Portishhead

Im not really sure if they really are "Prog" but I've heard people refer to them as Progressive

has anyone heard them? or OF them?
My ex-girlfriend showed me one of their Live performances, one of the most pretentious bullcrap bands I've ever heard. The music is anything but inspiring, and the women that does the lyrics has no vocal variety. GOD she anoys me, that same tone of voice just gets anoying after a while (I heard more then 1 song... way more then 1 song)

The only props I give to the singer, is that she does a good job keeping her voice clear, for smokeing while performing. What an idiot. ruining her perfectly good singing voice... slowly.
I hate seeing singers smoking cigarettes (or worse... cigars)

btw... WHO LOVES TOOL?!  

Snow Dog wrote: My God..there are loads of singers who smoke! Or used to smoke at least. BTW..this is the wrong zone fr this post.

why is it the wrong place?
Im just wondering if Portishead is really progressive...

Snow Dog is maybe right, I don't know, but I'll reply right here. I heard something of them... I didn't find any prog there, but, certainly, there's a sort on melancholy hidden in their songs. In my opinion the singer's got an interesting voice. Even if it's difficult to say what's prog and what is not, I couldn't say that Portishead's a prog band. More than this: I'm sure they wouldn't like such an inclusion.

Bye.

Dalex_61 wrote: Snow Dog is maybe right, I don't know, but I'll reply right here. I heard something of them... I didn't find any prog there, but, certainly, there's a sort on melancholy hidden in their songs. In my opinion the singer's got an interesting voice. Even if it's difficult to say what's prog and what is not, I couldn't say that Portishead's a prog band. More than this: I'm sure they wouldn't like such an inclusion. Bye.

I think they are certainly "progressive" in their approach to writing and performing, not sure they'd fit in here though. You never know...stranger things have happened!!

Portishead were a fine band. I prefered Massive Attack, though. I liked all of their albums apart from 100th Window.

krusty wrote: Yeah I ike them as well, you'll here tracks like  Mysterons, Sour Times and Glory Box used in movies and on TV quite often, atmosphereic music. Does anyone know if the same people are behind Goldfrapp? I think there is some connection but could be wrong.

I dont think there is a connection, but then I may be wrong too ... Goldfrap are a song writing duo and 50% of that duo is Alison Goldfrap, and she was certainly nothing to do with Portishead. The bloke may be though, I cant remember his name right now.