30 years after the album ‘Dummy’ from the band of Portishead, We tell you some information about the vocalist, Beth Gibbons.
It is worth mentioning that Gibbons debuted as a solo artist by releasing his first album entitled “Lives Outgrown”, which offers sensitivity folk and drama of the orchestral arrangements.
This album touches on themes of broken love, shattered dreams, the meaninglessness of existence, motherhood and the passing of time on the body, expressed in the voice of Beth Gibbons in the 10 songs that make up “Lives Outgrown.”
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During his time with Portishead – formed by Gibbons, Adrian Utley y Geoff Barrow– the album “Dummy” (which was released on August 22, 1994) became iconic for the trip hop bandand for the 59-year-old British woman, in the 90s.
Beth Gibbons and company performed a cover of the legendary band Ozzy Osbourne“Black Sabbath”.
The members of Portishead titled the song “Black Sabbath”, from the song “Black Sabbeth” from the group’s self-titled album.
A little bit about the Portishead vocalist
Beth Gibbons nation the January 4, 1965 in the city of Exter, United Kingdomin the bosom of a family dedicated to a farm.
In an interview Beth indicated that in her house everyone did hard work in the farm so there was no room for humor, however, he was able to have strong family ties, so much so that at night he preferred to stay with his mother to listen to records, instead of going out to have fun with friends in the city of Exter.
He added that his father and brothers did not fully understand his attitude, since during his childhood he spent his free time reading poems in his room.
To the 22 years old He left his family and the farm to move to the city of Bristol, but not to have a university life, which he never had, but to have an opportunity to be a singer.
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It was not until Portishead arrived that she was waiting in a government office where she met Geoff Barrow, guitarist of the trip hop band.
At that time Barrow was working as a technician at the Coach House studio, a place where bands such as Depeche Mode, Primal Scream and artists like Paul Weller.
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