. Sure, the trip hop feel is largely gone with the wind but still there are so many intricate layers here, and so many different interpretations. That is one thing that hasn't changed. The best three of 'Third' in my opinion are:
The Rip
Small
Threads
Rating:
- A Decade for THIS ? !!!!I can't believe all the Great Reviews on this album !! I have been a long time fan of Portishead and was so excited to hear that they were finally putting out a new album. I played it through once and every song had the same african drum loop with the exception of one or two songs. It sounds like to me that they wrote, recorded and released this album in one day. A decade for this junk ? I just waisted my money on this CD and wish I would have only heard this CD before I purchased it.Theres Good music and Bad music and this is just put together pieces of junk.....Save yourself some money and stay away from this one !!!!