New Portishead
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now that I've gotten through it for the 3rd time I can honestly say I'm disappointed. There's a couple songs that are just OK but overall it lacks not just the punch of early Portishead but also the elements that make up a good album.
What I'm hoping at this point is that this isn't the last album they produce but more a slight departure from their normal quality. I can respect them if they just wanted to try something but I would hate for this to be the last impression we get from them.
Its been kind of epidemic lately, great bands from my youth come back to pump out a mediocre or worse effort. Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Portishead, REM, Metallica, etc they all seem to have lost whatever IT was.
In Weezer's case the most recent album seems to be atoning for the sins of that last one (jury is still out) and I hope Portishead can do the same eventually.
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the new REM is fucking brilliant
your opinion is now null & voidmarychain - its ok, I just don't think it compares to monster or automatic.ninjasavant
- ok...maybe not automatic
but WAY better than monstermarychain - Loved monster.ninjasavant
- New REM is ok, definitely a slight return to form.JerseyRaindog
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