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Good listen. I appreciate the diversity in styles, and generally liked them all. I preferred the tracks with the female vocals. Better Things was a standout. Some of the tracks ran unnecessarily long.
An album from Massive Attack that's not Mezzanine? Okay, this is gonna be something. Has a few really interesting tracks on it. But a few of them are very strange and eclectic.
Pleasant enough, though nothing really grabbed my attention.
me gustó tampoco demasiado
Strange album that I liked more than I expected. Kind of as background music though.
Pretty okay. I like the first track quite a bit. I have only listened to a little Massive Attack, but I think I might check out more. Didn't know they were this old either.
Hard to pin down album. Some of it i vibed with. But didn’t stand out to me.
I like this! Seems to have longer duration, than in reality.
i thought massive attack would suit me less, but it was a vibe
Repetitive. Karmacoma is a throwback though
Okay so it’s not bad. It’s weird but listenable. Mix between 90s pop and house music?
Sooooo ambient it was pretty boring. I like their later album, despite it also being super ambient, but this was just a bit long n slow for me
"Don't want to be on top of your list... Phenomenally and properly kissed..." (Karmacoma) Me esperaba un poco más de caña para un grupo con ese nombre.
No es su mejor disco. Pero es agradable y tiene buenos momentos.
not that way inclined neither god or bad
On paper I should love Massive Attack. I haven't heard this album, but their other albums underwhelm. Not "bad" just not worth the hype.
It was nice to revisit Massive Attack. Also ended up revisiting Tricky. What does it say about me that I want to give everything a 3 4 or 5?
1994, Trip hop, reggae, sehr experimentell, Instrumentals aus: Hip Hop, electronica, Jazz/Blues?; Gesang: Rap, flows, Soul Gesang, Instrumentals; männlich und weiblich, geht gut, starke 3
Dub, reggae, electronic, even kinda r&b vibes. Not previously familiar with this album, and I don't like it as much as Mezzanine or Blue Lines. Not a huge fan of the Everything but the Girl singer's voice. Do like the reggae/dub tracks. Sound great with good headphones, feel stoned just listening.
Interesting sounds and vibe. Nothing incredible, but definitely good work music.
It's good
Most songs were mid for me. I did like a lot of the production on the album but they could have done a better job with the rest of it. 6,5/10 but it might change after some more listens
7.5/10
Fine. Didn't like it as much as Blue Lines, but yeah
Not really an album I would have listened to by myself, but I really liked it. Sonically, I thought it was a bit disjointed but the themes all did come together. Some of the songs are also unnecessarily long, I believe.
Never listened nor heard of massive attack before. Also didn’t check the genre before my first listen and was really caught off guard. The album cover and band name seem so punk. I don’t have too much to say about this album. Pretty yet boring vocals for the guest features. Enjoyed most of the instrumentals on each song it seems like that part is the bands focus hence all the different guest vocalists. But with that said the songs that only had Massive Attack doing the vocals made those songs more complete in my eyes. I also wasn’t a big fan of the more reggae sounds randomly appearing. I didn’t feel much personality from this band. I read some people talking about how they don’t know why this album is on the 1001 list when a different album of theirs isn’t even though the missing album is like the magnum opus for the band. I still don’t know wtf Trip-Hop is. Favorite song was probably either “Sly”, “Euro Child”, or “Karmacoma”. Also the closing song is so fucking bad it’s crazy. I don’t know what the point was to have it on this album. ⭐️⭐️
This album is okay.. I don't really feel anything while listening to it.
I can't lie I was pretty rough on Protection when I first heard it. I think because it was smushed in between two of my favorite electronic albums of all time, Blue Lines and Mezzanine, I never gave it a far shot. This album also introduced a lot of weird new sounds to my ears that I think I needed more time and experience to digest and simply was never ready for 3 years ago. This album takes a lot of patience which I think is another factor that added to my very controversial take on this album. With that being said, it is still very much the "black sheep" of Massive Attack's first 3 albums and yet is the most like how the landscape of Trip Hop is treated today despite being a significantly weaker project still. I think the ideas here are once again ahead of their time and really helped define the landscape more than the more Hip Hop Blue Lines did. The dreamy and soft drum patterns mixed with much more misty vocal performances from Tracey Thorn among other people is a very impressive change I think totally serves the music much better, but unfortunately doesn't make this project pop more due to how unfinished the music itself feels. Protection is easily an all timer Massive Attack track, but it feels like they put the most complete song at the beginning in hopes it would draw you into the whole album, which doesn't even come close to touching its' quality. I wish I could say I get down with Protection but this album has always felt like it is missing pieces to become something great.
I could remember the name “Massive Attack” and that it had absolutely nothing to do with their music. I had completely forgotten what their music sounded like - and that’s hardly surprising, since it’s about as memorable as a pretzel stick. It’s the kind of laid-back electronic beats you’d expect to hear under the narrator’s voice in a medical documentary. On the plus side, though, Massive Attack pulls off this sound on “Protection” without getting on my nerves in the slightest. You barely notice this recording, and after a few tracks, you start thinking about turning on some music. For me, that’s practically the definition of a 2/5.
Wtf is Light my fire doing slapped at the end of this? Not as good as blue lines before it nor mezzanine after, doesn’t contain a killer track like Unfinished Sympathy of the former or half the tracks of the latter. Good moody vibe though
Meh dragged quite a bit Not really my favourite genre of music 2
"Hell is round the corner where I shelter / Isms and schisms we're living helter-skelter" I was hoping for a bit more substance from this album. Although the songs were non-offensive, I wasn't captivated by any singular song on the track. Although I enjoy both electronic music and reggae music, it was a bit jarring to hear that transition in the album. I wouldn't choose to listen to this album again, nor would I choose any individual track to listen to. Although non-offensive albums might deserve a 3-star rating, for its pure lack of anything substantial, it recieves 2/5
t'was aaight
The best of a bad lot. 2 stars
I actually quite like Massive Attack normally, this one is definitely not one of their better efforts and I'm surprised it's on the list
I love the song Protection. Great tune. The rest? Meh. Decent background music.
Yeah I don’t get it :/
perdon a mi queridisima liz fraser pero no me gusta absolutamente nada massive attack, ya intenté que me gusten como doscientas veces y mi cuerpo lo RECHAZA 4/10
This feels like a cryptocurrency company’s hold music
Didn’t do much for me. Some nice atmospheric trip hop but also some dull instrumentals or songs that go nowhere slowly.
Ich habs jetzt 3x gehört, aber irgendwie - keine Ahnung - ist das nichts und nichts blieb hängen.
Auch hier habe ich mir mehr erwartet, aber es ist einfach nicht mein Genre an Elektronischer Musik. Lief aber schön nebenher
Not a big fan of this one.
Very sexy music for very unsexy times, maybe I'll appreciate it more in the future.
I very much do not want to listen to their other albums.
So much of this music reminds me of watching Cinemax late at night when my parents weren’t at home. Granted, someone needs to make music for softcore pornography, but I never imagined I’d listen to an entire album of it. I was not a fan. Too ethereal and somewhat one dimensional with uninspired lyrics and boring mixing. It’s not bad, per sé. Just not my thing.
Not my thing at all
boring
No para mí
Goeie achtergrond / wachtmuziek
Fine listen but nothing for me to go back to
Standouts Protection
Second album proposé après 'Blue Lines' que j'avais détesté (noté 1/5 - je ne suis pas allé au bout et .. je ne me rappelle plus pourquoi). Le premier morceau est trop long, il manque de variations pour maintenir l’intérêt. Le second est très répétitif. La plupart des autres morceaux sont aussi assez répétitifs, mais quelques un sont plus intéressants : le piano dans 'Weather Storm' vaut l'écoute, et évite à l'album la note minimale. Mais ce n'est pas suffisant pour me donner envie de l'écouter une seconde fois. =>2/5
Elektronisch album uit 1994. Het zegt mij verder niets. Weet dat ik de gabber style uit die tijd wel kon waarderen, maar dat zal dit niet zijn. Eerste nummer is iig wel relaxed, beetje lounge achtig met een zwoele zang erdoorheen. Nou ja mwah.. Ik heb mij niet ge ergerd... Maar daar is het ook wel mee gezegd. Hele erge lounge vibe en vind er eigenlijk niet veel aan. Beetje saai zelfs wel. 2 reten.
Massive wet fart… for some reason I thought I liked this group, but this album didn’t do anything for me. 1.8
I didn't really connect with this. There were moments that were cool but it never gelled into a cohesive whole for me
A mishmash of ill-fitting vocalists, regrettably united by an over-the-top sense of horniness
help! help! I've been massively attacked by subpar music!
Boring!
I wish this was. Less sexy and more. Active.
No private session used for Spotify. I am so hit at miss with electronic music, this was a complete miss. It had some elements of dub step, which I hate. This album was hard to go through, but I did it and won't do it again.
Some cool production, but I don’t think there is a single song over 80 BPM in this thing and maybe I’m just a brainlet that needs constant stimulation, but these songs aren’t doing anything interesting enough to offset how slow and boring they are. Some ok vocal performances as well, but again I’m not much for slow vibey vocals. This does nothing for me.
Jazzy edm? Idk not as cool as it sounds though if youd be into that but maybe you may? Not I though.
Just a groaner slog of an album for me I was just waiting for it to be over. 4/10
Too meandering, long and repetitive. Protection and Weather Storm were good tho
Spacey and chilly trip hop, often felt pretty aimless, with either stoney rapping or R&B hooks. So not my genre - never have been able to get into this vibe. Pass.
A couple of tunes I enjoyed, but it was mostly repetitive, ponderous, boring. Never heard Light My Fire sound like a dirge.
I was quite pleased when I saw an album by "Massive Attack". I popped it on and went to the gym, hoping for the perfect backing track to massively attacking my glutes. Unfortunately it was an absolute mush fest and I feel like the name is false advertising. Boring downbeat songs that never seemed to go anywhere. The whole album dragged on too long and I couldn't wait for it to end. Despite this, I still managed to destroy my glutes, thanks for asking.
Heat riser and all I can hear is death Vader breathing noises
Really wish most of these songs didn’t have singing/lyrics. Kind of ruined whatever vibe they were going for. I liked “Heat Miser” and that’s a large part of the reason this is getting more than 1 star. Otherwise it’s forgettable at best.
Not what I expected, not that I'm sure what I expected. But this wasn't it. Not a fan though.
Not my cup of tea at all really, but I'm having a listen to a few tracks anyway.
Ok, I guess, better than I feared. Liked the dubby parts the best.
Apart from the title track I wasn't overly enamoured.
Massively overrated.
I definitely needed to hear this before I died. I can pass on now. 2/5
Chilliant
Boring music. Nothing except the putative Jamaican parts stamd out.
Not my vibe.
This came out when while I was working at a record store and at the time there were three albums that everyone who worked there would agree to. Renegade Soundwave, the first Soul Coughing, and this. This is probably the first time since then that I've listened to it, and I have to say it is nowhere near as good as the Blue Lines, which I got just a few days ago. At least Renegade Soundwave and Soul Coughing still hold up
Never really gets out of second gear.
I do not understand this affinity for Massive Attack
I thought I might like this more but no.
Chalk this one up to “not for me” it’s certainly competent but I did not enjoy my time with it. 2.5/5
Protection is a fairly chill album at times, but overall I found it kind of dull.
Not sure if they’re going for hypnotic or ambient here, it’s mostly just boring. Some of the songs seem to start with a good idea but then never develop into anything more. Aural wallpaper that does nothing for the room.
I think I'm trying to convince myself I like this which usually is a bad sign. Some of this was interesting but for the most part it missed for me.
One day this list will be free of electronica
While I quite enjoy a bit of Massive Attack when the wind is blowing in the right direction, I’ve never ‘got’ the idea of trip-hop as some kind of musical revolution. I like my musical revolutions with a burst of urgency. This just sounds like the birth of the coffee shop record.
Older electronic music can be kinda hit or miss for me. I like a few of these, but most are misses unfortunately
I have pretty much the same thoughts as the last massive attack album. There was definitely some interesting ideas but it's not really for me. I can see how it was influential though
Eh I dunno. I think only like one MA song, and not a ton. This band just bores me
Tried to get into this on multiple occasions but just didn’t connect for me. Didn’t mind it but not memorable and not something I’ll go back to. 2.5
eh isso aí né músicas para hackers. eh mto datado, né? eh um daqueles estilos que vc precisava estar em um país de língua inglesa e com algo entre 15-35 anos pra entender o impacto. bom, eu sou brasileiro, graças a deus. não entendo a pira mto não. sinto que do trip hop, o dummy do portishead é o menos datado e ainda assim eh um pouco. não foi odiável, mas eh bem sem sal.
Meh
Trip-hop is all things, so doesn't really go with anything
That was confusing and fine
I didn’t care for most of the guest vocals and as far as background music goes it’s pretty mid.
Electronic is sometimes a little weird. There are some good tracks on this one. An OK album.
fine trip hop
Not really my thing. Sort of lounge/pool light jazz.
The piano accents on weather storm sound like they were taken straight from breath of the wild. Otherwise even though it’s non offensive I’ve just never been able to click with massive attack. This album made me feel like it was 2am in a sleazy bar and I didn’t belong there.
I know Massive Attack are important in the world of trip hop but I’ve always had trouble connecting with the collective. I’m a huge fan of Portishead’s whole discography so it’s not like I don’t dabble in trip hop. This project to me just sound bland. Not bad but bland. Not a fan of the light my fire sample either.
i don’t like this at all. it’s not that it’s bad, it’s just not good.
I’m not sure what if anything to make of this. All I know is I won’t be enthused to hear them again.
This didn’t really do anything for me? I dunno. Just a bit… dull? Maybe not in the mood.
Prey boring overall. The only good song was Heat Miser and it was short. Everything else felt twice as long as it was. 2/5
I was liking the beginning of the album, but then just found the rest of it boring and monotonous. The last song especially was a rough listen. I could see why someone would like this album though.
1. Protection - Decent. Groovy. But a little boring. 5.5/10. 2. Karmacoma - Nice little train track rhythm. Repetitive 6/10 3. Three - Bjork sensibility + Eartha Kitt charisma. Cute. 7/10 4. Funky. and this is where I stop lol DNC
Fairly dull stuff here.
I wasn't really much of a fan of this. It really feels like elevator music in a lot of ways, but not the groovy kind, the boring kind. There seems to be no variance at all, and it makes me really want to fall asleep. Good on the people that enjoy it, but not me. Their other album on the list is a lot better.
lots of nice, bassy kicks on this album. I liked Euro Child but other than that it’s not really my thing. never been into trip hop. super atmospheric, though
- i have always wanted to like massive attack more than i do - was honestly bored till "euro child"
Moderate Offense Track I kinda liked: Three. Would I revisit: no.
If I was rolling Molly or some shi, this would be fire. But alas, I’m sitting at work sober listening to this at 9AM and it is not hitting
meh. Some good tracks on here, but got a bit boring.
A little sleepy for me, wished it sailed up the funky spacy vibes
Inégal mais globalement très oubliable.
I can’t understand
meh
niet overtuigd
This ended up being a mixed bag, unexpectedly. I wanted more of the sultry trip hop and less of the weirdly Rastafarian sounding music with half spoken, half rapped vocals (like Karmacoma). There's parts of a good album here. The title track is pretty solid and I dug Weather Storm. I was ready to write this off entirely, but the last couple tracks (Sly and Heat Miser) did exactly what I wanted them to. More instrumental focus, chilled out EDM beats. Makes it hard to rate, but as an album, I can't say I want to come back to this anytime soon.
Massive attack- not bad and it was probably pretty hip at the time. But this kind of chilled out electronic music has evolved into contemporary elevator music. Like the kind of stuff you hear at the lobby bar of a boutique hotel in Miami or YouTube work out video.
Maybe this was a vibe at the time but pretty uninteresting and forgettable i thought
I’m not trying to be rude when I say this but I have no idea when this music would be good to listen to
Early electronic. Feels repetitive
I liked some of the beats, some of the bass riffs, but none of the vocals. Light my Fire was....not great.
Song-by-song Live Commentary: Protection: felt like I was in an elevator Karmacoma: an I listening to the same artist? Feels like someone made this song on a really good quality recording of garage band. Three: might be her lucky number, but this is the number of songs off this album I can stand before going crazy from boredom. Weather Storm: back in the elevator, but now it’s raining. Spying Glass: I totally zoned out and didn’t even realize I missed a song at first. I guess that’s a good summary of all of these songs. Better Things: I like the bass line. Euro Child: euro-killing me with this music. Although the lyrical flow was nice. Sly: Boop. Boop boop. Beep boop. Boop boop. Heat Miser: that piano riff sounds like it belongs to the Halloween soundtrack. I like the build up with that and the drums. But then they took away that piano riff :(( This album is not for me.
I can absolutely appreciate this album and massive attack as setting the basework for what the world has in electronic music and how it's developed as a genre. I would probably return to this album but wouldn't be annoyed if it was on in the background
Not my cup of tea
Whatever
What a SNOOZER man. I haven’t had an album in a minute that I was goading on to end (PIL excluded; I didn’t want to be there at all). This has some cool moments, euro child sticks out, but mostly it’s just a drag. Definitely not irredeemable, but portishead does it 100 times better. I’m sure this is someone’s jam and I’m happy for them, but it’s not mine. Still, cool moments.
“Love, love is a verb.”
Can appreciate, but a bit too slow paced for me.
Underwhelming. I've heard some other songs by Massive Attack, and I liked them. But the album just doesn't hit with me at all. It doesn't stand out, it doesn't appeal, it just feels like background noise to me. The beats are sometimes pleasant but they don't build to anything. It isn't god awful, but it's going to be forgotten as soon as I move on to another album.
You can hear that a lot of thought and effort has been put in this. Every lick and note seems to have been carefully calibrated to deliver a perfect Trip Hop album. I find it fucking boring though. It's kind of weird and that it somewhat rewards attentive listening, but the nature of this genre is that it's very much background music. I just forget to really care for it, not my thing I guess.
All over the place musically but not interesting enough for more listening.
I really thought I would like this one more than I did. There are some Massive Attack tracks that I have really enjoyed, but I did not enjoy this album. 2 stars seems harsh, but I really have no desire to return to this one.
Yeah, not for me. Not bad as background music I guess? But repetitive and feels like hold music at times.
Did nothing for me
Guess I’m just not a massive attack fan
A not-too-annoying electronic album that I did not connect with personally.
Oh boy. Would've liked to enjoy, but for me is just a hard pass. And what was done to LIGHT MY FIRE should have been declared a sin. I was not aware of use of their music in the TV series Bones, so I've heard at least one track before. Listened before? N Saved tracks? N Favorite track? N/A ⭐⭐ Hatedthat I couldn't like it.
I have a headache today, so I appreciate how chill this is. Any other day, I might not be so into it. I was trying to figure out how I knew of Massive Attack. Their song Teardrop is the theme song from House MD. Misophonia skip on Heat Miser. Can't listen to the breathing.
I really thought I’d like this album more. I had a few songs from this record saved to my liked tracks on Spotify so it looked promising, but ultimately fell short. It felt like the songs went on too long and didn’t really resolve into anything. The repetitiveness of some of the songs prevented me from listening back more than twice. I found it hard to leave on in the background, it was too distracting.
This may be drawing some building ire undeservedly, but I'm failing to see what about this was something I had to listen to. It's unphenomenal electronic bleh capped at the end with a bad cover of a great song. It's far from the worst thing I've listened to in this project, but it's not exactly good.
not my style at all
Keep the British guy far from the microphone and you’ve got something going. Most of the tracks with female vocals felt like something I’d hear during the opening credit sequence for a Bond film. The DNA of an album I like is here, but the result is too rough.
Try as I might, I am just not much of a brooding Londoner in the middle of the rainy night in 1992
this a point thing 2
Massive Attack is always kinda meh for me. 2.5/5
I can listen to it while sleeping.
Mid
Whilst I like some stuff by Massive Attack, it isn’t found on this album. My aversion to the band Everything But the Girl made me recoil a little at the presence of Tracey Thorn vocal on this, even “Protection”, which is the only song I already knew on this album.
What’s with all these mellow electronica garbage albums. I thought Massive Attack was supposed to be good. This sucked but not as bad as the ones I’ve rated.
A lot of variety. The singer on the first track and a few others reminds me of Natalie Merchant. The artist name Massive Attack made me expect a rock album. I was wrong! Some kind of electronica hybrid.
Hated it in the 90s, hate it today.
I was thinking this wasn’t bad, just boring - and then they did that awful cover of Light My Fire. I am a big Doors fan, but I don’t mind covers of their stuff, in fact I think the Will Young cover of this very song is actually pretty good. This one, though … this is fucking terrible, and drags the album down with it. Shite.
Not for me. Kinda boring. Vocals are corny
boring but not bad
Ehh it was ok.
I enjoyed the first album by Massive Attack from this list. This one seemed to drag more for me. It felt tedious at times and I would recommend their first album more. Not that this was a bad album, but man, it's much slower and sleepier.
Det instrumentella är ändå okej, till och med bra ibland. Gillar inte sången. Men som helhet, inget vidare intryck.
Not quite there.
Utterly forgettable. It didn’t grab me at all. I realised during track 7 that I hadn’t been listening since track 4. It’s not bad in a musical sense, but it’s pretty dull.
Ummm…
I hate bland electronica. And that's exactly what this was! Yippee. Lyrics were incoherent at best, songs were slow and plodding, repetitive, they did nothing with this album. The Doors should be offended that one of their most famous songs was butchered so horrifically at the end there. I'm not a big Doors fan but good Lord above that was awful.
Snooze fest
My second Massive Attack album and imo not as good as the first (Blue Lines). This just doesn’t do it for me for whatever reason.
Love Mezzanine but not this one. A couple of them sound like background music for the weather channel. Still some amazing eduction especially for the time.
Fine, but nothing I'll come back to
There's only 1 Heat Miser song I want to hear and this ain't it. 2.4.
Well, this was boring. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 2/5
I don't think I'm cool enough to enjoy Massive Attack.
Just noise strung together in a mildly organised way
Nice sound, don't know or like any of these songs though
I think the massive attack albums before and after this one have songs I both know and like. This has neither
Meh
J'ai rompiche
It was going ok until they murdered Light My Fire.
Muzak (lift music) performed by robots. How marvelous. There are a 1001 artists that music lovers should hear before they die. It's tragic that one will squander in obscurity because of the inclusion of Massive Attack's mediocre follow up to Blue Lines.
It was bad enough but then they had to commit that absolute slander against the Doors
Cool and slick. Like a soundtrack to an after hours thriller in Europe featuring a Sade imposter.
There's a couple of MA songs I really like as the my seem to do stuff. None of them feature here, none of these tracks do anything...
Chiantos la zic
Anything w Tracey Thorn is certainly worth listening to and I’m a huge Everything But the Girl fan. But this lands a bit like milquetoast for me.
I like Massive Attack! Mezzanine is a great album! But this one didn't really do it for me. "Karmacoma" and "Heat Miser" were the only songs I really got into on here
Outstanding? - not at all. Perfect for elevators in a shopping mall
How is this on the list but Mezzanine isn’t? I’d not actually heard this album before, but I wasn’t missing much. Incredibly mid from a band that is capable of much better. Just nothing of note on here and was glad when it was over. Boring.
Je l'ai écouté d'une oreille pour tout dire, ça m'a pas pris
Meh
Massive Attack’s Protection is a subdued follow-up to their groundbreaking debut, but it feels too restrained for its own good. While the title track and “Karmacoma” show flashes of brilliance, much of the album drifts into repetitiveness and lacks the innovation that defined Blue Lines. The moody atmosphere is consistent, but at times it slips into monotony rather than depth.
This is the 9th album i've listened to. It was really my thing I think this is thefirst one that i can wonder why it was on this list I dont know whats coming up but i just didnt really enjoy anything about this one at all. 68/100
Second Massive Attack album in 4 days. Hate this one as much as the first one. Hopefully no more from this artist on the project.
2/5 Best Track - "Karmacoma"
Massive attack? More like hit or miss
Only listened to their top songs before. Didn't like this album.
Pretty much the same experience as the earlier appearance from Massive Attack with "Blue Lines". This is just mostly repetitive and quite boring music, which it likely doesn't try to be be succeeds at accidentally. The saving moments are the female vocals in a select few songs as well as some of the instrumentals which are interjected between the percussive beats, but not enough to save this from a lower score. As a listening experience this album receives a 2/5.
Endnu et fedt nok ambient album, men den her blev ødelagt af det meget mærkelige og dårlige cover af light my fire til sidst. Stor 2er
I'm generally a Massive Attack fan, but this is truly one of their least impressive albums (P<BL<100W<H<M). The songs are pretty forgettable, though the best tracks imo are the instrumental tracks. Ending with that horrible Doors cover was a serious lapse in judgement. 2/5
Beautiful voice but honestly I just find it boring. At least it’s soothing boring.
So, so
It was ok
Anyone else find this really uninteresting?
Listening notes: -Credit where due: I put this on and only knowing one Massive Attack song, I was like, "oh yeah, this is obviously the same band that did teardrop". Very distinctive style. -That said, this band feels very 90s puka shell necklace. I'm not sure thats a critique per se, but this musical affect seems largely not to have left the late 90s--no one seems to have imitated it or been inspired by it. -Euro Child: weird song. Could almost work in the background, but I don't love active listening. The sort of quasi-rapping that 90s band love is always a little hit or miss for me. On a second listen, the vocals here drive me up the wall. Review: Not entirely sure what this says about me/the album, but I found this album pleasant when it was in the background, but kinda annoying when I was actively listening. I wouldn't exactly say dislike it. And they have an absolutely distinctive sound that feels innovative maybe? Unfortunately the vocals here range from annoying but tolerable to really annoying. 2.5 stars. I'm rounding down, because I decided to be fair I'd look into the lyrics and they were empty. But if I want to be in a trance as I write code, this honestly isn't the worst option.
Seemed like ambient music. Not very interesting ambient music
I love massive attack but this is their worst album give me like mezzanine or heligoland or blue lines what
To preface, I do not believe this album was bad. It just did nothing for me. None of the songs stuck out as being exceedingly good or bad. There wasn't anything about this album I found inherently offensive, it just bored me. Vocals were fine and the music was as well. I just think "trip hop" is not for me. Electronica isn't my favorite, and I wasn't really getting much of the hip hop aspects from this album.
I can appreciate the poetic cacophony that is this album, but, it was… a lot…
# 523 : Protection Zzzzz. BORED. More music to fall asleep by. Don't listen and drive! Hahaha. A two line bio, not much meat and just a sad dude with a synthesiser. 48 minutes of sadness. NOT very Massive and NOT much Attack ha! Sometimes this list feels like things are included just because they were really popular at the time, but does anyone actually still listen to this album? If I have to pick something: Karmacoma - was kind of alright. Listened: 14/07/2025
☀︎1: 3/5 ☀︎2: 2/5 ☀︎3: 2/5 ☀︎4: 3/5 ☀︎5: 2/5 ☀︎6: 2/5 ☀︎7: 2.5/5? ☀︎8: 2/5 ☀︎9: didn’t expect darth vader ☀︎10: 2/5 j’aime pas sa voix
Snooze fest
💤
Bad
(40 known/86 new)
not into it Will I listen to again: 0%
It’s ok. I enjoyed it as ambient background music but I don’t know that I would ever go back to it again.
Kluven. Vill sätta en tvåa. Det här driver mig till vansinne. Det är inte nödvändigtvis dålig musik dock. Men jag hatar det ändå. Så meningslöst. Den usla covern får fälla avgörandet. Två!
honk shoo honk shoo mimimimimi
No thanks
Whatever the hell this is, it’s not for me. Felt like elevator music for a department store I definitely can’t afford to be in.
I thought I really liked Massive Attack. I enjoy the albums "Blue Lines" and "Mezzanine", but this one was just meh. Kinda boring - nothing really stands out. The only memorable thing is that awful cover of "Light My Fire" at the end.
It's not for me
Another weird album from the 90s.
There are so many good songs by Massive Attack. Apparently this album does contain hardly any of them. I guess I just wanted Mezzanine and was disappointed by Protection. Still, Fav Track: Protection.
Despite this album being so far from my style, I really enjoyed how cinematic and hypnotic each song felt. Overall a very nocturnal soundtrack, somehow incohesive yet tied together, as if it were an anthology of different character's experiences of the same night in the city. However, I don't think the inclusion of the live final track adds anything, in fact I feel it takes away from the general feel. Although this isn't an album I see myself reaching for again and again, there are a handful of tracks I would play and recommend to friends.
Weather storm is ok.. but not sure about the other tracks. When you saw an old secret decommissioned biological lab, you went “oh what a shame”, but you also knew it was not going to work at all. That’s probably when I’d like to revisit the album again.
Eh. Felt pretty heartless. Like people making music because they like the idea of being a musician. Felt similar to their last album in that it’s basically the same drum pattern throughout. Uninspired lyrics too imo. I honestly turned down the volume because it was more enjoyable in the distance.
i listened to this yesterday while on a bike ride, and already forgot what i listened to today when reviewing it. i remember it being just fine, but not certainly something i would go back to.
This one failed to grab my attention. Wasn't into many of the songs. The one song Heat Miser with the piano and deep breathing sounds was plain weird. Just wasn't my taste in music. 2 stars.
Yeah fine whatever.
Simply not a fan. Its ok but really nothing good.
Not bad to have on, but not terribly inspired by it either. Also, name of the band does not line up with the sound of the music. 2 or 3? Did not care for the Light My Fire cover.
Disappointed
3/10
Ehhhh. Honestly wish there weren't so many guest vocals.
Easy to listen to, but not much there for me.
Lots of “excellent” reviews, this isn’t one of them. Best part was when it ended.
Nice voice not my jams
Meh
Another pretty boring 90s electronic album. I'm sure this was cool at the time and influential but it hasn't held up well. It's most just boring at this point.
Why are we so unlucky that we had to suffer through another Massive Attack album? This music is so damn boring. Sure, it has interesting elements, but it mostly just feels like the same few tracks every 3 songs.
I like trip hop, but not this album, it's boring. Even the tracks with really good vocals like Sly have pretty lame backing tracks.
Started off strong with Protection but I didn’t really mesh with any of the other songs.
Really boring and overly mellow
Largely forgettable
Moving on
"it's the House song!"
This sounds like great background music for people with no taste and no identity.
This is going to sound dumb, but I did not expect there to be lyrics on this album. I actually think the singers detract from the tracks, and it would have been better without them? "Heat Miser" was the best song on here and it's the only one without a vocalist.
I was expecting a group called Massive Attack to go harder.
A couple of good songs but mostly filler and a terrible cover of Light my Fire.
I did not enjoy this album. I didn't hate it enough to have that strong of feelings on it, but the few feelings I do have about it aren't overly positive. I get there needs to be a little of a lot of genres on here, but by the 10th trip hop and bajillionth electronic album I think it's enough of those two shitty genres.
dergy 80s space/jungle/spa music. mid but worse than mid. massive attack is the biggest understatement of the century
Not as good as the other one.
Did not vibe with this album and found it pretty cringe that they call their genre trip hop
2.5 - only really liked the singing
Couldn't get into it
eh, alright, a little too much repetitive noise
Little worried about a 90s electronica album after the last one.... Really enjoyed Protection. Karmacoma is more what I was expecting, not my favorite. Overall I'd say like 2.5/5. First song was good but the rest I could honestly go without.
It was OK. Not really my taste
2/5
More like "Massive Disappointment" amirite? Honestly did not get the appeal of this or why it's even considered on the 1001 list. This is legit department store music and crappy electronica. 3/10.
Having this album play in the background while you're just.. existing, is not too bad, maybe a bit meh because nothing really happens, but if you were to actively listen to this - it is definitely too much of the same thing over and over again. So 3 stars for passive listening and 2 stars for active listening.
Kind of boring. However, I did learn the collab'd with Craig Armstrong who did the music for Love Actually which was very topical and therefore fun. Too bad it didn't help the album.
I get the whole Trip Hop thing that they're going for, but it really just doesn't appeal to me. The album is just so minimalistic. They are doing some cool things with the beat on some of the songs and some of the sounds are really unique, especially for the time, but the vast majority of this song is so done down that it has a really droney, boring quality to it.
Not as sonically interesting as it could be. It is filled with competent but uninteresting music.
Not terrible, just like mellow house music. Not for work
conclution: edm is better the cover version of light my fire has only 1/100 awesomeness from the original the vocal is sloppy and jim morrison's original version is 100% better 2/5
за состояние транса не некоторых треках - двоечка, а так я конечно продолжу хуесосить электронику
Interesting enough electronic. Goes to some different places throughout the album. I listened to half of this on a train and it fit that vibe well. Not the best thing I've ever heard, won't be coming back, and not overly sure it's needed on the list but it isn't awful.
After a couple of tracks I was questioning why this was on the list. Some okay beats at times. I liked Heat Miser. Light My Fire had me cringing.
This is okay background music and Light My Fire is interesting but it doesn't inspire to hear more. 2 stars or D+ for me.
Had a couple of nicer tracks, but overall dull. Representative of its era, so historical value there, but really hard to see who would listen to this for pleasure. All the songs seem to have been created to be used as bedding tracks for montages in 90s home-improvement and reality shows where the camera cuts at medium pace through shots of houses with square furniture with too much chrome and fake leather.
"Better Things" and "Sly" were really good, and I enjoyed them very much. The rest of the album didn't do anything for me.
Music made for a high school “rave” in someone’s parents’ basement that starts at 6:30 and ends at 9
the album was mostly boring but fine, and then they absolutely butchered Light My Fire
Not sure why there are two Massive Attack albums on "The List". Subdued rhythms, guest singers and electronic sounds. Blue Lines popped up for review in August 2023 and I don't really find any difference between the two albums. Had I died before hearing this, I don't think I would have missed much.
After listening to this, you'll need Protection for your ears. It's a basic, lackluster album full of songs that pass you by as you're reading a book, or trying to fall asleep. Favorite Song: "Light My Fire".
From a band called "massive attack" I expect something totally different. But what you get is well crafted lounge music.🤷♂️ (For messing up "Light My Fire" I had to rate them down to zero stars!)
One or two interesting songs but generally this felt like background music and what they did to Light My Fire shouldn’t be allowed.
So boring for how acclaimed it is.
I have to admit prior to starting any part of this I saw the artist name and got nervous it would be some sort of heavy metal scary band, but luckily it wasn’t. I kind of liked it, but I also found it a little blah. I think I would listen again but I can’t identify what exactly speaks out to me? I don’t know.
Massive bore fest
The album opens with a cool and sexy vocal reminiscent of Sade. The rest of the album is similarly cool and at times sexy. The vibe I got was a dark lounge with people sitting on low couches at low tables trying to look cool without appearing to be trying to look cool. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-protection-by-massive?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
ohhh i really wanted to like this . but i didn’t
This is really not the sort of music I can listen to and stay awake. It makes me instantly sleepy like I've been conditioned or something.
Meh
it was fine
no strong feelings
Beetje te wacky
fine
I never rode the Bristol Wave. And I’m ok with that.
This is the type of shit playing way too loud at some boutique you get dragged into with like 3 things for sale.
Not bad but not my type of music
not for me.
Not my thing.
Day233 - i really liked the other massive attack album i had earlier but this one missed the mark
Not feeling it
Oof this was one of my least favorite in a while. Just didn’t have anything going for it that entertained me Rating: 1.9