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Blue lines

Blue Lines is the debut studio album of the British band Massive Attack , released on April 8, 1991 via Virgin Records . November 19, 2012, the official re-release of the album in CD and DVD formats was released [6] .

Blue lines
Massive Attack album cover “Blue Lines” (1991)
Studio album Massive Attack
Date of issueApril 8, 1991
Genrestrip hop
Duration45:02
ProducersMassive attack
Cameron McVeigh
Johnny dollar
A country Great Britain
LabelCirca records
Virgin records
Professional reviews
  • All music guide 5 из 5 звёзд [one]
  • Robert Christgau (2 star Honorable Mention) (2 star Honorable Mention) (3 star Honorable Mention) [2]
  • BBC Music - Very Positive [3]
  • Sputnikmusic 4.5 из 5 звёзд4.5 из 5 звёзд4.5 из 5 звёзд4.5 из 5 звёзд4.5 из 5 звёзд [four]
  • Slant magazine 5 из 5 звёзд5 из 5 звёзд5 из 5 звёзд5 из 5 звёзд5 из 5 звёзд [five]
Massive Attack Timeline
Blue lines
(1991)
Protection
(1994)
Singles with Blue Lines
  1. " Daydreaming "
    Released: October 16, 1990
  2. " Unfinished Sympathy "
    Released: February 11, 1991
  3. " Safe from Harm "
    Released: May 27, 1991
  4. Hymn of the Big Wheel / Be Thankful for What You've Got
    Released: February 10, 1992
R sPosition # 395 in the list
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine

The album reached number 13 on the UK Albums Chart . Its sales were limited in certain regions. The merger of electronic music with such genres as hip-hop , dub , reggae and soul of the 70s allowed Massive Attack to establish itself as one of the most innovative British bands of the 90s and as the founders of the trip-hop genre [7] .

Content

Background

Massive Attack worked on the Blue Lines for eight months, with breaks for Christmas and the World Cup. Songs like “Safe from Harm” ( Rus. Safe from Evil ) and “Lately” ( Rus. Recently ) were in the band’s repertoire when they were part of “The Wild Bunch” - a group of musicians and DJs from Bristol that existed in the period 1983 to 1989 [8] [9] .

Blue Lines , as a rule, is perceived as an album of the trip-hop genre, which did not have widespread use until 1994 [10] .

When creating the Blue Lines, the group drew inspiration from concept albums of various genres, the performers of which were Pink Floyd , Public Image Ltd , Billy Cobham and Herbie Hancock .

Music critic Simon Reynolds stated that the album also influenced the electronic dance genre, "shifting toward a more voluminous, meditative sound." According to him: “Songs from the Blue Lines work at a mowing pace - from a juicy, 90 bits per minute ... up to a positively apathetic 67 bits per minute” [11] .

Structure

Blue Lines contains elements of breakbeat , sampling and rap on several tracks, but its main component is traditional hip-hop. Massive Attack approached the American-born hip-hop movement of the early 90s, transforming live instrument sounds into mixes . In addition, they included the vocals of Shara Nelson - British singer and songwriter in the genre of soul and R&B, along with recitations by Adrian Thous , also known as "Tricky" [12] - another founder of the trip-hop genre. Blue Lines was popular on the club stage, as well as on student radio stations.

The font used to create the cover is helvetica . Robert Del Nye acknowledged the fact that he was inspired to create the cover by an image from the cover of another album - Inflammable Material punk group Stiff Little Fingers , which depicted the logos of combustible materials [13] .

Partner Del Nai - Daddy G , told:

“We were the lazy slobs from Bristol. Nene Cherry became the one who kicked us in the ass and dragged us into the studio. We recorded a lot in her house, in her child’s room. It smelled bad for months and in the end we found a dirty diaper behind the radiator. I was still a DJ, but what we tried to do was create dance music for the head, not the legs. I think this is our latest album ” [14] .

Rewards

  • In 1998, according to readers' reviews of the music magazine Q Magazine, the album took 58th, and in 2000 it was already 9th among Britain's greatest albums.
  • in 2003, the album took 395th place among the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine .
  • The track "Unfinished Sympathy" was nominated for the title of the best single in Britain in 1991.

List of Songs

Words and music of all Massive Attack songs ( Grant Marshall , Andrew Wales , Robert Del Nye ).

No.TitleAuthorDuration
one." Safe from Harm "Massive Attack, Shara Nelson, Billy Cobham , John McLaughlin5:18
2."One Love"Massive Attack, Horace Andy , Claude Williams, Cobham, David “Hawk” Wolinsky4:48
3."Blue Lines"Massive Attack, Adrian Tows , Max Bennett, James Brown , Larry Carleton , John Guerin, Joe Sample, Tom Scott4:21
four." Be Thankful for What You've Got "William Devon4:09
five."Five Man Army"Massive Attack, Toes, Williams6:04
6." Unfinished Sympathy "Massive Attack, Nelson, Jonathan Sharp5:08
7." Daydreaming "Massive Attack, Nelson, Toes, Valley Badaru4:14
eight."Lately"Massive Attack, Nelson, Gus Redmond, Lawrence Brownley, J. Simon, F. E. Simon4:26
9." Hymn of the Big Wheel "Massive Attack, Andy, Nene Cherry6:36

Record Members

  • All tracks are produced by Massive Attack, Cameron McVey and Jonny Dollar .
    • Robert Del Naja ( Robert "3D" Del Naja) - vocals, keyboards
    • Grantley Marshall ( Grantley "Daddy G" Marshall ) - vocals
    • Andrew “Mushroom” Vowles - keyboards
  1. "Safe from Harm"
    • Vocals: Shara Nelson
    • Recorded: Coach House, Bristol
    • Flattened: Matrix, London
    • Sound Engineer: Jeremy Allom
  2. "One Love"
    • Vocals: Horace Andy
    • Recorded: Coach House, Bristol
    • Driven By: Konk Studios, London
    • Sound Engineer: Bryan Chuck New
  3. "Blue Lines"
    • Vocals: Massive Attack and Tricky
    • Recorded: Eastcote Studios, London
    • Engineer: Kevin Petri
    • Sound Engineer: Jeremy Ellom
    • Bass: Paul Johnson
  4. "Be Thankful for What You've Got"
    • Vocals: Tony Bryan
    • Recorded: Cherry Bear Studios
    • Flattened: Matrix, London
    • Sound Engineer: Jeremy Ellom
  5. "Five Man Army"
    • Vocal: Massive Attack, Tricky, Horace Andy, Claude Williams ( Claude "Willie Wee" Williams )
    • Recorded: Eastcote Studios, London
    • Engineer: Kevin Petrie
    • Flattened: Matrix, London
    • Sound Engineer: Jeremy Ellom
  6. "Unfinished Sympathy"
    • Vocals: Shara Nelson
    • Recorded: Coach House, Bristol, and Abbey Road Studios , London
    • String Arrangement and Conducting: Wil Malone
    • String Instrument Engineer: Hayden
    • Flattened: Matrix, London
    • Sound Engineer: Jeremy Ellom
    • Leader: Gavin Wright
  7. "Daydreaming"
    • Vocals: Massive Attack, Tricky, Shara Nelson
    • Recorded: Cherry Bear Studios
    • Flattened: Konk Studios and Roundhouse, London
    • Sound Engineer: Jeremy Ellom
  8. "Lately"
    • Vocals: Shara Nelson
    • Recorded and mixed: Coach House, Bristol
    • Sound Engineer: Brian Chuck New
  9. "Hymn of the Big Wheel"
    • Vocals: Horace Andy
    • Additional arrangement: Nene Cherry
    • Backing vocals: Nene Cherry, Michael Taylor ( Michael "Mikey General" Taylor )
    • Recorded: Coach House, Bristol, and Hot Nights, London
    • Flattened: Matrix, London
    • Sound Engineer: Jeremy Ellom

Samples Used

  • “Safe from Harm” - Billy Cobham “Stratus”
  • “Blue Lines” - Tom Scott “Sneakin 'in the Back”
  • “Daydreaming” - Wally Badarou “Mambo”
  • “Lately” - Lowrell Simon “Mellow Mellow Right On”

Notes

  1. ↑ John Bush . Massive Attack - Blue Lines review. Allmusic.com .
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau . Massive Attack review.
  3. ↑ Mike Diver . Massive Attack Blue Lines Review. July 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ Nick Butler . Massive Attack - Blue Lines . January 16, 2005.
  5. ↑ Sal Cinquemani . Massive Attack - Blue Lines . November 2, 2002.
  6. ↑ Massive Attack announce specially remastered Blue Lines reissue (neopr.) . factmag.com (September 11, 2012).
  7. ↑ Frank Guan. Massive Attack's Blue Lines Just Turned 25, But It Still Feels Ahead of Its Time (neopr.) . Vulture (August 11, 2016).
  8. ↑ The Wild Bunch Biography (Neopr.) . www.red-lines.co.uk.
  9. ↑ The Bristol Sound Crows 'Massive' (neopr.) . Billboard (April 15, 1995).
  10. ↑ Guy Garcia. MUSIC; Trip-Hop Reinvents Itself to Take on the World (Neopr.) . The New York Times (October 25, 1998).
  11. ↑ Sean O'Hagan. Blue Lines: Massive Attack's blueprint for UK pop's future (neopr.) . The Guardian (October 28, 2012).
  12. ↑ they used to call me Tricky Kid ... (unspecified) .
  13. ↑ Steve Jansen. The Album That Changed Everything - Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines'. (unspecified) . Popmatters (October 4, 2011).
  14. ↑ Blue Lines, Massive Attack (Neopr.) . The Observer (Sunday 20 June 2004).
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_Lines&oldid=97844613


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