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Why We Love Portishead

Apathy can be so sexy sometimes The sound created by Massive Attack, Tricky, and Portishead has inspired a whole new generation, but there's just something missing that leaves these new bands sounding like Herman's Hermits to the Bristol Big Three's Stones/Beatles/Who.
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Why You Love Portishead
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What other fans saidNew Portishead Fan Tributes added 12/17

Portishead Links

Click for the official site Official Site
Run by their English label, ffrr, this is worth a visit just for the active message boards, though it has plenty of pics and lyrics too.

Click for the Absolute Unofficial SiteThe Absolute Unofficial Portishead Website
One of the only really fresh Portishead fan pages, this one's got lots of info and regular news updates.

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The Vitals: Links, Bio, etc.

Beth and Geoff, the Portisteam Geoff Barrow met Beth Gibbons in an unemployment office, later recruiting jazz guitarist Adrian Utley. The trio took the name Portishead after the English shipping port near Bristol.
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Scorn: The Reviews

A Smart Beginning Dummy
Try not to worry if you feel depressed. Portishead are so you don't have to be.
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A Sense of Self (-titled) Portishead
Lush yet harrowing musical textures ... and the star power of Beth Gibbons grows with every hiss.
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Live, from New York, it's ... PNYC
PNYC isn't impressive -- it's completely astonishing. It can only re-instill your faith.
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Reflected GloryThe DJ with The Document

The Extended Family:
Tricky, Massive Attack, The Jazz Messengers, DJ Andy Smith, Big John Patton, Sabres of Paradise, Neneh Cherry, Paul Weller, Primal Scream, Gabrielle, Depeche Mode

The Inspirations:
John Barry, Lalo Schifrin, Ennio Morricone, Massive Attack, Smith & Mighty, Marley Marl, Grandmaster Flash, Billie Holliday

The Inspired:
Morcheeba, Sneaker Pimps, Moloko, Lamb, Solex, Mono, Beth Orton, Nicolette, Everything But The Girl, Andrea Parker, U.N.K.L.E., D.J. Shadow, Hooverphonic