Epinions Recent Reviews for Dummy by Portishead

Dummy by Portishead: Beautiful Nightmares

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:26:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author floatingcity - Following the burgeoning rise of the early nineties alternative scene, the southwest UK city of Bristol became the home of a slowly growing movement combining down-tempo hip-hop beats with aspects of jazz, pop melodies and multi-textured samples. With...

Dummy by Portishead: Not my normal style, but amazing anyway.

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:36:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author asra - Portishead is very much outside the realm of music that I usually listen to. I’m mostly into the rockier, metallic-while-being-melanchol
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brand of metal, along with some pop-rock and other random stuff. While I do have a very eclectic music taste, I...

Dummy by Portishead: The songs she sang when James Bond left her

Fri, 2 Dec 2005 17:58:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pyfr - Looking back through the reviews of this album, I was surprised to see that none of my favorite writers had done a write-up. 'Sup with that? Should I keep my love for Portishead a secret? Well, I just can't. I've been digging on "Dummy" for over ten...

Dummy by Portishead: Beauty Vs. The Beat

Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:25:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thee-o - I cannot say how much I love this album. I heard about the band in late 1994 and bought the album not knowing what to expect. I was amazed by Beth Gibbons beautiful yet fragile voice and also the production of the beats and music created within. Gibbons...

Dummy by Portishead: Bleak but Beautiful

Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:45:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author laurashrti - I’ve checked out the Portishead Dummy CD from my library several times, but I’ve never bought a copy. After checking out yesterday, I’m really not sure why I never purchased it… because it really is worth it. Mysterons, the...

Dummy by Portishead: Menacing trip hop classic: often imitated, never bettered

Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:23:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kookytree - Delicate but dark, "Dummy" is rightly considered to be one of THE essential albums of the 1990s. Named after their small hometown in southern England, Portishead consisted of onetime Neneh Cherry producer Geoff Barrow and, of course, singer Beth Gibbons...

Dummy by Portishead: Uneasy Listening

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:05:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stoffy - One of the most critically acclaimed albums of 1995 was 'Dummy' by Portishead. Fronted by the enigmatic Beth Gibbons, Portishead were founded by Geoff Barrow (who had previously worked with Massive Attack) and also...

Dummy by Portishead: A war to fight

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 22:33:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jordan_tar - I won't hesitate to name "Dummy" as one of the greatest albums ever made. Its beauty is elusive - dehumanized throbbings of electronics and agonized, slightly off-key vocals constitute most of the songs. But there's a philosophical depth to it, a dreamy...

Dummy by Portishead: Better late then never

Thu, 9 Aug 2001 23:59:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author just_allie - I first became a Portishead fan because of my sister. After seeing "Only You," from their second, self-titled CD on MTV late one night, she came home from Strawberries with said CD in hand. After listening for a few days through the thin walls of...

Dummy by Portishead: This was a hauntingly beautiful album.

Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:07:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cannedhuman - On Sour Times, Portishead was very effective in creating that eerie feeling one experiences when wandering through a haunted house on Halloween. This album also had the consistency of vanilla ice cream, with some gingersnap cookies on the side; it was...

Dummy by Portishead: Stunning, and highly addictive; one of the best albums ever

Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:45:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shellbells - In my opinion, Dummy is one of the best albums ever made; it's right up there with Radiohead's The Bends and Ok Computer, U2's Achtung Baby and Bjork's Post. I bought this cd in 1996 after hearing "Sour Times" for the first time since high...

Dummy by Portishead: Move over and give us some room!

Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:51:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Tonycolars - In my history of liking Portishead I have come across many things. Hordes of people who love and adore them, and a couple who think their cd 'Dummy' is over-rated.

Absurd! Do you want to know about the long term excitement of this cd.

I...

Dummy by Portishead: You will never ever tire of this phenomenal CD

Thu, 25 May 2000 17:42:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nas - I never would have even considered getting this had I not heard "Sour Times" the few times that it got any radio play in New York Top 40 stations. But when I finally did buy it, it turned out to be easily one of the best items in my entire...

Dummy by Portishead: As eerie as eerie gets

Mon, 28 Feb 2000 16:09:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Guildenstern - A friend of mine decided I needed to listen to Portishead. Having never heard of them, I sat down with little interest as he put the cd on. And I was abruptly transfixed. Since I had to leave five minutes later, and he kept skipping the tracks, I had to...

Dummy by Portishead: No Dummy, rather a genius

Mon, 17 Jan 2000 17:12:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Loz - I mean, what on earth IS trip-hop anyway? That's a real 'too many 'jazz cigarettes' at three in the morning' definition that one. If a metaphor to describe Portishead must be found, then it probably comes from the realm of cinema, film noir perhaps, the...

Dummy by Portishead: It Could Be Sweet...

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:32:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author darouedu - I pity those of you who have never heard of Portishead. You are really missing out on something special. It isn't frequent that so much talent is committed to CD, tape, and whatever else. While not on heavy rotation at MTV (For the best, I think),...

Dummy by Portishead: Portishead write classic. Does anyone care?

Fri, 3 Dec 1999 15:05:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author funky_bezza - A magnificent, and tragically overlooked, offering from Bristol trip-hop outfit Portishead, who combine a wide range of musical reference points and incisive originality to produce one of the better albums to come out of the UK music scene in the...

Dummy by Portishead: Classic, set a precedent for others to follow

Sat, 13 Nov 1999 16:48:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fil! - Portishead released Dummy in late 1994, this Bristol-based band came out of nowhere and captured the attention of the music community. Their unique blend of musical styles and genres inspired many copy-cat acts, and with good reason: this album...

Dummy by Portishead: Masterful

Sat, 13 Nov 1999 16:05:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Benjamin - "Dummy" is Portishead's first album. The cover art, as you can see, is dark blue, and that is exactly the mood of the album. Even so, "Dummy" has a depth that even they haven't been able to match since (most other artists,...