Dummy by R. J. Wheaton is another compelling read about the seminal album from the British band Portishead. There's lots of detailed information about how the record was recorded and the impact of the album and the context of the scene from which it came from. I was a big fan of the short-lived triphop genre, in that I have an affection for other bands from the genre like Massive Attack, Sneaker Pimps, and Morcheeba. I enjoyed going back to the album to hear what Wheaton was describing. My only complaint about the book was the haphazard way in which it was organized. It wasn't organized by song order or even chronologically. That being said I learned a lot about the band and the album.
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the strange thing about this record was Danielle Miller had a boombox that wouldn't play cd's unless you put this cd in first. We called it the boot up cd. We'd have to put in Portishead, let it spin up, then take it out and put in what we wanted to hear (usually Flying Saucer Attack). It was very helpful that way. Otherwise the cd was worthless.
Posted by: lou | August 22, 2012 at 07:27 AM
Hmm Lou dissing a popular/mainstream record--I'm surprised...
Posted by: MC | August 22, 2012 at 07:39 AM