Protection by Massive Attack

Pros: Moments of sound, Moments of vocals, mostly the title track
Cons: Monotonous, Frequently incomprehensible or thuggish, Short

I'm a pretty straightforward person in a lot of ways, especially with music. I don't put on affects and I like music that has something to say and does it well. So, when I first encountered Massive Attack - by catching their video for the song ...

Pros: Production, Arrangements, Armstrong's Piano, Instrumentation, & Vocals.
Cons: A Cover of Light My Fire Might Not Be For Everyone.

After the release of 1991's Blue Lines, the group Massive Attack that consists of rappers/producers 3D and Daddy G plus producer/keyboardist Mushroom, had created a brand new blend of hip-hop, jazz, dub, and electronic music that was later ...

Pros: Some of their best material is here.
Cons: Fits slightly awkwardly as an album.

This, Massive Attack's 2nd album, was a transition album (already!). Tricky was now a guest. Shara Nelson gone. In came guest vocalists Nicolette and Tracy Thorn and Sara Jay (I think, she is here, then later sang on "Presence"'s debut album). Tracy ...

Pros: Great background, good grooves, excellent vocals from Tracy Thorn, Tricky and 3D
Cons: Horace Andy

Protection is the third Massive Attack cd I have bought and I certainly hope it is not the last, come on guys, get back together (reunited and it feels so good). I was very impressed by Mezzanine and Blue Lines so it was just a given that I would...

Pros: dark, throbbing tracks
Cons: too much "tweaking"

While their Blue Lines album was one of the founding fathers of the trip-hop movement, this is the album that helped solidify their position as something vital. While its less visceral and doesn't quite carry the same weight that their more recent...

Pros: A large variation of styles.
Cons: A lack of general consistency between songs

Protection is the follow up to Massive Attack's 1991 genre defining classic 'Blue Lines'. It was always going to be difficult to record an album to rival such a classic piece of work, but massive attack had come close it. The opener, which is the title...