Third by Portishead (CD, 2008)

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Of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Label: Island Records UK Release Date: 28 Apr 2008. Disc 1 11 Threads 5.47 mins. Disc 1 10 Magic Doors 3.31 mins. Disc 1 9 Small 6.47 mins. Disc 1 8 Machine Gun 4.46 mins.

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelUniversal
EAN0602517640139
eBay Product ID (ePID)5052245502

Product Key Features

Era2000s
Run Time2932 Sec
Release Year2008
FormatCD
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Alternative, Rock
TypeAlbum
StyleTrip-Hop
ArtistPortishead
Release TitleThird

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
DistributionUniversal Music
Number of Tracks11
Additional InformationOn Third, Portishead have created authentically new music out of familiar fragments from the past, defying almost every convention in the album's writing and arrangement.
Reviews3.5 stars out of 5 -- "THIRD is an unexpected yet totally impressive return.....Portishead mix up dub, break beats, cathedral organ, Moroccan drones and even surf rock into a headphone album for sour times.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Constantly beguiling....Throughout, Gibbons' singing gives musical and emotional coherence.", "Beth Gibbons' spectral vocals linger atop eerie, warped pulses of music to create a swirl of melancholia." -- Grade: B+, Ranked #11 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "Eleven years in the gestating, and totally worth the wait.", "Portishead pays respect to innovators like Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Wendy Carlos, and the RZA....THIRD has the blare of revolution.", Ranked #15 in Clash's "The 40 Best Albums of 2008" -- "THIRD emerged as an abrasive, industrial and intimidating record...", "THIRD is far and away the best, most punk thing in the Portishead catalog: a deeply transgressive album that bears a passing similarity to its predecessors but leaves most of the baggage behind...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Listening to Portishead has always been like floating through a waking dream, but now the sleek edges have atrophied into a dusty chaos, and it's all the more beautiful and perfect for the change.", "Portishead have sidled back to express their tortured collective in more depth than most bands could ever dream off. They have subverted the natural order. Pain was never meant to feel this good.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "THIRD's sole link with the past is Gibbon's voice, now less mannered and more careworn...especially on twinkling interlude 'Deep Water'...", 5 stars out of 5 -- "Adrian Utley proves to be the key player through much of the record....Here his playing is frequently awe-inspiring....THIRD is the most stunning, stark and superb Portishead album yet.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Positively infected with spanking new ideas....The jazz, terrifyingly, near Tropicalia prog and, gulp, ukuleles of Geoff Barrow's vast and vinyl library really come to the forefront.", Ranked #3 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "Both taut and unhinged, THIRD turns soul music into a bare-bulb interrogation of the soul."

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  • Most favourable review

    3rd

    Portishead, if you like the first two you'll like this

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  • Most critical review

    The 3rd Album Portishead.

    Only paid £2.33 so what did i expect. Having got the 2 previous albums plus Live in NYC, alot more was what i expected. Only listened to 4 tracks so far before my ears bled and had to stop. How long since they made another album? Such a shame, great band and a great lead in Ms Gibbons that i can't recommend it.

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  • Great music

    Over 20 yrs old and still stands above most music of today, I didnt pay much for it, but no problems,

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  • Classic album

    Old but still relevant

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  • Portishead - Third

    Great album and for a cheap price

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  • alternative music

    Very good condition, plays well

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  • Highly recommended. AA++

    Overall very happy. Highly recommended. AA++

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    all good many thanks

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