What is the best Portishead album?

Three studio records and one orchestral live set, all slow-burning and a little haunted. Fans tend to split between the debut's smoky beats and the colder, harsher turn that came later.

1. 1
   Dummy

   The 1994 debut that put Bristol trip-hop on the map and won the Mercury Prize.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Third

   A 2008 comeback after a decade away, trading hip-hop beats for krautrock pulses and abrasive synths.
   409pts
3. 3
   Roseland NYC Live

   A live album recorded with a full orchestra at New York's Roseland Ballroom in 1997.
   300pts
4. 4
   Portishead

   The 1997 self-titled second record, darker and more cinematic, built on sampled film-score textures.
   0pts

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