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• Blue Lines (1992-08-11)

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Amazon.com The influence of Bristol, U.K.'s Massive crew on bringing trippy beats to the foreground is immeasurable. Not only were they the early test ground for other alterna-hop stars (ex-clansman Tricky, former songstresses Nicolette and Martina, and the lesser known productionists Smith & Mighty), they've spread their influence to everyone from fellow Bristol residents Portishead to Björk. Blue Lines is Massive's debut record and is the second musical union of Bristol's renowned collective, Wildbunch. The emotional purging and beat-driven orchestral movement of "Unfinished Sympathy" was among the first signs of life in contemporary English trip-hop culture. Other masterpieces, like "Daydreaming," which features Shara Nelson, Tricky, and other friends on the mic, throb with deep, dubby beats and soulful ambiance. Blue Lines marks the beginning of a musical legacy that is ever expanding. --Daniel Shumate Product description Massive Attack: Mushroom, 3-D, Daddy G. Additional personnel includes: Tricky, Horace Andy, Shara Nelson (vocals); Paul Johnson (bass). Personnel: Massive Attack (vocals); Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Tony Bryan, Horace Andy, Robert "3D" del Naja, Shara Nelson, Tricky (vocals); Johnny Dollar , Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles (keyboards); Paul Johnson (bass guitar); Mikey General (background vocals). Recording information: Cherry Bear Studios; Coach House And Cherry Bear Studios, Bristol, England; Eastcote And Abbey Road Studios, London, England; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Hot Nights, London, England. Arranger: Neneh Cherry. One of the 90s' early classics and a landmark album in dance music, Bristol's Massive Attack invented the 'trip-hop' genre, an ambient form of hip-hop. Born from the ashes of pioneering sound system unit the Wild Bunch, the core trio of Daddy-G, Mushroom and 3-D were joined on Blue Lines by soul diva Shara Nelson, reggae singer Horace Andy and a young Tricky. Together they fashioned a strikingly modern urban soundtrack that added an emotional intensity to the sparseness and studied cool of hip-hop, with Nelson's impassioned vocals on 'Unfinished Sympathy' helping to create one of the songs that defined the 90s.