Massive Attack ‎– Protection
Massive Attack ‎– Protection
Massive Attack ‎– Protection
Massive Attack ‎– Protection

Massive Attack ‎– Protection

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Cover Still in Shrink,

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. Still, from the first two songs Protection sounds worthy of their debut. The opening title track is pure excellence, with melancholy keyboards, throbbing acid lines, and fragmented beats perfectly complementing the transcendent vocals of Tracey Thorn (an inspired choice to replace the departed Shara Nelson as their muse). Tricky, another soon-to-be-solo performer, makes his breakout on this record, with blunted performances on “Karmacoma,” another highlight, as well as “Eurochild.” But even though the production is just as intriguing as on Blue Lines, there’s a bit lacking here — Massive Attack doesn’t summon quite the emotional power they did previously. Guest Craig Armstrong’s piano work on the aimless tracks “Weather Storm” and “Heat Miser” leans uncomfortably close to Muzak, and his arrangement and conducting for “Sly” isn’t much better (vocals by Nicolette save the track somewhat). Though it’s still miles ahead of the growing raft of trip-hop making the rounds in the mid-’90s, Protection is rather a disappointment.

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Wild Bunch Records ‎– WBRLP2 Stereo Vinyl LP 1994 UK Pressing

Side 1.

1. Protection
Vocals – Tracey Thorn Written-By – Thorn

2. Karmacoma
Vocals – 3D Written-By – Locke, Norfolk Written-By, Vocals – Tricky

3. Three
Vocals – Nicolette Written-By – Hooper, Suwoton

4. Weather Storm
Piano – Craig Armstrong Written-By – Murray, Napoleo, Armstrong, Harmon, Lloyd

5. Spying Glass
Vocals – Horace Andy Written-By – Andy, Hooper

Side 2.

1. Better Things
Guitar – Chester Kamen Vocals – Tracey Thorn Written-By – Watt, Brown, Thorn

2. Euro Child
Vocals – 3DW ritten-By – Locke, Norfolk Written-By, Vocals – Tricky

3. Sly
Arranged By, Conductor – Craig Armstrong Contractor [Fixer] – Isobelle Griffiths Vocals – Nicolette Written-By – Hooper, Suwoton, Goldman

4. Heat Miser
Drums – Rob Merril Engineer [Mix] – Jim Abiss Piano – Craig Armstrong Written-By – De Vries, Hooper

5. Light My Fire (Live)
Engineer [Mix] – Nellee Hooper Vocals – Daddy G, Horace Andy Written-By – The Doors

Credits:

Artwork – Massive Attack, Michael / Nash Assoc.
Engineer [Additional] – Al Stone, Jeremy “Jim Bob” Wheatley
Engineer [Mix] – Mark “Spike” Stent
Mastered By – Mike Marsh
Photography By – Eddie Monsoon, Jean Batiste Mondino, Matthew Donaldson
Producer, Mixed By – Nellee Hooper
Producer, Mixed By, Programmed By – Massive Attack
Programmed By – Andy Wright, Marius de Vries, Nick Warren, The Insects
Written-By – Vowles, Marshall, Del Naja

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Weight0,5 kg
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