Exploring Massive Attack & "Unfinished Sympathy" | New British Canon

[@TrashTheory]

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[@innnak1]

Great stuff! Thanks!

[@isolan9]

didnt name morcheeva what a shame

[@AbbyDeng]

Yes we need playlist!

[@real2real191]

This has nothin to do with this amazing song, but born in 1976, I feel also nostalgic for songs like I cant stand it ...by 24/7. Blond chick was so sexy & the music would put me in a jolly mood.

[@lexxiebodine1788]

Hey, new subscriber, can you do a breakdown of COWBOY'S By Portishead? It just reminds me of the two lovers: Putin and trump... Seriously, I'd appreciate it! Thanks🤣

[@cassandrawinona8748]

I once went out with somebody who said Unfinished Sympathy was rubbish, I instantly knew the relationship was doomed.

[@beeboy6967]

Great & wise decision Cassandra Winona ! I'm dating a girl who loves this song & loves Jeff Buckley ( as do i ) now if she digs Nenah Cherry, i'm going to marry this woman.

[@pukeyourguts]

wtf

[@cassandrawinona8748]

@@beeboy6967 Aahh, congratulations in advance. I think shared passions are a huge part of making a long term relationship work. There are some things so close to one's heart that if your partner hates them it's like they don't understand an important part of you and you'll never really be that close, that was how I felt.

[@beeboy6967]

@@cassandrawinona8748 Well said Cassandra & i agree %100. Early days about my relationship though but thanks anyway ( it's a long complex situation ) I wish you well, health & happiness in life. Most importantly go with your gut instinct about others & of course their musical taste. There is a saying....Don't trust no one that doesn't collect music & read books. :=)

[@cassandrawinona8748]

@@beeboy6967 Haha, I like that saying, and looking back at my previous relationships I would say it's sound! I think taste in music and art definitely says a lot about the values people do and don't have in common. And thanks btw, you too. 😀

[@asderc1]

A very proud Bristolian here, Daddy G lives about a 15 minute walk from my house and Liz Frasier (singer on teardrop and other tracks, also in the Cocteau twins) made me a cup of tea once, a lovely person.

[@___Angelica]

Liz made you tea?! I am so jealous.

[@primateboogaloo]

Robert's Mum and Dad ran a pub called The Beehive on Wellington Hill, near Horfield 👍🏼

[@bluefilmsltd]

Jealous! I wish I was from Bristol ): you guys have some of the greatest artists..

[@primateboogaloo]

@Kid Sunyata Haha, sorry - my mum and dad ran a pub in Westbury-on-Trym and knew them!

[@YumanoidPontifex]

a few years ago me and my friend were visiting her (my friend's) sister in bristol. at some point we walked up to the clifton observatory, and on my way in i almost bumped into this guy that looked kinda familiar. later i mentioned this to my other friend (who's been to massive's mezzanine tour gig in prague with me in 1999), i was like "dude, i think i bumped into 3d while in bristol" and he was like "a rather short guy?" so yes, i believe it was him :)

[@coffincat1465]

Massive Attack’s first three albums are perfect and mandatory.

[@mishamozhetbyt9234]

all albums!

[@HEARDIFFERENT]

Jonathan Miller 🔥🔥🔥🚀🚀🚀👍👍👍 totally agreed

[@Dancingontgesun1942]

Calm down

[@benmalone6139]

Hahaha so true. And this song is perfect

[@dislecsyk991]

I just wish more people knew this

[@christofjork8446]

I never knew the amount of influence Neneh Cherry had on Massive Attack.

[@requiem5179]

Trip-Hop is almost all I listened to for a decade. Massive Attack is the standard. Unkle and Portishead are up there too.

[@rajswami2179]

I too went down the trip hop rabbit hole recently .. Lets share some of our favourite tracks?

[@NotQuiteFirst]

I agree with the above, but for me Tricky's Maxinquaye was the greatest album of that period. Edit: with the exception of Endtroducing of course

[@GlassWaxRecords]

I’m with you guys. Kruger and Dorfmeister deserve a head nod as well

[@xyehstream]

@@NotQuiteFirst Maxinquaye, Dummy and Mezzanine are masterpieces

[@sieteocho]

Massive Attack's Blue Lines was at the forefront of a great movement, but there was so much going on in 90s music in Britain. There was Jungle / Drum n Bass. There was rave/ techno. There was Madchester dance / indie. Triphop. Britpop. Even the Indian people like Talvin Singh / Cornershop were getting their tablas out. Up north in Scotland, Boards of Canada was getting started. Other namechecks: Future Sound of London, Orb, Orbital.

[@tommylobotommy]

"Unfinished Sympathy" is my number one single of all times. It gives me chills every single time.

[@pumpkinpepsi]

Me too 👊

[@Etatdesiege1979]

🖐🏻

[@thewenik6876]

Heard this on a soundtrack. Paid a dollar for the disc. Put on track five, repeat. There isn't a parental advisory sticker, either.

[@thewenik6876]

@Jérome Bastin That was where I first heard this song. On the soundtrack. Thought it sounded very good.

[@AltCine]

It's a travesty that this only reached no 13 in the charts. This is one of the greatest tracks....EVER!

[@audioamateur]

AGREE

[@krusher74]

I think it's amazing, the average public cant cope with complex music, look at the dribble that boy and girls bands put out, most people like nursery rhymes. It's amazing that enough of the fringe of society got out and bought this to get it into the charts.

[@al201103]

Totally agree

[@redboyjan]

Still my fave song ever

[@mistateearuba]

#1 in the Netherlands ;)

[@Ech0.x]

Thank you so much for bringing some attention to Massive attack and trip hop.

[@jasonwilliamson1396]

I was 20 years old when this came out...I was living in England, East Anglia and as an American living there...I was fascinated by this song and heavily influenced my musical productions ever since. Driving along the english country side, Pete Tong radio show, in a ford cortina, in the summertime. This cannot be beat. Great music from 88-92.

[@medes5597]

One thing that's more unique to the UK electronic music scene is how it has a much a stronger crossover with rock/indie/punk than elsewhere. That's why you'll find a lot of electronic crossover groups either come from the UK or were most successful by far in the UK (ie Pendulum, Atari Teenage Riot The Prodigy). It's an interesting phenomenon that other places don't have.

[@fredrickevans6924]

Robert del naja being Banksy is one of my favourite theories

[@fongy200]

I know Robert. Well i'm aquainted through my work.I used to play Lakota in Bristol and Robert came in a bit. He has that baligerance that could certainly make you think it could be him but he never gave anything away.

[@47fortyseven47]

Banksy is robin gunningham not del Naja lol

[@lidu6363]

That feeling when I tell people my favorite genre is trip hop and they've never heard of it.

[@jonathanwalker8176]

This is my all time favourite song. Massive Attack have had such a positive impact on my music tastes. The 90’s was such an amazing time for all genres of UK music, not just Brit Pop or the Spice Girls

[@audioamateur]

It's way up there for me too

[@JonMichaelDeShazer]

You have one of my favorite music channels. This was so good! I didn't know how involved Neneh Cherry was in getting that first album produced. At this time 30 years ago, she was all over top 40 radio here in the US (as was Soul II Soul), little did I know how involved she was with this record.

[@ShalomMF]

I've regularly listened to massive attack for about 25 years and always felt they were underappreciated. This video shows their originality and influence was deeper than I suspected.

[@RazaqIshola]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS SONG. This song has been in my life for as long as I've been alive and I can't stress enough how much I feel this song should be included in the conversation of general music innovation greatness. Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@thewenik6876]

I have to agree. This is the best tune.

[@9000ck]

this track will forever make me think of learning to drive in Sydney, crossing the Harbour Bridge for the first time at night during the rain.

[@noxiousdow]

I love crossing the Harbour Bridge to this tune too. If you pass a bright orange Commodore with this blasting out the windows give me a wave lol.

[@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945]

28 years later Shara Nelson still looks like a time traveller in that video. Also great catch on Manchild's link to Unfinished Sympathy, how did I never notice that lol.

[@miou-miou-]

i would say "the pharcyde - drop" video deserves a breakdown... one of the most brilliant videos of that era.

[@headfullofmusic422]

yeees

[@danielbarkway4031]

The scratching at the start, the strings, the production.. just amazing..

[@theNickRYG]

Bruh I remember being a toddler hearing this song on the radio during forced nap-time. Never knew who it was. When i discovered Massive Attack as an adult and heard this song for the first time in 15 years i lost my mind. Powerful stuff.

[@morypal]

Surprisingly enough, I had that feeling when I heard Paper Planes by MIA in like 2018. Would hear it all the time while younger, completely forgot about it for a decade, and then finally heard it after ages. Weird feeling. Like, spine tingling.

[@haiybo]

How old are you now?

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Forced nap-time? Did you grow up in North Korea?

[@rubendurango667]

This might be obvious to TT and folks from the UK, but I just want to highlight how great Tricky’s first few albums are and how vital he was to Massive Attack early on. He’s such a raw dude in his interviews as well. Very passionate. You get the sense of how shit out of luck he might’ve been if he didn’t posses this copious amount of unique, natural talent. Hope he’s doing alright these days.

[@nikolaswow5401]

mans lost his daughter recently as well. i hope he gets through this. seeing him in concert in march.

[@phrayzar]

A few weeks after the release of Blue Lines, I went to a night in Sydney, where DJ collective 'All Funked Up' played all the sample originals along side MA tunes with live MC's, continuing on in the ethic of the release, almost like a present time retrospective. A night that both got me hooked on MA and introduced me to a life of record collecting. Just a note, not the first UK accent rap, plenty before them. Great content, thanks.

[@PixPunxel]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Masterpiece

[@escalatormacet]

massive attack is my favorite music group of all time, i never got bored of their songs and i can listen to them all day long for weeks because im not just enjoying the song, i feel something when i listen to it. im hooked to that feeling i wasnt aware they were this big and influential but im not surprised too, if i can only listen to one music artist for the rest of my life its def massive attack

[@limejuice3434]

YEEES! More people should talk about trip hop...Great vid. You can also talk more about bjork or if you want something kinda obscure Sneaker Pimps

[@limejuice3434]

@emmanuel de la cruz Yeah that's the thing, the genre is that well defined. there are a lot of acts that had a trip hop phase than acts who are trip hop specificaly. Obvious example being Everything but the girl. but even today, you can argue FKA TWIGS is kind of an updated form of trip hop.

[@SilentAssassin01234]

If you do an episode on Kate Bush I can die happy

[@kenrehill8775]

SilentAssassin01234 search on KZbin there’s an hour long bbc docs on her

[@SilentAssassin01234]

@@kenrehill8775 I have seen it

[@robindavis564]

It's incredible the influence she's had on people. I've watched that documentary on her so many times. It leaves you wanting more. We need more Kate Bush anything.

[@theMoporter]

Rip

[@AndyHutchinsons]

That song changed my life. I'd just started my first proper job as a journalist and was living near Bristol when it came out and it still sounds as fresh to my ears today as the first time I heard it. It's just pure west country class.

[@dormant_informant]

My earliest music memory is this song. I was around 5 years old, playing with my mother's cassetteplayer, and this song came up and it has always captivated me. Took me more than a decade to learn it was from Massive Attack, whom I did love other songs from. Great video again, keep it up!

[@Grybop]

Didn't know about Neneh Cherry's involvement. Interesting info, thanks.

[@manojmistry8302]

Haunting, emotional, groovy, sexy, intelligent, Creative and timeless! All this coming from the streets of Bristol. This kind of alchemy in music you cannot create artificially or by accident. Masterpiece

[@jesterssketchbook]

(sees video title). (immediately gets that tin-percussion intro to the song stuck in head)

[@benjamin.j.boatman]

Oh, I know all about Blue Lines, and its aura of influence. "Unfinished Sympathy" is an unparalleled masterpiece.

[@marcus8176]

m8 i never listened to much Massive but this was amazing - would love a breakdown of either The Streets ( Mike Skinner really paved the way for a lot of rap out of the UK) or Prodigy especially with the death of Keith, those dudes turned the scene on its axis. Keep up the amazing work.

[@tomorainns145]

You’re a very interesting KZbinr and am glad I stumbled across your channel, you’ve helped us understand more about music than what we could do by ourselves, keep making the good content :)

[@mrazlwgjarrettuvx67]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Masterpiece Thank you so much for bringing some attention to Massive attack and trip hop.

[@Chromaticosomaermati]

I'd love to see Underworld's Born Slippy.NUXX in this series... feels right.

[@fongy200]

Rez and Bigmouth were better in my opinion although when that intro starts it lifts the roof off after that it gets a bit to handbaggy for me.

[@pabloplato]

well, when talking about tunes that are british icons yet devoid of chart success i guess an episode on Underworld and Born Slippy is due (made it to number 2, would have been a 1 if charts were published on wednesday). and their odd history and permutations would make for a great story to explore in a video. keep up the great work, liking this series :)

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

True: they were underneath the radar.

[@juanarjuan]

Don't know if specifically Born Slippy, as great as it may be, but definitely an episode about Underworld altogether.

[@SunFlower-jo2vn]

Do an episode of talk talks discography, the way their albums progressed is really special.

[@SatNextTo]

YES!!! I second this. Talk Talk are vastly underrated and very influential. There would be no OK Computer or Post-Rock without 'Spirit of Eden' and 'Laughing Stock'. RIP Mark Hollis

[@sammyhill69]

Who went to go and listen to 'unfinished sympathy' by Massive Attack straight after watching this video!?

[@RogueBoyScout]

Ya Got Me LOL

[@JamesVytas]

This song live along with ‘Black is the Colour of my true loves hair’ by Nina Simone. Glorious.

[@cronkitesatellite]

I'm surprised I missed this video. Well, the important thing is that I've caught it now. Excellent work as always. Keep it up.

[@frankfrantisek]

This song is the ultimate best of all time. Everything about it is just perfect. The composition, the combination of genres, the sampled beats, the title, the lyrics, the absence of chorus, Shara's vocals and of course the signature strings that elevate it all into the heavens. I doubt there will ever be another song of this calibre. This certainly is MASSIVE!

[@robertrowan9893]

It might initially sound like an insult, but the album in question is great to wind down to - with the light off and and an eye mask on. Dumbed down visual sense makes for a more attuned ear.Try it, hopefully you'll give it a go with others like it too.

[@SuthesanSA89]

When Time past by, and alot of stuff get lost. Videos like this And channel like this, keep us reminded that, there was a great generation behind us and we have to move on, and try to make history again. But remember the past. Great work you do!

[@al201103]

Well...that was excellent. Had no idea that Neneh Cherry had been so instrumental and supportive in this album getting made. I take issue with the idea that US is less well-known than Teardrops...maybe it's my age but US was an instant top-tier classic that has never been bettered. Also, being picky, UK accents had been used in Hip Hop previous to Massive Attack - can't give you a name off the top of my head, but I know there were representations from as early as 85/86. Great video though, love it. Subbed.

[@al201103]

London Posse as a quick example - 87 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX_VmHmObMSBg6s

[@boombaby1769]

Actually, this is my favourite song of all time, and this was a great analysis! Good job!

[@vicdmise]

This is seriously my favorite "breakdown video essay" channel since "Every Frame a Painting". Well done.

[@noursarhan8695]

Happy birthday Blue Lines! 😍🎉🎊

[@josephyn89]

Dude I've been obsessed with this song ever since I saw this special. Love it and love you!

[@warrenxclnce]

hearing this for the first time ever must be amazing

[@nazb33]

You appeared in my timeline and I hit play. No regrets. I subbed half way through because your synopsis was fantastic. Great video. Keep up the great work

[@tokyocrystal]

OMFG THIS IS MY #1 FAVORITE SONG BY MASSIVE ATTACK, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK FOR THIS VIDEO😭😭😭😭💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞 Edit: I've wanted to know the background, history, and breakdown of this song for the longest. Thank you🙏🏾💞

[@ericaerkins319]

Wow, just came across this! Love that all these years later, I’m just now finding out about Neneh Cherry (who I’ve loved since high school) was connected to Massive Attack! Consider me subscribed!

[@galaxylucia1898]

Omg! This is brilliant. Been in love with Massive Attack since ‘95! I love finding out more behind-the-scene info. They are criminally underrated... wish this was an hour long episode but I’m grateful for what we’ve got!

[@karlthunderaxe]

"unfinished sympathy's bittersweet synthesis" i see what you did there

[@jasonklein488]

This was the second CD I ever purchased in 1991....... and Massive Attack had me hooked from this song the vocals and the strings ever since I put this into the CD player.... My mom asked me whom this was.... I was shocked, she was a Stones and Fleetwood Mac fan... and told her while I was listening in the living room... I looked over my shoulder and saw her jamming out while making a meat loaf.... One of my best memories ever of this album... cheesy but relevant... and now I cannot get enough of "The Spoils."

[@alien9422]

Please do an episode on the specials or ghost town, they deserve so much more respect

[@dvt1393]

I'm from the future to let you know that you got your wish! 😁

[@chaddelong998]

i grew up with the mind that massive attack and yello set the tone for this fusion of sound. i hear their influences everywhere to this day. bravo for paving the path. i love innovators.

[@adampaul275]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I learned so much behind one of my favorite artists and tracks that I never knew!

[@quantumdino]

As a Brostolian of a certain age, I love this vid. I would say you needed to include Smith and Mighty in the film and the influence they had.

[@DjSadhu]

Excellent video mate

[@rhatcher010]

I've been listening to Massive Attack for more than 20 years. I go back to them when I need to center myself. This is one my absolute favorite tracks from any artist. It deserves all the love. Thanks for this.

[@tenwalery]

You are doing the best job on youtube. You are number one for me when it comes to music.

[@FavioWinehouse]

Outstandig the way you read the subtext and those elements hidden in plain sight. Regards from México mate...!

[@flightnesssnowbirb8318]

You're easily my favorite music youtuber, I think the direction you're going in is amazing and keep up the good work

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

A friend of mine introduced me to Trip Hop through Portishead. I remember when Hooverphonic and The Sneaker Pimps were regularly played on the radio. I found Massive Attack by shear luck.

[@catharbin6259]

Unfinished Sympathy is one of the best songs I've ever heard. Shara sang her heart out. This is trip hop at it's best

[@nimue_8317]

Ahhh Massive Attack. My absolute favourite :)))

[@masterxyr]

I truly enjoy your videos and info. It's like meeting my idols, but without ever being disenchanted, but rather have all their effort and talent be elevated. cheers

[@FabulousFab72]

I wouldn't be surprised that Mocheeba was hugely influenced by Massive Attack. Great videos, gained another subscriber. Cheers from France.

[@56postoffice]

This is an excellent synopsis. Massive Attack's collaboration with reggae legend Horace 'Sleepy' Andy remains a highlight for me.

[@en0n126]

Massive Attack is well known to work with guest vocalists on all of their albums. Horace Andy is the only artist who has made a guest appearance on every Massive Attack album. My favorites with him are "Man Next Door", "Angel", "Everywhen" and "Girl I Love You". They're all great though. He's not a full member of the group but he seriously makes these songs his own. I seriously believe that Massive Attack is one of those groups that has not made a bad album.

[@FedeVicente88]

Man, I love this channel. It is a hidden gem in the bowels of KZbin. Keep it up guys

[@Audunforgard]

Wow! Neneh made quite a contribution to this wonderful music. I never knew!!! Big ups! Great video!!

[@johnberry5296]

Absolutely great vid. One of my all time favourite tracks and I learnt loads of stuff I didn’t know. New sub!

[@typhoidtyphoon]

Very well done. May you never run out of topics.

[@davidellis5141]

Unfinished Sympathy & Blue Lines Were the rare single & LP that were truly innovative & invented " Trip Hop " Came out of nowhere. Brilliant !

[@midnightfield]

I'm so grateful my high school art teacher put Blue Lines on during class one time in autumn 2009 - that made me discover Massive Attack's discography which now has many lovely memories attached to it.

[@StaringCompetition]

I listen to classical music, and acoustic music, the most down the years. Massive attack tracks provide an experience I identify with my other "composer" choices. Attention to detail, variation, and a good grasp of overall structure is what they excel at, plus the talent to frame samples, vocals, and textures with such unique touches to practically every track. Those guys experiment, with heart. They add the correct dose of change over time to repetitive hooks, which many many many electronica fails to get right. That's all I got to say!

[@christianbarros1580]

Finally i've got a decent explanation to my obsession. For some reason Massive attack's track "Unfinished Sympathy" still is on my mind, Big fan of Tricky Kid,( I've been to three live concert shows, "She makes me wanna cry" awsome song), still listen to Portishead and big fun of Radiohead (been twice to their concerts) since they were near grunge...Funny part i'm Chilean and i live in Chile, weird isn't it?

[@haukikannel]

This song is definitely among those 10 songs. Would take to deserted island! Many thanks for this introduction to this song, it does deserve it! One of my alltime favorites! It belongs in the same league as US3 and Vargo with very unique style of their own.

[@gerbendenheeten6905]

After seeing your Eurythmics docu I'm hooked to your channel, excellent inside/behind the music docu's, great work!

[@noklarok]

Scottish composer Craig Armstrong helped arrange the strings for the orchestra, apparently.

[@Franniiv3]

Awesome series! I really like when you cite samples you also illustrate their use in the track. Has anyone heard Tina Turner's 1996 cover of this? The production is far too clean and the strings are rather uninspired, however I did enjoy Turner's vocal interpretation of the song, with a sense of urgency. The 'Hey, Heey' sample is performed by Turner, and she appears to sing 'Bay, baay', which I thought was interesting! It's incomparable to the original, but an striking vocal interpretation by a 60's RnB/soul singer with a tremendous history and life experience.

[@gerryedwards9738]

This channel's great. Totally subbed. Massive Attack - elegant game changers!

[@PianoDentist]

Big up Brissol! I was from the SE, but moved to the SW in the early 90's. Bristol was at the center of music innovation in the UK during that period, largely due to the influence of Massive Attack.

[@ericgelders]

Cool and thorough breakdown of this song. It really shows how brilliant this song is put together in the first place. I was 19 yrs old when it came out, made a huge impression on me that actually never faded. Another cool thing in this song: They added a deep and wide echo to the drum beat that can only be heard on proper speakers/headphone, it's awesome.

[@iansouthward7991]

Brillliant! I loved this documentary. well done

[@MrBoyinabox]

Loving all you videos mate. Only just discovered you and have been binging all night. I've loved this track since it was released. Like many on here, it lets me feel my feels in a profound way but you've broken me, I've been calling it Unfinished Symphony. How have I missed that for so long. Great vid mate.

[@iambecomedeafdestroyerofwords]

I think Catherine Wheels Black Metallic deserves a video. They probably influenced a ton of bands but I never hear anything about them . Also Mogwai would be an interesting choice to do a video on although I cannot point out 1 particular song. Thanks for the consideration.

[@Thomasknife69]

A great video for one of the greatest songs of the last three decades. Watching this, I was thinking again about the things that connect "Unfinished Sympathy" to "Bittersweet Symphony", another masterpiece from the UK scene of the 90s. Obviously, the titles and the video clips but also the sentiments they create to the listener, sad and powerful at the same time. The strings certainly play a great role and, unknown to many people, Will Malone is responsible for the arrangements in both songs! P.S. I would love to see a video on "Bittersweet Symphony".

[@tonygohagan2766]

Have you done 'Keep On Movin'' by Soul ll Soul? Definitely N.B.C and It's a distinctly London sound, via Jamaica (as it connects to the Sound System Culture which leads into Raves, Acid House and the rise of "Superstar DJ's") and features Caron Wheeler, who deserves more recognition for her incredible voice and came outta the Lovers Rock scene. She was also a founder member of the vocal backing group Afrodiziak - another Unsung presence in Pop!

[@cassandralyris4918]

I was recommended your videos this morning and I'm so glad the KZbin algorithm paid off today. Really starting off my New Years on a good foot.

[@bobbyarchaic9649]

Unfinished Sympathy is such a gorgeous song. It has held strong for all these years. Every bit as beautiful today as when it came out. Flawlessly bittersweet.

[@tylercooper1551]

I can't quite remember where I heard it, but like 15 years ago I randomly heard teardrop and completely fell in love with that beautiful voice and the band. and no I wasn't the show house that I first heard teardrop.

[@BrendanMacWade]

Thanks so much for this. This is one of the most significant tracks of our lives. Seriously. We can never downplay how significant 1991 was for music. It was massive for Grunge, Shoegaze, Rap, Indie Rock, Metal, Pop and this new thing called Trip Hop. I looked up at a street sign and saw a Massive Attack sicker in Amherst Massachusetts in September 1991, at the age of 18 days after I started at University. I sought out Blue Lines, and that album felt as momentous and word-changing as several other albums that came out in the second half of that year. A year before I had Internet access, I knew that Unfinished Sympathy was blowing people's minds on both sides of the Atlantic. Nearly 30 years later, this video explained how my reaction to it was very common.

[@masterxyr]

I'd also like to add that it's not just the human element that Massive Atack brought to the table which sparked interest, it's how good their bloody talent and beautiful compositions are

[@glyph2011]

Ruddy fantastic video. Thank you. I remember this hitting the radio airwaves. I rushed out to get the cd single. It’s truly a seminal track .

[@ellalicor8510]

Thank you so much for this video. So very interesting. WOW. I was 18 & there at the beginning of their careers (Dug Out, Bristol) but I’ve never ever seen Nellee Hooper til today (Sep 2020). I went on to be a big fan of Soul 2 Soul, seeing them live twice. I’d love to learn more about NH & the direction his musical journey has taken and who he’s influenced (it’s inevitable that he has). They are all a Wildly Talented Bunch & make me very proud🔥🔥🔥

[@blahblahsonMD]

holy shit man you keep pumping these amazing videos on oddly specific topics and im loving it so much