Editing Portishead (band) (section)

=== ''Portishead'' and hiatus (1996–2004) ===
After their initial success, Portishead took a break from the spotlight and touring until their second album, ''[[Portishead (album)|Portishead]]'', was released in 1997. The album's sound differed from ''Dummy'', characterised as "grainy and harsher", with increased use of live instrumentation and less reliance on sampling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Portishead "Portishead"|url=http://www.qualityrecords.com.au/Portishead%20Portishead.html|publisher=Quality Records|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> Three singles, "[[All Mine (Portishead song)|All Mine]]", "[[Over (Portishead song)|Over]]" and "[[Only You (Portishead song)|Only You]]" were released, the first one achieving a Top 10 placing in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30605/portishead/|title=PORTISHEAD|date=13 August 1994|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref>

In 1997, the band performed a one-off show with [[String instrument|strings]] at the [[Roseland Ballroom]] in New York City; primarily featuring recordings from the show, the live album, ''[[Roseland NYC Live]]'', includes orchestral arrangements of the group's songs and was released in 1998.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hunter |first=James |date=26 November 1998 |title=Portishead: Roseland NYC Live : Music Reviews |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/portishead/albums/album/91086/review/19067806/roseland_nyc_live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314002554/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/portishead/albums/album/91086/review/19067806/roseland_nyc_live |archive-date=14 March 2008 |access-date=12 June 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> In 1999, Portishead recorded the song "[[Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child|Motherless Child]]" with [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] for his album ''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]''. A DVD of Portishead's Roseland Ballroom performance, with substantial extra material including many early musical videos, was released in 2002. For the next few years, the band members concentrated on solo projects and other pursuits.