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Why We Love Massive Attack

Massively Talented

It's in the cracks between the beats, it's in the timbre of the voices and the synths and it makes Massive Attack the greatest trip-hop band of all time...
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Why You Love Massive
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Massive Attack Links

Massive in the Area: 2000 Style
Woah! Super flashy site. Tour dates, pics, bio, audio and more.

The Official Site
Sponsored by Levi's, hmmnnn. It has updated news, pictures, multimedia and more...

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The Vitals: Links, Bio, etc.

3D taking a smoke break in hell... They rose from the ashes of The Wild Bunch to create a sound that was evocative and original. Massive Attack's seductive beats and pensive vocals create an atmosphere that is both infecting and slightly disturbing. That's why we love them...
Mo' bio

Spying Glass

Blue Lines Blue Lines
Massive Attack simply combined every type of music they love to create something all their own, and instead of hiding behind B-boy bravado, they were honest and revealing.
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Protection Protection
You'll never hear a shiny, happy Massive Attack album, but the warmer, connected feelings on Protection that emerge from the longing and sometimes sinister Blue Lines are quite a refreshing shift in direction.
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No Protection No Protection
Halfway between EP and full album, No Protection adds a certain untamed wildness to the densely textured Protection.
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XO Mezzanine
The disassociated rumble and whir of "Angel" sucks you into a world that's darker and more menacing than previous Massive records, but it's second track "Risingson" that announces just how far they've come.
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Their Inertia Creeps

Beth Gibbons

The Extended Family: The Wild Bunch, The Mad Professor, Smith and Mighty, Tricky, Nellee Hooper, Horace Andy, Soul II Soul, Everything But the Girl, Madonna, Garbage, Shara Nelson, Nicolette, Cocteau Twins, Sara Jay

The Inspirations:
The Wild Bunch, Public Image Limited, The Clash, Lee Perry, Afrika Bambaata, Curtis Mayfield, King Tubby, Eric B. and Rakim

The Inspired:
Lamb, Morcheeba, Sneaker Pimps, Moloko, Goldie, Jai, Rockers Hi-Fi, Finley Quaye, Portishead, DJ Shadow