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| RA News Ten years on and Bristol trip-hoppers Portishead unveil a third studio album.
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Posts / 34 RA Since / Jul 2007 | #1 / Mon, 18 Feb 08 17:28
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| #2 / Mon, 18 Feb 08 17:35 Looking forward to seeing them at Brixton 
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Posts / 259 RA Since / Apr 2005 | #3 / Mon, 18 Feb 08 18:17 Great news!!
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| #4 / Mon, 18 Feb 08 19:08 quote:
Posted by Marion
Looking forward to seeing them at Brixton
Me too! 
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New user Posts / 9 RA Since / Jan 2008 | #5 / Tue, 19 Feb 08 06:52 definitely going to see them in HMH on the 7th of april 
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New user Posts / 1 RA Since / Aug 2007 | #6 / Tue, 19 Feb 08 12:45 God yes..can't wait....
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| #7 / Tue, 19 Feb 08 13:08 Saw them in December at ATP.. amazing is all I can say.
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New user Posts / 6 RA Since / Aug 2007 | #8 / Fri, 22 Feb 08 10:43 yeah, that gig at ATP was possibly the best gig i'll ever see. it took me a few days to realise how awesome aphex was at the same festival as i was still in awe of them. their new stuff sounded really good too, kinda dark, dubby electronica. any group of ridiculous perfections like portishead are hardly going to wait ten years then release something below par though, are they? :-P
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Posts / 355 RA Since / Mar 2005 Location / Perth | #9 / Sat, 23 Feb 08 13:01 gees I'm old
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RA Submitter Posts / 356 RA Since / Apr 2007 Location / Brugge Next @ Thriller | #10 / Sat, 23 Feb 08 13:53
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RA Lighting Guy Posts / 1659 RA Since / Aug 2003 Location / And the revised plan is... | #11 / Sat, 23 Feb 08 14:16 Finally.
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New user Posts / 3 RA Since / Jun 2007 | #12 / Mon, 25 Feb 08 20:18 YEP!!!
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New user Posts / 3 RA Since / Apr 2007 | #13 / Tue, 18 Mar 08 16:31 It's great to know Portishead is still alive.
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 | RA Review When a band reunite with its fan base after an eleven-year hiatus, it feels a bit, for everyone involved, like sleeping with an ex you have truly loved in the past but haven’t seen in a long while. It is a bit awkward at first, since he is now technically a stranger and is a bit more mature and allu..
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RA Lighting Guy Posts / 1659 RA Since / Aug 2003 Location / And the revised plan is... | #14 / Wed, 30 Apr 08 11:57 5-er!
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Posts / 44 RA Since / Jun 2006 Location / Istanbul | #15 / Wed, 30 Apr 08 12:44 "Third" is totally stunning
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| #16 / Wed, 30 Apr 08 14:23 just love this album.
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| #17 / Wed, 30 Apr 08 16:10 Completely agree. I think i even prefer it to the older 2 albums.
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Rabid boredom Posts / 1116 RA Since / Sep 2007 Location / Land of Ire | #18 / Wed, 30 Apr 08 16:51 Never liked Gibbons's voice, in much the same way as I've never liked Thom Yorke's. Doesn't change the fact they both make formally awkward yet oddly alluring music. Actually sounds like the logical step on from Massive Attack's Mezzanine in it's gothic moods and minor chords. An album that gets stronger with each listen.
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| #19 / Wed, 30 Apr 08 17:33 Proof, if ever it was needed, that great records do not make for great reviews. I mean, come on: 'Truth be told, as anyone can now see, Portishead doesn’t do musical genre per se: it only does music. Nothing more, but nothing less either.' Say what? The 'truth' is most certainly better off untold if that's what it amounts to. Your Smagghe review was a masterclass in try-hard gibberish, but I think you've (somehow) taken it to the next level here, Stephane.
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Posts / 16 RA Since / Jul 2007 Location / San Francisco | #20 / Wed, 30 Apr 08 21:17 (Edited: 30 Apr 08 21:24) I hate to say it but I agree with maxbacharach. Sorry Stéphane, but this review sounds like a freshman seminar in indie electronic music writing. It contains a who's who of pop-electronic references and merely makes the same plugs any new Portishead fan would make. I can't take this review seriously and I think it's doling out undeserving praise. The album is nice, sounds like a long version of Videotape, and it may continue to grow on me, but there's something I just can't connect to in the same way as Dummy.
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Posts / 583 RA Since / Jul 2007 | #21 / Wed, 30 Apr 08 21:50 excellent album and review!!!
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Posts / 259 RA Since / Apr 2005 | #22 / Thu, 01 May 08 00:04 Absolutely loved Dummy and i absolutely love this (wasn't too big on their 2nd). I can't really understand why there is so much talk about old fans disliking Third. I reckon for all those die-hard fans out there who are disappointed with this release there are just as many who like it.
The Rip and Machine Gun are standouts for me.
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| #23 / Thu, 01 May 08 02:42 (Edited: 1 May 08 02:48) between your musings on villalobos' cock and the opening of this article, I think we could all do without anymore of your masturbatory fantasies...
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Posts / 30 RA Since / Aug 2007 | #24 / Thu, 01 May 08 02:51 i thought it was ok, boring in a lot of places. 3.5/5 from me. maybe i need to give it another listen.
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New user Posts / 5 RA Since / Feb 2008 | #25 / Thu, 01 May 08 03:17 'fairly sure that at any Portishead live performance - whether today or 10 years from today - any song of 3rd will never be greeted with the same excitement as any cut off Dummy. Does that make 3rd a disappointment? Pretty much yes.
It's understandable (and admirable, actually) that Portishead want to distance themselves from the trite salon music that downtempo became over the last 10 years, but making sonically abrasive music doesn't necessarily make for a quality album. I hope time and repeated listens will prove me wrong.
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no escape Posts / 2211 RA Since / Sep 2001 | #26 / Thu, 01 May 08 09:29 indeed it is a great album... long overdue album!
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Posts / 119 RA Since / Mar 2008 | #27 / Thu, 01 May 08 12:40 I have to check out this album. Only heard Machine Gun so far.
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| #28 / Thu, 01 May 08 17:28 an album i respect much more than like, that's for sure. it's such a drag to listen to. i keep thinking 'It must suck so bad to be you. get over it!'
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Posts / 17 RA Since / Sep 2007 | #29 / Thu, 01 May 08 18:33 THE BOMB! nothing short of it. steppin it up
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Posts / 281 RA Since / Mar 2007 Location / Netherlands | #30 / Thu, 01 May 08 20:00 (Edited: 19 Nov 08 10:40) I think tis is gonna be the case with this album:
1. You buy it
2. You tell your friends you bought it and it's awesome
3. You play it a few times
4. You''ll never touch it again and turn to Dummy in stead.
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| #31 / Thu, 01 May 08 21:48
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New user Posts / 2 RA Since / Mar 2007 | #32 / Thu, 01 May 08 23:01 I think its a grower for sure. Always been drawn in by Gibbons's voice and its good to a group who are clearly soo deep into their music, back out again with fresh stuff. liked the review to.
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New user Posts / 5 RA Since / Oct 2007 Location / israel | #33 / Fri, 02 May 08 02:04 i agree with every word!!!!:-)
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New user Posts / 6 RA Since / Aug 2007 | #34 / Fri, 02 May 08 08:45 if you don't like it keep listening, if you still don't like it question your taste in music, this album is truly outstanding
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New user Posts / 4 RA Since / Mar 2006 Location / London | #35 / Fri, 02 May 08 13:34 Great to hear Portishead are back. Can't wait to get my hands on this album!
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New user Posts / 1 RA Since / Feb 2008 | #36 / Fri, 02 May 08 16:30 Excellent review! Another review, in a 'little pocket' format, underlines Third as ALBUM Of The Moment: visit: otsechka.com
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Posts / 93 RA Since / Feb 2008 Location / Portland OR | #37 / Fri, 02 May 08 17:25 i bought a copy, and it came with a free 7" picture disc of machine gun. it's cool, but the 2 lp's are warped (wtf) beyond being okay to play on my turntable. i'm realllly disappointed.
should the distributor or record company replace it? or maybe i should return it at the store i bought it.
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Posts / 184 RA Since / Mar 2007 | #38 / Fri, 02 May 08 20:23 album sux... well bellow portishead standards, c'mon, a 5?? I understand u like it but it is sure as hell not a 5 if you put things into perspective
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New user Posts / 1 RA Since / Feb 2006 Location / sofia | #39 / Sat, 03 May 08 06:12 may be it's me but what the hell new album....she is gone if I remember corectly...isnt she?
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Posts / 19 RA Since / Sep 2007 | #40 / Sat, 03 May 08 13:03 styl er music? Try to copy styles on discogs, i think they pretty much describe this music.
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