Portishead as A (was: The Pacific Jazz Alliance)

J. (jkulesza@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca)
Sat, 2 Dec 1995 21:34:06 -0500 (EST)


On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, Lori Nowell wrote:

> btw ii -- Never thought of Portishead as AJ. Put Dummy on and tried to
> listen to it in a whole new way, but had to stretch a little to get an
> AJ feel from it. Maybe it is the sound of Beth's voice, which I do
> love, that makes me think of Portishead as more mainstream than AJ.
> Can someone explain what I am overlookin' here? Lori

It could be the samples used on the album (Weather Report, Isaac Hayes,
lalo Schiffrin...) that make some people look at it in an AJ light.
Similarily whi is Tricky AJ? (ie: Hell is Round The Corner). I guess it's
more a matter of background than sound....

My 2 Canadian Dollars.

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