Portishead: Roseland NYC Live - 25th Anniversary Edition (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP
$49.95
<p><i>Portishead’s live album is often considered their best.</i> I remember <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=Kanye&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Kanye%20West%22%20OR%20Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Kanye%20West%20%26%20Jay-Z%22" target="_blank"><strong>Kanye</strong></a> wouldn’t shut the fuck up about it in interviews around the <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=Late%20Registration&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Kanye%20West%22" target="_blank"><em>Late Registration</em></a> era, citing it as the sole inspiration for his use of strings in his live show. <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=Dummy&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Portishead%22" target="_blank"><em>Dummy</em></a> and <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?&q=Portishead&filter=Brand/Manufacturer/Artist_fq:%22Portishead%22" target="_blank"><em>Portishead</em></a> were already universally-agreed modern classics by 1998, but this performance (and the accompanying DVD) - seeing <a href="Beth%20Gibbons" target="_blank"><strong>Beth Gibbons</strong></a> wobbling around with her eyes closed, <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Geoff+Barrow" target="_blank"><strong>Geoff Barrow</strong></a> cutting in real time, <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Adrian+Utley" target="_blank"><strong>Adrian Utley</strong></a> chewing his gum - made it all real for many people. What’s really amazing about <em>Roseland NYC Live</em> is how well they nail the mix of samples, breakbeats, orchestra (seasoned library music arranger <a href="https://www.turntablelab.com/search?type=product&q=Nick+Ingman" target="_blank"><strong>Nick Ingman</strong></a> on conductor duties!), scratching, and <strong>Beth</strong>’s vocals with all their spooky cadences… it’s one of the most well-mixed, listenable live performances I’ve ever heard. I’ve personally seen shows at the Roseland Ballroom, but still this is THE Roseland concert in my mind - they may as well have condemned and demolished it the day after the Portishead show. Check out the spine-tingling renditions of “Glory Box,” “Over,” “Roads,” “All Mine,” but you should really just play it from the top and pretend you were there. Recommended.</p> <ul> <li>25th anniversary edition expanded <meta charset="utf-8">w/ bonus tracks 'Undenied,' 'Numb' + 'Western Eyes'</li> <li>red colored double vinyl pressing</li> <li>includes giant double-sided foldout poster + repro backstage pass</li> <li>deluxe gatefold sleeve</li> <li>limited edition</li> <li>original release year: 1998</li> <li>music label: Universal Music Recordings 2025</li> </ul> <h6>reviewed by military 2step 10/2018</h6>