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Track List: Protection

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  1. ProtectionDownload & Buy
  2. KarmacomaDownload & Buy
  3. ThreeDownload & Buy
  4. Weather StormDownload & Buy
  5. Spying GlassDownload & Buy
  6. Better ThingsDownload & Buy
  7. EurochildDownload & Buy
  8. SlyDownload & Buy
  9. Heat MiserDownload & Buy
  10. Light My Fire (Live)Download & Buy

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Album Details: Protection

Release Date:
01/01/1994
Label:
Virgin Japan
UPC:
4988006800601

User Reviews: Protection

  1. 5 thumbs up

    , July 29, 2002
    Reviewer: landsong - See all landsong's reviews
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  2. not like Mezzanine, but still great!

    , May 29, 2002
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From AMG Reviews

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.

- John Bush, All Music Guide



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