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post #1 of 25
12/12/08 at 12:34am
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What does everyone think of this Bristol collective, I've been a fan ever since I listened to 'Mezzanine', last year I went back and listened to 'Blue Lines' and 'Protection', their sound has evolved so much, Mezzanine brought in a much darker tone and culminated in the disappointing '100th Window', there seemed to be a much lighter sound to 'Blue Lines' and 'Protection' although, there was kind of a dark undercurrent there but not as prominent as in Mezzanine.

Their soul and r'n'b influences were much stronger on 'Blue Lines', 'Protection' was much lusher in it's sound, the title track is just great.

I can even find stuff to like on 100th Window.
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post #2 of 25
12/12/08 at 1:34am
I like them a lot. Mezzanine is my favorite. Going even more recent than 100th Window, there's some enjoyable stuff on their "Danny the Dog" score. I found the UK import CD at a yard sale sometime last year, and it's pretty cool.
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post #3 of 25
12/12/08 at 4:48am
Very much looking forward to the monstrous double album that they've been working on for almost three years now...
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post #4 of 25
12/12/08 at 1:16pm
Never heard of them but willing to give them a spin. Will have to pull some of their stuff up to take a listen.
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post #5 of 25
12/12/08 at 1:24pm
Mezzanine is one of my favorite albums. Still hold up really well today, and a defining one in the genre.

Live, they're really really good.
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post #6 of 25
12/12/08 at 1:27pm
OK... pulled up the Mezzanine album iTunes and they sound awfully familiar.

Where have I heard "Teardrop" before? That riff is so damn familiar. Has to be a commercial or movie, I just know it.
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post #7 of 25
12/12/08 at 1:30pm
House. The opening. And 20 thousand other commercials and movies.
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post #8 of 25
12/12/08 at 1:32pm
Damn, that's right. It's all coming back to me now. Thanks for the heads up on that one... I was sitting here reeling a bit on that one.
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post #9 of 25
12/12/08 at 1:46pm
Angel is the other known track, and the best track of the album. I think it was in Snatch.
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post #10 of 25
12/12/08 at 1:47pm
I'm possibly being narrow minded here but i thought "Massive Attack" were just one of those bands that everyone had heard of?Even more so the track they did called "Unfinished Sympathy".Tricky was an extended family member of the band,he laid down all the beats.
I own "Blue Lines" and "Protection" but i wouldn't say any of their albums are perfect,theres some tracks that i will just skip.

One thing's for sure:they've done some great music videos,if you get time check out the video to risingson where they're in a house undersiege.Its brilliant.(and of course check out the teardrop video too if you haven't already seen it)
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post #11 of 25
12/12/08 at 3:01pm
Love Massive Attack. It makes me wish that American music would experiment more with electronic music. There is a lot of great eletronic/hip hop fusion from the UK. I can't get enough of artists like Portishead, Massive Attack, and Dizzee Rascal. Especially considering how stale mainstream hip hop has gotten, I wish one of these UK artists could cross over and change the landscape.
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post #12 of 25
12/12/08 at 3:03pm
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Originally Posted by Martin Savage View Post
Angel is the other known track, and the best track of the album. I think it was in Snatch.
It was in Go and an episode of The West Wing, and probably a bunch of other stuff, too.

I really like Mezzanine but I've never heard anything else from Massive Attack. Where should I start if I wanted to hear them further?
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post #13 of 25
12/12/08 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by James Kimbell View Post
I really like Mezzanine but I've never heard anything else from Massive Attack. Where should I start if I wanted to hear them further?
I would actually listen to their output chronologically. Gives you a nice overview over the development of Trip-Hop. But in my eyes Mezzanine is their best work till now.

After that you could go on and venture further into their offsprings. If you are into dub listen to the Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor - No Protection remix album. Interesting stuff. And the Tricky albums are worth a shot as well. Though not as complex and diverse as Massive Attack he still got some nice tracks hidden on his albums.
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post #14 of 25
12/12/08 at 3:19pm
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Originally Posted by Tom Logan View Post
I own "Blue Lines" and "Protection" but i wouldn't say any of their albums are perfect,theres some tracks that i will just skip.
Well, Mezzanine comes close. It's the best they ever did, and smashes what came before.
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post #15 of 25
12/12/08 at 8:22pm
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Originally Posted by Napoleon Rodriguez View Post
Very much looking forward to the monstrous double album that they've been working on for almost three years now...
I read a quote somewhere which said Massive Attack 'were going to put the black back into Massive Attack', maybe a return to their soul R'n'B roots ala 'Blue Lines', that's also quite an all-star list of collaborations.

I also agree Massive Attack have some fantastic MV, I really like the Protection MV and of course, Angel
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post #16 of 25
12/12/08 at 9:55pm
I love Massive Attack. My favorite album is probably Blue Lines just for the more R n' B heavy sound. Unfinished Sympathy is such a fantastic song.
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post #17 of 25
12/13/08 at 1:53am
They are quite good, though my favorite songs tends to be with collaborators like Tracey Thorn ("Protection") and Elizabeth Fraser ("Teardrop", fuck you House for using an instrumental clip as your theme).
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post #18 of 25
12/13/08 at 1:55am
Oh, here's another random tidbit-- there was a track on the Blade 2 soundtrack credited to Mos Def & Massive Attack. Not sure how many members of the group were involved, but it's called "I AGAINST I," and it's fantastic.
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post #19 of 25
12/13/08 at 2:20am
I don't care how cliché it is at this point, but "love you love you love you love you" is one of my favorite things ever.
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post #20 of 25
12/13/08 at 10:00am
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Originally Posted by El Gray View Post
Oh, here's another random tidbit-- there was a track on the Blade 2 soundtrack credited to Mos Def & Massive Attack. Not sure how many members of the group were involved, but it's called "I AGAINST I," and it's fantastic.
Absolutely.

And so is Madonna vs. Massive Attack - I Want You.
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post #21 of 25
12/13/08 at 4:16pm
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Originally Posted by Francis Wolcott View Post
I don't care how cliché it is at this point, but "love you love you love you love you" is one of my favorite things ever.
Agreed, hearing that build then explode with the guitar and drums is the most awesome thing ever.
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post #22 of 25
12/13/08 at 8:06pm
Lots of love for Massive Attack here. Mezzanine and 100th Window are really great and relatively "dark" compared to their other stuff, but my favorite is Blue Lines for its excellent and varied 2nd half. "Hymn of the Big Wheel" rules.

As for "Protection," I just can't get into that album - Besides the title track, there's nothing that I enjoy on there.
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post #23 of 25
12/14/08 at 1:16am
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Originally Posted by El Gray View Post
Oh, here's another random tidbit-- there was a track on the Blade 2 soundtrack credited to Mos Def & Massive Attack. Not sure how many members of the group were involved, but it's called "I AGAINST I," and it's fantastic.
It's also on The Dangerous Mix, which is the mix tape companion to the New Danger, which is actually listenable (especially compared to New Danger).
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post #24 of 25
12/14/08 at 10:03am
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Originally Posted by englebert View Post
Love Massive Attack. It makes me wish that American music would experiment more with electronic music. There is a lot of great eletronic/hip hop fusion from the UK. I can't get enough of artists like Portishead, Massive Attack, and Dizzee Rascal. Especially considering how stale mainstream hip hop has gotten, I wish one of these UK artists could cross over and change the landscape.
I think the closest thing the US have is someone like DJ Shadow.
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post #25 of 25
12/15/08 at 7:30am
Mezzanine is a damn-near perfect album imo.

...but my favourite massive attack song is Karma Coma.
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