Massive Attack

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:31 am

This morning I heard a song called Teardrop (which I posted to 'Chillin' thread) by the band Massive Attack. Although I had heard of them before I never knew their music.

Today, I have been playing them while at work, (often have music on), wow, they so far seem really good, and their videos are artistic.

Is anyone a long time fan of them? I like what I have heard so far.

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:41 am

unfinnished sympathy was abig fave of mine mike :-6

YouTube - Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:16 am

mikeinie;1222890 wrote: This morning I heard a song called Teardrop (which I posted to 'Chillin' thread) by the band Massive Attack. Although I had heard of them before I never knew their music.

Today, I have been playing them while at work, (often have music on), wow, they so far seem really good, and their videos are artistic.

Is anyone a long time fan of them? I like what I have heard so far.

you scared the **** out of me with that title!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:49 am

Odie;1222899 wrote: you scared the **** out of me with that title!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

:wah: I never even thought of it in that way...

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:38 am

mikeinie;1222903 wrote: :wah: I never even thought of it in that way...

:-5:-5:-5:-5:-5:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:12 pm

'Teardrop' live..................................

YouTube - Massive Attack - Teardrop (live)

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:54 am

Do you know what I love about music? Other than the fact that there is so much to discover…

It's all the connections.

What do I mean? OK, it’s like this:

On my way to work I hear the song Teardrop by Massive Attack, and I like it so I youtube it and hear other stuff. I share it on FG.

Then G#Gill posts a link of the song live in concert. The video shows that the singer of the song is a woman by the name of Liz Fraser.

Liz Fraser happens to be a lead singer from a band that I use to like back in the 80’s called the Cocteau Twins.

She kind of fell apart after the death of Jeff Buckley, (another fantastic musician) who she was in love with.

YouTube - Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

And now, full circle here I am listening to her amazing voice again singing this song for Massive Attack.

It’s amazing.

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:08 am

Massive Attack are rather fantastic :guitarist:D

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:31 am

I'm a big fan of Massive Attack. Very inventive and influential. Difficult to pigeon hole with the hypnotic way they use samples and different vocalists. The album Mezzanine, from whiuch teardrop comes, also features a great track called " Angel " which you might recognise from the film " Snatch " Fantastic base line underneath a great vocal from Horace Andy

Liz Frazer has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. Gives me goose bumps. Thus I'm a big Cocteau Twins fan too

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:50 am

Snowfire;1223468 wrote: I'm a big fan of Massive Attack. Very inventive and influential. Difficult to pigeon hole with the hypnotic way they use samples and different vocalists. The album Mezzanine, from whiuch teardrop comes, also features a great track called " Angel " which you might recognise from the film " Snatch " Fantastic base line underneath a great vocal from Horace Andy

Liz Frazer has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. Gives me goose bumps. Thus I'm a big Cocteau Twins fan too

When I was looking up for information about the band, I could not believe the number of shows and movies that there music has been used in :

Be Thankful For What You've Got - Bounce

Dissolved Girl - The Matrix, the Jackal

Eurochild - Skins

Everywhen - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: Simple Man)

Future Proof - Smallville (Episode: Asylum), Queer As Folk (USA) (Episode 12 of Season 3)

Herculaneum (as Robert Del Naja) - Gomorra

Home Of The Whale - Eye Of The Beholder

Hymn Of The Big Wheel - The Fan

I Against I - Blade 2

I Am Home - CSI: Miami (Episode: Recoil)

Inertia Creeps - Taking Lives, Stigmata, Numb3rs (Episode: Pilot)

Inflight Data (as 3D) - The Uranus Experiment (1999)

Karmacoma - 187 , Sleeper Cell (Episode: Intramural)

Name Taken - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: Butterflied)

One Love - Under The Skin (1997)

P Is For Piano - Miami Vice

Protection - Hackers, Sabrina

Risingson - Abre Los Ojos

Safe From Harm - The Insider, Definitely, Maybe

Simple Rules - CSI: Miami (Episode: Recoil)

Small Time Shot Away - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: Eleven Angry Men)

Spying Glass - 187

Superpredators - The Jackal

Teardrop - House (TV series) (US Version's Main Theme'), Prison Break (Episode: Tonight), Cold Case (Episode: Sanctuary), Charmed (Episode: Which Prue Is It, Anyway?), Occupation (Episode 1)

Three - City Of Industry

Unfinished Sympathy - Sliver

Wire - Welcome To Sarajevo

I am looking forward to hearing more of their stuff. I had heard of them before, but never really gave them a listen to. Pitty

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:36 pm

I have never heard Massive Attack before........................ I am now a convert !!!

They really do make a good sound !!! :yh_worshp:yh_worshp:yh_worshp

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:36 pm

Thats an impressive list. I had no idea. I'm not surprised though. Their music is evocative and lends itself to cinematic situations ~ like the Angel track from Snatch

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:08 pm

Teardrop is one of my favourite songs - the clip is awesome too. It's the background music in the Dr House TV series.