This is probably massive s most beautiful and etheral album. Protection is the second studio album by english electronic music group massive attack, released on 26 september 1994 by circa and virgin records. Massive attack saturday come slow promo video by massiveattack. It reached number 14 on the uk singles chart, staying in the chart for four weeks, and also peake. A benefit for the national association to protect children, a 2005 punk album. Their debut album blue lines was released in 1991, with the single unfinished sympathy reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd greatest song of all time in a poll by nme. For information about wikipedia s page protection policy, see wikipedia.
A dub version, no protection, was released the following year by mad professor. Massive attack are an english trip hop group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert 3d del naja, grant daddy g marshall and formerly andy mushroom vowles mush. Massive attacks dj set in paris 2011 promo video by jr and guillaume cagniard by massiveattack. Still, from the first two songs protection sounds worthy of their debut. Protection 1994 is bristolbased triphop collective massive attacks second album. Massive attack protection emi uden pressing, cd discogs. Protection was widely considered a disappointing followup to massive attack s groundbreaking debut, blue lines. After the single was remixed, the band asked mad professor to listen to more of the album to explore the possibility of further remixes. Trip hip song frm massive attack with tracey thorn vocals. Perhaps thats the reason why mad professors remix of the album, no protection, was welcomed with open arms by both massive. Massive attack the protection video shoot was the most agonising by far. Massive attack with tracey thorn protection 1995, vinyl. Following on from their ground breaking debut massive attack deliver another classic album.
Dj mad professor remixed the album in 1995 under the name no protection. Massive attacks protection album wasnt as big a hit as blue lines back in the day, but i always liked it. The title track from the bands second album, protection is a collaboration between massive attack and tracey thorn, the lead singer of british duo everything but the girl. He worked with remixing some of trickys songs, two years before, but the pair fell out with each other and the material. In single terms, it proceeded sly and preceded karmacoma. Protection, protected, or protect may also refer to. Around this time, davidge scored the soundtrack for a paul mcguigan film, push and in december, del naja completed the score for 44 inch chest. He picked a chaotic time to jump in, but davidge and 3d forged a.
Many credit everything but the girls music becoming more dance and electronic music orientated directly as a consequence of their collaboration with massive attack on protection. Cd, single wild bunch records, wild bunch records, circa. This girl i know needs some shelter she dont believe anyone can help her shes doing so much harm, doing so much damage but you dont want to get involved you tell her she can manage and you cant change the way she feels but you could put your arms around her. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Song protection 2006 digital remaster artist massive attack. No protection is a 1995 dub remix of massive attacks second album protection by the british dub producer mad professor.
Mar 06, 2009 official video of massive attack performing protection from the album protection. Also features a sample from the james brown track the payback. Another massive attack classic that was unfairly criticised upon its release. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of. Massive attack are an english trip hop group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert 3d del naja and.
It manages to be, it feels like, 100 times spacier and stranger. The opening title track is pure excellence, with melancholy keyboards, throbbing acid lines, and fragmented beats perfectly complementing. Massive attack s sophomore effort could never be as stunning as blue lines, and a slight drop in production and songwriting quality made the comparisons easy. Where their debut bent all of the conventional hiphop, dub reggae, and soul rules, protection essentially delivered more of the same. Protection by massive attack and tracey thorn sampled james browns the payback. Massive attacks dj set in paris 2011 promo video by jr and guillaume.
Aint no sunshine by bill withers was inspired by the jack lemmon movie days of wine and roses. Three other massive attack albums, blue lines, no protection and mezzanine would also receive similar japanese reissues in deluxe minilp sleeves. Complete your massive attack v mad professor collection. Discover more about this classic song and the protection album here. On mezzanine, massive attack tried to escape triphop. After the single was remixed, the band asked mad professor to listen to more of the album to explore the. I know you want to live yourself but could you forgive yourself if you left her just the way you found her.
However, this dub remix album of the protection album is a beast. The soulful voice of shara nelson has been replaced with the melancholic voice of tracey thorn, reggae legend horace andy features again, craig armstrong adds a classical touch on keyboard on a couple of tunes, and this is trickys final venture with the group. Massive attack protection promo video now with annotations. Protection was widely considered a disappointing followup to massive attacks groundbreaking debut, blue lines. The single of protection contains an ethereal remix. Jan 08, 2017 on mezzanine, massive attack tried to escape triphop. Blur remix a remix undertaken by damon albarn and graham coxon of blur, which is far removed from the regular version, which has polarized many fans to its quality or lack of. Massive attacks sophomore effort could never be as stunning as blue lines, and a slight drop in production and songwriting quality made the comparisons easy. Music video for protection by massive attack and tracey thorn. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. He emerged as a graffiti artist and member of the bristol collective the wild bunch, and later as a founding member of the band massive attack, with which he is still active.
Find similar albums to protection massive attack on allmusic. This is probably massives most beautiful and etheral album. Massive attack are an english musical group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert 3d del naja, grant daddy g marshall, and formerly andy mushroom vowles mush. Protection is a collaboration between massive attack and everything but the girl singer tracey thorn, that appeared on massive attacks second album protection on cd and 12 in 1994 as a second single. Massive attack protection 1994 full album on vimeo. We were lucky to work with michel gondry but i can safely say it was the start of all my back problems in. Protection was the title song of the same album and released as its second single in january 1995. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Massive attack is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Writers tracey thorn, robert del naja, grant marshall, andrew vowles. Oct 08, 2017 massive attack are an english trip hop group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert 3d del naja, grant daddy g marshall and formerly andy mushroom vowles mush. Jetzt sind ihre ersten zwei studioalben sowie ihr darauf folgendes remixalbum endlich.
Tracey thorn in a oneoff performance of protection on bbcs top of the pops. Massive attack are an english trip hop group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert 3d del naja and grant daddy g marshall. Protection, delivered in 1994 by pretty much the same people grouped under the banner of massive attack not only did not disappoint us, but in many ways reinforced and upgraded the original feeling. Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Look up protection or protect in wiktionary, the free dictionary. This was damon albarns first remix for another artist that was released. Massive attack v mad professor no protection discogs. Most of us where so glad to be able to place massive attack at the top if our then current music scene and watch them reap the rewards of their. Massive attack are an english musical group formed in 1988 in bristol, consisting of robert.
Protection, an album by massive attack on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Protection is a collaboration between massive attack and everything but the girl singer tracey thorn, that appeared on massive attack s second album protection on cd and 12 in 1994 as a second single. Official video of massive attack performing protection from the album protection. Their debut album blue lines was released in 1991, with the single unfinished sympathy reaching the charts and later being voted the 63rd greatest song of all time.
Yolas journey from the darkness of massive attack to her harmonious debut. Listen free to massive attack protection protection, karmacoma and more. Andrew vowles was a founding member, next to robert del naja and grant marshall, but decided to leave in 1999 because of the differences of opinion. Anyway, 3d who was an admirer of del toros previous films, got massive attack involved in an interesting crossover for the film with the american rapperactor known as dante smith a. Apr 02, 20 anyway, 3d who was an admirer of del toros previous films, got massive attack involved in an interesting crossover for the film with the american rapperactor known as dante smith a. Top 10 massive attack tracks on the big screen massiveattack. Protection was released as a single sep 26 1994 and features tracey thorn from everything but the girl on vocals. Protection, a 2000 film directed by bruce spangler. Massive attack and antenna studios, bristol, england. Traduction protection massive attack paroles musique. The result was the basspounding i against i, in my opinion still the best output the band put out in the period in between mezzanine and 100th window. Protection shes a girl and youre a boy sometimes you look so small, look so small youve got a baby of your own when your babys gone, shell be the one to catch you when you fall i stand in front of you ill take the force of the blow protection i stand in front of you ill take the force of the blow protection youre a girl and im a boy x4. Find album release information for protection massive attack on allmusic.
The camera moves in and out of the windows and the lives of various people in an apartment building. We were lucky to work with michel gondry but i can safely say it. In july, massive attack and filmmaker adam curtis will tackle the. Apr 15, 2008 from the greatest hits of the 90s cd, with some random pictures to watch. The use of craig armstrongs sweeping and emotional orchestral backgrounds, together with tracy thorns lush voice make for an utterly stunning chill out album, that has more than stood the test of time. Advance album streams from sloan, robert plant, tennis, death from above 1979 and more. With robert del naja, grant marshall, tracey thorn. In 2009, he received the british academys ivor novello award for. From the greatest hits of the 90s cd, with some random pictures to watch. Songs protection donna summer song, 1982 protection. Mad professor was contacted by massive attack after protection was released to remix a song for a single. After falling out with shara nelson over wages and her decision to make a solo record, massive attack brought in tracey thorn as a new vocalist. Massive attacks art of darkness music the guardian.
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