Massive Attack Research

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Massive Attack are an English trip hop group formed in 1988 in Bristol, the group consists of; Robert (3D) Del Naja, Grant (daddy G) Marshall, and formerly Andy (mushroom) Vowles. Their history dates back to 1983, the formation of the wild bunch, one of the earliest and most successful sound system to arrive in the UK music scene, becoming known for their wide range of musical styles, from punk, to reggae, to R&B.
Image result for unfinished sympathyMassive Attacks albums:
Blue Lines- 1991
Protection- 1994
Protection (remix)- 1995
No Protection- 1995
Singles 90/98- 1998
Mezzanine- 1998
100th window- 2003
Danny the dog- 2004
Mezzanine (remix)- 2006
Collected- 2006
Splitting the atom EP- 2009
Heligoland- 2010
Ritual Spirit EP- 2016

3D co-wrote 'Manchild' which peaked at number five in the UK single chart, Cameron McVey and Neneh Cherry helped them to record their first LP, blue lines, partly in their house, and the album was released in 1991 on Virgin Records. That same year 'unfinished sympathy' was released as a single, which went on to be voted the tenth greatest song of all time on a poll created by the guardian. 
Massive Attack are a trip hop music genre, which include a bass-heavy drumbeat, often emulating the slowed down breakbeat of typical hip hop music in the 1990s.

Unfinished sympathy-
Unfinished Sympathy has narrative lyrics, and is one single tracking shot throughout the whole video. The characters in the background of the video are part of the Mise-en-scene. The video begins with a shot of a street gang before moving to the woman walking (nelson) who is completely unaware or uncaring of her surroundings, which include drunks, bikers and disabled people. The song is about a break-up and the hurting, 'really hurt me baby' and maybe the women is desperate to get her partner back, 'missing every part'.

The unfinished sympathy music video-
The streets in the music video are represented as rough, shown straight from the start where the gang with the dog are in the middle of the street, as well as the young boy with the toy gun. This may mirror the pain the woman in the video is feeling. She walks through the streets with no fear, dressed is all black.

Blue Lines Album-
Blue Lines is the deput studio album by the English trip hop group Massive Attack, released on their Wild Bunch label through virgin records on the 8th April 1991. A remastered version of the album was released on the 19th November 2012.

Baillie Walsh-
Baillie Walsh is a British music video and film director. He is best known for writing and directing the film 'Flashbacks of a fool'. 

Post Punk-
Post Punk is a broad type of rock music that emerged from the punk movement in 1970s. They were origionally called 'New musick' 



















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