Massive Attack - Mezzanine - The Best!!
Review of Mezzanine (Limited Edition) - Massive Attack by
 steve0898
Advantages: Quality Vocals
Disadvantages: None
...feel compared to previous releases Blue Lines and Protection. Whilst not losing their original edge and political statements they've incorporated some great tunes onto this album and is well worth a listen.
1 - "Angel" (Robert Del Naja, Marshall, Andrew Vowles, Hinds) - 6:18
Vocals by Horace Andy
2 - "Risingson" (Del Naja, Marshall, Vowles, Lou Reed, Seeger) - 4:58
Features sample from "I Found A Reason" by The Velvet Underground
3 - "Teardrop" (Del Naja, Marshall, Vowles, Elizabeth Fraser) - 5:29
Vocals by Elizabeth Fraser
4 - "Inertia Creeps" (Del Naja, Marshall, Vowles) - 5:56
5 - "Exchange" (Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson) - 4:11
Features sample from "Our Day Will Come" by Isaac Hayes
6 - "Dissolved Girl" (Del Naja, Marshall, Vowles, Sara Jay, Schwartz) - 6:07
Vocals by Sara Jay
7 - "Man Next Door" (John...
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Truly Massive
Review of Collected (+DualDisc) [Digipak] - Massive Attack by
fairenoughclough
Advantages: essential selection
Disadvantages: maybe a few too many fillers
...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
24) Live With Me
25) Live With Me (performance version)
26) False Flags
The problem with Massive Attack is that they have recorded some of the seminal tracks of the last twenty years and when you put virtually anything next to the likes of "Protection" or "Unfinished Sympathy" it can only compare unfavourably.
In essence the first audio CD contains all the really good tunes, the two above, "Safe from Harm", "Angel", "Teardrop", "Live with me", "Five man Army" and "Sly".
The second CD contains some more thoughtful and less immediate numbers "Incantations", "I Against I" and "Danny the Dog" being the stand-out tracks, this CD is a more difficult listen than...
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