If there was a "house band" on the island in the TV show "Lost," Portishead would be that house band.
[YOUTUBE="aNGLTj3GHag"]Portishead - "Silence" live[/YOUTUBE]
Considering how odd much of Portishead's music is, especially from
Third, their live playing is very impressive imho...
[YOUTUBE="W0hPbReQGEU"]Portishead - "Magic Doors" live[/YOUTUBE]
I'm pretty sure this is my favorite song off of
Third.
[YOUTUBE="Vg1jyL3cr60"]Porishead - "Roads" Live at the Roseland in NYC[/YOUTUBE]
(There is a whole series of their songs filmed at the Roseland, it is quite good.)
[YOUTUBE="22kGEbIwmWY"]Massive Attack + Portishead: Sample-off.

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This is a very neat live performance showing how each band used the same sample.
[YOUTUBE="1PnNrtUTwa4"]Portishead - "Only You" video[/YOUTUBE]
This video is trip-hop in imagery, especially the "scratched" portions...
p.s. - let's keep this thread hoppin' & squawkin' & beepin'