PJ harvey definitely deserves attention! But I think the best introduction to her work will be the album “To Bring You My Love”. Although each of her albums sounds so different from the last. personally my favorites are "White chalk" and "Stories from the city"
I think in order to understand PJ Harvey, you must listen to her albums chronologically. She's similar to Radiohead in that regard. It's so satisfying to see her evolution.
HOLY SHIT I WAS LITERALLY JUST LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM AS I WAS CHECKING RU-vid AND WISHING YOU HAD REACTED TO IT One of my favorite albums of all time, absolutely beautiful.
Dunno if you'd entertain a live record, but Portishead live at Roseland is incredible. The live renditions really elevate their music, especially w the addition of a string section. Beth Gibbons also gotta be one of the most badass vocalists
Thank you SO much for reacting to this one! One of my favourite albums of all time. Very happy that you vibed with it too. It sets a very specific mood that only a handful of albums I've heard even approach. For other albums that have a similar kind of claustophobic and oppressive atmosphere I can recommend Swans' The Great Annihilator and The Microphones' Mount Eerie. Both are amazing, btw And as for more Portishead, I recommend their self-titled and then Roseland NYC Live. Specifically in this order! The self-titled is like Dummy's angrier and a bit less likeable brother but is still worth your time. And their live album is legendary and is generally considered to improve upon many of s/t's tracks. I wonder if you'll agree
So cool to see you review this one, takes me back to when this came out. I remember listening to this for the first time, it felt completely insane - I had absolutely no idea where any song was going, the structures are so unpredictable and wild. And the album is just so DARK! It's one of my favorite albums of all time, and I discover something new every time I listen. I hope you get a lot of good listens out of this, it's definitely worth a bunch of repeat listens. Magic Doors is my personal favorite, that sax solo seriously feels like the entire world is ripping apart, it's just a wonderfully chaotic listen. Keep up the great reviews!
Great, my favourite album, thanks! Let's stay still with trip-hop, please - what about *UNKLE* and the Psyence Fiction album? It had great reviews at the time of release (1998).
In a similar vein to Portishead, I would recommend listening to Broadcast. More of a 60's psych vibe but still has that haunting female voice over awesome and complex and often creepy electronics. You are good to start with Tender Buttons, HaHa Sound or Noise Made by People as all are good starting points.
@@carlcarlson1883 agreed on HaHa Sound probably being the best starting point on the band. It was mine back in the day hearing it off of Pandora station seeded with Stereolab. Really love those first 3 equally. The Spell Blanket demos comp that just dropped is spectacular but definately NOT a starting point.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH POOPYHEAD FINALLY BRIO IVE BEEN WAITING SO LLNG!!!! THANK U one of my fav parts of this album is the crazy ass transition between silence and hunter. what an insanely brave choice to have that build up just cut of and snap you back to reality
I always complaint because all reactors only go for their first album but they never get up to Third, which for me is their best because it sounds so dirty and dark. Glad you enjoyed this! If you're taking suggestions I'd love to see you continue through the Burial path, you're seriously missing out on his EPs Street Halo, Kindred and Truant.
Rather than go to their second album, I recommend the "Roseland NYC Live" album that they released around the same time. They played with a full string orchestra. It is one of the best concert albums that I know. And it has all of the highlights of the second album (better played too), plus some unique takes on some of the better "Dummy" tracks.
Third was one of those albums that is unique and just sets a mood. Love this album. If you want a challenge, try the band Can - Ege Bayasi, Tago Mango, or Future Days. All very unique in their own ways, and very experimental in their sound, but the beat is kept smooth and at times funky by their excellent drummer Jaki Liebzeit (RIP).
I usually loop it starting from "We Carry On", because the second half of the album is flawless imho, and it flows beautifully into "Silence". There are too many things to love in this record once you get down on your knees and start begging for some chalkboard scraping... Third is so sweet in its glorious abrasiveness...
Album recommendations: Waiting to Spill- The backseat lovers When we Were Friends- The backseat lovers Something you needed- Flipturn Shadowglow- Flipturn Songs- Adrianne Lenker Unreal Unearth- Hozier Close to Paradise- Patrick Watson Young Americans- David Bowie Everything so far- Pinegrove RMCM- Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners Good For You- Houndmouth The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We- Mitski
I would love you to review an album by KIRSTY MACCOLL only I just can't decide which, probably her 1981 debut 'Desperate Character'. My fave two bars are "I put you on a pedestal, You put me on the pill." She was a huge talent. Maybe don't google her prior to listening though, it will taint your enjoyment. Xx
you should check out deceit by this heat at some point, its a post-punk classic imo and its super weird and proggy. my favourite videos of yours are the ones where you listen to a slightly weirder album !!
Threads is most likely nspired by the British movie from 1984 Threads. That ending, like the movie is absolutely terrifying. An alarm before the apocalypse. At this I gotta recommend you the s/t (1979) by This Heat, different genres but same unsettling vibes, maybe some influence too; also, since Steve Albini (producer of In Utero and many important Alt rock albums) passed away a week ago you should react to Atomizer by his influential band Big Black. All pretty disturbing and noisy albums
hocus pocus ive watched like most of ur reactions and been here since the dean blunt reaction vroooo pls react to xuvetyn by loveliescrushing it could compliment your song writing i think because its really dreamy and could give you ideas for further creation i love your latest release a lot
Creepy/ Dark /Menacing. It's amazing the dark atmosphere they create with this album. My favorite Portishead album by far, i feel so badass when i listen to it ❤
Yo you should react to We Had Good Times Together, Don’t Forget That by Sewerslvt. It’s an absolutely insane album about grief, which you might be able to analyze. Love your videos
