Massive attacks sophomore effort could never be as stunning as blue lines, and a slight drop in production and songwriting quality made the comparisons easy. For the score, massive attacks 3d, aka robert del naja, teamed with young fathers. Massive attack french interview filmed during protection. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of. Music video by massive attack performing protection. Listen free to massive attack protection protection, karmacoma and more. Protection is the second studio album by english electronic music group massive attack, released on 26 september 1994 by circa and virgin records. With robert del naja, grant marshall, tracey thorn.
Tricky also recorded his own version of karmacoma, renamed overcome for his debut studio album, maxinquaye. The live excerpts from the interview were filmed during massive attacks. Speaking about massive attack, does anyone know the name of the track where the girl is drinking a bottle of vodka and falls down the steps at the end of the video. Mad professor was contacted by massive attack after protection was released to remix a song for a single. The album charts their mixing of genres from dance through triphop, blues and soul.
Protection virgin, 1995 trip hop without pain or mess, thicktextured and cleanetched, doing a solid for vocalists in need they return tracey thorns favor with interest, including an introduction to unknownbutequal nicolette and stretching instrumentals into a weird comfort zone e. Massive attack with tracey thorn protection 1995, vinyl. Tracklist with lyrics of the album protection 1994 from massive attack. Massive attack 1995 interview on german tv youtube. Protection was the title song of the same album and released as its second single in january 1995.
Many credit everything but the girls music becoming more dance and electronic music orientated directly as a consequence of their collaboration with massive attack on protection. The result was the basspounding i against i, in my opinion still the best output the band put out in the period in between mezzanine and 100th window. After the single was remixed, the band asked mad professor to listen to more of the album to explore the. The bristol group commissioned some of the most talented independent film directors around to choose a song from the album and produce a short film on their chosen subject to accompany it. Upon its release, protection solidified massive attacks position and status as an innovator in the music scene. Lucas, lucas with the lid off 1994, director michel gondry 3. Sly is a single by british trip hop collective massive attack, released as a first single from their second album protection on 17 october 1994. In anticipation of their new album, massive attack collected includes both their best tracks from the bands history as well as the new single live with me.
Protection is a collaboration between massive attack and everything but the girl singer tracey thorn, that appeared on massive attacks album protection on cd and 12 in 1994. Protection was released as a single sep 26 1994 and features tracey thorn from everything but the girl on vocals. Cd, single wild bunch records, wild bunch records, circa. Get all the lyrics to songs on protection and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Massive attacks 3d teams with young fathers to score. Most of us where so glad to be able to place massive attack at the top if our then current music scene and watch them reap the rewards of their. Protection 1994 is bristolbased triphop collective massive attacks second album. Massive attack lyrics safe from harm shara nelson midnight ronkers city slickers gunmen and maniacs all will feature on the freakshow and i cant do nothing bout that, no but if you hurt whats mine ill sure as hell retaliate you can free the world you can free my mind. Protection by massive attack and tracey thorn sampled james browns the payback. Find album release information for protection massive attack on allmusic allmusic. Music video for protection by massive attack and tracey thorn. Different from most electronic music of their time, massive attack managed to be intelligent while being warm and understanding, connecting with their audience on a personal level as well as an intellectual one. Massive attack are an english trip hop group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert 3d del naja, grant daddy g marshall and formerly andy mushroom vowles mush.
Among them, i discovered new dimensions to one of my favourite pieces of music. After falling out with shara nelson over wages and her decision to make a solo record, massive attack brought in tracey thorn as a new vocalist. It reached number 24 in the united kingdom, becoming the bands fourth topforty single there. Anthems for your party in this new electro beats playlist. Their debut album blue lines was released in 1991, with the single unfinished sympathy reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd greatest song of all time in a poll by nme. Protection hymn of the big wheel karmacoma three five man army special cases dissolved girl. Nick gadd lounge room, yarraville, 1 am february 1996 theres been nothing in my life as simultaneously scary, joyful and baffling as holding my first child.
The single of protection contains an ethereal remix. Protection karmacoma three weather storm spying glass better things. Music, film, tv and political news coverage 100 best albums of the 90s rolling stone from u2 and r. No protection is a 1995 dub remix of massive attack s second album protection by the british dub producer mad professor. Also features a sample from the james brown track the payback. Safe from harm eurochild everywhen sly spying glass unfinished s. Karmacoma is a song by british trip hop collective massive attack, released as a third and final single from their second album protection on 20 march 1995. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Protection, 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.
It contains rap vocals from band members 3d and tricky. Protection, delivered in 1994 by pretty much the same people grouped under the banner of massive attack not only did not disappoint us, but in many ways reinforced and upgraded the original feeling. Massive attack protection lyrics and tracklist genius. Still, from the first two songs protection sounds worthy of their debut. Dj mad professor remixed the album in 1995 under the name no protection. Protection shes a girl and youre a boy sometimes you look so small, look so small youve got a baby of your own when your babys gone, shell be the one to catch you when you fall i stand in front of you ill take the force of the blow protection i stand in front of you ill take the force of the blow protection youre a girl and im a boy x4.
This month, the vinyl factory publishes 3d and the art of massive attack a book that documents the visual history of the bristol band. Massive attack are an english trip hop group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert 3d del naja and. Massive attack being interviewed in 1995 whilst in the middle of the protection tour, on the german tv show viva 2. Official video of massive attack performing protection from the album protection. The title track from the bands second album, protection is a collaboration between massive attack and tracey thorn, the lead singer of british duo everything but the girl. Massive attack protection 1994 full album on vimeo. Anyway, 3d who was an admirer of del toros previous films, got massive attack involved in an interesting crossover for the film with the american rapperactor known as dante smith a.
I know you want to live yourself but could you forgive yourself if you left her just the way you found her. Trip hip song frm massive attack with tracey thorn vocals. Continually challenging themselves, massive attack are now set to turn heligoland into a series of ambitious short films. In single terms, it proceeded sly and preceded karmacoma.
Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest massive attack interviews. Below, read part of a statement by director mark donne and 3d, and watch the film in full. The opening title track is pure excellence, with melancholy keyboards, throbbing acid lines, and fragmented beats perfectly complementing. Hosh, 1979 midnight the hanging tree official video ft. Interview recorded for french tv with daddy g, whilst massive attack were on tour during 1995 for the protection album. This girl i know needs some shelter she dont believe anyone can help her shes doing so much harm, doing so much damage but you dont want to get involved you tell her she can manage and you cant change the way she feels but you could put your arms around her. Massive attack protection album lyrics letssingit lyrics. Massive attack are an english musical group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert 3d del naja, grant daddy g marshall, and formerly andy mushroom vowles mush. Find album release information for protection massive attack on allmusic. Our fullybaked picks for the 40 best stoner albums ever range from 1970s blacklight warhorses to keyboarddrenched, slowtoke faves from the 2000s.
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