Portishead Portishead (2 Lp's) Bertha Mono The Mekons inspired an optimism

The Mekons inspired an optimism in this young man that accepted the course of all paths and all fates in life

Though his previous two albums surpassed the commercial success of his first album

Tico Torres

the switches in rhythm and the layers of chugging drums catching you off beat

Portishead Portishead (2 Lp's) Bertha Mono The Mekons inspired an optimismPortishead: Beth Gibbons (vocals); Adrian Utley (guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer, bass); Geoff Barrow (drums). Additional personnel includes: John Baggot (samples); Sean Atkins (background vocals). Like Soul II Soul a few years before them, Portishead spearheaded a revolution in both pop and dance music by introducing a distinctive new groove. Portishead was at the vanguard of the '90s trip hop onslaught, and after a three year