Description

An Evening With Portishead was recorded with a full orchestra on a cold, rainy day shortly after the release of their second record, Portishead, at Roseland Ballroom in New York on the 24th of July 1997. The album demonstrates how sampled and sequenced music can be re-created in concert without losing any of the charm or dynamics of the original recordings. All it takes is a 22-piece string section, some horns, and a band whose tightness is exceeded only by its creativity. At times the performances sound even more breathtaking and cinematic than Portishead’s original recordings, as humming theremin, skittery scratching, and gliding strings mingle with stealthy guitar lines and sultry vocals. For Portishead, sour times seem like a distant memory.

Track list:
1. Humming
2. Cowboys
3. All Mine
4. Half Day Closing
5. Over
6. Only You
7. Sour Times
8. Seven Months
9. Mysterons
10. Glory Box
11. Roads
12. Strangers