Portishead - Wandering Star (LIVE recording at Studio 104) 

blew a spliff, watched portishead do this song from the front row, and then Beth walked up. reached out and shook my hand. It's one of the highlights of my life.

An album that literally changed my life when I was 18. For months I could not listen to anything else. This song still haunts me, in a good way: reminds me that even intense sadness can be turned into solace, thanks to talent and creativity

the last 30 seconds gets me every time...sooooooo good!!!!!!! her voice is hauntingly-beautiful

This such a different version from the album. It amazes me that just three "instruments" can do this.

30 people are happy and well-adjusted

This song puts a spell on you, makes you think of your pain, it's beautiful and haunting but shouldn't be played too often. Stay in the light people

The soundtrack to your soul spiraling down to the abyss...haunting.

Their original version is awesomeness, but for me this is truly otherworldly.

There was a time when there was such beautiful music

I'm so amazed by the atmosphere they manage to put together with just a bass guitar, a guitar with a slide and Beth's haunting voice. Simply beautiful

God I love this band.

Such a dark yet beautiful track

From 3:49 Beth's voice is like that of a theremin. Wonderful!

Holy shit. Mesmerizing, captivating, haunting, emotionally dramatic, draining and impactful. Best performance I've seen from Portishead where they took a song off the album and made it even better. And that's HARD AS HELL to do. In terms of emotional impact alone, this is genius. Andddddd I typed all that BEFORE I even heard Beth's last 30 seconds. My God, even better.

I almost prefer this version over the album cut… loved this band from when I first heard Dummy at 15. Portishead forever!!! None like them before, will never be another…. Finally words that made sense of some complex emotions

Literally gave me goosebumps

I almost forgot how great they actually are, especially live!

“Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.”

this one gets to the bones,chiling and beautyfull

I was front and dead center. Easily one of the two best shows I have ever been to. My life is now divided into Before Machine Gun & After Machine Gun. It shook my very soul.

When you listen to music you should feel an emotion. I did. Thanks for uploading.

Fantastic version. Crazy to think this was 14 years after dummy and its been 16 years now since this perfomance. I would have been about 3 when dummy was released and about 17 here. TIME GOES QUICK. And also slow. Love Portishead 🌛🌟

22yrs old now! still rocks!

Real music

gorgeous version. one of my fave songs - thank you for sharing!

Beautiful Music. Thanks Portishead. I will enjoy it until the day I die.

listening 2017. it's too beautiful to be played out.

A master piece...

I used to listen to this album over and over and over when I was living in this boarding house very weird time of my life

Please could you stay awhile to share my grief For its such a lovely day To have to always feel this way And the time that I will suffer less Is when I never have to wake Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved The blackness of darkness forever Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved The blackness of darkness forever ... Those who have seen the needles eye, now tread Like a husk, from which all that was, now has fled And the masks, that the monsters wear To feed, upon their prey Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved The blackness of darkness forever Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved The blackness of darkness forever (always) doubled up inside Take awhile to shed my grief (always) doubled up inside Taunted, cruel.... ...

Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

Good lord...this incredible. I am speechless. Mrs Gibbons...gah...I have no words, forgive me.

Absolutely breathtaking

All time favourite ! Thank you for your timeless voice

Stunning version. Thanks for sharing :-)

Simply amazing. They do great live.

Very special. Thank you.

Damn, that outro...

Thanks for uploading this! 🖤

please never delete this video. it's a huge gift. thanks.

This Is Music At Its Best..

im proud of what im listening..i mean..bands like Portishead..Massive Attack..have talented members...As we know for example..Geoff Barrow plays the Bass,drums,keyboard,Turntables,guitar..Such a talented person and he feels music..Portishead has a music with feelings.

i got the dvd of this gig.. AWESOME!!!!

this is awesome thanks for sharing this

Beautiful.

The blackness of darkness, forever...

well this performance is one of the best things ever!

Using needlenose plier, frigging genius, amazing

thank you for upload it! I tried to find this version without all that people noise! but it was soooo difficult!!

@3:48 of this song and forward is how I will always hold my wandering star in my heart. Sublime. Ethereal. Visceral. REAL.

literally took the breathe out of me.....damn...if just 1 sec longer at the end, this video would have been perfect.

creepily beautiful

breathtaking..

This is amazing

They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness. - Jude 1:13

the most beautiful haunting

Woooooowww whaaaaaatttt???? Beyond words!!!!!

Mark Sandman once asked "Where is the cave where the wise woman went?" and she's right here since forever singing this song.

Madness, Sick track I🖤t 🤘🏻

Damn, the suspense in this song, her vocal sounds like it could break at any time.

Her voice is always strong

Appears in the dictionary under "Bleak". What an absolutely stunning performance.

Hey there Wandering Star. It’s dark, but you’re bright. Forever.

love it....

tout simplement magnifique

Amazing

Beth voice,beth eyes 😍🖤

ART!

awesome!!!

Wow....just wow

Very enigmatic. After looking up the lyrics of several of their songs they do use a lot biblical wording. I'm not sure who writes their lyrics but many of them seem to be about torment. Even as an atheist I see the bible as an amazing bit of literature, embroidered as it is. Her humming at the end is other worldly. And I wanted to crucify who ever cut it so abruptly.

This version keeps amazing me.

holy shit. sorry day of the lord and shit. but wow. I guess I haven't looked because I thought they just disappeared but thank you thank you ty for this. and all. truly.

sublime

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. - Jude 1:13

One of my favorites of their songs.. simpler than others in a way.. but very dark and beautiful, and this version in particular is pretty fine. I have this theory that the chorus is comparing her depression to the heat death of the universe. "Wandering stars, for whom it is reserved, the darkness, the blackness, forever.." .. Look it up!

even with the bass slightly out of tune it still sounds good. i love the crazy look on her face right when the bass starts. they played this last night at the shrine in los angeles and it was phenomenal.

Hauntingly good performance by Beth Gibbons.

Shoegazing.

Somehow these sounds are heard from even my deepest places

La pure beauté.

Die Frau ist einfach der Wahnsinn.

I feel better about the state of humanity knowing this happened

great! more please?!

MÚSICA INOLVIDABLE. UNIVERSAL.

exquisite

This is, as the kiddos say now a days , my " safety song "....

Przepiękne...

It was like WHOA

10 out of 10

So f'in bummed I missed them in Berkley this week. I heard their show was amazing in LA.

awesome yes

This version made me cry when I saw them at the Hammerstein.

~ Such a brilliant performance! ~

Thinking of the 27 personns that didn't like and how much sad there life must be

Melancholy master piece

Still kills!!

EPIC

reminds me of pink floyds live at pompeii, great stuff

Me gustaria que el "te busque por alguna razon" se vuelva mas frecuente en nuestras vidas. Mientras las estrellas vagan sobre mi cabeza mi mente camina con ellas y si bien aqui me puedas ver yo no soy ni estoy , vivo afuera lejos de este mundo quiza en otro igual pero diferente, quiza solo en la inmensidad y frio del espacio, quieto inmobil y doloroso sentimiento rebuscado pensamiento frio encantamiento.