Out Of Season

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Item Details

Genre :	Dance & Soul	Catalogue Number :	066574
Format :	CD	Label :	Polydor
Issued :	28 Oct 2002	Item sourced from :	USA
Number of Discs :	1

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FRA Edition ¥3,565 FRA Import Released: 27 Dec 2002
US Edition ¥2,019 US Import Released: 07 Oct 2003

HMV Review

Out of Season plays to Beth Gibbons' strengths as a vocalist and songwriter more than anything released prior by Portishead. On both Dummy and Portishead, her pained, worn, resilient voice was often made to sound as if it was as much an artifact as the Isaac Hayes and Lalo Schifrin samples. That voice of hers was perfectly suited for the backing provided by her bandmates, but more than a few wondered if it would sound even more perfect -- or in a better setting, naked and completely central -- if it were supported by the type of folk, jazz, and R&B recordings it could've been plucked from in the first place. That what if is answered with this album, made by Gibbons in collaboration with Paul Webb, several of his fellow Talk Talk alums, and numerous others. Brass, strings, reeds, organs, acoustic guitar, double bass, and lightly brushed drums are all part of the mix, which never threatens to take the spotlight away from Gibbons. The lyrical themes aren't much of a departure for the singer, who contemplates the passing of time and her love/hate relationship with existence throughout -- one song opens with God knows how I adore life, and then one song later, she's So tired of life. The icing on the cake is in the little details, like the sly Carol Kaye imitation snuck in by bassist Adrian Utley during Romance and the way the background vocals discreetly drift in and out, alternating between serene and spooky. The sticker that came affixed to the disc contains a quote that proclaims this to be one of the best albums of all time. While that is a stretch, there's no denying that the quote below that one -- Quietly devastating -- is 100 percent accurate. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

Credits

Adrian Utley(Bass), Adrian Utley(Guitar), Adrian Utley(Guitar (Acoustic)), Adrian Utley(Guitar (Baritone)), Adrian Utley(Guitar (Electric)), Adrian Utley(Organ), Beth Gibbons(Guitar (Acoustic)), Beth Gibbons(Vocals), Boguslaw Kostecki(Violin), Chris Tombling(Violin), Clive Deamer(Drums), David Woodcock(Violin), Eddie Roberts(Violin), Gary Baldwin(Organ), Gavyn Wright(Violin), John Baggot(Piano), Lee Harris(Drums), Lee Harris(Percussion), Mark Berrow(Violin), Martyn Barker(Percussion), Neill MacColl(Guitar (Acoustic)), Patrick Kiernan(Violin), Paul Webb(Guitar (Electric)), Paul Webb(Keyboards), Paul Webb(Percussion), Paul Webb(Piano), Perry Mason(Violin), Pete Glenister(Guitar (Acoustic)), Simon Edwards(Guitar (Bass)), Warren Zielinski(Violin), Andrew Findon(Flute (Alto)), Ben Chappell(Cello), Bruce White(Viola), Frank Ricotti(Vibraphone), John Barclay(Flugelhorn), Jonathan Tunnell(Cello), Joy Rose(Vocals (Background)), Lorraine McIntosh(Vocals (Background)), Lurine Cato(Vocals (Background)), Mark Feltham(Harmonica), Martin Loveday(Cello), Martyn Barker(Conga), Mary Scully(Double Bass), Mitchell John(Vocals (Background)), Nina Robertson(Flute (Alto)), Paul Webb(Accordion), Paul Webb(Vocals (Background)), Peter Lale(Viola), Philip Dukes(Viola), Rachael Brown(Vocals (Background)), Simon Edwards(Double Bass), Adrian Utley(Moog Synthesizer), Beth Gibbons(Vocoder), Clive Deamer(Tympani [Timpani]), John Baggot(Wurlitzer), Adrian Utley(Ebo), Leo Green(Horn Section), Matt Holland(Horn Section), Neill MacColl(Ebo), Adrian Utley(Engineer), Adrian Utley(Producer), Andy Montgomery(Engineer), Beth Gibbons(Arranger), Beth Gibbons(Engineer), Beth Gibbons(Producer), Neil Perry(Engineer), Niven Garland(Engineer), Niven Garland(Producer), Paul Webb(Arranger), Paul Webb(Producer), Phill Brown(Engineer), Eva Vermandel(Photography), Frank Arkwright(Mastering), Mark Bishop(Mixing Assistant), Nick Ingman(Conductor), Nick Ingman(Orchestration), Paul Webb(Mixing), Peter Dickinson(Photography), Phill Brown(Mixing), Ryan Art(Design), Adrian Utley(Effects), Albert Pinheiro(Assistant), Mark Bishop(Assistant), Paul Webb(Effects)

Songs

1

Mysteries (04:39)
2

Tom the Model (03:41)
3

Show (04:26)

4

Romance (05:09)
5

Sand River (03:48)
6

Spider Monkey (04:10)

7

Resolve (02:51)
8

Drake (03:54)
9

Funny Time of Year (06:48)

10

Rustin Man (04:20)

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CHOi | TOkyo | 不明 | 10/November/2003

またこのアルバムを聴いて沁みたくなる季節がやってきた。なぜ彼女の歌声はこんなに心に訴えかけるのか？どれだけ待たされようとも、彼女の２ND（そして勿論ポーティスの３RDも)聴きたいけど、でも、もし今後彼女（彼等）がマイブラ状態になってしまっても満足がいく。それほどエヴァーグリーンで完璧なアルバムなのだ。

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893 | 不明 | 01/March/2003

生音に、癒やしに走ったベスの歌。全体的にイージーリスニングっぽい。ポーティスにはない違った一面を見せてくれたと思う。なかなかの秀作！

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p | 神奈川県 | 不明 | 30/November/2002

Portisheadと全く同じ芸風で、安心の一枚

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