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THIS WHOLE CD HAS THE SAME MOOD AS THIS SONG, SO IF U LIKE, CHECK OUT. ALSO, MASSIVE ATTACK WEBSITE: WWW.MASSIVEATTACK.CO.UK/
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Massive Attack
Mezzanine
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AMG Review of Mezzanine
John Bush
All Music GuideIncreasingly ignored amidst the exploding trip-hop scene, Massive Attack finally returned in 1998 with Mezzanine, a record immediately announcing not only that the group was back, but that they'd recorded a set of songs just as singular and revelatory as on their debut, almost a decade back. It all begins with a stunning one-two-three-four punch: "Angel," "Risingson," "Teardrop," and "Inertia Creeps." Augmenting their samples and keyboards with a studio band, Massive Attack open with "Angel," a stark production featuring pointed beats and a distorted bassline that frames the vocal (by group regular Horace Andy) and a two-minute flame-out with raging guitars. "Risingson" is a dense, dark feature for Massive Attack themselves (on production as well as vocals), with a kitchen sink's worth of dubby effects and reverb. "Teardrop" introduces another genius collaboration -- with Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins -- from a production unit with a knack for recruiting gifted performers. The blend of earthy with ethereal shouldn't work at all, but Massive Attack pull it off in fine fashion. "Inertia Creeps" could well be the highlight, another feature for just the core threesome. With eerie atmospherics, fuzz-tone guitars, and a wealth of effects, the song could well be the best production from the best team of producers the electronic world had ever seen. Obviously, the rest of the album can't compete, but there's certainly no sign of the side-two slump heard on Protection, as both Andy and Fraser return for excellent, mid-tempo tracks ("Man Next Door" and "Black Milk," respectively).
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One thing leads to another (not the song)....
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..just making good use of my Sunday: got from fresh stuff from the Hollywood farmers market and organizing my wardrobe for the week, etc....when I come accross my black wife beater that I got at the Massive Attack Show in Late September of last year at the Hollywood Bowl. It is odd to me that the tank was printed with Mezzanine on it, bcause I went to get my handy-dandy CD case to load it into...
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Massive Attack's Inertia Creeps Right Up on Ya
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...I wrote the following in a comment a few months ago after seeing "*Massive Attack play at the Hollywood Bowl*":http://mog.com/CrashPryor/blog_post/15488"I realized that Massive Attack is one of those bands you go to feel, not necessarily to see/hear (if you’re driftin’ me) and that digital equalizer display expedited that fact throughout it all…I went on a whim and am glad I did so…"..i
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What Do You Chill To?
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It's the weekend, so if you're not partying, you must be chillin'. So what keepin' you frosty?
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COOLEST song ever
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Sitting here nursing a whiskey and coke and listening to Massive Attack...Ever notice how some people just ooze cool...like Mos Def and Lou Reed, for example? Some songs are the same way...maybe not the best, but the coolest...Massive Attack's 'Dissolved Girl' gets my vote for the coolest song of all time...and yours?
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When being Attacked is welcome
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I had the pleasure of experiencing Massive Attack for my first time Friday night at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. I know it won’t be my last time because I was blown away by the greatness that that concert truly was.The warmup act was DJ Shadow and although I am not a fan by any stretch of the imagination, I can certainly appreciate the talent it takes to work those decks much more than just .
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Why 1998 Was Good for Your Sex Life
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Why 1998 Was Good for Your Sex LifeWritten lovingly by Jeff the ApologistJanuary 2006One of my newest semi-literary obsessions is a man named Chuck Klosterman. I've been reading his stuff for over a year, and I've found it to be so easy to read, so easy to relate to his personal narratives, that it feels almost guilty. His specialty is pop culture, which is, I suppose, why I tend to feel guilty,
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Firstly, and Favorite moment
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This was the greatest show I've ever seen, mostly due to my true affection for these artists. They have substance far beyond conventional radio. Not to mention, like minded veiws on world policies, and politicians. I won't "devil" into that, for the moment I will say much respect for voicing their opinions of the above. Back to the show,... I wormed my way to the front row right side, yes crazy...
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inertia creeps
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Why did I wait so long to jump into Massive Attack? I had some vague impression that they were poppy like Everything But the Girl and stayed away even though I love the Bristol sound of Portishead and Tricky's solo albums.Mezzanine is one of the best things I've ever heard.
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Hey I am new here but I love listening to Music so
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So if you wanna talk music lets talk i love MA and this band UNKLE
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Massive Attack Release Album Of Tunes They've Sampled From - Al Green, John Holt, James Brown
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I love learning about music history and one of my favorite things (despite it being a major weakness of mine) is following sampled music back to its roots. It's SO cool to hear the original tunes that contain a guitar riff, drum loop or horn section that we immediately identify from a newer tune. (Did you know that Lil Wayne's "A Milli" is based on a reggae sample from a particular remix of A ...
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Massive Attack's Teardrop: "House" Music.
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Without a doubt, House is one of the best shows on TV today. Okay, that's an opinion, but it is an opinion a lot of people share, so I'm sticking with it. Anyway, one of the great bonuses to watching House is the excellent theme song, none other than a 30-second edit of Massive Attack's "Teardrop." I only recently started listening to Massive Attack, so I didn't even know it was a real song...
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Massive Attack announce comeback tour...
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.Massive Attack have announced details of their first UK tour in three years, set to kick off in September.The band, who are gearing up to release a new album around the time of the tour, will call at venues in cities including London, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle. Tickets go on sale on Friday (April 24) at 9am (GMT). Massive Attack will play: London Brixton 02 Academy (September 17, 18...
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Vinnie Jones: Bullet-Toothed Tony Gets Condemned (Q&A)
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Whenever I hear "Angel" by Massive Attack, I'm always reminded of the film Snatch which is one of my faves from Guy Richie's films..Last Friday I covered press for the forthcoming action flick The Condemned which stars the WWE pro wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (the Longest Yard) and Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch) Vinnie Jones totally eschewed that "hard as a co...
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COOLEST song ever
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Sitting here nursing a whiskey and coke and listening to Massive Attack...Ever notice how some people just ooze cool...like Mos Def and Lou Reed, for example? Some songs are the same way...maybe not the best, but the coolest...Massive Attack's 'Dissolved Girl' gets my vote for the coolest song of all time...and yours?
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Massive Attack's Inertia Creeps Right Up on Ya
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...I wrote the following in a comment a few months ago after seeing "*Massive Attack play at the Hollywood Bowl*":http://mog.com/CrashPryor/blog_post/15488"I realized that Massive Attack is one of those bands you go to feel, not necessarily to see/hear (if you’re driftin’ me) and that digital equalizer display expedited that fact throughout it all…I went on a whim and am glad I did so…"..i
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Growing up Blair
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Just a quick "THANKS' to mom and dad for naming their SON 'Blair'...yeah, it was fun growing up in the 80's during the prime of "The Facts of Life' years, you know that show where everybody hated the rich GIRL Blair Warner. There was no teasing at all...really! Then once that subsided, finally, the Blair Witch Project comes along...great. So I can thank my parents for making me shun society and...
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posting problem (continues)
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Ok apparently I can't post music that I ripped to windows media player from cd I can only post music that was already in mp3 form when I recieved it. strange? any one know how to get around this? I tried tech suport but they must all be lethargic from listening to the new radiohead and thus have not gotten back to me. So anyway my sharable media library is now considerably smaller untill I can ...
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Past Lives Pt.1... and One Come We (Instrumental Edit)
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As it's a little long, the post will be split in to two parts, with some interesting and illuminating background to the story coming in Part 2...Listen to the track as you read the post. The song is from Shinjuku Zulu's "Various Chimeras Instrumentals" CD at iTunes "HERE":http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=203659809&s=143441&i=203659840Hands with more cracks...
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House tonight
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Thanks to SWozniak it's seems unbearably long before tonight's season premiere of House. I've seen other posts about House and Hugh Laurie but what can someone tell me about the show or hunky Hugh that can help the afternoon pass quickly? Did you know that he has three kids, oldest is 18?
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Memory Lane: Part 3 (con.'t)
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Looking back, "Goodie Bag" almost seems like an uneven song trade, because within a few days James introduced me to a song that I still consider one of the beautiful songs I have ever heard in my life.My life was NEVER the same after this.
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One thing leads to another (not the song)....
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..just making good use of my Sunday: got from fresh stuff from the Hollywood farmers market and organizing my wardrobe for the week, etc....when I come accross my black wife beater that I got at the Massive Attack Show in Late September of last year at the Hollywood Bowl. It is odd to me that the tank was printed with Mezzanine on it, bcause I went to get my handy-dandy CD case to load it into...
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What Do You Chill To?
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It's the weekend, so if you're not partying, you must be chillin'. So what keepin' you frosty?
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BLACK MILK
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THIS WHOLE CD HAS THE SAME MOOD AS THIS SONG, SO IF U LIKE, CHECK OUT. ALSO, MASSIVE ATTACK WEBSITE: WWW.MASSIVEATTACK.CO.UK/
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