Dummy  by Portishead

In 1994, Dummy was released by a previously unknown group to the general public, Portishead from Bristol, England. Portishead immediately became one of the strongest bands in the trip-hop scene. Dummy is a dark, slow, and full of anguish album that can really captivate you. You will find it on lists of the best albums of the '90s.

Its dark musical atmosphere falls even more heavily on the listener of the album thanks to Beth Gibbons' voice, which is full of pain and despair, and perhaps the greatest revelation of Dummy. The album's cover, featuring Gibbons, is a frame from a short film titled "To Kill A Dead Man," which Portishead made in order to attract the interest of a record company.

Portishead's debut went triple platinum in their homeland, while it also caused a sensation in the U.S., selling almost 1,100,000 copies there. The truth is, however, that Dummy was more beloved in European countries.