First time I heard this amazing song was in an old Toyota Corolla, during a thunderstorm, watching the wipers move in time to the beat. I'll keep that memory forever.
Beth Gibbons doesn’t do the sort of over the top, in your face emotion of someone like Adele or Yebba. Hers is an ache rather than a wrenching pain. You don’t get a shotgun blast of pain to the face, rather you feel the pain pulling at you from underneath. It’s so much more subtle and less dramatic. Nobody can do this quite like she can. It’s just amazing.
while there are those who take their emotions out to the rest of the world to see beth brings the rest of the world to her emotions which gives her music a sense of intimacy
i saw them in stockholm in '99. they did this as an encore after being brought back to the stage. i was waiting for this song the whole show. same thing, everyone was solemnly in silence and if someone had dropped a pin, i would have heard it.
This entire concert is amazing! Between this & probably Radiohead Live from the Basement are me most played live shows that I rewatch over & over that never gets old.
Beth Gibbons sings with her whole body . . She draws u into her emotional being . You can feel her frailty and I love her for it . The whole self titled album is just beautiful and Beth Gibbons is a huge part of what makes it that way . How can someone sound so sad and not be depressing ? She is a force of nature .
Fun fact: Will Gregory is there playing and he played as a session musician with Tears for Fears at their height, and would go on to form Goldfrapp with Alison Goldfrapp. A great band.
you said something along the lines of that it's her breaks from perfect form that make it so good, and i feel like you're right in that, and also that it's entirely genuine. she's putting her being into it. she's singing from herself. that makes such a difference when it comes to singing
"I have heard people say that I'm a good singer, I don't think I am really, I think that they are just being nice, I could be a good singer but that would mean taking lessons and quitting smoking"-Beth Gibbons
That entire concert is legendary. The arrangements and Beth's voice are a thing of beauty. Great analysis, I'm not a musician but you explained everything in a way I could understand what you were talking about. Great video, thank you!!!
I have loved Portishead since about '96 when Brittish trip-hop came to the states... Bands like this, Tricky, Sneaker Pimps, and Massive Attack were all in my album rotation. Thanks for doing this one.❤❤
I grew up in Bristol and I often wondered what the hell you guys in the states made of this lot. Bristol is a tiny city in comparison to most US cities. Was a great time to live there in the 90s. I lived on the same street as Daddy G and we shared a corner shop for late night booze and munchie runs. Fun days. Often bumped into him.
A few years ago Portishead was headlining Melt! festival. The organizers shut down all other stages for their performance. In over 20 years I haven't seen this happening. Not once, for no other band. And it felt right.
The emotion in the whole song is what gets me. Beth's singing, the guitar wahwahwah thing, the strings. I think I heard this 1st in an early scene in Tank Girl. Excellent post-apocalyptic movie music
The entire song is a desperate appeal for others to listen and back her up to save everybody as if she is the only one who sees it, which is being ignored, but expressed with a sad resignation.
Much love to my fellow Portishead enthusiasts!! Portishead is one of the most amazing bands that most people have never heard of. I was lucky to be in Europe and saw them live very early in their career and was blown away at how good they were.
I've been waiting for this for a long time. Portishead is beyond amazing. Last year Beth recorded Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs (by Henryk Górecki) with The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. It's also beautiful. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy next? Shara Nelson is so good in this one.
Its the most heartbreaking and moving recording of the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs I've encountered. She brings true emotion and pain to it as opposed to the operatic sopranos who are on almost all of the commercial recordings of it.
I moment in time captured by Portishead, good times. Devastating raw emotion. Thanks for doing your analysis on 1 of many of my favorite 90s band's Beth, have a awesome day😃
Thank you for ur vid I've have always loved Beth Gibbons from the moment I heard her, I've had the privilege to see her live over 20 yrs ago and I still count it as one of my too few best ever concerts
I have long said that this is the most perfect album, most perfect concert to have ever occurred. Live at Roseland NYC is simply amazing from start to finish. I so very much wish I could have been there and it broke my heart when they closed down the Roseland Ballroom even though my only experience of it is through this album and video. Thank you, thank you, thank you for reacting to one of my all time favorites. Roar on!
I mean Portishead was my favorite music for many, many years, that combination of Soul, Scratch, Jazz, Bett's emotion when singing, the tracks, I mean everything... and without a doubt Jeoff Barrow is an impressive combination of tones and sounds. spend hours listening to the same thing without getting tired, because it's just great, and then I listened to Psychedelic Trance Music, and my bases were always classical music, I don't listen to that music anymore, only Gospel music, but I know how to recognize the talent that God gives to the people... Thank you very much for sharing your analysis.. 🙋🏼💜
I had the pleasure of seeing them live in this small theatre on Miami Beach in the early 90s. I was blown away. This little woman stepped on stage and delivered this spiritual performance. It was transcendent. The entire crowd was completely affected and was transformed. I have seen many bands live but none compare to this experience. I went back the next night and bought a ticket off this guy waiting in line for 3x the price paid and it was completely worth it. Both performances were phenomenal
One of our finest female singers is Beth Gibbons. On tracks like this she never tries to outplay the music, she uses her vibrato to compliment the quivering strings and doesn't resort to histrionics. On more electronic tracks she snarls and screeches, curling words around the notes and banging them high notes like a steam whistle about to blow! Divine. Underrated. Beautiful.
Thanks for Covering my fav singer. It looked like you were struggling to not sing along in the second verse. Had a chuckle at the "not doing anything bad for her voice" since she is smoking during a few of the songs at the concert.
I'm so glad you chose this song. I suggested this version last week in the comments because it's one of the most heartfelt performances I've ever seen. Thanks, Beth!
This brings me right back to the 90s, living in a studio, not a care in the world, listening to Portishead and Dead can Dance, wow so cool, thank you!!
you just earn yourself a sub from this guy here, I appreciate your dissection's of the music, and this song is one of the most gut-wrenching and emotional, just brilliant
A week ago I started watching some of your reacts, all amazing; but here you touched me, a lot of what you say is what I ever thought about Beth Gibbons and specially her singin in this concert. the almost crying vibratto, the lonelyness, the two different stages of feelings...you love Beth Gibbons, I love Beth Gibbons, I love that you love Beth Gibbons, ergo..I love you! ;-) :-)
Just goes to show you don't have to sing 20 notes up and down the scales to convey emotion and to connect with people. Beth is an incredible though painfully shy vocalist.
@si james Check out "Kosheen", they're another trip-hop group from Bristol. They've got a bit more of a drum and bass/ breakbeat influence but have a similar sound with some lovely female vocals.
Amazing song. First time I heard it was at the ending scene of the 1995 film "Little Criminals" and ever since it's stuck with me. Instantly recognisable by just the first note and then all I can picture is the scene from the film lol.
I've just seen your video and it summarize very well how Beth Gibbons transmit emotions to their songs. Considering that she had just released a new album, it could be great if your give us your comments about their new songs. Greetings from Chile.
She moves quote a bit air with her Voice, which speaks lack of power. I do like Portishead, but there are better singers out there. ruclips.net/video/1oWFCkcdmZI/видео.html
Beth is the best... she can explain even for dummies like me... like music.. this is a giant band... musicians... precise ones... closing eyes and listen! this beats and .... oh man
I have some bad memories associated this this tune from long ago .. but I still love it anyway .. it makes it deliver that awesome bittersweet feeling ...
Omg, I still can't believe it, three days ago I listened to this song and thought about how Beth would react to Beth Gibbon's voice, and today I just received a notification of this video, what on earth just happened?
Love love love Portishead. One of my favourite 180 grams of vinyl I own... along, of course, with yours, Beth! Do you know 'Lamb', at all?? Another favourite....
No way! I'm i dreaming?! a reaction to Portishead, one of the most exquisites bands of all time!!! WOW!!
HELL YEAH!!!
Here in México we love Portishead too
nto the most exquisite but a very underrated one for sure. there's a bunch of lofi bands ut portishead is so underrated
@@chinasky800 we are big faaaans!!!!!! Ya tenía rato de no escucharlos y recorde por que me gustan taaaaaaanto
Here in Korea, we love Portishead as well!!!
First time I heard this amazing song was in an old Toyota Corolla, during a thunderstorm, watching the wipers move in time to the beat. I'll keep that memory forever.
Nice memory!!!!
That’s gorgeous. I was there with you when I read that.
yeah, that's not gonna go away.
now I hear the rain and your wipers. They were always there.
Now that's an image, you describe it so evocatively I think I'll start remembering it too now lol.
What a song, what a singer, what band. It's as close to perfection as I think anyone has a right to get to. Beautiful and heartbreaking.
She's the essence of cool.
Portishead, supreme beings of leisure bring back good memories.
perfectly said x
Beth Gibbons doesn’t do the sort of over the top, in your face emotion of someone like Adele or Yebba. Hers is an ache rather than a wrenching pain. You don’t get a shotgun blast of pain to the face, rather you feel the pain pulling at you from underneath. It’s so much more subtle and less dramatic. Nobody can do this quite like she can. It’s just amazing.
while there are those who take their emotions out to the rest of the world to see
beth brings the rest of the world to her emotions which gives her music a sense of intimacy
Layne Staley definitely does while singing Nutshell live and Wake up from Mad season
My favourite voice. Hers and L Cohen.
I saw Portishead in Munich when I was 15. They played this last, and you could’ve heard a pin drop. Absolute perfection live
i saw them in stockholm in '99. they did this as an encore after being brought back to the stage. i was waiting for this song the whole show. same thing, everyone was solemnly in silence and if someone had dropped a pin, i would have heard it.
Goosebumps every single time I hear this.
One of my favorite band of all time. Beth Gibbons is such a great singer, her voice always gives me the chillz
This entire concert is amazing! Between this & probably Radiohead Live from the Basement are me most played live shows that I rewatch over & over that never gets old.
Fuckin A!👍
Believe it or not I saw Radiohead when no one knew who they were...in a basement at a place called The Nile Theater in Mesa AZ
@@theshocker4626 that's a shocker...
I love it at the end, where Beth apologises for being shit!!
I still have this concert recorded off radio 1 back in the late 90’s on cassette
Beth Gibbons sings with her whole body .
. She draws u into her emotional
being . You can feel her frailty and I love her for it . The whole self titled album is just beautiful and Beth Gibbons is a huge part of what makes it that way . How can someone sound so sad and not be depressing ? She is a force of nature .
Bjork does the same thing.
👏👏👏
agree 💯
Dummy shaped my life. Every time I listen to any of their songs, I still feel the same soul gripping feelings. Beth is incredible.
I love how they let the song breathe. I breathe it all in.
Weird, I was having a Triphop morning with Tricky, Massive Attack and Portishead! Dummy is a beautiful album
Fun fact: Will Gregory is there playing and he played as a session musician with Tears for Fears at their height, and would go on to form Goldfrapp with Alison Goldfrapp. A great band.
@@theshocker4626 love Felt Mountain :)
Good times
@@matthewyip8695 Sour Times XD
Sounds like you’re having a great morning! 🥰
I've been a huge fan of Portishead since the 90s, and this song is simply amazing. I love her breathly vocals.
Her voice breaks my heart.
Absolutely brilliant. I’m so glad I got to experience them live in my lifetime
I remember hearing Dummy for the first time, a buddy of mine played it for me. I was so blown away I went out and bought it, phenomenal album.
Beth is so incredibly emotive when she sings. She looks like she will break down at any moment. Amazing.
you said something along the lines of that it's her breaks from perfect form that make it so good, and i feel like you're right in that, and also that it's entirely genuine. she's putting her being into it. she's singing from herself. that makes such a difference when it comes to singing
THANK YOU RUclips FOR RECOMMENDING THIS
"It's the things that aren't technically perfect in this, that make it amazing."
Pretty much the best summation of Portishead's music I've heard.
If you dont cry to this song you have no soul its heartbreakingly beautiful first time I heard it I sobbed Beth's voice just tore at your heartstrings
FINALLY Portishead!!
YES, YES!!! I've been waiting for this reaction. I've been a fan of Portishead since the 90s.
Portishead is one of the best trip hop groups. The voice of Beth is the shining star.
One could say her voice is... a... wandering star...
Zero 7 w/ Sia is better! Jeff Buckley w/ Liz Frasier is better!
"I have heard people say that I'm a good singer, I don't think I am really, I think that they are just being nice, I could be a good singer but that would mean taking lessons and quitting smoking"-Beth Gibbons
That entire concert is legendary. The arrangements and Beth's voice are a thing of beauty. Great analysis, I'm not a musician but you explained everything in a way I could understand what you were talking about.
Great video, thank you!!!
The way she creates the mood she wants you to feel with her vocal stylings is incredible!
Beth Gibbons is a badass!
I got chills just as the camera panned teh studio. Even before the first note - I`m gone. It was perfection.
i find Beth Gibbons' voice both beautiful and incredibly haunting at the same time. so good
Thank you for reminding me how much I love Portishead.
I have loved Portishead since about '96 when Brittish trip-hop came to the states... Bands like this, Tricky, Sneaker Pimps, and Massive Attack were all in my album rotation. Thanks for doing this one.❤❤
Yessss! Although for me I didn’t catch on until 1999ish. But this brings back so many good memories! 🎶
Snap! Discovered them in 96 and then promptly moved onto Tricky, Massive Attack, and Sneaker Pimps and Lamb.
I grew up in Bristol and I often wondered what the hell you guys in the states made of this lot.
Bristol is a tiny city in comparison to most US cities. Was a great time to live there in the 90s. I lived on the same street as Daddy G and we shared a corner shop for late night booze and munchie runs. Fun days. Often bumped into him.
A few years ago Portishead was headlining Melt! festival. The organizers shut down all other stages for their performance. In over 20 years I haven't seen this happening. Not once, for no other band. And it felt right.
The emotion in the whole song is what gets me. Beth's singing, the guitar wahwahwah thing, the strings. I think I heard this 1st in an early scene in Tank Girl. Excellent post-apocalyptic movie music
The entire song is a desperate appeal for others to listen and back her up to save everybody as if she is the only one who sees it, which is being ignored, but expressed with a sad resignation.
Beth Gibbons! Have always loved her voice.
Imo, The Rip is the most beautiful song Portishead ever made. There's something about it that gently crushes the soul.
Much love to my fellow Portishead enthusiasts!! Portishead is one of the most amazing bands that most people have never heard of. I was lucky to be in Europe and saw them live very early in their career and was blown away at how good they were.
I've been waiting for this for a long time. Portishead is beyond amazing.
Last year Beth recorded Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs (by Henryk Górecki) with The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. It's also beautiful.
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy next? Shara Nelson is so good in this one.
Good recommendation, the most Bristol of Bristol Sound.
She recorded with Polish Orchestra? I didn't know that. Very cool
Its the most heartbreaking and moving recording of the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs I've encountered. She brings true emotion and pain to it as opposed to the operatic sopranos who are on almost all of the commercial recordings of it.
Portishead's greatest song by some distance. A masterpiece imo.
Beth’s voice yanks at your feels from the inside
This performance is fantastic. I bought the CD and DVD when it came out and it is still in my playlists. Live @ Roseland NYC is a must see.
I moment in time captured by Portishead, good times. Devastating raw emotion. Thanks for doing your analysis on 1 of many of my favorite 90s band's Beth, have a awesome day😃
I don't know how many times I've watched this video but the overwhelming consensus is that I agree with everything you say here.
I love Portishead so much
Thank you for ur vid
I've have always loved Beth Gibbons from the moment I heard her, I've had the privilege to see her live over 20 yrs ago and I still count it as one of my too few best ever concerts
Yess, thank you for doing Portishead!!
Well miss Roars,
This is the first time ive heard this kind of assment i appreciated your thoughts thank you Beth for your assesment ❤it
I saw Portishead on this tour in Atlanta and it is still my favorite show of all time. Absolutely floored every time I hear them.
One of their best is The Rip, the vocals in that reach places mere mortals can not.
I have long said that this is the most perfect album, most perfect concert to have ever occurred. Live at Roseland NYC is simply amazing from start to finish. I so very much wish I could have been there and it broke my heart when they closed down the Roseland Ballroom even though my only experience of it is through this album and video. Thank you, thank you, thank you for reacting to one of my all time favorites. Roar on!
I mean Portishead was my favorite music for many, many years, that combination of Soul, Scratch, Jazz, Bett's emotion when singing, the tracks, I mean everything... and without a doubt Jeoff Barrow is an impressive combination of tones and sounds. spend hours listening to the same thing without getting tired, because it's just great, and then I listened to Psychedelic Trance Music, and my bases were always classical music, I don't listen to that music anymore, only Gospel music, but I know how to recognize the talent that God gives to the people... Thank you very much for sharing your analysis.. 🙋🏼💜
This was live at roseland I think, what an incredible show
I had that VHS at one point in time, It was killer.
I had the pleasure of seeing them live in this small theatre on Miami Beach in the early 90s. I was blown away. This little woman stepped on stage and delivered this spiritual performance. It was transcendent. The entire crowd was completely affected and was transformed. I have seen many bands live but none compare to this experience. I went back the next night and bought a ticket off this guy waiting in line for 3x the price paid and it was completely worth it. Both performances were phenomenal
One of our finest female singers is Beth Gibbons. On tracks like this she never tries to outplay the music, she uses her vibrato to compliment the quivering strings and doesn't resort to histrionics. On more electronic tracks she snarls and screeches, curling words around the notes and banging them high notes like a steam whistle about to blow! Divine. Underrated. Beautiful.
FINALLY she's such a legend
If you don't know Portishead, you've got to listen to the whole "Dummy" album...
And dont forget the rest of them. Seriously, Dummy is great but the other two get overlooked a bit too much.
@@vanihm I actually prefer Third to Dummy nowadays. It's intense.
@@mysticsaxophone4181 Me too... But I'm so happy there made 3 albums, only three but without concession
@@gabrielk2295 don't forget the live album PNYC which is where I think this performance is from.
She is one of more iconic singers ever ! And it is NOT an opinion, it is a FACT !! 😍✨💜✨
Thanks for Covering my fav singer. It looked like you were struggling to not sing along in the second verse. Had a chuckle at the "not doing anything bad for her voice" since she is smoking during a few of the songs at the concert.
Beth Gibbons still my all time fav female singer for ever and ever! Such a unique voice, man!
Love from Hungary 🇭🇺 💜
Respect ✌️ 🙏
I can never listen to this song without crying. It's so full of emotion and lonlyness. One of the best singers there ever was/is.
I cry everytime I hear it. 3rd time tonight!!!
I'm so glad you chose this song. I suggested this version last week in the comments because it's one of the most heartfelt performances I've ever seen. Thanks, Beth!
I love how you let yourself express your full emotions
It’s so refreshing I agree
I love that you cover 90's 'grunge' bands and triphop, like this. These are my two favorite genres.
I love the way half way through the audience realize they’re clapping and stop, as it dawns on them just what they’re experiencing.
This was the song I listened non-stop when I was depressed years ago.
Glad that you saw your way through
Yeah, me too. This album and, weirdly enough, Stadium Arcadium.
This brings me right back to the 90s, living in a studio, not a care in the world, listening to Portishead and Dead can Dance, wow so cool, thank you!!
you just earn yourself a sub from this guy here, I appreciate your dissection's of the music, and this song is one of the most gut-wrenching and emotional, just brilliant
As a singer myself I absolutely agree with you on her using what you call her " head voice'! A beautiful broken moment from our Beth! ^..^
Your taste in music for your reacts is impeccable!
After all these years that organ riff still gives me a chill. She pinches off those phrasings masterfully
Totally Agree, Beth Gibbons is one of the Greatest singers, very intoxicating, she floats you to a different place, Love it.
You need to check out this whole concert it's called Portishead Roseland NYC Live. It is amazing.
I have always loved Portishead vocally, instrumentality & lyrically n0w your breakdown has added a whole other dimension. Waycool!
Who knows how the algorithm suggested this video unless it remembers a years ago viewing of Portishead. Glad you too enjoy this superb performance.
I see Beth roars I click. I see Portishead I click. I see both, I sprain my finger.
Update: how is your finger?
Update: Underrated COMMENT! 🏆
Fantastic video! This entire live album is easily my favorite live album of all time! ☝️❤👍
love beth gibbons
Thank you for reacting to this artist as well as the song. I like many others were requesting this gem. What a beautiful reaction. Thank you!
Holy heck this is timely. My band just started tossing around the idea of a live Portishead cover this past Monday. Thanks for the pointers!
Achingly beautiful, few can evoke that tragic emotion like Beth Gibbons.
A week ago I started watching some of your reacts, all amazing; but here you touched me, a lot of what you say is what I ever thought about Beth Gibbons and specially her singin in this concert. the almost crying vibratto, the lonelyness, the two different stages of feelings...you love Beth Gibbons, I love Beth Gibbons, I love that you love Beth Gibbons, ergo..I love you! ;-) :-)
Just goes to show you don't have to sing 20 notes up and down the scales to convey emotion and to connect with people. Beth is an incredible though painfully shy vocalist.
"....I'm a bit of a trip-hop fan..."
Don't trust anyone who isn't😀
@si james Check out "Kosheen", they're another trip-hop group from Bristol. They've got a bit more of a drum and bass/ breakbeat influence but have a similar sound with some lovely female vocals.
@si james Try the (early) works of Hooverphonic.
@si james try tricky.✌
Have you listened to Neneh Cherry? She helped pioneer the sound and still continues the trip hop sound today
Check out Kong by Neneh Cherry
One of the best their songs. It's just perfect...
the charismatic voice is how i found your channel. you are both awesome. you should send her this portishead vid to see her take. just love portishead
Amazing song. First time I heard it was at the ending scene of the 1995 film "Little Criminals" and ever since it's stuck with me. Instantly recognisable by just the first note and then all I can picture is the scene from the film lol.
I love your analyses of vocal technique! You give nubes like me a new language for talking about the songs we so dearly love.
I've just seen your video and it summarize very well how Beth Gibbons transmit emotions to their songs. Considering that she had just released a new album, it could be great if your give us your comments about their new songs. Greetings from Chile.
this song has been on my most payed list for years 👍absolutely haunting
Portishead is trip-hop royalty
Thank you so much for reacting to a portishead song, and for appreciating how amazing they were!
My favorite female vocalist on the planet! You should also check out her live performance of Threads. Shows a heavier intense side to her vocals.
She moves quote a bit air with her Voice, which speaks lack of power.
I do like Portishead, but there are better singers out there.
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@@Battlenude I don't really care.
Live in Roseland NYC, cada cancion supero a la original, con creces. disco eterno y perfecto
Beth is the best... she can explain even for dummies like me... like music.. this is a giant band... musicians... precise ones... closing eyes and listen! this beats and .... oh man
Ahh, I love this song. Performance is so intimate and beautiful.
I have some bad memories associated this this tune from long ago .. but I still love it anyway .. it makes it deliver that awesome bittersweet feeling ...
This band has gotten me through some of the hardest times in my life. They deserve any and every prop they get.
Thanks for reacting to this, Beth!
Hearing your thoughts on one of the most angelic voices of all time really was a treat.
Holy shit Beth, I've watched many, many of your reactions, but I've never seen you lose yourself in a song like you did here.
Righteous.
Omg, I still can't believe it, three days ago I listened to this song and thought about how Beth would react to Beth Gibbon's voice, and today I just received a notification of this video, what on earth just happened?
One of the greatest live performances Iv'e ever seen. Roseland NYC is such a good show.
Love love love Portishead. One of my favourite 180 grams of vinyl I own... along, of course, with yours, Beth!
Do you know 'Lamb', at all?? Another favourite....