Album Rating: 5.0

Blue Lines is definitely the more impressive but this has more depth.



The one that doesn’t do it for me is Protection although the t/t is the second best song the band has done.



Absolutely unbelievable, a top 50 tune of all time.

Album Rating: 4.5

This one is a lot more rockist and a lot more ‘one man’s vision’ you feel - Del Naja taking the reins.



It’s an amazing album, technically stunning, but ‘Blue Lines’ has the chaos and the joy of a gang starting out, it’s less defined

Album Rating: 4.7

Blue Lines is a messy toke album yes. Each Massive Attack album is more refined than the one before (though 100th Window took this to the point of airlessness)

Album Rating: 4.5

This and 'Blue Lines' are inherently doing different things (both to great effect). This literally has the vibe of the same band seven years down the line, having had all the paranoia effects kick in.

Album Rating: 4.5

'the vibe of the same band seven years down the line'



well, the vibe of the band members who made it that far ;)

Album Rating: 4.5

Lol. Well, they were down a Tricky, but by that point he was heavily contributing a shit-tonne of hazy-druggy-paranoid efforts of his own.

Album Rating: 4.5

Vowles was as good as gone too, more like four had become two...and Marshall also registered some worries about the artistic direction. Marshall and Vowles didn't even want to talk to each other at this stage.



Both would quit the band later, Vowles quit the band soon after this was released



To me it sounds NOTHING like the previous vibe and you can hear it probably wasn't a happy camp, not that that harms the album as such, paranoia and darkness prevail!



This is the sound of one man (Del Naja) taking almost complete control over his baby, luckily he's talented.

Album Rating: 4.5

^ Sure. But IIRC, there was still far more "band" involvement in this than its follow-up '100th Window,' (which I believe, TRULY was a solo Del Naja effort in all but name), and their output went really wayward.

In terms of vibe, I think it's an awesome and organic three album arc, with 'Protection' being the exact mid-point between the sonic approaches, bridging the eras.

Album Rating: 5.0

Lol I remember soon after Mezzanine came out there was a long interview with all 3 of them on MTV, they were sitting on a large bed, but while 3D and Daddy G were talking with the interviewer, Mushroom was literally taking a nap, not contributing to the discussion at all. Back then I thought he was just stoned, and he might have been ofc, but soon after he left, so this could have been his "I don't give a fck anymore" response.

Album Rating: 5.0

Yep I remember that as well.



I also remember one where Daddy G said they had their disagreements but would have a pint of Guinness and sort it out.



90s >

Album Rating: 3.5

Angel is also good, just those songs with the creepazoid on vocals that suck

Album Rating: 4.5

'just those songs with the creepazoid on vocals that suck'



you see you also still wish Tricky had still been around ;)

Album Rating: 3.5

who is Tricky

Album Rating: 4.5

Member of Massive Attack on the first two albums, has a cool low smoky voice

Album Rating: 3.5

this is the only Massive Attack album I've heard, maybe I'd like the previous albums more in that case?

Album Rating: 4.5

It’s possible

Album Rating: 5.0

classic Tundra bad take

Album Rating: 5.0

"Its probably about time I jam this lmao."



Do it now.

Album Rating: 4.7

Do it now [2]

Album Rating: 4.5

need to complete this discog