Collected

Performer: Massive Attack
Artist: Sinead O'Connor; Tracey Thorn; Terry Callier; Nicolette
Producer: Nellee Hooper; Massive Attack; Johnny Dollar; Neil Davidge; Robert Del Naja; Nellee Hooper; Massive Attack...
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Massive Attack: Daddy G. Marshall, Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles. Personnel: Massive Attack (vocals); Elizabeth Fraser , Grant Marshall, Horace Andy, Robert "3D" del Naja, Shara Nelson, Sin�ad O'Connor, Terry Callier, Tracey Thorn, Tricky (vocals). Additional personnel: Nicolette (vocals); Sin�ad O'Connor, Terry Callier, Tracey Thorn. Audio Mixers: Nellee Hooper; Massive Attack; Johnny Dollar ; Jeremy Allom; Mark "Spike" Stent; Neil Davidge. Audio Remasterers: Tim Young ; Mike Marsh. Photographer: David "Sparky" Hughes. Arrangers: Massive Attack; Neil Davidge; Robert "3D" del Naja. COLLECTED is the first Massive Attack best-of anthology, and as such is a welcome addition to their catalogue. In fact, COLLECTED does a more than effective job of supporting the general belief that Massive Attack were not only one of the most groundbreaking groups of the 1990s, but that their influence has been pervasive, in electronica, R&B, and pop, in the years since. M.A.'s albums BLUE LINES, PROTECTION, MEZZANINE, and 100th WINDOW are equally represented across 13 tracks, giving a cross-section of the group's sweeping, claustrophobic, noir-ish trip-hop. The set excludes soundtrack work and 12-inch releases, but it does include a previously unreleased track entitled "Live With Me," an enticement for long-time fans who already own the studio releases. Unlike a lot of trip-hop, Massive Attack's still sounds fresh and inventive, making the collection an excellent, and much needed, release.

Rolling Stone (p.71) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Slowing hip-hop's funk down to a crawl, delivering dyspeptic raps in raspy whispers and texturing their tracks with the crepuscular film of heavy dub....[They] defined the trip-hop sound." Uncut (p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "COLLECTED is an impressive reminder of just how innovative and intensely beautiful Massive Attack have been throughout their 15-year journey."

The Bristol collective known as Massive Attack arose out of the acid house scene of late-1980s England to become one of the 1990s' greatest innovators. The group has changed the face of music every time out. They invented "trip-hop" on their debut, BLUE LINES, and then moved dance music toward a fusion where genres like dub, soul, ambient, and electronica merge so completely that categories cease to matter.

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