Author: MASSIVE ATTACK
Format: Remixes included
Release Date: 03-01-1993
Details: Amazon.ca The critical and commercial triumphs of Portishead, Tricky and Roni Size have established Bristol as a center of slow-burning creativity, but it was the staggering impact Massive Attack made with their debut album which first put the West Country town on the musical map and made reluctant superstars of Mushroom, 3-D and Daddy G. Blue Lines provided a blueprint for the sound which would become known as trip-hop, combining the raw soundsystem vibe of the Wild Bunch parties with immaculate production and the distinguished vocal talents of Tricky, Shara Nelson and Horace Andy. From the understated beats and deftly-arranged ensemble rapping of the title track to the smokey paranoia of "Five Man Army" and the unrepeatable melancholic splendor of "Unfinished Sympathy", the album is a modern classic through and through. It won the Mercury Music Prize in 1992 and remains the finest work of a frighteningly talented group. --Ed Potton Product description Groundbreaking debut album from 1991! Includes "Unfinished Sympathy"; "Safe From Harm" and "Be Thankful...".
UPC: 007777862282
EAN: 0077778622826
Languages: English
Binding: Audio CD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood