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Rating: - Where is Beth?
I don't know if it's just me, but I feel the experimental sounds take over Beth's voice and to me she MAKES Portishead. Her scary, low voice is so beautiful, why are they trying to mask it? Plus, I think that they strayed from their morbid, spooky music to a more eclectic sound and I guess it's just not for me, but hey it's not a bad Cd. It's good to have in your collection, but I highly recommend their other albums if you don't own them already.

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Rating: - Could Portishead's long awaited return possibly please any more?
I am extremely impressed with Portishead's willingness to return to their trade after a ten year hiatus. It can't be easy to get back into the swing of things, but with all of their live performances running back to their curation of last year's All Tomorrow's Parties to the release of this album, Portishead have proved that they haven't lost their steam and they are still a staple of their genre.

On the first listen, two songs stood out to me especially, The Rip and Deep Water. Both songs have major tonalities and feature acoustic guitars. What this immediately reminded me of was the tenderness of It Could Be Sweet from the bands debut album, Dummy, although lyrically these songs ... Read More

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Rating: - The best album I've heard since 2005
Upon my first listen or two of Third, I didn't think it was that much of a progression from their debut, Dummy, nor their self-titled sophomore album. But I've come to realize I was ever so wrong.

The dark, sexy vibe that Portishead pulled off before is now just, well, dark. Extremely eerie, and very sinister. Their music used to sound like something you'd hear in a smoky and dingy underground club at 3 a.m. with others around smoking, talking, and maybe even dancing. Third sounds like something you'd listen to alone in a dark and musty basement of an abandoned building with one hanging light bulb flickering on and off.

There is definitely a Silver Apples influence here, ... Read More

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Rating: - Great comback! MP3 MAY EXPIRE
For the first album in many years Portishead really pulls it together with 'third'
Not the same winy mess as before. Very beat driven. Tribal even. With a few songs like "deep water" that, while out of place a little, fit very well to take all that electronic buzz out of your head.

I can only hope the live shows are able to expand on the songs. They tend to start a jam that would put any hippie in a trance, then kill it before it can pick of steam.


LOOK OUT! MP3 MAY BE EXPIRED!
After purchasing the LP I went to download the mp3 that comes with the record.

It was expired!

An e-mail has been sent to the music group that controls ... Read More

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Rating: - Finally!!
For 14 years now Dummy has been one of my all-time favorite albums. It helped invent the genre of "trip hop," one of my favorite genres of music. Third is a triumphant and LONG overdue return, and is a pleasant surprise after their extremely disappointing self-titled second album. By the way, to the reviewers here asking us to stop comparing Portishead albums, THAT'S WHAT A REVIEW IS--a comparison to other things. I love Dummy but was so disappointed by their second album that I actually threw it away. I'll be keeping this one.