395 - Massive Attack - Blue Lines

[csberry]

I really fell in love with this album. Where Mezzanine seemed to drown in its melancholy, Blue Lines is a blend of soul, trip-hop, rap, and jazz that is cool and smooth without the chaser of gloom. Some of the songs, especially "Be Thankful For What You've Got" (which sounds like it could have been a career rejuvenator for any gray-haired Motown artist), are really close to retro sounding with how the sounds blend and yet gel in a way that sounds modern. This album showcases why Massive Attack is considered the pioneer of chill.

I'm buying Blue Lines at the next opportunity that arises.

Songs I knew I liked: "Unfinished Sympathy"

Songs I didn't know but now like: "One Love," "Five Man Army," "Lately," and "Hymn of the Big Wheel"

Songs I can go the rest of my life without hearing again: None