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Like many of my
age Portishead helped write the soundtrack to our school years, with
songs like Sour Times and Glory Box. Not a school disco passed
without something Portishead being played, and even as a normally
grunge ridden kid I saw what this great band had to offer and loved
everything they gave us. As a teen with a dream I saw Portishead as
an example of what was possible if you tried hard enough.
Thank you
wikipedia for helping with some of the next bits! Geoff Barrow and
Beth Gibbons joined forces in 1991 and they named themselves after
Portishead, the part of Bristol Geoff Barrow came from.
Having worked
with the likes of Massive Attack and Tricky they produced a short
film and all accompanying music which led them to sign their record
deal and releasing their debut album Dummy in 1994. Dummy did well
in the States as well as here in the UK and it went on to win the
1995 Mercury Music Prize. They released their self-titled album two
years later in 1997 and then a live album and DVD in 1998.
Not a whole lot
was heard of from the band from there, or so we thought. They were
busy working on soundtracks for big hit movies like Lord of War and
home grown TV like Sugar Rush. And then there they were, performing
here in Bristol at the Academy alongside Massive Attack for the
Tsunami Benefit Gig in 2005. I remember the excited discussions
about how great it was going to be to have them back…but since that
day things have returned to being pretty quiet in the Portishead
camp.
Rumours have been
sparking for a few years that a third studio album is in the
pipeline, but it’s only been recently that the band have admitted
they are working on one…what’s it called, when will it be released?
I’d love to be able to tell you but I just can’t…they don’t let
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