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Universal acclaim- based on 198 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 166 out of 198
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Mixed: 18 out of 198
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Negative: 14 out of 198
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michaele.May 3, 2008Not one of these lame combacks, but a brilliant return to form and class with disturbingly fresh sounds. Beth Gibbons' voice has found new territories to move along!
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AlanO.May 8, 2008
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giannym.Apr 30, 2008Brilliant and great!
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JoolsH.Apr 30, 2008The Masterpiece of the century.
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PeterX.May 22, 2008Classical rock enviroment, dense & brutal. Kraftwerk/Pan Sonic meets the Pink Floyd. Albert Ayler laughs at the corner.
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SimonV.May 2, 2008Superb Album. Elements of radiohead/björk in places. Nice to see them still being 'Portishead' but moving things on and not riding the orchestra/strings coat tails of the past. A perfect soundtrack to a movie. Still got the haunting thing down to a tee...
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JesseShortMay 4, 2008Just keep listening to it. It's not always easy, but what is worthwhile never is.
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MarkR.May 8, 2008exceptional, truly exceptional, i would implore anyone who cannot immediately get to grips with it to persevere. it is dark and unsettling in a way that will annoy the coffee table fans of their previous work, which is also a bonus : ). a pretty good litmus test for those that have real taste in music and those that just think they do ; )
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DanielSOct 19, 2008
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SamBApr 29, 2008much 'cooler' than their others. melodrama is a little more weighted in inventive melodies and recordings
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WillApr 29, 2008
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AlexZApr 29, 2008This is their best effort yet. They're not coming up with a new sound but they have taken their trip hop sound to a level of perfection.
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SeanApr 30, 2008Even though I agree with their score, I absolutely do not agree with what The Onion actually says in their review. This album is NOTHING like coffee-shop music. What kind of coffee shops does that critic frequent? This is highly experimental, challenging electronica right here.
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AJPMay 1, 2008Stunning beyond what words can only describe. A triumphant comeback exceeding previous albums by 1000-fold.
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ChrisS.May 22, 2008It's their best album so far. It's no easy-listening, and it takes some time, but it's definetely worth the effort. I LOVE IT!
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JasonMay 4, 2008ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!!!
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DommiR.May 6, 2008Orgasmic.
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AlbertoU.May 7, 2008Why bothering about people who find this album difficult? This is the best album of the year, none other.
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ArtoS.Jul 29, 2008The most haunting albums of Portishead...brilliantly complicated and emotional...the combination alt-rock+electronic music has never sounded so fresh like "Third" does...
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AniruddhaBApr 13, 2009The best thing by portishead... and one of my favourite albums of all time.
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RayApr 29, 2008Wow. Anyone labelling this album as "difficult" or "unmelodic" is hardly worth paying attention to. Such a fine atmospheric delight.
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DiegoL.Apr 29, 2008What's wrong with Blender?? Third is one of the best albums of 2008. It's obscurely extraordinary.
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mattvApr 29, 2008Simply amazing, stunning work. I've had it since this afternoon and listened to it 4 times. I haven't had this kind of first day experience with an album in a very long time. It's breathtakingly good. And the people at Blender need a brain exam.
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Patches.May 10, 2008Brilliant!
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JoshuaG.May 1, 2008A wartime masterpiece. This is the sound of now.
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ZachMay 16, 2008It's acoustic despair, but brilliant.
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DaveMay 3, 2008
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JackT.May 7, 2008
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JoseY.May 28, 2009
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dodomoApr 28, 2008Re-invented and perfect!
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Awards & Rankings
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It's groove-deprived and difficult, and not in a particularly inventive way. [May 2008, p.78]
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Both ancient and futuristic, a mildewed signal from a more advanced culture that failed to survive the ice age, Third doesn’t make you pay attention to its desolate contours, but rather stare out of the window, creeping panic causing your mind to dart in a million dark directions at once.
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Long awaited comeback from Bristol trip-hop outfit proves worth the wait.