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Importantly, though, they've shaken it. While the core trio of Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow, and Adrian Utley remains, this is quite a different band to Portishead's 90s incarnation: gone is the slo-mo turntable scratching and smoky jazz feel, replaced by heavy, brooding rhythms, vintage-sounding electronics, and spindly guitar. Still present, though, is that sense of emotional fracture and deep gloom. "Silence" opens with a dense drum loop which suddenly falls away to reveal Gibbons' voice, cold but magnificent: "Wounded and afraid, inside my head/Falling through changes". "Nylon Smile", meanwhile, is a fine example of Third's occasional folksy edge, an acoustic song reminiscent of Leonard Cohen that, around its midpoint, lifts off on a propulsive electronic rhythm, Gibbons holding one clear, hard note as synthesisers bubble beneath. At times, it's a harsh and foreboding listen: the electronic drums of "Machine Gun" might put off the listener hoping for smooth dinner party fare. But Third is a brave and forward-thinking return, and one great enough to justify its lengthy gestation. --Louis Pattison Customer Reviews:   Read 161 more reviews... Temporary Ear Candy - But Deficient In Center   November 18, 2008 Hovi (NJ USA) I cannot say that i'm a fan of Discordinant sound. Many a musical snob calls this intelligent music. I call it noise. It doesn't take rocket science to create garbles of mathematical sound. Just an analytical mind, & a want to stray far from center. This release is very disappointing in my estimate. Not in the fact that it is indeed so unlike old Portishead, but that it lacks in any firm tonal center for much of the duration. As soon as you begin to want to connect to something, it is quickly ripped from underneath you. There have been many geniuses that have pushed the bar far from the norm but have maintained a central tonality in their work. This is in my estimate where genius lies. You can play with time signatures, tempo's, progressions, etc; Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, King Crimson, Prokofiev, Gorecki, indian raga's & so on & manage to push the envelope. But no center, then there's emptiness. Like building a summer cottage without a foundation & expecting that a summer home can be a permanent home. It falls apart. It's fun for the immediate moment, but you quickly lose interest. There are elements of mind & ear candy on this recording for certain. However for me it is very temporary. Then i have no want to listen again for a good while. Stereolab has done similar, but much warmer work over the past 7-8 years. This cd isn't so much groundbreaking to me, as it is trendy. For a generation of listeners who really have stopped listening with the decline of the trip-hop era, or have been forever trapped therein it sounds like a revelation. The name Portishead carries the weight. Much like several other bands that had legendary cult followings during their respective era's, only to take a long hiatus & then re-appear with an updated sound. People were waiting & waiting, with the want for something to embrace. Sounds like: Elements of cold electronic like the algorithmic Autechre, minus some of their rhythmic structure, added elements of the coldest of Bjork's post Nelee Hooper vocal arrangements, Lo-fi analog synth, via Stereolab, but run through filters to once again create a very cold, & detached feel. Elements of the signature Portishead scattered to & fro. Holding on to an edge   November 9, 2008 OneLove (so fla) Like so many belated follow ups, the pioneering "trip hop" act's self-explanatory release feels partially out of touch, but perhaps that has benefits when the experimentation commences in earnest. The entire process can shift from sounding effortlessly fresh to hopelessly contrived a little too jarringly. A 5 Star Masterpiece - #1 for 2008   November 8, 2008 Kurtis R. Reed (USA) I have been a Portishead fan from the start and at first I was a little uneasy with the heavyness of the music on this Third disc. Now that I have listened to it over 200 times, I must say it is my #1 pick of 2008. Portishead continues to evolve and this is the future. They are the top of the "trip hop" food chain and as for the other reviews that dogged this "don't you evah," and you wouldn't know good music if it beat you toa pulp. This is a work of Art and deserves the highest of recognition. Buy it, listen to it and then listen again. If it doesn't blow your mind then save it for your future mind. It is way ahead of it's time. Brilliant Evolution.....   November 5, 2008 John M. Dodd What a comeback! Those who were expecting the same thing and are disappointed should be ashamed. This band took a ten year layoff and have come back with an extraordinary effort, advancing their sound beyond what anyone could expect. Great effort. 3 Times a Charm   November 2, 2008 Stephen D. Karpik (Denver, Co United States) This is a pretty solid record for a band that could have just been a one hit wonder 10 years ago - they stay true to themselves and dedicated to producing vibrations of aesthetically pleasing music. Ultimateipod.com 2008 All Rights Reserved Information What is Podcasting? Privacy Statement Trusted Partners Ad Partners Apple iPod News