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100
Better than any album before it, Dummy merged the pinpoint-precise productions of the dance world with pop hallmarks like great songwriting and excellent vocal performances.
15y
100
Dummy, an album which undoubtedly conjures the thought of a person, place or sour time for its every listener, sounds just as groundbreaking today as it did eight years ago.
11y
100
An introspective and avant-garde blues, threaded with hip-hop, jazz and dub
2y
100
The hypnotic album remains the bandโs greatest achievement, and several decades later, it still manages to sound incredibly ahead of its time.
2y
95
Portisheadโs 1994 debut is a masterwork of downbeat and desperation. They invented their own kind of virtuosity, one that encompassed musicianship, technology, and aura.
9y
91
Beth Gibbons’ disembodied vocals float over Geoff Barrow’s lush production to create a debut that is as musically compelling as it is emotionally chilly.
10y
90
This is, without question, a sublime debut album. But so very, very sad. These are avant garde ambient moonscapes of a ferociously experimental nature. In other words, seriously spooky shit.
11y
80
This album comes thoroughly recommended to any fans of hip-hop (that's hip-hop music, not rap vocals), female soul vocalists, or anybody unfamiliar with trip-hop and who wants to experiment. It's not the best trip-hop album ever, but it's as good an introduction as any.
13y
80
Assertive rhythms and quirky production ... save Portishead from languishing in any coy retro groove. Instead they manage yet another — very smart — rebirth of cool.
11y
What if Portishead and Radiohead released a collab project called “Whole Lotta Head”? ๐ณ
Dummy is one of those albums I listened to once I started to get into more experimental music. Of course, listening to this without all the knowledge and experience I have now, I couldn’t fully understand this album, and thus became one of those records I would “try again with later,” which would eventually collect dust as my attention deficit ass would forget to listen to ... read more
Trip hop's defining masterpiece.
The only great recommendation Spotify gave me throughout 5 years. I stumbled upon the opener song Mysterons about a year ago completely randomly in some Spotify playlist. Needless to say I was immediately intrigued, thrilled that I found a hidden gem, just to find out it's one of the most popular albums of the 90's.
Dummy is Portishead's debut album, released in 1994. The album is known as one of trip hop's pioneers alongside groups such as Massive attack. ... read more
ALBUM #393: Not only am I pretty underwhelmed by this due to the constant love, but most of these songs are really overrated, especially Glory Box. Top 3: Strangers, Pedestal, Biscuit. This album gonna make me a Flagstaff ripoff if I relisten istg.
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Track List
| 1 | Mysterons 5:05 | 93 |
| 2 | Sour Times 4:12 | 94 |
| 3 | Strangers 3:57 | 93 |
| 4 | It Could Be Sweet 4:17 | 89 |
| 5 | Wandering Star 4:53 | 92 |
| 6 | Numb 3:55 | 89 |
| 7 | Roads 5:03 | 95 |
| 8 | Pedestal 3:40 | 89 |
| 9 | Biscuit 5:02 | 91 |
| 10 | Glory Box 5:08 | 97 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
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15h
This clicked with me instantly when i first heard it, but going back to it frequently has pretty much solidified this as a 10 for me. Good shit
