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45 out of 45 people found this review helpful.

Bleak but Beautiful

Date of Review:  Dec 24, 2003
The Bottom Line: Give this CD a try. Portishead is different; comfortable, R&B/jazzy. Very awesome.
Review: 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 opening...
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  4.0

by: laurashrti
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Beautiful, I can't say it enough...
Cons
Sort of depressing, a tiny bit...
 
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Classic, set a precedent for others to follow

Date of Review:  Nov 13, 1999
Review: 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 is...
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  5.0

by: fil!
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Innovative sound, dark and soothing
Cons
None
 
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

Better late then never

Date of Review:  Aug 9, 2001
The Bottom Line: Dummy is almost flawless. However, it is best listened to during one's lows than highs.
Review: 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...
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  5.0

by: just_allie
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Everything.
Cons
CD ends.
 
10 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Take me back to my roots!

Date of Review:  Sep 9, 2002
The Bottom Line: So much of the music today consists of sampling/rehashing older material. It gives todays listener an opportunity to discover the music of Soul, Jazz and many other past performers.
Review: As much as things change, they stay the same. Glory Box took me back 31 years ago to 1971. It was in this year that Isaac Hayes released Ike's Rap II on his "Black Moses" album. Yes, this is the Chef (Mr. Chocolate Salty Balls) of South Park fame...
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  5.0

by: minime2
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Glory Box and Sour Times wrapped me up...
Cons
I haven't been able to find an...
 
21 out of 21 people found this review helpful.

A war to fight

Date of Review:  Jun 14, 2002
The Bottom Line: Mysterious and beautiful - though not every song is perfect, it's a compelling album that demands repeated listenings.
Review: 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...
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  5.0

by: jordan_tar
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
The beauty of despair!
Cons
Undeniably, this is a somewhat weird...
 
42 out of 42 people found this review helpful.

Beautiful Nightmares

Date of Review:  Oct 15, 2007
The Bottom Line: "Dummy" is a trip-hop classic, and wonderfully demonstrates how various musical genres can be fused into something memorable and fascinating.
Review: 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...
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  5.0

by: floatingcity
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Inventive beats, soul-crushing vocals,...
Cons
Two songs are more about ambiance than...
 
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

The best of Trip Hop

Date of Review:  Oct 6, 2001
The Bottom Line: Dummy is a must buy for trip hop fans. It's hard to have all of those elements in one album but Portishead has succeeded in doing that.
Review: The album "Dummy is believed by some to be part of the holy trinity of trip hop albums along with Tricky's "Maxinequaye" and Massive Attack's "Blue Lines". "Dummy" has an overall mellow and eerie vibe. The album's lyrics are emotionally in-depth,...
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  5.0

by: shadowangel
Recommended to buy: Yes

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The whole album is good. It is mellow,...
Cons
nothing
 
10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

No Dummy, rather a genius

Date of Review:  Jan 17, 2000
Review: 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,...
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  4.0

by: Loz
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Beth's voice, 'Biscuit' is wonderful
Cons
Ends far too soon
 
16 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

Not my normal style, but amazing anyway.

Date of Review:  Apr 20, 2006
The Bottom Line: Just... buy it. I don't like "trip-hop", but I love this anyway.
Review: Portishead is very much outside the realm of music that I usually listen to. I'm mostly into the rockier, metallic-while-being-melancholic brand of metal, along with some pop-rock and other random stuff. While I do have a very eclectic music taste,...
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  5.0

by: asra
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Everything: the dark tone, the grooves,...
Cons
A few weak tracks, but they're easily...
 
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Haunting and mysterious

Date of Review:  Nov 16, 2000
Review: Years ago I heard this song when I was listening to Jed the Fish on the radio. The line "Nobody Loves Me" haunted me for the longest time. I didn't catch the name of the band or the name of the song.

Last years I was shopping and I came...
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  5.0

by: roosaphie138
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
A needed escape from reality
Cons
It might scare little children
 

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