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Massive Attack began as an offshoot of the Bristol art community The Wild Bunch. In 1991, they released their first album, Blue Lines, featuring the hit singles Unfinished Sympathy and Daydreaming. This subsequently became one of the most influential British records of the 1990s, inspiring other projects such as Portishead and Morcheeba. Blue Lines ushered in a new genre of music best referred to as " the Bristol sound", but the press began to use the label " trip hop", which the members of Massive Attack dislike.
During the first Gulf WarSee also: 2003 invasion of Iraq. The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. The war started with the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. The result of the war was a decisive victory, several British media channels became anxious to avoid using words suggestive of war and violence, and Massive Attack (then struggling to become established) were forced to temporarily change their name to simply Massive. Lead band member Robert Del NajaRobert Del Naja (born 1966), also known as "3D", is a British artist and musician. Originally famous as a graffiti artist, he went on to become a founding member of the band Massive Attack. Naja, Robert Del. makes no secret in interviews of his political objections to U.S.The United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in aggression against the Third World in the name of democracyA democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies with the voting citizenry (referred to as "the people", because in modern times it usually consists of all people over 18 years of age), and all, often expressing regret that he ever agreed to the name change.
In 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an Massive Attack released their second effort Protection . Featuring two string instrumentals arranged by Craig Armstrong , this album featured a more lush, deeper sound than the first. This marked the last collaboration of Wild Bunch member TrickyAdrian Thaws (born January 27, 1968), better known as Tricky is an English rapper and musician important in the trip hop and British music scene (despite loathing the "trip hop" tag). He is noted for a whispering lyrical style that is half-rapped, half-su with Massive Attack, as he afterwards concentrated wholly on his solo career.
Massive Attack's third album MezzanineA mezzanine is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building; it is often low-ceilinged, and often projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in a theater, or for the first few rows of seats in that balcony. was released in 1998. Mezzanine showed the band moving towards a dark, distorted guitar-based sound, and, according to many fans and critics, marked a significant evolution.
A fourth album, 100th Window, was released on February 10, 2003. It entered the Top 10 in the UK charts. Del Naja was charged with possession of drugs that month. While some critics found 100th Window album not up to par with previous offerings, many found it a worthwhile listening experience.
Massive Attack originally consisted of three members, Robert Del Naja ("3D"), Grant Marshall ("Daddy G") and Andrew Vowles ("Mushroom"). After the recording of Mezzanine, Vowles -- dissatisfied with the change in sound -- left the band. Marshall elected to sit out during the recording of 100th Window, making that album essentially a Del Naja solo project.
Each Massive Attack album features guest vocalists, and so far the band has worked with Tricky, Shara Nelson , Tracey Thorn of Everything But The Girl, Nicolette, Sara Jay, Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins and Sinead O'Connor. The Jamaican reggae legend Horace Andy is a fixture of Massive Attack albums.
Their work has paved the way for groundbreaking artists around the globe such as Carnage and the Fiasco , Hooverphonic, Fischerspooner, and Delerium.
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