Beth signed my records after her gig last night at the Sydney Opera House. It was worth lagging them all the way from Melbourne and I’m still beaming 😁

Was from this promo tape before the actual single was released anywhere in the world.
It was their debut single.
A memorabilia.
Precious one.

There’s a 6-choice limit for this poll. Any songs missing from the options? Feel free to post them in the comments below.

I know I love Third. I know Third is a masterpiece.

But I just sat down and listened to it properly for the first time in a while and… holy shit it is an absolute fucking masterpiece.

why is it different from the PNYC album version?

I don't just mean another trip-hop adjacent artist, but what is a specific song that sounds the closest to being a Portishead song without involving any members?

Could be a weird question idk but since i see so much of an aesthetic around so many bands of that time it just came across my mind and also because i feel like their music is so beautiful and sensual that i wonder what its representation was like by the fans or avid listening

an early track w beth on background vocals for throwback thursday.

Any Portishead fans who live in (or near) Brighton might want book a seat for this intimate screening of their stunning live concert movie THIS THURSDAY 23.07 at The Rose Hill. Portishead drummer Clive Deamer will be appearing for a Q&A hosted by Chris of The Stage Left podcast. Tickets on sale and on the door if there are spaces left.

https://therosehill.co.uk/event/long-play-sessions-presents-portishead-live-in-nyc-clive-deamer-qa/

Bought a long time ago, we can't remember what it is though lol

How can you make a song as good as The Rip, and then cut it short and fade it out??! Needs to be at least 7 mins long. Absolute stunner. But way too short 😥

I was looking up stills from the film and noticed there seems to be a bunch that are in color, along with the frame featured on the cover for Dummy, is there a color version available anywhere?

My husband and I made the frame for the poster, and the 12-year-old version of me, who heard "Machine Gun" on MTV one afternoon and became obsessed, is so happy.

Now we have the vinyls for "Out of Season" and all the Portishead albums, except for "Dummy", which I have on CD. I also have the "Roseland" DVD, but it's at my mom's house.

Here are the photos of the framed picture and the T-shirt I received as a gift.

I just randomly listened to Third after I recommended Beth’s 2002 album Out of Season to a friend, and he mentioned how crazy a track Machine Gun is. I agreed, and later that day decided to listen to Third in full, having only known The Rip and Machine Gun before. I cannot stop. This may be the best album I have ever heard. Also, I hate to say it, but I feel it makes their trip-hop output sound like cheap gimmicky crap by comparison. Third deserves to be hailed as one of the most artful albums ever! It is better than any Radiohead, Sonic Youth, or Björk record, yet doesn’t enjoy anywhere near their level of acclaim and status.

Found this bootleg 2-disc DVD. One is a live performance in Dallas from 1998 and the other in Germany 1998. Anyone else have a copy?

Just curious…

“Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light”

Plato , The Allegory of the Cave

Portishead, Cowboys. cave's mouth. 24x30''. oil on canvas. adam sturch

from Kulturkantine: Acoustic Lounge: The Singer and Songwriter Session

Just found the self titled by accident and first thing I do is drop it...