“Glory Box” by Portishead
Most would agree and with good reason, when I state that Portishead sits at the apex of the Trip-hop/Electronica genre. You want a reference? How about the fact that their debut album “Dummy” was named on Rolling Stone’s top “500 albums of all-time”. You want evidence? I give you “Glory Box”: the crown jewel of the “Bristol” sound.
“Glory Box” is undoubtedly Portishead’s reference song. A gloomy, melodramatic reworking of Isaac Hayes’ “Ike’s Rap II” which features Beth Gibbons (the lead vocalist) in a state of self-doubt, as she desperately tries to rationalize a relationship she’s in. Her initial message towards her lover is one of reproach, before she finally succumbs to her emotions, pleading:
“Give me a reason to love you/ I just want to be a woman.”
Between Beth Gibbon’s tortured voice and Geoff Barrow’s scratches and samples: this song is simply………………….legendary.
Title: Glory Box
Artist: Portishead
Album: Dummy, 1994
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Ssidy is what my friends call me. I was born in Senegal of Malian parents (hence my Mali nationality). I grew up all over the place…Bamako, London, Accra, Cape Town, before I went to college in Miami and finally got a job in Sydney where I’ve been living since August 2008.
When I’m not working on The Timbuktu Project, or as a financial analyst (full-time), you can usually catch me somewhere on a football pitch or involved in anything music related. Music is everything to me. Whatever mood I am in, there is always a song that captures the moment perfectly. Anyone who has spent more than 10 minutes around me will probably attest to this: I listen to all types of stuff.....possibly because no single genre holds enough songs to quench that musical thirst of mine... 
What took you so long to post this song brotha!
Lol…I know man…this is one for the ages…Timeless.