Blue lines was a success in the united kingdom, though sales were limited elsewhere. With the release of their debut lp blue lines in 1991, massive attack put themselves and the whole bristol scene on the map. Their debut album blue lines was released in 1991, with the single unfinished sympathy reaching the charts and later being voted the 10th. Mainly as it has a better crosssection of songs taken from the original album, which gives. Blue lines is the debut studio album by english electronic music group massive attack, released on 8 april 1991 by wild bunch and virgin records. The first masterpiece of what was only termed triphop much later, blue lines filtered american hiphop through the lens of british club culture, a stylish, nocturnal sense of scene that encompassed music from rare groove to dub to dance. Listening to massive attacks debut album, blue lines, 21 years after its initial release is like reading an old william gibson novel that describes the thennear future, which is now the present. Third member andy mushroom vowles left the group in 1999.
Blue lines isnt all darkness, either be thankful for what youve got is quite close to the smooth soul tune conjured by its title, and unfinished sympathy the groups first classic production is a tremendously moving fusion of uptempo hiphop and dancefloor jam with slowmoving, syrupy strings. Massive attack, blue lines virgin, 1991 one of the most influential records of the nineties, lines was perhaps the first posthiphop classic. Massive attack safe from harm lyrics genius lyrics. Blue lines is the debut album by bristol trio, massive attack. It was the year nirvana broke through to the mainstream and hiphop started crawling out of the old school and into a new era. The third single from massive attacks debut album, safe from harm was one of the first songs recorded in the initial sessions for the record, and the first song on which the group. Its a slow burner of an album that encompasses elements of house, dub, and hip hop to form what years later the uk press coined trip hop.
Massive attacks first cd blue lines shows the promise of great things to follow, and follow it does with their subsequent releases protection, mezzanine and the new 100th window. Even though as standalone albums go i prefer protection to blue lines, for the remixes i prefer this one. Blue lines the remixes by massive attack on spotify. Blue lines remains the most truly unified result of this method, and in that respect it is the definitive massive attack release. A critically acclaimed masterpiece that takes american hip hop and filters it through british club culture. Without dobut this is the best massive attack remix album. Blue lines 1991 electronic massive attack download.
In other words it will be as old now as great records of spring 1966 like, say, the kinks dedicated follower of fashion or stevie wonders uptight everythings alright. Massive attacks debut album, blue lines came out in april 1991, so youll have to forgive me as im nearly 6 months behind on writing this post to mark its 25th anniversary. Bristols rich musical history led to a creative surge in the 1980s and 90s, of which blue lines remains the peak. A bristol collective whose combination of dark rhythms, reverbladen guitars, and atmospheric samples helped pioneer the laidback sound of triphop. This is only one of two minidiscs that massive attack would ever release with the other one being mezzanine, which were also released on the same day as mezzanine in the uk. Download massive attack mp3 songs and albums music. Massive attack are an english musical group from bristol consisting of robert 3d del naja and grant daddy g marshall, formed in 1988. Massive attack s blue lines album 25 years on september 24, 2016 massive attack s debut album, blue lines came out in april 1991, so youll have to forgive me as im nearly 6 months behind on writing this post to mark its 25th anniversary. Tricky, shara nelson and horace andy also took part in creation of that record, and shara nelson performed. Blue lines the remixes, an album by massive attack on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Science tells us that if global warming emissions peak in 2020, every country and every sector must reduce emissions by around 15% each year through to 2040 if we are to then limit planetary warming to the critical 1. Massive attack blue lines 25 years on on 8th april 2016 it will be 25 years since massive attack released their peerless debut album blue lines. Massive attack special cases dvd massive attack blue lines massive attack unfinished sympathy sonar massive attack live with me massive attack spirits of nature 2 massive attack collected massive attack paul oakenfolds perfecto chills volume 3.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Massive attack vs mad professor part ii mezzanine remix tapes 98 lp. Blue lines was generally considered the first triphop album, though the term wasnt. Blue lines is a true classic, i wouldnt ever get rid of my vinyl copy i bought when it came out.
Blue lines 2012 mixmaster, an album by massive attack on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The duo are considered to be progenitors of the trip hop genre. The album balances dark, divaled club jams along the lines of soul ii soul with some of the best british rap vocals and production. Fusing elements of hiphop, reggae, soul, and electronica, the album features classic tracks lately, daydreaming, and unfinished sympathy, with contributions from shara nelson and horace andy. Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to. Blue lines the remixes by massive attack on amazon music. The image of the sticker on the front of the md is the same as the blue lines front cover image. Massive attack lyrics safe from harm shara nelson midnight ronkers city slickers gunmen and maniacs all will feature on the freakshow. A fusion of electronic music, hip hop, dub music, 70s soul music and reggae, the album established massive attack as one of the innovative british bands of the 1990s and the founder of trip. Listen to your favorite songs from blue lines the remixes by massive attack now. It became one of the brightest and memorizable british albums of 90s. The critical and commercial triumphs of portishead, tricky and roni size have established bristol as a centre of slowburning creativity, but it was the staggering impact massive attack made with their debut album which first put the west country town on the musical map and made reluctant superstars of mushroom, 3d and daddy g. Blue lines 2012 mixmaster by massive attack on spotify. Massive attack the singles 9098 massive attack any love remixes.
Which is incidentally the first press with just massive on the cover as they left out the attack part by mistake. Blue lines is a combination of such styles as jamaican reggae, american hiphop and even jazz. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. In the united kingdom, it peaked at number 10, becoming the groups highestcharting single and only topten hit in their native country.
Back in 1991, when massive attacks debut album, blue lines, was released, there wasnt a whole lot of music that sounded like it. Blue lines site map help add to favorites to get full access to the site e. In light of the climate emergency, the massive attack tour schedule for 2020 has now been redesigned and reduced. Massive attack blue lines 2016, 180 gram, vinyl discogs. Teardrop is a song by english trip hop group massive attack. All rights go to their rightful owners so if it needs to be removed, i will remove it. The song was released as the second single from the groups third studio album, mezzanine, on 27 april 1998. Blue lines 1991, protection 1994, mezzanine 1998, 100th window 2003, and heligoland 2010. Massive attack and blue lines are part of the uks musical dna, says labrinth tim mckenzie, the young english producer and artist. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A remastered version of the album was released on 19 november 2012. On 28 january 2016, massive attack released a new ep, ritual spirit, followed by the spoils in july.
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