The entire album Dummy is a masterpiece. Need to listen in full if you can . It's so good

Their Album "Dummy" alongside with Massive Attack & Tricky's debut are considered the greatest Trip-Hop projects that pioneered the genre in the early to mid 90's

The word “Portishead’ is a district of Bristol where the band are from.

Delivers an astonishing performance; apologises. Humility right there.

Beth Gibbons is the epitome of effortlessly cool.

No other woman could command this. She is truly one of a kind.

Clive Deamer, their drummer, has been touring with Radiohead as a second drummer/percussionist since 2011.

Portishead is a small sea side town near Bristol, in the west country UK, great review, cheers

'Roads' from the same live concert.

'The Rip' from their third album is stunning, give that one a go

This live version is great and comes off their first album 'Dummy' but please check out the studio version which is so beautifully produced and Beth Gibbon's vocals are SO much better. As a genre Trip Hop didn't last long but pretty amazing while it lasted - Massive Attack were also quite a trippy band and also from Bristol

One of my favorite bands along with Massive Attack, both are absolute legends of the UK musical scene and the kings and queens of Trip Hop. I would highly recommend checking out Portishead's, Roads track from this live performance, and the studio versions of Humming and Western Eyes. For Massive Attack, I'd suggest Dissolved Girl, which was briefly featured in The Matrix, also their tracks Black Milk, and Group Four. Tear Drop is great but as it was the theme song for the tv series House, everyone's heard it, Angel is another popular track to consider in a large catalog.

Portishead is what we made love to in the 90´s.

The guy on the drums, Clive, has been playing in Radiohead as session drummer since 2011. You can check out live songs like Bloom or Little by Little (from the Basement) if you want to hear more.

Portishead is an amazing group. Their album "Third" is quite different from the trip hop stuff you heard here, it plays more with noisy rock and experimental electronic stuff. One of my favourite albums.

I was not present at the concert but I lived these trip hop years, it was really incredible and rather reserved to a minority of people in search of new sounds and sensations, internet helps to discover more easily it is a good thing. Today I still feel emotions almost 30 years later!

wandering star

Thanks for doing Portishead, Dummy is one of if not my favourite album ever. Try Roads. 😀

Oh boy, this takes me back to my youth in the 90s. Dummy has got to be one of the sexiest albums of the 90s along with Jeff Buckley's Grace.

There are a lot of 20-something kids who are around today because of Portishead. Maybe the sexiest album I’ve ever heard is Dummy

The whole roseland show that this performance is from is legendary. Pick and track from that show, and you’ve got a good one. It was before their third record, so you won’t find any material from that one in roseland. Cowboys, Humming, Only You, Roads, and Sour Times are fantastic, but like I said, you could pick any song.

That string sample is also used in Here by Alessia Cara, so that part might sound familiar. If you want more Portishead, you can't go wrong with either Roads or Humming.

Portishead is the name of a seaside town near Bristol, where one of the band members grew up.

One of the bands that started the Trip Hop genre - "Dummy" is one of those flawless albums that is like classic 2am at a lounge in late 90's early 2000s scene - their song "Sour Times" made some alt/rock radio play when it came out. They are an incredible band and they made a sound that is so unique and incredible to get lost in. "Wandering Star" Live from Jools Holland - my live recommendation.

I can't imagine what my music taste would have been without Portishead. I remember skipping school to toke up and listen to Portishead when Dummy had just come out. They've never left my rotation (and get regular, often frequent plays), and they are still a group I recommend to pretty much anyone that will listen to me talk about music haha. Hope ya'll continue on this journey with Portishead! For a cool live performance, check: "MB14 vs SARO | Grand Beatbox LOOPSTATION Battle 2017 | SEMI FINAL" on here.

Actually the live recording is part of a live concert that they released a dvd off (Live at Roseland Theatre, New York) and also released a seperate cd from, which contains songs from their first two magnificent studio albums. Trip Hop is a genre originating from a few bands around Bristol, UK, in the early nineties of which most well known bands were Portishead, Massive Attack (check out their masterpiece Mezzanine) and Tricky. Portishead indeed made very few albums, they sort of do their own thing individually much of the time. They never officially broke up, but will there be a new album at some point? Who knows, let's hope so. Check them out, they're brilliant and Beth Gibbons is amazing, beautiful voice and great lyrics ... and yeah, easy on the eyes too.

There's a reason they were selected to do a live at the Rosland "spell check" after only 2 albums. They're awesome

I got to meet them when I worked at their show. One of my favourite groups

Geoff now has a band called Beak> where he plays the drums which also does some far out good stuff.

many good british musicians don't give a damn about "genre" they make their music they don't care what it is. I find really sad when I see people wondering "what genre of music they play" music is music and real creativity has no boundaries.

Id never heard of them until I saw the MTV video edit to this in 1994 . I went straight out and bought the album and loved every single track from the first listen. there's been barely a month go by when I haven't played this and the following album in its entirety. a few year back they headlined at Glastonbury and I actually wept when she sang Roads and I wasn't even there, I was watching it on TV.

So, is it fair to say that you lads have cottoned on to both Pixies and Portishead?? These are two bands that I absolutely adore, for the same reason in both cases; when I first heard them, they each sounded so profoundly different from anything that I'd heard before. Oh, and the astoundingly high quality of their songs is just an objective fact!! As it happens, I'm looking forward to seeing the Pixies again fairly soon - December 17th at the Christchurch Town Hall (fairly recently re-opened after major restoration work necessitated by some pretty severe earthquake damage). I've seen 'em three times before (twice with Kim, once with Paz), but all three have been in stadia; I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing them in a much more intimate venue.

Faith No More have done this live its so good !

Their second album was awesome as well. Last song western eyes is my favorite ever.

Geoff was the guy on the decks. Him and beth were the founder members. This drummer was a session drummer.

This was the last song of the show before they came back on for the encore, so when she said it was a bit dodgy in places she was referring to the whole show up to that point. Although that whole show was amazing so you'll wonder where the dodgy bits were. They released it as a DVD

The drummer holding his left stick like that originates from marching band drummers who have the drum to one side a bit so it doesn't bang on their legs whilst they march

You guys definitely react to the best stuff

The genre was trip-hop. Again, I think, a genre that didn't really register in North America. Slowed down hip-hop beats combined with electronics and often a cinematic, melancholic sound.

Tricky is from this Bristol Trip Hop scene & used the exact same music on a track from his album Maxinquaye in 95, also on that album is my favourite ever cover version Public Enemy - Black Steel (in the hour of chaos) that guitar makes you wanna smash stuff 😁

Portishead is a real word. It's a place near Bristol in England.

Live performance suggestion of this ilk......"Hooverphonic - Mad About You (Live at Koningin Elisabethzaal 2012)" and "2 Wicky" from the same gig. I'd pay huge money to go to an event like that. Yes, her voice breaks twice during the first tune but it's still great, "2 wicky" well, why they haven't been asked to produce a bond theme? Incidentally, the main riffs for "Glory Box" came from the 60's and early 70's.......The Wallace Collective "Daydream" (?) and Isaac Hayes - "Ike's Rap 2" respectively. Same combined riff used in 1993/4 when Portishead and Tricky both found themselves working with it independently, not knowing what the other was up to. Since used by Snow Allegra - "Nothing burns like the cold" and Alessia Cara - "Here" Also...... Who didn't have a crush on Beth?! She was once described as sounding like she was always on the point of orgasm, which seemed like the most accurate description to me and only increased her charm. When I bought Dummy in 1994, about a year(?) after picking up Leftfields "Leftism", I was blown away and have been a fan of Trip-Hop ever since. PLEASE do check out the studio recordings of the Dummy album. They pressed vinyl copies of their work, kicked it across the studio floor, then played it back for that LoFI, scratchy sound. Roads, Glory Box, Sour Times, Wandering Star, et al, made an incredible album. As for other suggestions.... Massive Attack "Unfinished Sympathy", despite being made up of bog standard, easily available loops and samples, with Shona Williams(?) voice, the whole video shot on the street in one take. Also, Massive Attacks "Safe from harm" (Blue Lines album version), "Teardrop", "Angel". Lots of Tricky too For those that want a little French Trip-Hop, try "Degiheugi - Qu'attendez vous de moi ?" and the absolutely incredible "EclipticSelftet - Empty Chairs" (inspired by "Debout sur le Zinc - Chut..."). Empty Chairs and Giyo's "Parisian Girl" are two of the most beautiful tunes I've had the privilege to hear. Got me through some hard times.

Geoff Barrow is on the turntables for the live gigs.

Portishead didn’t pioneer trip hop, but they took it to a new place fusing slow beats and breaks, strings and a filmic sensibility. Their album Third takes inspiration from Scott Walkers later albums (Tilt, Drift) and veers into more experimental territory…they are a unique and innovative band who I hope continue to release material into the future…..

"All Mine" is a great track by Portishead.

This song was a big hit in the UK. It makes me feel so nostalgic for my 1990s self 🥰

None of you are going to talk about THAT guitar solo?

If you're wondering what the genre is, it's called Trip Hop.

I think that was a really big ask for the Vocalist the whole live recording was set up with her in the centre. Portishead is a place in North Somerset on the Severn estuary .

From one of the most moodily superb albums of all time. And it's not Wikipedia who branded them Trip-hop - there was a whole movement in the 90's from Bristol and elsewhere who embodied a genre called Trip-hop.

They get together infrequently and do live shows. They did a few songs live for an event in the UK about two months ago. Geoff who’s dj’ing here and is a founding member has another band called Beak> which is a different vibe altogether. Hes a kick ass drummer. He’s also been scoring films with a partner.

"Roads" is another one of my favourites, but it's not a particularly happy song, so I prefer it when I'm in a contemplative mood.

there perfectionists buddy sounded fine to me.😄great reaction👍🏻

fyi, Porishead is also a coastal town near Bristol in the UK

Portishead is the town the band (or some members of the band) is from.

So, this is from their "Live at Roseland NYC" 1998 release. You can find the whole show on KZfaq. I really like the song "Roads" from that release.

Porticehead is near Bristol in the UK

Portishead is a town near Bristol in England (UK) for all those that don't know where England is since it fell lof the edge of Europe.

'sour times' live at bizarre. one of their hits, such a different version of this one, still unbeatable.

A very Very speacial BAND ,,realy great and best voice i ever heard .... She is more funny in natural then she makes the songs she makes songs of..

React to the entire Roseland NYC Concert! - If you like Portishead I'd also recommend Moloko, Kosheen and Lamb - All Female fronted bands with a similar vibe.

Their third album "Third" is so so underrated. I think it's their best, despite the popularity of Dummy. It's worth a listen. I'd probably recommend the single The Rip to start. It's the most digestible. The album is very dark. Fun fact. Their drummer is now Radiohead's 2nd drummer who joined Radiohead for The King Of Limbs album. Watch The King Of Limbs from the basement to see him and Phil do some masterful percussion work.

Aw man it's sad that the last part didn't hit as hard as the studio version. I mean the Dub bass part, in the studio version the bass goes hard lmao

Since way back man.. all the kids know smoking is the coolest thing you can do ✌😎 🎼🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶

Portis-head is a town in the uk.

Dummy is so fking good. In my top 5 albums ever.

I love Portishead,my roommate went to this exact show,I had to work😢 ypu can't put them into the trip hop box

It IS a real word. It's the name of a coastal town near Bristol, UK.

Do the entire Live at Roseland Ballroom performance. It's all great! So many good songs.

They redid S.O.S by ABBA for the soundtrack to High-Rise, but that was in 2015, so not extremely current. Also Portishead is named after a town near Bristol in the UK.

That sultry sexy way of singing reminds me of old smokey lounge/jaz singers and Jessica rabbit lana del rey and hope sandoval also do something similar

Portishead is the name of the town they are from

Everybody has a crush on beth gibbons

Roads live at Roseland NYC is one you check out.

Dummy is a Mercury award winning album,bought it when it first came out and its still modern sounding and was truly innovative. Sublime Masterpiece.

if you listen to the album track ..... she sounds almost identical .... I don't know why she said it was dodgy in places. This song has been in many major movies and TV shows, so yes, they probably have heard it before .... PORTISHEAD IS DOPE !! check out their full albums (the first two are the best)

Geoff is scratching

Great pick! So much emotion - this live version is good, but the studio release is a better. But how sad is it that she can’t even take a ten minute break from smoking to perform?

Brilliant album and what a humble artist to pointout she went perfect and messed up on some of it 👌

in some flmd you hear parts of portis head songs

Please react to Morcheeba - the sea , is triphop like portised also from the 90s. Thanks

Triphop torch singer

The main bassline is a sample of Isaac hayes song "ike's Rap 2" Trip-Hop was a great marriage of Hip-Hop and Electronic music too bad it didn't survive like Techno and House music.

The genre is trip hop. You both look old enough to know that.

react to more portishead. roads, and sour times

Portishead is where the band from

Roads next please. From the same concert

Look up Massive Attack

I always ask myself when I see music afficionados, around 45-50 reviewing stuf like this, or Radiohead, Tool , whatever ... : Where were you hiding in the 90's and 00's, what were you doing? More importantly, what were you listening to ???! genuinely curious because I often think you have to live in a cave if you have like 2000 vinyls like other guys doing this kind of reviews and never listened to Ok computer for example, one of the 5 best rock albums of all time, no matter who you ask, of the first Portishead (true classic too)...

Bizarro

you just found Portishead?

The third album didnt seem well received but theres a lot of creativity in that one & a few songs are absolutely ones u will listen to over & over. It was still a good album imo

There's literally a whole live album. Pick all the songs.

5 seconds in and already interrupting listen first comment AFTER !

Dont slistenin this songs on wnter bad times ;)

Am I watching bottle rocket

They became bored with pop culture and stop answering record company's phone calls and just voluntarily disappeared Seriously

what the f is that statement?

Most music is better live,but whoever sound checked the Mike should be sacked!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The studio version is better, honestly - Beth is undermiked here.