Reviews (page 8 of 14)
Heerlijk die triphop vibe. En heb ook wel het gevoel dat ze hier zoekende waren naar welk geluid aan slaat. Het is een thin line tussen beetje lome (en saaie) achtergrond muziek of een perfecte jam voor over de festival weides. Unfinished Sympathy is echt super raak. Door de beats en de stem van Shara Nelson. De samenwerkingen zijn sowieso een belangrijke factor op dit album. De lyrics geven net dat extra stukje spanning om de songs interessant te maken. Geslaagd gepionier. 7,5/10 Highlights Blue Lines Thankful for what you've got (toch wel goud zo'n cover ineens halverwege) Unfinished Sympathy
Tedious
Very nice, a good combination of multiple genres and definitely something I’ve never heard before.
Massive Attack is great, but this album just isn't.
Fun album, but not as memorable as I'd like it to be, and I don't care much for it either.
Never consciously heard trip hop. Till today. The opening track and Shara Nelson’s voice blew me away. What a powerful voice! I was a bit sad when I saw that she is not on every song. The song Unfinished Sympathy is incredible! What a gem - and this album gets one star for just this incredible track alone. Hymn of the Big Wheel is amazing as well. 3/5 stars because I did not always enjoy the dudes‘ voices and their rapping. It felt a bit corny and too forced. But this record is still worth remembering.
Great Album! Iconic Cover and an album that belongs to this list. Mezzanine is even much better and feels more complete! Smooth Album (4.0/5.0)
This doesn’t sound like electronica and hip hop had a child. Rather, it sounds like they thought about having a child, but were too tired so they just went to bed. Despite how painfully boring this is, it gets +1 star for the Fiddler On The Roof Episode eference. Favorite Track: Daydreaming
2/5
Solid album, not too many I'd jam on repeat addictively, but could be played any time without offending me.
I did not enjoy the beginning of this album very much. It felt flat and empty. As the album went on, some of the tracks started to spark my interest, namely Be Thankful For What You’ve Got and Unfinished Symphony. Hymn of the Big Wheel was a great closer. But at the end of the day I’m not a huge fan of hip hop from England, and it hurt the overall score.
This one is pretty good. It hooks you fast and doesn't let go, but there is still some nice variety between tracks. I can imagine myself growing to like this album even more over time. Favorite track: "Safe From Harm"
I listened to two songs fully, then skimmed the rest of the record. Yep. I hate everything about this. I don't like synthetic pop music as a rule, but add vapid technical show-off lyrics, and drench it all in 1990s mainstreem cool.... ick ick ick. 0 stars or one if I must.
yoo.. awesomesauce.. this shit is fire.. hahahaha ja albumi koveri vitsiä siinä vähän vilkuilkaa vilkuilkaa kaikki pikkasen vaan...'' jos katsotaan kuitenkin vuosiluku että se 1991 kuitenkin siinä niin vihaan asanoa mutta aikaansa pirutvietkööt edellä on tämä ei voi mitään.. tämä oli simplisyyden iakakautta ja eikä ei ole mikään hulluntiheää työskentelyä tämäkään mutta onhan tässä nyt suolaa ripoteltu kaikkialle niin intricate.. intricate soundsstyles... eiköhän viiden tähden arvostelu riitä tähän + badass seal of approval... five man army
Not a good start but by the 3rd song you find yourself in a great album to chill to.
⭐ Rating: 4.7/5 Urban Ghosts Smoking in the Rain This album basically invented trip-hop, which is music for people who want to be sad but also mysterious. It’s jazz, soul, reggae, hip-hop, and existentialism layered like emotional lasagna. Every track is slow, heavy, and weirdly intimate—like the music knows something about you that you haven’t admitted yet. It doesn’t ask for your attention. It assumes it already owns you.
Pretty interesting album. Considering it came out in 1991 there are some tracks on their way ahead of its time. Liked a lot of the tracks but it’s not a 5 for me. It’s too bad I can’t give have stars, this would be a 3.5 but will probably give it a 4.
It's okay, only. Great beats and good lyrics but nothing stood out as a hit.
I think I'm a Massive Attack 'Greatest Hits' kinda guy. The stuff of theirs I love, I really love, but there is also a lot of meh.
I expected to like this more than I actually did. I really really love some of their other music, and this was ok. 3.5
I’ve always been more of a mezzanine freak but this is good too. However if mezzanine is not on this list I will puke.
Interesting to decide what genre this album fits into. Fine.
Contains one of my all time fav songs in Unfinished Sympathy but rarely find myself coming back to the rest of the album. Still hugely iconic and influential.
3.5
Cool shit iconic album
Could be worse. About as good as the House theme just really not my cup of tea
Pretty cool, but if I’m being honest I’d probably prefer the instrumental version of this album, even if not by much.
I really love Massive Attack and it is such a crime that there are 2 of there albums on this list but neither of them are their magnum opus Mezzanine. I really like how jazzy this album is, a lot of great beats and production. My only complaint with this album is that some of the more obvious hip-hop inspired songs like Five Man Army go on a little too long and get a little stale especially when compared to the rest of their discography. Mid 5.
One of those that was way better than expected. Didn’t expect much and there was a lot to dig into. It was smooth, the Sade-esque vocals were right on time and the whole thing flowed very well as a statement. Saved it to throw on at the right times.
Bristol, Regne Unit, 1991. Fa una dècada que l'escena underground bristolenca està en auge. La manca de clubs que difonguin música mainstream hip-hop ha fet que, des de finals del anys 80, una escena cultural pròpia emergeixi a la ciutat per a suplir-ne la mancança. El breakbeat, l'acid house, la cultura del graffittii del clubing, el dub i el reggae impregnen els carrers de la ciutat. Blue Lines és de Massive Attack és una sintesi d'aquest fenòmen. El que m'ha agradat d'aquest disc és arribar, a través d'ell, a músics que he trobat interessants i captivadors. D'aquí les tres estrelles.
THIS IS AWESOME! The songs can be a bit too long but it's groovy. Fucking loved them. Hell yeah, thank you for a great time!
This new-to-me band gives me mixed feelings. It’s a blend of electronic, ska and hip hop, which produces a cool sound. Some tracks, like the closer Big Wheel, are great. Some just miss. And some are a little tiring. But overall I kind of liked it.
The precursor to one of the greatest albums. Love a bit of MA... Faves: - Safe From Harm - Be Thankful For What You've Got - Five Man Army - Unfinished Symphony - Daydreaming
*shrug*
I really like the unique fusion of sounds in this album. The dark and bass-heavy parts balance very well with the bright and melodic ones. Favorite Song: "Unfinished Sympathy"
This is awesome!!!
I'd describe this as a "cool" sound, especially considering that it came out in 1991. It is neither overly complex nor too pop-ishly simple, but covers a lot of the ground between those types of production. It has some funk elements and unique technique, but also has the hooks and stylings of songs that would play on the radio today. Overall, a fun listen, though I don't know that I'd say I love it or that it was my favorite. Overall: 3.5/5
Not going to lie, I was expecting punk rock but instead had my first brush with trip hop. There were a few songs I really liked, some were okay, and others I never want to hear again.
Super Album zum Aftern!
9/10 Incredibly impressive and self-assured. does what it wants to do and doesn’t try to be something else. No wonder this is the foundational trip hop album. This is closer to pure hip hop than their other stuff. Lots of dub, R&B/soul, with a bit of reggae and even some breakbeat. The production is perfect, the vocalists impeccable. I liked the Horace Andy stuff the most. Best: Hymn of the Big Wheel
on my first listen, i did not like this album. now on my second and third listen, im able to appreciate how dope this album is
Really cool production, and style.
Fabs
It was okay. There were some good moments, but it didn’t really capture me. 2.5/5 Might listen again
I had always heard of this band but wasn't familiar with their music. It wasn't what I expected, but approaching from a jazz perspective helped me go with the flow. Incredible production lived up to the hype, just not sure how I feel about the genre. Another album my them could easily be a 5 but this one is getting a 3.5.
Not bad. Okay.
The right kind of moody.
Classic Triphop - good days.
nahhhh
safe from harm- 5 one love- 5 blue lines- be thankful for what you got- 5 five man army- 5 unfinished sympathy- 5 daydreaming- 5 lately- 5 hymn of the big wheel- 5
I liked this better than I thought I would. It is electronica but with funky undertones that make it a moderately fun listen.
Based on the name, I thought this would be a blistering punk band. This wasn’t bad at all. 1001 album worthy: Yes - 57/106
I actually quite enjoyed this album. Was not expecting a rnb/rap/whatever this is. Now even tho I liked this doesn’t mean there aren’t floors, Massive Attack not actually performing on this album sorta pisses me off cuz this should rly be a Shara Nelson and Tricky album more. I didn’t rly enjoy tricky’s vocals on this album but Sharas made me wanna float how angelic her voice is. Very ethereal album and I like it but it is pretty poorly aged even tho it was mixed and mastered in 2012 but it sounds soooo old. Some favourites included Unfinished Sympathy and Lately which are just Shara over a good beat😂. Overall pretty good for me a 8.3/10
2 sterren, niet mijn ding
Didn't understand this one. By far the strangest album in terms of cohesion. Wiki states a music critic stating this album was the start of a more mediational calm sound in the electronic genre, and that may have been profound at the time, but having not lived during that or felt a direct impact to my music listening life, I can't seem to be appreciative of it.
the integration of reggae sounds keeps this more interesting than a lot of its ilk and i am on the record as a fan of Mezzanine but overall it's kind of in one ear, out the other for me. not bad, but a little droney and, perhaps only to my untrained ear, a little monotonous. side note just because it made me realize but: why does the book have two massive attack albums to this day, but gorillaz only had their self titled album make it in, and even that eventually got removed?
зарождение трип-хопа в 90-х. биты мясные с околоживыми инструментами. при этом инструментальные партии разнообразные в плане партитур и подбора звуков
lindo disco de massive attack. ecléctico y clásico del trip hop mezclando electrónica y hip hop. sampleando, cantando y rapeando
Really cool music, but I just can't with the high school level lyrics.
i just find it so funny when british people rap
Pleasant, but not a fave. The openers are both standouts: „Unfinished Sympathy“ is key track on side 2, „Safe from Harm“ also good, opening side 1, while some of the other stuff is instantly forgettable. Massive Attack produce a unique sound, but there's too much MCing going on. I prefer singing. „Mezzanine“ is a much better album.
all i need is this album, good dick and a big ass blunt
Enjoyable, a mix of styles that works
Masterpiece. Favourite tracks are Safe From Harm and Unfinished Sympathy 5/5
Instant 5, I don't even have to listen to it. I came to Blue Lines and Massive Attack only after their '94 "Protection", with which I have a stronger connection, but this is among the GOATs. However, a review of this album has to consider what it kicked off: when I had put it on in the years since, I was occasionally underwhelmed. Its two bangers are masterpieces for the ages, the haunting, nightly, urban vibe is immaculate, but there are tracks on here that somewhat carry the stigma of being the first of their kind, but still very much of their time, ultimately overshadowed by what came after. But then again, I listened today with attention and even those tracks offer such a stunningly great glimpse into that, what came after - there simply would be no Burial, for instance, without those Horace Andy songs - and so Blue Lines wearing its age on its sleeve can't possibly count towards this album's detriment - an absolute AYMHBYD.
New favorite
Starts great, ends weird.
Great album, all time classic and if it's time
so many of these are just stressful to listen to. I get that people can really enjoy them, but its just not for me
unfortunately, none of these tracks ascend to "Teardrop" levels, but that would probably be just too big of an ask. I did enjoy my time with this, though. very different, very smooth, like a nitro cold brew.
honestly this album was a bit too boring for me. cool soul and funk samples though. from the opening bass line, i kept waiting for safe from harm to finally do the da-dum guitar riff from the verses of war pigs, but it never came (unless you count the little part around 1:34). tragic. i didn't know this was considered the first trip hop album but nice, historical significance! too bad i don't really care for the trip hop that came after it. also, this might just be a me problem, but whenever i imagine a musical group called Massive Attack, i assume from their name that they're going to be hardcore or some flavor of metal. not so, it turns out. favorites: safe from harm, unfinished sympathy, hymn of the big wheel
9 tracks of bliss, brooding and groove. A heavenly marriage of electronic and analog music, blending hip-hop, R&B, dance etc into a whole new identity labelled Trip-Hop. The dark, nocternally atmosphere does not falter - I love the thumping bass and smorgasbord of voices. Best Tracks: - Safe From Harm - Be Thankful For What You've Got - Five Man Army Worst Tracks: - Daydreaming Rating: 8/10
Dit was m niet
Few albums can genuinely be called genre-defining, but Blue Lines didn’t just define trip-hop—it built the entire blueprint. Everything about this record oozes effortless cool, from the laid-back, dub-infused beats to the murky, late-night atmosphere that feels both hypnotic and unsettling. The production is rich, textured, and deeply immersive, weaving together elements of hip-hop, soul, reggae, and electronic music into something that still sounds futuristic, even decades later. Songs like Safe from Harm and Five Man Army glide along with a heavy, pulsing groove, while Unfinished Sympathy is an undeniable masterpiece—so cinematic and emotionally powerful that it feels almost untouchable. What makes Blue Lines so special is how deeply it feels like a world of its own. The interplay between 3D, Daddy G, and Tricky gives the album a restless, unpredictable energy, while Shara Nelson’s vocals add a haunting beauty that elevates it beyond just beats and samples. There’s an undercurrent of paranoia and grit running through the record, but it’s never overwhelming—it’s the kind of album that pulls you in and wraps around you like city lights flickering in the rain. While later Massive Attack albums like Mezzanine would take their sound into darker, heavier territory, Blue Lines remains the purest expression of their vision—cool, controlled, and effortlessly innovative. It’s not just a trip-hop classic; it’s one of the most important albums of the ‘90s, and a perfect example of music that sounds both of its time and completely timeless.
Love massive attack but not this album.
Dark but sensual.
Im excited for this, I know and like massive attack. added safe from harm to playlist. I like the sounds, but my main issue is i really hate the sound of the male vocals. safe from harm has the female vocals which means i like it.
Unfinished Sympathy
Solid album, one of the pioneers of the genre. There are some great beats and sounds on here, everything is nicely produced. The album is an easy listen, you can put it on it the background and chill. Having said that, there's nothing too special or stand-out for me on this.
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This one had me Daydreaming.
I'm not really a fan of one particular member's voice (the main vocalist on "One Love"), but I do like the other members' vocals and the instrumentals here.
I’m a Massive Attack fan, by way of the follow up album, but there’s no denying the genre was built up from their work. Great hearing this again.
Enjoyed this
sexy and groovy baselines. i’m not really a fan of some of the vocals. this reminds me of peeping tom and lovage in a way. it’s like something that plays in the background of a scene where these really cool teens find a spot to do some spray painting art while it’s raining
i like triphop and electronica but they can do much better than that, see mezzanine, sorry x
4/5
Not impressed and dont think I'd go and listen to any of this album again
Track listing : 1 - Safe From Harm 9/10 2 - One Love 6/10 3 - Blue Lines 4/10 4 - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got 7/10 5 - Five Man Army 3/10 6 - Unfinished Sympathy 8/10 7 - Daydreaming 6/10 8 - Lately 7/10 9 - Hymn Of The Big Wheel 8/10
Brutal
I love Trip Hop. Massive Attack and this album in particular arguably kicked the whole thing off and definitely set a vibe for the 90's. For that I am grateful.
Not what I was expecting but still a decent listen. Unfinished symphony is an absolute classic 3.5*
Didn't even know this one. Really enjoyed it
I can’t seem to find how Trip Hop can be anything better than ‘nice to listen to’. What turns me off a lot of Massive Attack and Portishead songs is the vocals, whether it’s Tricky’s slimy in-your-ear talking or Beth Gibbons’ strange intonations. I can certainly appreciate the instrumentation, those low undertones providing a great base (and indeed bass) for layering sounds. Whether it’s demonstrated to such an effect that I’d come back to this for a second listen (which seems to have been enjoyable for those who have, as per my browsing of discussions related to this), I don’t know. I don’t find myself wanting to put on a Massive Attack album, as much as I’d like to think I would. This formula only really works on the obvious standout, Unfinished Sympathy. That subtly layered combination of strings, drums and cowbells (?) makes it take off in a way that no other songs on the album seem to match. Great, but not exceptional. Which seems to be a theme in this list.
I'm really loving this album. Realizing that Be Thankful For What You've Got is the original is huge. It's referenced so much. Great song! Groovy album - added a few to my Cookin' in the evening playlist.
Massive piece of 💩. Its like a long running SNL 🍆in a🎁 vibe.
This album seems like a parody. I don’t know if that’s because other songs I’ve heard before have parodied it or something but it’s very strange. I think it might be because a lot of the lyrics are really cheesy. I didn’t hate it but there was stuff that made me laugh. And I don’t think that’s the point. I did like the last song quite a bit though.
Incredible.
As an album it feels pretty repetitive and monochromatic. Individual songs and parts are cool but idk if yall know this band also did the theme song for House. So as an album, meh. As a collection of songs to show that you’ve got theme song material and you should be in the running for a show that has yet to be written, but will be dramatic and thought provoking, it’s pretty solid.
not bad, not great. not really my cup of tea, but I will say for an early 90's electronic album, its chillin. I know a lot of the stuff that came out around that time was super heavy, industrial sounding. this wasn't quite that, and it was a fine listen.
I really liked the style. Massive Attack mixed together a lot of different styles, but somehow the album still felt like a cohesive unit. So creative.
2 stars. I thought most of it was pretty unpleasant. The rap wasn’t good and the singing was fine. The reason it’s not 1 star is because there were brief moments when it was just the orchestra and I thought it sounded great. The album as a whole kinda has mall ninja vibes. This is like Walmart brand Linkin Park.
Really nice to have on in the background while you're doing something else. Chill beats, cool vibes, and super British rappers. Would definitely come back to a couple songs, and might even keep it in reserve for music to play while hanging around the house.
Ehh... it was whatever. "Daydreaming" has some of those most English phrases I've heard in awhile. Other that that, it was pretty forgettable.
Ok but not really my thing, a bit backgroundy
Not good. Annoying and british
Whoa so good! I knew of Massive Attack before mostly from their 1998 album, Mezzanine, especially the track Teardrop.Although I had never sat down to listen to a whole album, nor their earlier work.
3/5
Massive Attack is one of those artists I've wanted to get deeper into their discography, I already love Mezzanine and every other song I've heard from their albums has always been really enjoyable, yet I never got myself to check their music out more. I had known beforehand that Blue Lines was quite different from Mezzanine in being, I guess the day to Mezzanine's night, it doesn't feel nearly as mechanical or like a city in the dead of night but instead like walking in a downtown area at 4 pm. It's interesting too to see how this really is their hip hop album in a way that makes me understand why one of the members of this eventually left the band once they shifted sound, it's just got a warmer, more approachable sound if you enjoy more hip hop or dub and I think that gives it a very unique feel to it. I don't love it but I do think I'll keep coming back to Safe From Harm, Daydreaming, Lately and obviously Unfinished Sympathy.
Triphop blew me away when it emerged, and Massive Attack was its architects. Total urbane atmosphere, cool and sophisticated. Not quite as good as Mezzanine, this is still a wholly worthwhile record, particularly for its role as the debut of the entire subgenre.
Very good
Didn‘t live up to the Hype for ne although it had some Great Moments
3.5 good to know where they came from but don't have much desire to come back to it. latter half is actually more interesting than the first! favorite track was Daydreaming
Schöne Stimme Shara Nelsons. Langsame beats, smoother Sound. Be thankful for what yuu got - wow - spricht mi total aa, bitte meh vo däm! Zwüschedture plätscherets ächli. Aber dänn wieder "Unfinished sympathy" so guet. Daydreaming ischechli eintönig. Hynm of the big wheel hät es vielversprächends Intro, aber dänn, naja.
de ersti track hani cool gfunde one love findi etz recht monoton und chli nervig. blue lines het micj etz au nöd bewegt, be thankful for what you've got etz au nöd. bass isch no cool i guess. aber meh. sehr soul mässig, aber naja. ich fangs langsam ah checke glaub. es ischmer chli sehr reggae zum teil. gad etz five man army. aaah unfinished sympathy kenni de isch recht cool vorallem d perkussion. und d heheeeys. uuuh da isch es mahavishnu orchestra sample?? hard. ok de groove isch cool aber wennis nöd wür kenne fändis etz nöd viel spezieller als die andere songs. chum voll nöd dri i das album. lately hani etz au recht en pain gfunde zum lose. he bi recht am struggle zum nöd es 1 geh. find s cover super und mengmol de bass und glaub sochli die meditativ art vode songs checki no? aber sust ischs dünn würkli.
freumi! us irgeme grund han ich immer s gfühl gha, sie mached iwelche industrial sound? ich han glaub immernanif nahgluegt, was trip hop genau uusmacht, aber ich liebs jedes mal! ahhh s erste trip hop album ja das macht sich nöd schlecht im CV safe from harm hani super gfunde vo one love bini nanig ganz überzügt ich tuns natürlich ih mim chopf mit dummy vergliche - und das album isch blue lines scho um einiges voruus, was atmosphäre ahbelangt five man army isch jz nöd soo mis, aber d drums findi sehr cool ui unfinished sympathy isch wie wartemusig amene corporate event🫣 jaa also big wheel isch na cool I guess? aber leider isch das album ähnlich wie de ahgeblich suizid vom epstein: hetmi wenig überzügt. ich glaub es gäbt es 2 aber das album het trilwiis dezue biitreit, dass es dummy git, drum 3 blue lines schlenderte, so dummy could run
Dark moody lounge music I like it.
Like it. Bit different to what i was expecting
Alright
More rapping type stuff than on mezzanine, which I think is great - I also really like tricky, who I guess was part of the group at this point still. Beats are amazing, sound much more like dummy than what they would go on to do. Only complaint is that some of the songs kinda just keep going on with not much happening. Favourite songs: safe from harm, be thankful for what you’ve got, five man army. Overall around 8/10
Sure!
This is one of my all-time favorite albums
Loved this.
Not a big fan of Massive Attack
Debut by the trip hop originators, incredible
This is not really my genre, but I hummed along the whole time and generally had a pretty decent time. The melodies were nice and the production quality was excellent. Three stars.
Another great album. They were very much a sound of their times but their material has aged well
I think I like other Massive Attack albums better
It's just fine I should probably be really impressed by the production esp. given the time I wouldn't change the station But nothing is moving me
Nisu mi nimalo napeti, baš nimalo. Eventualno prva pjesma mi ima par dobrih trenutaka, ovo ostalo mi je strašno dosadno, lejm melodije, wannabe rep većinu albuma. Ne leže mi jbg. 1/5, 1.5/10
Songs to wake up to while making breakfast on the weekend. Not sure if I'm fully awake once I'm through.
Not for me, but definitely for other people and probably relevant.
It's good, but it's not Mezzanine-good
I hadn't heard this before and admittedly it didn't move me as much as Mezzanine, which I love, but I feel like it will grow on me over time. I liked it a lot but it didn't totally stick - but I like that early trip hop sound with some seriously soulful vocals... I can tell it's influential!!
Cool blend of different sounds and genres!
i really dont know much about these guys nor do i care ... but i guess they're banksy ? lol
Pretty good
It is a different experience looking back on history vs. living it.
well, i can dance to this but its still mid 3/5
I had some difficulty grasping what's going in with this Trip Hop album. There's R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, Electronica and even Reggae. Overall IT feels very weird and ambient while quietly seeping in when you are going about it.
Nope
Chill acid jazz.
Great record!
This kind of stuff isn't really my thing but it's well done and it's doing something original.
Like the world’s longest elevator ride or a walk through a strip mall. The whole thing is just so uninspired to me. Like if easy listening was a bit too intense for you, put on this album. Yeah this is the 2nd massive attack album I’ve heard and I just hate their music.
MUSIC <3
Music was solid, didn’t love the singing
Some catchy jams. Made me want to revisit them. 3 star.
Had a Pavlovian response to the opening groove. Haven't heard it in 30 years but still subtly makes me want to overpay for a haircut (ie, sounds like something you might hear in a hip salon in 1991), but also a little boring and occasionally pointless-sounding. It's funny that a record this laid back could be something of a shot heard 'round the world, but it was the first "trip hop" record for many of us and it put Tricky on the map, too. "Five Man Army" uses the same killer Al Green sample that Eric B & Rakim used on "Mahogany" - my friends and I used to drool over that sick syncopated beat - and then they layer cool dub reggae ideas over it. That's pretty much trip-hop in a nutshell. Anyway, I totally forgot about that tune - thanks to this project for reminding me, but if I'm honest, it's unlikely I will remember to play this album a week from now.
Interesting that we actually get two Massive Attack albums in this collection, but I'm glad that this was my first one in the project. I own this album (as well as "Mezzanine", sadly not the other Massive Attack album in this collection), but it's been a long time since I last listened to it. I'm really impressed how more than 30 years later it still sounds fresh and distinctive, bringing trip-hop into being. I particularly enjoyed the opening track "Safe from harm" and the Faithless-reminiscent "Five man army" and "Daydreaming". I kind of prefer their later albums, but it's hard to deny how influential "Blue Lines" was as their debut.
Great mellow groove through a lot of interesting references and sounds.... However, I looked this up and saw some critic describe this as the best dance album and I can't imagine dancing to this. I'd literally fall asleep on my feet. This is more like music you listen to while high on a cross country train ride.
A very cool recording!
• 4/5 • Classic from the godfathers of trip-hop • Strong throughout- Unfinished Symphony is the standout track
вайбы потрясающие. уже давно слушала трек blue lines, но fav track Unfinished Sympathy
Funky and part of me liked it but it just wasn’t resonating with me. Could be my mood.
On ronfle.
Blissful
Electronic -> drone but with nice lyrical singer sometimes
Some great tracks, but hasn't aged well in my opnion.
A classic. Paved the way for all the amazing trip hop and even better massive attack albums that followed
Oh man, enjoyed this. Isn't the best of massive attack, but pretty great anyway. 4/5
Massively fantastic record.
It’s interesting that Blue Lines is often considered Massive Attack’s best. IMO I’d put Mezzanine and Protection ahead of it. That said, Blue Lines is an excellent album, and perhaps its acclaim is based on how it defined a new genre of trip hop that dominated British music for a good part of the 90s.
It was a good album. A lot of the songs were really easy to vibe to. I didn’t always enjoy the voices, but the instrumentation was amazing.
Estou diante de um álbum que vejo grande potencial dentro de um gênero e, segundo minhas pesquisas, um marco na música eletrônica. Ser incluído na lista dos 1001 tem algum motivo, porém não foi comigo que “o santo bateu”. Neste review vou me limitar em falar das poucas coisas que gostei e das que não gostei, até porque muitas das minhas notas durante a audição foram bem repetitivas, e alguns detalhes particulares de músicas. Sobre o que gostei: · Cada música é uma pessoa diferente que canta e isso traz uma dinâmica bem curiosa. Shara Nelson foi a que mais me chamou atenção. · Cada música lida com um gênero musical secundário diferente, como reggae, pop, e alguns outros. · O uso do som de Rhodes em várias músicas trouxe um charme único e groovado. · Há vários momentos que um arranjo de cordas aparece e traz um charme bem específico, principalmente na música “Unfinished Sympathy”. · As várias referências sobre outras músicas em “Daydreaming”. · Letras, em sua maioria, com um tom bem positivo sobre a vida. Sobre o que não gostei: · Todas as músicas possuem um drum loop com pouca ou nenhuma alteração. · Pouca variação de acordes. Geralmente havia um sintetizador que segurava uma nota e ela ia até o final da música. · A forma quase hipnótica e monótona de se cantar em várias das músicas, salvo os rap que, em vários momentos, também me pareceu monótono e sem muitas variações. · Músicas que geram tensão pela nota contínua, me fazendo querer respirar quando, por uma pequena fração de tempo, sumiam. · Finais prolongados que poderiam ter acabado alguns segundos mais cedo. Entendo que aparentemente trouxe mais pontos positivos do que negativos, mas eles foram tão persistentes em todas as músicas que até parei de anotar e só fui na esperança do disco terminar logo. Eu só não dou uma nota 1 porque houveram duas músicas que realmente me chamaram atenção, que foi “Unfinished Sympathy” (embora ela poderia ter terminado mais cedo) e “Hymn of the Big Wheel”.
2 stars. Some really good ideas, some good flows and some great vocal performances, but nothing really landed for me. In this case, I think it's just a matter of me being unfamiliar with the genre and the overall language. Maybe I should revisit this album sometime in the future. Safe From Harm - I like the bassline and the disc scratches. The singer's voice is also really cool. The structure is cool, albeit a tad too repetitive for my taste. One Love - I can only imagine this playing during the closing time of the saddest fucking club somewhere in rural England. Blue Lines - It started really good, but the vocals threw me out of it a little bit. The song (as it seems like most of these are) are very repetitive. Be Thankful For What You've Got - The Lyrics are quite shallow which makes the song draaaag Five Man Army - Pretty good flow! First song I genuinely enjoyed in the album. The Outro could be significantly shorter though. Unfinished Sympathy - Trip Hop really isn't for me. The vocals are sending me towards a dancing vibe and the harmony is super ambient. It just makes me confused. Daydreaming - Good case where the vocal contents and the beat are on par (until Shara, which has a great voice BTW) comes on. Quite honestly, at this point I start thinking I'm the problem. The Beatles reference was dope. Lately - Same issue as with the previous tracks. I'm not particularly fond of this track's bass. Hymn Of The Big Wheel - Intro's Drum machine is really good. Really enjoyed the strings as well, but the vocals are nothing particularly interesting.
Was pretty surprised by this, it was enjoyable with some nice beats and samples. Favourite tracks: Safe From Harm, One Love & Unfinished Symphony. Would listen again. 3/5
I liked it a lot more than I expected. Really good album.
87% Best: Safe From Harm; Unfinished Sympathy; Lately Must-Hear? Sure
Strange, like Stevie wonder
Oh yay. More British electronica. Better yet...trip-hop. Those are words I've come to detest while listening to this list. This is the beginning of trip-hop and so far it isn't a dull as most of that genre. Still dull. I believe this was big in the clubs. WHAT DRUGS WERE THEY ON? Surely you only dance to this after 25 pints of lager. Yes, I understand you are comatose after 25 pints... that's the point.
Very repetitive, hard to distinguish the songs from one another
I have read this is a pioneering album… the first trip hop album. The lack of a varied Musical landscape makes me lose interested quickly in each song. All sounds nice but no need to hear it again
Eh
I didn't like this album or band in 1990, I'm happy to have had the opportunity to relisten to it 35 years later with a greatly expanded music taste
Some cool stuff here
Boring and not great in terms of singing talent and lyrics
Prefer Mezzanine to be honest
This one kicked in right from the start with 'Safe From Harm'. The whole album flows effortlessly. Carried by slow, thundering bass grooves a combined with good vocals.. The whole album has you swinging and chilling at the same time.
You know when you watch a sketch on SNL or in an American comedy when they do a British accent and it's awful? Usually someone like Jimmy Fallon is doing it. Obviously I always thought it was miles off but there are a couple of guys on this album rapping in that exact voice. It's like nails on a chalkboard. The album is basically made up of songs that either have that great female vocalist (everyone should recognise Unfinished Sympathy, it's a classic) or are ruined by the MCs. Some of the songs sound like Deftones, which I'm really into, but then MC Dick Van Dyke pops up...
I thought I'd love this album but I thought it was a bit meh. I appreciate that it was probably a pretty revolutionary sound for the period but it was a bit meh for me. I found 'daydreaming' cringe.
Haven't listened to this enough in my life. Unfinished Sympathy proper contender for best song of the 90s. Rest is great too.
Massive Attack with their debut album and nobody was really able to fit it into a musical genre, and so Trip Hop was born closely followed by a strong Bristol sound with the likes of Portishead & Roni Size among others. The beautifully haunting voice of Shara Nelson, the Jamaican roots reggae vocals of Horace Andy, the menacing voice of Daddy G, the whispering rasp of 3d and snarling attitude of Tricky...all cleverly laced together with some of the finest sampling ever. Unfinished Sympathy is my favourite commercially successful single of all time...I never tire of listening to it. Yes, they went on to make a better album (Mezzanine) but for my own personal nostalgia and being a Bristolian resident from 2000-2015's....this is my favourite Massive Attack album. Its a big fat five from me with a generous dollop of clotted cream on the top! ,
Incredible to think this was 1991. So ahead of it's tone
Really cool groovy and heady. Still same with the other massive attack album, everything that it influenced became better than it. Idk.
Another immediate love. Excited to put this on repeat.
Love this, huge Massive Attack fan.
bangers all over this
I should do better about listening to Massive Attack. Good album. They walked so Bjork and Portishead could run.
Fantastic memories from the summer of '24 come drifting along with the amazing vibes of this classic and genre-defining album. Seeing Massive Attack live was just a dream came true. Unfinished Sympathy is just one of my favorite songs ever, but the rest of this album is almost equally good. A must-listen.
Beter dan verwacht. Massive Attack is wel oké, maar ik heb er niet per se iets mee. 3.4
Enjoyed this way mor than I expected too going in. Some classic that most people would have heard at one point. Good shin dig background music
Unique. Thought MA went harder but that wasn’t the vibe.
The attack? Massive. A very memorable band name. I feel like I haven’t heard one note of their music and I know that name so well. I wonder if they’ll be cool and aggressive. Or at least assertive. Or at least not terrible. Only one way to find out. DJ, spin this puppy up. Massive attack is about to make .0000004 cents off of this user. Oh god. The vocals and record scratches. This thing is shit. And it doesn’t pick up. Let’s hope it’s an intro, because we have attacked nothing. These are joke vocals right? The elevator reggae mixed with whatever these vocals are make this one of the most horrible songs I’ve ever heard. That’s a low bar. The cool Godzilla horn stabs take it out of that gutter, but the passage with the vocals? Absolute bottom of the barrel. If I’m going to hold 50 year old divorced white women to task for doing terrible vocal jazz on instagram after discovering polyamory, these guys need to be slammed for this too. It’s not that bad but it’s not that good! Gangster Whitewalls would’ve made me turn this off, but I have to remember the project. Digging the scene with a gangster lean. Remember the project. Remember the project. Remember the project. All my loyal readers will remember the SpongeBob movie and the scene in which the king takes off his crown, and that one fish screams BALD BALD BALD, until he puts it back on. Replace “BALD,” with “WHITE,” and it is echoing throughout my head throughout this album but apparently there is a black guy in the band. So I’m wrong. But this fucking abominable Shaggy tribute makes me want music to be done. Remember Biggie Cheese though? He was good. This has 143,000,000 + plays at press time. No words can accompany a statistic like that. I feel embarrassed listening to this. University project levels. Caterwaul over this dumb beat. This is sounding more and more like a prank. How much can we get away with type of thing. How does this emanate from your soul like music should? This is nothing. I can get behind a hymn to Big Wheel. The hapless Spider-Man villain who was unable to pilot his large wheel and crashed into the sea. Any sort of hymn or even a somber maritime dirge to him would be appreciated. However, here we are listening to an atrocious song that has nothing to do with poorly received comic book bad guys or even good music. Another failure, this time where the eagles fly, on a mountain high. An abhorrent, wretched mess from start to finish. I felt myself cringing at the rapping that would be more home appearing in the home videos of an upper middle class white family’s Christmas party 2001. Every song was a skip and while there were moments of alright rhythm sections, any foray into lyricism or vocalization took this album, along with my screaming carcass, past the gutter into the core of the earth, where I was scalded for all eternity and forced to observe life through a molten hourglass. Hell is real. 0-0.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Thinking about Big Wheel and also Biggie Cheese at one point. That was fun.
Landmark album.
Not for me
Pretty good trip-hop album. I wouldn't put it close to the top 100 albums of the 90s like some people do but it was enjoyable to listen to. Seems we're on a bit of a hot steak!
Favourite tracks: safe from harm; one love; hymn of the big wheel; unfinished sympathy; daydreaming; be thankful for what you've got
eh, like 2 good ones, rest are not my thing
boring too
so tasty
This album changes everything when it arrived. Never heard anything like it ✊🏻
Massive Attack's first album is just that: a first attempt. There are signs of greatness that would come later, but there are also still signs of trying to find an identity. Compared to what Mezzanine brought to the table, this feels like Massive Attack*Lite*
This album teeters on the line between being able to date it, i.e. know its era, and sounding dated. A few elements are too stereotypically 90s for four stars. It must have sounded hyper modern when it came out.
Vibey, good beats. Unfinished Symphony of course a tune but not sure I'd listen to this album in its entirety again.
Nicht meins
I’ve never heard melancholy record scratches before. Not an album I enjoyed but I also listened on a Monday morning, which is probably not a good time to expose myself to unfamiliar things. The Big Wheel might be something I’d go back to.
Lyrical masterpiece
Great album, invented a genre, etc. It’s funny that people say one of these guys is Banksy because I can see it. Banksy is the very definition of r/Im14andthisisdeep but I also kind of like Banksy despite that, and the same with Massive Attack’s lyrics. They are pretty cringe at times - not to mention the inherent cringe of British people rapping - but I fully give them a pass because they are cool despite how dorky they are. Maybe it’s just cringe amnesty for being from the early 90’s.
Instead of sounding cool, it makes me feel cool from the outside in
Sehr gutes album, kenn ich, leicht hip Hop und zeitlos
Not my favourite massive attack album. But god damn tricky is amazing.
The perfect groove for making my rounds at work in a light rail.
It is cool to hear what the ‘trip hop’ genre is, but it is fairly repetitive to me. It feels like I’m watching another commercial.
Excellent album!
Massive Attack is undeniably cool. Throughly chill. Great mood all day.
Loved the fusion of all the genres, jazz electronic music, reggae, soul, masterfully done. Sometimes music like this can get a bit repetitive which this was at point but not enough to be boring.
not the most memorable Massive Attack album but definitely worth to listen
Not for me. The name of the band is an apt description of what my eardrums withstood.
Das Album hat das Genre Trip-Hop maßgeblich geprägt. Das Album bietet eine seinerzeit neuartige Mischung aus Hip-Hop, Soul, Reggae und elektronischen Elementen, die eine einzigartige, atmosphärische. Es hat mit "Blue Lines" einen neuen Sound kreiert, der viele Künstler inspiriert hat. Tracks wie "Unfinished Sympathy" und "Safe from Harm" sind Paradebeispiele für die gelungene Fusion verschiedener Musikstile. Es ist geprägt durch seine melancholische und zugleich optimistische Stimmung. Die tiefen Bässe und die sanften Melodien erzeugen eine hypnotische Atmosphäre, die den Hörer in ihren Bann zieht. Es wirkt aber stellenweise weniger ausgereift. Einige Tracks könnten von einer moderneren Abmischung profitieren. Die Gesangsdarbietungen sind nicht immer auf dem gleichen Niveau. Während einige Vocals kraftvoll und emotional sind, wirken andere weniger überzeugend und sind zu sehr R&B lastig.
Ok fusion techno rap album
First listen: Wasn’t expecting a woman’s voice. Very vibey and groovy. Be Thankful… feels like a standout. Unfinished Sympathy has really beautiful layered percussion.
So there was some coolness to this album. Shara Nelson is great, and everything she sang gave me the feels, she was terrific! When the guys sang it was just so blah, especially compared to Shara. It was just so vastly different that it made their songs feel emotionless and uninspired. Hymn of the Big Wheel and Unfinished Sympathy. Overall the lyrics seemed really obvious, which at times was nice but then other times just made the songs a little boring. There were also a lot of cliche lines pulled from other songs (did like the Fiddler on the Roof nod though). I liked the music, and there were some great beats and vibe. It was cool to hear the beginning of trip-hop but if this is all it is, I don't know if I would go further into the sounds.
This is groovy and chill. There's nothing I dislike about it but it doesn't especially grab me either.
I enjoy Massive Attack. They are without doubt one of the most thrilling set of musicians to come from the 90’s, helping to create the trip-hop genre. This album deserves its lofty accolades for its overall vibes but it’s not their best. Like any good set of musicians, their first album is a warm up, and it is regarded so highly by the critical masses because the style is so new to the ears.
This is so groovy and silky and sexy. I really love their lyrics too, and there’s a lot of cool layers in their sound. And the blending of hip-hop and reggae and electronic chill vibes (and more!) is pretty awesome. It all felt very creative and unique. So great!
Sådär, intetsägande
Not bad, not very provoking either.
Chill rap, but it all kinda blends together.
English electronic music that I know nothing about. I think Massive Attack was a big deal at the time? I don't know. This was not for me, hardly kept my attention.
Not sure I ever listened to them before. Certainly not a whole album. Not bad, but I wouldn't seek them out.
It’s good, but I prefer Mezzanine. Fav: Unfinished Sympathy
Not bad at all
Nothing that is really catching my ear in particular.
Good alternative band, throughout the 90’s-2000’s. Invite sound, and songs.
2 alright electronic hip hop nothing special. Favorite songs: hymn of the big wheel
Great
Very early Massive Attack record and it shows. There's always been a hip hop influence to their music since that's the origins of this kind of electronica anyway, and this one has a pretty heavy hip hop influence. An excellent showing of where they were and how far they've come.
Another classic 2 banger album. Their later stuff was better, when they actually had more songs
This sort of music has rarely been my thing and Massive Attack is no exception.
Overall: 8/10 At times I'm reminded of Portishead (who I've fallen in love with since getting Third a couple months ago) and at other times I'm reminded of the more chill, experimental hip hop emerging around this time. The highlights are definitely the songs featuring female vocals but the rapping is actually pretty great too and I think it's pretty cool how well they mix the two different styles. I'm way more open to listening to more trip-hop after listening to this. Fav Song: Unfinished Sympathy Least Fav Song: Be Thankful for What You've Got
Love it. Give it time to let it slowly ooze in to your soul. Love the vibe. Dark and warm. Added it to my collection. Will listen to it many more times.
Sadly just not my thing and I couldn’t get through it!
The beats were really cool, but some of the vocals were hit or miss for me.
I know a lot of people who like this. I'm not one of them but to be fair I'm not sure I was able to listen to this in its true form.
Love the melancholy sound of Massive Attack
Overall: Mezzanine is much better... track 2 - vocals are a little whiny but not in an endearing way track 3 - title track nice beat track 4 - would be a nice sample but a little too lofi track 5 - good intro track 6 - really nice I liked this one
Just not my vibes
Feels like a causal stroll through a quiet metropolis with a smooth cigarette and a calm demeanor. Epitomizes 'smooth'
🎧If this is considered top notch trip hop then I officially don’t like trip hop
Classic. Given the Bristol connection this was on heavy repeat when I was a teenager. Listening again triggers so evocative of listening in my bedroom doing home work.
3.5
Really enjoyed getting back into this one!
Massive Attack are such a 60% band. Some of "Blue Lines" is amazing, and "Unfinished Sympathy" is an incredible demonstration of how epic and soaring dance music can be. But some of this just sounds like a bunch of drunk mates messing around with synths and samples.
A personal favorite
The soul influences were the icing on the cake here. I'm not very familiar with trip hop, so this was a great starting point.
Nice one
Unfinished Sympathy is amazing but there’s a lot here that isn’t standing the test of time quite as well
Great album
I love trip-hop, one of the best electronic subgenres. "Blue Lines" happens to be one of the best in that genre. It's got classics like "Safe From Harm" and "Unfinished Symphony". Don't forget the talents of everyone involved with this album. Hopefully, I'll get "Mezzanine" soon. 5 stars for "Blue Lines".
Not something I would ever usually listen to but I enjoyed it. One of the songs really reminded me of The Lord Is A Monkey
Pretty good. This is a good band. I didn't like the hymn of the fucking wheel or wahtever it was called because I accidentally played it twice and got really annoyed and thought it was a really long repetitive song so tht awas cool or something. Overall pretty good tough.
Near perfect album for me. Unfinished Sympathy is exceptional. High 4s
Iconic album but just not perfect to me
i have noticed some of the bits, beats and pieces that have been resampled in other pieces, so credit where credit is due, it seemed like it was influential. But listening to it freshly today did not convince me of its legendary status.
A perfect album. So dark and brooding and slightly menacing but beautiful at the same time. Awesome performances all round. Horace Andy's vocals are magnificent, Tricky is a genius and Unfinished Sympathy a stone cold classics.
Too long since I heard this. One if the best of all time.
Niet mijn muziek, maar kan zien waarom het zo goed gevonden wordt
I think Protection is a better album but this still had some nice tones throughout it. Nice.
With nods to 70s soul deep cuts and a melange of styles and genres, Massive Attack made this masterpiece for the ages. Absorbing, flowing, emotional - electronic music was rarely this introspective.
incredible album
It feels temporally impossible that these songs are nearly 35 years old. How?
6/10. Fine. Nothing that excited me.
Did vibe for most of this. But probably not something I’d return except for a couple of songs. 3.5/5
Ok, controversial review time. I love Massive Attack. I absolutely respect that this is universally seen as the start of trip hop as a genre. This is also the only Massive Attack album that had Tricky as an officially member, which is another massive plus. But 'Blue Lines' just never clicked with me. It sounded to me like an early sketch of what they'd later become. Yet, it's seen by so many as their classic album. I tried many times in the past to get into it, but I always ended up switching back to 'Protection' or 'Mezzanine' (by the way, why on earth isn't 'Mezzanine' on this list??). But the 1001 Albums Challenge is a chance to try to listen to everything with fresh ears, right? And it's always a nice surprise when old albums come back to life in unexpected ways. And sure enough, there are some great songs that I've been neglecting here, like 'Blue Lines' and 'Five Man Army'. There are elements of rock, hip hop and reggae that come through a bit clearer than in their later work. Like the elements haven't quite melted together yet but they're well on their way. But ok, here's one of my most controversial takes in any of my reviews: 'Unfinished Sympathy' is not their best song. It's good, very good, but I still find it a bit overrated. Sorry to any fans! Overall, this was well worth another listen. A bit more maturity in my musical tastes helped a lot. I can really see how this album was a launching point for a genre full of great artists and I really can't give less than 4 stars on that basis. But I will always maintain that 'Mezzanine' is their best album by a mile.
3.5
Massive Mid
First track was great, same with the cover of Be Thankful for What You’ve Got. Last track good as well. The gym was probably not the best environment for this. Lot of mellow meandering
Wow that’s a lotta reverb
Interesting but not my favorite.
I don't know if this is was the first trip-hop album, but it certainly was the one that defined what the genre was about in its early days. Hip-hop beats, gloomy atmosphere (although it would become gloomier in years ahead), soulful singing, and only occasional rapping. This last bit is relevant to me because, while I'm not a rap person at all, I love trip-hop. My parents were huge into trip-hop during the 90's when I was a small kid, so there is also a big nostalgia associated with this sound, if not necessarily with this album. Later Massive Attack albums are better but this one is an undeniable classic. Key tracks: Safe from Harm Unfinished Sympathy Lately Hymn of the Big Wheel
Really enjoyed this 7/10
Great album, genre defining!
More than anything else, this feels like the inspiration for some Lonely Island songs. For that I am grateful. For the actual music here, though, I found it a bit dated and more than a bit annoying. It gave me a headache, so it's verging on one star territory. But I can see how people would be into this even if I'm not one of those people.
Not sure why anyone else British and electronic matters relative to these boys. So good. Real songs with real hooks and energy - laughable that mf's that came after such as the Beta Band couldn't build on this rather than producing their boring drivel. Driving bass that I didn't ever know bush stole on the first track. tricky is so good, and the horace? guy the first rap break feels a little dated, but the rest of it begs the question of why we have travis scott or some of these other chuckleheads nowadays and they aren't remotely to the same standard. Don't call me officer, you can call me sarge, I'm going to america when I gets a green card.
From my group chat: I think I may have to check other albums from them because I liked a song that they did with Mos Def but cant say I liked the album overall
A band I've always heard a ton about, but never actually listened to. Pretty interesting. Definitely some hit and miss moments for me. I like the straight forward hip-hop parts. The addition of '70s style R&B vocals throughout is really the highlight that makes this stand out. Another album where the closing track straight-up stinks though. What's up with so many artists ending albums that way? Not sure this is something I'd ever replay.
Yes. Yes to literally anything Massive Attack. I want the two dudes from Massive Attack to eiffel tower me. I don't even care. I love this record and this band so much.
fuckin YESSSSSSSSSSSSS it's up next on my vinyl shopping list best song: all of them worst song: n/a
I prefer there later stuff
Not my kind of music
Rating: 9.5/10 A quintessential trip-hop album. The mix of genres and styles are immaculate, vocals and rapping are superb, and overall an excellent album from start to finish.
Loved it when it came out. 35 years later - meh. It sets a mood but that's about it. The best thing about this album is that it introduced me to Be Thankful For What You've Got. But listening to this after years of listening to William DeVaughn and Curtis Mayfield's versions, this one lands pretty flat.
Sort of bland, some nice beats/instrumentals but nothing stuck out to me, nothing particularly catchy. Vocals, while being sung by different vocalists were mostly forgettable, nothing really drawing me and keeping me engaged.
Alright
Great Massive Attack album. Their first three albums are 5* and Mezzanine (> Blue Lines > Protection) should also have been included.
It is already quite promising to me when an album starts with the bass line from Billy Cobham's Stratus, and then doubles up with a Mahavishnu Orchestra sample on the second track. And the rest of the album does not disappoint. Classic trip hop, with Unfinished Sympathy as the highlight.
Thoroughly entertaining album with a very relaxed and diverse sound.
saw this and did a cartwheel in the workshop then shouted yippee
a vibe but didn’t feel like listening to the whole thing