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Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:48 pm

Lo-Fi Massahkah wrote:Mezzanine is not one of Massive's last two albums (well, not of you're counting the compilation with one new single anyway)... Have you not read up on the discography before being so cocky, Mr Cryptic?

-Mikael

i forgot that one, but anyway who knows what the fuck kramerica is on about.

If hes say compilation is shit then thats saying massive attack are shit isnt it.

what the fuck am i doing here

kramerica · Post by **kramerica** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:59 pm

Cryptic UK wrote:
Lo-Fi Massahkah wrote:Mezzanine is not one of Massive's last two albums (well, not of you're counting the compilation with one new single anyway)... Have you not read up on the discography before being so cocky, Mr Cryptic?

-Mikael
i forgot that one, but anyway who knows what the fuck kramerica is on about.

If hes say compilation is shit then thats saying massive attack are shit isnt it.

what the fuck am i doing here

I corrected myself in the last post, saying the last album was shit. Remember, there was also the film score "Danny The Dog". Of couse, Mezzanine was the shit. "Exchange" rules and "Teardrop" still makes me cry. Most people and snobby music critics, however, agree that 100th Window wasn't anything special. But that shouldn't be surprising as the band has had a changing lineup.

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:12 pm

But that shouldn't be surprising as the band has had a changing lineup.

Yeah - Change in lineup...

One of the guys is left. One third of the band! And he got to keep the name... I really don't see it as Massive Attack after Mezzanine.

Although I've been listening to 100th window. But I definitely wont get that Safe From Harm feeling. It's a different act alltogether.

-M

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:46 pm

yeah dj mushroom was class all that subtle stuff in mezzanie was amazing.

I didnt think 100th window was shit, yeah compared to the other albums........but not shit, it was just 3D on his own.

Dj krush class.

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:55 pm

kramerica wrote:
Cryptic UK wrote:
Lo-Fi Massahkah wrote:Mezzanine is not one of Massive's last two albums (well, not of you're counting the compilation with one new single anyway)... Have you not read up on the discography before being so cocky, Mr Cryptic?

-Mikael
i forgot that one, but anyway who knows what the fuck kramerica is on about.

If hes say compilation is shit then thats saying massive attack are shit isnt it.

what the fuck am i doing here
I corrected myself in the last post, saying the last album was shit. Remember, there was also the film score "Danny The Dog". Of couse, Mezzanine was the shit. "Exchange" rules and "Teardrop" still makes me cry. Most people and snobby music critics, however, agree that 100th Window wasn't anything special. But that shouldn't be surprising as the band has had a changing lineup.

yeah sorry we must have posted around the same time.

kramerica · Post by **kramerica** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:12 pm

Cryptic UK wrote:
kramerica wrote:
Cryptic UK wrote: i forgot that one, but anyway who knows what the fuck kramerica is on about.

If hes say compilation is shit then thats saying massive attack are shit isnt it.

what the fuck am i doing here
I corrected myself in the last post, saying the last album was shit. Remember, there was also the film score "Danny The Dog". Of couse, Mezzanine was the shit. "Exchange" rules and "Teardrop" still makes me cry. Most people and snobby music critics, however, agree that 100th Window wasn't anything special. But that shouldn't be surprising as the band has had a changing lineup.
yeah sorry we must have posted around the same time.

No problem broham. I don't want to alienate one of a few other people I "know" (

) that love trip hop like me. And 100th Window isn't "shit" as I said, just not nearly as good when comparing to their earlier works.

And btw, is that a british thing to say "class"? Does it mean "awesomeness"? (e.g. Massive Attack is class). I like confusing my friends with foreign slang.

Cryptic UK · Post by **Cryptic UK** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:21 pm

yeah class means great or whatever.

another good band........Lamb the album called lamb is class

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:24 pm

Cryptic UK wrote:yeah class means great or whatever.

another good band........Lamb the album called lamb is class

Lamb. Yeah! Cool.

Saw them live once. Holy percussionist, that guy! Good show.

-Mikael

forge · Post by **forge** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:07 am

Cryptic UK wrote:yeah class means great or whatever.

another good band........Lamb the album called lamb is class

oh yeah - Lamb - cant believe they havent come up in the conversation yet!

Gorecki is probably one of the all time greatest tunes as well

this thread sent me on a tangent and I realised I actually COMPLETELY missed 100th window - I had some vague recollection but it was bizarre to think I missed a massive attack album - got it online last night and also found my way to the Massive attack forum on their site and it's interesting alot of people there were saying they started off hating it but now it's actually their favourite

it's definitely alot darker - the abundance of doomy politics on their website (all about death and aids figures) probably gives a pretty clear view of his bleak world view these days

kramerica · Post by **kramerica** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:10 am

Just bought my Massive Attack ticket!

See you in September.

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:10 am

+1 for Lamb's "Gorecki" being one of the best songs EVER.

also had to put in a vote for "Dissolved Girl" off of Massive Attack's "Mezzanine".

kramerica · Post by **kramerica** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:12 am

Shiva, you're in Indy. You should go to the Chicago show. I think it's 9/13 (middle of the week though). FYI.

forge · Post by **forge** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:35 am

Likewise, I've just discovered 2 albums by Lamb I missed!

itunes preview shits me the way they just show you the 1st 30seconds - even if it's an intro

the review on the last album was seriously underwhelming

the snippets I heard of the one they put out in 2001 sounds ok

I see they put out a remix album in 2005 of the tracks on the first album - so obviously everything since hasnt done too well!

listening back to alot of this - I'm realising what was nice about the genre and the time (mid 90s) was that electronic music was still quite an open book - these people had albums with quite different grooves and tempos

nowdays you seems to get people sticking to a genre far more - which in some ways I think kills a bit of the innovation and creativity

kramerica · Post by **kramerica** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:40 am

I should mention that Rhapsody (the subscription music service) is the best investment I ever made, and it's where I discovered 80% of the trip hop I listed way above. You can listen to the entire albums and libraries of these artists, and it links you to their influences, contemperaries, and followers. I wouldn't have found Lamb without it, for example (I think I started with Portishead and/or Massive Attack).

Disclaimer: I do not work for Rhapsody or benefit in anyway by suggesting this. Well, maybe karma?

forge · Post by **forge** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:48 am

kramerica wrote:I should mention that Rhapsody (the subscription music service) is the best investment I ever made, and it's where I discovered 80% of the trip hop I listed way above. You can listen to the entire albums and libraries of these artists, and it links you to their influences, contemperaries, and followers. I wouldn't have found Lamb without it, for example (I think I started with Portishead and/or Massive Attack).

Disclaimer: I do not work for Rhapsody or benefit in anyway by suggesting this. Well, maybe karma?

got a link?