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Advantages: On the limmited edition it has all the music videos on it as well! An excellent touch I think!
Disadvantages: The cover is the only downside that I have found, it looks nice now but after time it's going to be a bit scruffy as it's made like a hard back book with no plastic covering.

Collected is a true master piece and one that Massive Attack should be proud of. It pulls together everything they have achieved over the years and pulled it together into one neat little CD. Also just for the added touch they have released a limited edition two disk version which includes all of their videos on CD 2 which I have found to make for an interesting viewing. The first CD includes all their great tracks such as Protection, Teardrop, Unfinished ... Read review

Advantages: essential selection
Disadvantages: maybe a few too many fillers

Right let's start with the information, this is essentially a 2 CD and 1 DVD collection withthe second Cd and the DVD on a double-sided disc. Little irritation, the writing is very small on the discs and the sleeve, and the discs are difficult to remove without touching the playing surface. Contents Disc 1 1) Safe From Harm 2) Karmacoma 3) Angel 4) Teardrop 5) Inertia Creeps 6) Protection 7) Butterfly Caught 8) Unfinished Sympathy 9) ...
...Five Man Army 13) Sly 14) Live With Me Disc 2 CD 1) False Flags 2) Incantations 3) Silent Spring 4) Bullet Boy 5) Black Melt 6) Joy Luck Club 7) Small Time Shoot 'Em Up 8) I Against I 9) I Want You 10) Danny The Dog DVD 11) Daydreaming 12) Unfinished Sympathy 13) Safe From Harm 14) Be Thankful For What You've Got 15) Sly 16) Protection 17) Karmacoma 18) Risingson 19) Teardrop 20) Angel 21) Inertia Creeps 22) Special Cases 23) Butterfly Caught ... Read review

Advantages: It's Massive Attack?
Disadvantages: Alot of tracks too short

Danny the Dog - Massive Attack The original soundtrack for the film Unleashed (previously called Danny the Dog) starring Jet Li and Bob Hoskins directed by Louis Leterrier. Also stars Morgan Freeman. The film follows Danny (Jet Li) who's been treated like a dog since he was taken from his mother when he was child by Uncle Bart (Bob Hoskins), a ruthless Loan Shark. He's thrown into a Fight-club style inviroment and forced to kill at his masters ...
...15.: Sweet Is Good 16.: Montage 17.: Everything About You Is New 18.: Dog Obeys 19.: Danny The Dog 20.: I Am Home 21.: Academy On the whole an interesting and pleasent album, but if you want Teardrop or Unfinished Sympathy then this may not be for you. ... Read review

Advantages: Another landmark album from MA, pinpoint production, powerful
Disadvantages: None that can't be put up with

...But anyway, first there was Blue Lines, 11 years old now but still as great sounding now as it was back then, inspired by war, greed and a hint of love (yes love!) this was the album that gave rise to the slowbeat dance classic Unfinished Sympathy and introduced us to Shara Nelson and Tricky amongst other guests. 3 or so years later came the second bundle, Protection. I would deem this to be a much more poppy and mainstream approach to electronica ...
...bought, I still think that to date, it is their weakest. Its saving grace was the heavy influence of Tracy Thorn of EBTG fame and Protection itself is still arguably the most popular MA track of all time. It would seem that with fewer gritty tracks and pieces of low-key ominous rapping (Karma Coma excluded) that 3D and the boys were mellowing in their old age. I was worried, what was I going to listen to in a darkened room when emotionally fuelled ... Read review

Advantages: Incredible bass lines
Disadvantages: An acquired taste

Granted this album is more of an acquired taste compared to the original Protection or even Blue Lines, however it does possess the very same chilled out mood throughout it. Remixes by the infamous Mad Professor known for incorporating sounds never used before, the album takes the bass lines of Protection to an entirely new depth. It has a classic timeless nature to it with some incredible dub sounds. Many of the tracks like Protection still have ... Read review