Unfinished: The Making of Massive Attack

[@NijFix]

Grant (Daddy G) and his mum used to come and buy fish from a stall that I worked on in Bristol Market around 2002-3. I had no idea who he was, even though I had all of Massive Attacks albums and loved them. He was always really friendly and obviously a popular guy around the neighbourhood. Anyway, longer story shorter, I eventually cottoned on and then one time he slipped me a CD which was a promo press release only copy of 100th Window and said 'keep this for yourself only... don't give it to anyone', gave me a wink and walked off. It was officially released to the world a few weeks later.

[@moos9019]

that's amazing, do you still have the CD?

[@garymclaughlin1985]

Beautiful x

[@christiangibbs391]

That is such a cool story 😎🤘 He gave it to you because he knew he could trust you with it! Respect 🙏

[@aryabanerjee1179]

Do you still have the CD

[@davidb6681]

They’ve done the miles.

[@smashingpumpkin1986]

Fuck me, I've been calling the song unfinished symphony for 25 years!

[@PauloNideck]

HAHAHAHA

[@michaelhunt3233]

With ya there

[@plamenvelyov4605]

Duuude...

[@lewisb85]

Same the title is a pun.

[@tobiasthiel5291]

Wait....that's not what it's called? :D

[@sallyb1689]

The Bristol Sound made me move to Bristol from Cambridge. Ten of the happiest years of my life. Lived in Easton BS5 when the tabloids labelled Stapleton Rd “the most dangerous street in the UK”. Absolute rubbish, it was lovely and chilled! I live in Wilts now, up the M4, but my dentist is still in Henleaze as it gives me an excuse to return and reminisce lol. Love you Bristol, always will!

[@joedent3323]

Uruguay.

[@KyOte13]

Massive Attack was absolutely life changing for me. When I heard “Mezzanine”… it blew my mind open. The music bits own was totally singular and innovative… but having the ear to recognize Horace’s unique gift … and showcase it , was brilliance. It created something completely new. Still probably the most groundbreaking band of the last 40 years.

[@lewisb85]

RIP mark stewart, the scene in this city wouldn't exist without you.

[@johnnygunz4455]

This was great! Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead forever! Definitely somethin in the water!

[@kenj8uk]

A great and brilliant track.

[@LutzTeichmann]

good taste dude !

[@guaguancos.montunodcubop8923]

The Holy Trinity. Respect

[@MG-ug5hr]

Blue Lines is the best album ever….period. Ran across this CD in the early 90’s when I was in Santa Cruz and was blown away by it…still am.

When they played in Toluca, Mexico at 2:00 am I swear a shooting star flew by in the night full of stars. Magical moment

[@AvithOrtega]

qué afortunado!, me hubiera encantado ido a verlos también

[@TechAngelx]

u were probably on druqs.

[@inoshikachokonoyarobakayar2493]

I'm American, and I admit that KZbin like 5 years ago is where I stumbled on MA. Glad I did.

[@Dtrollmancan]

This is real music, this is art in its purest form

[@brinhunter3494]

So proud of my Bristolian roots.... Love Bristol

[@sallyb1689]

One of the greatest cities on Earth! I lived in Easton BS5 for 10 years to 2011. Shame about all the craziness with Colston statues since then. But I’ll always love Bristol 🥰

[@TorrentsNicolas]

Now i know where and when should i've been born.

[@MissLethargy]

now i know where and when i ve been born

[@MissLethargy]

before

[@panoseddie9975]

just a genious band,one of a kind - love Massive from start

[@utd4theleagueutd4theleague17]

i miss it looking like this. i wanna go back.

[@viz8746]

One of my all time favorite groups with Mezzanine being an ESSENTIAL album for me - I had heard about the "Bristol sound", but had no idea these guys went that far back! This is early-mid 80s. That's the same timeline as Run DMC and Beastie Boys!

[@waystadtymphyndir7079]

Massive Attack with Bristol did huge thing to us in New Zealand. Basically top 40 was for children only.

[@diarmuidbyron-oconnor3563]

Musician. Dr Andy Keep (Bath Spa Uni) took me to the dugout. I then invited my college mates Marc Picken and Andy Phipps. Mark became MA’s manager,(and my daughters godfather),Andy became Banksy’s assistant. This all happened! Live the life,the life you love.

[@diarmuidbyron-oconnor3563]

I was just a witness , I did my own s%^T. I was working as a stagehand at the hippodrome and drank with this narrator Paul McGann at Renatos., honestly I couldn’t make this up.

[@LutzTeichmann]

that time you met people without phones. spontaneous happenings en masse.

[@scuba453]

I remember when they came out, around the time of the 1st Gulf War they dropped the word "Attack" and were only known as "Massive". Also, Shara Nelson should have been a superstar. Heard she is not so well healthwise.

[@liamgorman3947]

One of the very first forced virtue signals.what a band.

[@Mmxxaamm]

Now their track "Any Love" makes perfect sense to me

[@4ebyrator859]

Т

[@brinhunter3494]

Wicked classic windmills at 13.05

[@bopro8382]

LOVE MASSIVE ATTACK!!!!!!

[@awtriphop]

Love you guys. Great Doc.

[@soaribb32]

This is way more about the Bristol scene then the actual band and the making of the album.

[@mateogarcia6942]

Soaribb which is great

[@kylieboomerang3]

Big up da bristol massive!!!

[@safftropical]

aw man... I was born too late in the wrong city !! love these guys

[@joseitriago7672]

subtitles in Spanish please!

[@the_emmo]

beautiful

[@NN-vs2eg]

Like 1000 reached..yay

[@scottie26169]

anyone got a track list for this video??

[@8921melissa]

Me faltran los pinches subtitulos jajaja T_T

[@juanmeschini4513]

necesitamos sutituloooooooooss!!

[@janoxstorm5887]

Siiiii por faboor ayuda please!😭amo Massive!🎶💓🎶

[@josepatriciomontecinosoto5064]

Si porfaaaaaaaaa

siiiii

[@digital_2k]

hora de aprender inglés

[@mlourdescelis]

Guys, please what´s the name of the last tune? It´s bloody amazing!! :D

[@unfinishedsympathy245]

Outta Bristol but filmed in LA lol , just kidding , one of the greatest band EVER !

[@yuukiukiuki]

Thank you!

[@mrskilz4thrilz]

The second single "Unfinished Sympathy" 😂

[@ispinozist7941]

Narrated by The Doctor!

[@barty2381]

Daddy G, Emergency Radio 🔥

[@cartoonworld92]

St Pauls and Bristol forever

[@PoppySpatchcock]

Anyone know the track that starts at 6.38?

[@rcdftnt]

He loves you. I love you

[@thehoneyeffect]

I was waiting for the story of how they met Shara Nelson

[@taffytop]

Why did they fall out with the singer Sasha?

[@the38parallel]

Mark Stewart, The Pop Group.

[@juanlozano2007]

Any idea of all the background songs? Any?

[@callumpearson2061]

safe from harm, unfinished sympathy, i think they’re all from blue lines the album

[@thefinkie6459]

What's the song at 12:05?

[@JudgeFish]

3d is banksy

[@dariolivaja978]

Could be…

[@sullycliftona]

I was brought up rrr dragggd up a few years too young to see them at prime earliest was antiappartide at templemead shed they were too bizz2 b there .unlucky it was bad .but walks around Clifton and sprayy ,by 3».always resonates still they are underground..but not in r way .in short unthinkable things could of happened.they broke moulds ..and ..wahey ..still here ...

[@koko-yi5uv]

🤘🏽

[@Warp75]

✌️

[@brimleyhillmassive]

Young Banksy was a lower case g.

[@mr.workingclassag4066]

🌎🌍🌏🌐🌊🔱

[@lionelsilva8512]

I write from Argentina 'm an admirer of your art , I feel great. In one of your videos I could see a picture of Maradona , this is due to " the hand of God "? You set it to generate some kind of adverse sentiment against England?

[@Reprodestruxion]

Del Naja es holandés y italiano, de ahí karmacoma; Jamaica and Roma

[@TheGhostofgatsby]

Plus he's a huge Napoli fan. I doubt it was a negative reference...

[@federicomammana8109]

esto dice wikipedia, Del Naja was brought up in the Bishopston district of Bristol. His father is an immigrant from Naples in Italy and as a result Robert is a passionate supporter of the S.S.C. Napoli football team, as well as Bristol City, 3d del naja y el diego un solo corazon.

[@ds5448]

En cual video?

[@sDeluxeScrapbookKAISER]

Disgraceful. Hardly anything said about the great vocals and unrivalled contributions of Shara Nelson

[@caferacer01]

Kind of a piss poor documentary actually!

[@slartibartlast968]

BBC Documentaries rarely have much information in them, for some reason. Oh well, Blue Lines is a bit overrated anyway. It's good, but overrated. Half of it is just samples that already got used by EPMD and people like that.

[@houghton841]

I'm sure you could do better.

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

Okay, let's see you do better.

[@rogda123]

yeah ahreed its quite shit. the blonde woman is fucking lame. also mezzanine was miles better than blue lines

[@TheoriginalSpaceboy]

@@rogda123 Contentious !! Both great albums, but better than Blue Lines?? I don't know, Mezzanine was perhaps more 'polished' but for me the rawness of BL blew me away in 91 and still does to this day.

[@dantheman81811]

Good band but have got way too political in their older years. To the point of ramming it down your throats on giant screens at their shows.

[@gillsintheclassroom2135]

What song is it at 18:46?