Portishead - Third (THE POLL)

The only time anyone has ever asked me to turn down my headphones was when Third came out and I listening to it on the bus in to work. No one seemed to be bothered until Machine Gun came on. Then I got a tap on my shoulder from a little old lady.

I dug out the nice Big Box edition of this, the other day.

How great this is.

I forgot to mention, I still ride that bus, but I'm at the end of the line now, so after a sufficient number of people had cleared out this morning, I blasted Machine Gun again.

http://devonrecordclub.com/2013/11/11/portishead-third-round-57-nicks-choice/

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this is still an incredible travesty

yeah i don't understand that at all

that's madness

like, it might be their best song, give or take a strangers or a cowboys

or in certain (cheerful, uplifting) moods a half-day closing

god it seems like this came out YESTERDAY

I never bothered with this after being so disappointed by the second album (that I was so looking forward to, dummy was soooo much my album of 95). I did not trust my friend when he was raving about 3rd when it came out (he shared many stoned listens of dummy with me in our bedrooms and morocco among other places- that was the glastonbury year) but after reading this thread, I will investigate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-mc7D6hs5U&feature=youtu.be

With Beth on vox as you may gather from the title. Pretty stunning.

overly polite

What happened to that second Beth Gibbons albums? Sure it was supposed to be coming out late last year.

that video is the shit

Is that Black Sabbath the movie?

according to jjj it is

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this is still an incredible travesty

― imago, Monday, November 11, 2013 3:56 PM (1 year ago)

otmest lj's ever been

I need to revisit this album
Boringly, the Rip, all the way.
Just love the way it moves

this album is still so amazing, heard it last week.

i had an mri done today and parts of it sounded exactly like my memory of 'machine gun'

the only song i care at all abt on this is nylon smile fwiw

Hated this album when it came out. I should give it another try.

Afert all these years it falls into the admire rather than love camp for me.

I still think this album probably works better for people who didn't give much of a shit about Portishead before this album. Because if you'd settled into a comfortable relationship with the band prior to this one, this album is either a welcome progression or a slap in a face.

anyone who thinks this album is a slap in the face should listen to the s/t again and stop being silly

I don't care for the first two albums but Third is great. The Rip is a worthy, if obvious winner though. I kind of wish there was more like that on this album.

The Rip is a worthy, if obvious winner though. I kind of wish there was more like that on this album.

You should probably check out the Beth Gibbons and Rusting Man record if you haven't already.

I haven't! It never occurred to me to listen to Beth Gibbons solo. I'll give it a listen, thanks

this album is unreal

it sure is. when it was released i was hoping it would signal the beginning of the second epoch of portishead since they came back stronger than ever. alas

there was also this subsequent single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5hpnLIswbQ

Third is an incredible album. For all the ballyhooing about them changing their style, it was the smartest move on their part to carry their sound forward and also still make it seem out of time. Favourite moments include the triphop marshal outro of "Hunter", the slow fade-up of drums on "The Rip" and Will Gregory's fractured contribution to "Magic Doors".

"small" is so fuckin evil

never heard "chase the tear" before, that is good shit

only one vote for plastic is fuckin criminal

"small" is so fuckin evil

brad otm

Chase the Tear would fit nicely on the last Jane Weaver album.

I interviewed Utley last year as part of my work on the Algiers feature; after we finished, I added a note that I was a huge fan and looking forward to whatever might be coming next. He responded with a laugh and chuckle, so who knows.

a laugh AND a chuckle can only mean Fourth's imminent arrival

Ha, more like smirk and chuckle but anyway.

this record is so overwhelming man

Perfect band, perfect album

This, Slowdive and Double Negative are quite the "comeback" records. All three nearly flawless and career defining.

I was blindsided when it came out; I didn't believe it could be as good as Dummy.