Yeah, this is really hard. Karmacoma, maybe?
Possibly my least fav. song on the whole thing, but that's probably just me.
― stephen, Sunday, 27 April 2008 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
like my first instinct is to vote for teardrop cause its the first MA song i ever heard when i was like 12 or whatever and it fucked up my world, but then there's inertia creeps and unfinished sympathy and five man army and safe from harm and fuuuuck
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 27 April 2008 19:53 (fifteen years ago) link
"live with me" may be my favorite on here, actually. gets more incredible with each listen.
― stephen, Sunday, 27 April 2008 20:20 (fifteen years ago) link
why aren't singles Daydreaming, Be Thankful and Special Cases on this?
― blueski, Sunday, 27 April 2008 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Of these, probably Angel.
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Sunday, 27 April 2008 21:12 (fifteen years ago) link
(but I prefer Group Four)
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Sunday, 27 April 2008 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
"Unfinished Sympathy."
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Sunday, 27 April 2008 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link
[Karmacoma is p]ossibly my least fav. song on the whole thing, but that's probably just me.
― Paul in Santa Cruz, Sunday, 27 April 2008 21:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Look how nicely I formated that quote. Here's the response I meant to add:
It's not just you, Stephen...
― Paul in Santa Cruz, Sunday, 27 April 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
pretty much impossible. 'safe from harm' is the only one that i have performed live (keys).
― banriquit, Sunday, 27 April 2008 21:56 (fifteen years ago) link
yay Paul
― stephen, Monday, 28 April 2008 01:58 (fifteen years ago) link
"Protection" !!!!!!
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 28 April 2008 02:00 (fifteen years ago) link
"Protection" is A+ would listen again
― stephen, Monday, 28 April 2008 02:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i can't get a vote for Hymn of the Big Wheel? Protection it is...
― avonhun, Monday, 28 April 2008 03:28 (fifteen years ago) link
hmmmm 'risingson' i guess. best encapsulates for me the moody quality this band often has
― Charlie Howard, Monday, 28 April 2008 03:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Friday, 2 May 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Saturday, 3 May 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
WAU
― stephen, Sunday, 4 May 2008 23:21 (fifteen years ago) link
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 4 May 2008 23:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i have never even heard protection
the album or the song
no protection is fucking awesome tho and deserves its own poll
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 5 May 2008 00:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I might've voted for Unfinished Sympathy if I had known it was going to get so few clicks. Overplayed as it is, it remains a magnificent piece of work.
― chap, Monday, 5 May 2008 12:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah this whole "voting for the 1 TRACK you like the most" thing is so unfair.
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 5 May 2008 12:42 (fifteen years ago) link
I voted for Protection, but Unfinished Sympathy would've been my number two, as they are the only Massive Attack songs I really care about. Both are brilliant tunes, but only one of them has ever brought me to tears, so I had to choose that.
― Tuomas, Monday, 5 May 2008 12:50 (fifteen years ago) link
So I put this together.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 27 July 2017 20:49 (six years ago) link
As much as Unfinished Sympathy is magnificent, I heard The Big Wheel for the first time in ages the other day, so I'd probably plump for that as my favourite. Nice list.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Thursday, 27 July 2017 20:53 (six years ago) link
I missed the crucial bit, ffs! ...heard The Big Wheel and it dropped me right back into some pretty intense times from that period, so probably...
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Thursday, 27 July 2017 20:55 (six years ago) link
Protection def my 1st choice with Unfinished Sympathy a close second. US goes perfectly with El Perro Del Mar's "Walk On By" St. Etienne Remix, as it quotes the lyrics.
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 27 July 2017 21:45 (six years ago) link
Alfred you could have included at least a song from heligoland or ritual union ep. Every song they've done with Horace Andy including Everywhen and Girl I Love You are great except that terrible Doors cover.
― dance cum rituals (Moka), Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:48 (six years ago) link
'Risingson'!
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Thursday, 27 July 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
Best thing they ever did: "Black Milk"
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 28 July 2017 00:26 (six years ago) link
Ranking these people and their wonderful music..
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:39 (five years ago) link
your evaluation of protection is unbelievably wrong
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:45 (five years ago) link
Nevertheless, I'm grateful for it producing "Protection."
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:46 (five years ago) link
I love 100th Window on a level on par with the previous three these days. I need to give Heligoland a proper shot.
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Thursday, 7 February 2019 01:53 (five years ago) link
so do I
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 02:00 (five years ago) link
I loved "Splitting the Atom" as the theme to the very doomed series LUCK
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Thursday, 7 February 2019 02:02 (five years ago) link
I forgot how great "Live With Me" is, truly one of the best "singles tacked onto a best-of" ever
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Thursday, 7 February 2019 05:16 (five years ago) link
I wish these guys were more prolific so I didn’t miss them so much, even their “bad” songs sound good to me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 7 February 2019 07:26 (five years ago) link
Heligoland was a slow grower - but it's now my fave along Mezzanine.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 7 February 2019 10:40 (five years ago) link
Wow, you must really hate 'Pre-Millennium Tension' to not even list it.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 7 February 2019 12:02 (five years ago) link
No Protection is worth a listen too
― Neil S, Thursday, 7 February 2019 12:03 (five years ago) link
Maybe its #4? (xp)
― dorsalstop, Thursday, 7 February 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
oh wow it's about a month and a half until I see the Mezzanine anniversary tour :O
― mh, Thursday, 7 February 2019 15:49 (five years ago) link
PMT falls apart in its second side, "Lyrics of Fury" aside.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 15:51 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I really disagree with that assessment. I think "Sex Drive," "My Evil is Strong," "Bad Things" and "Piano" just feel weak by comparison, because the first six tracks - "Vent" through "Ghetto Youth" are such an amazing run, but the whole album is ridiculously strong and cohesive. It sustains a very ugly, enervated mood and provides no relief or catharsis. I love it. It and Mezzanine are the two absolute keepers from this whole body of work IMO.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
The first side is his most concentrated work; I can listen to "Tricky Kid" on loop for hours.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:15 (five years ago) link
The PMT tour in 1997 was fucking wild. He played in almost total darkness. I saw the NYC date - Jeru the Damaja opened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDjdaIVZdLg
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
saw that tour too, in atl, think he also had his back to us?
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:30 (five years ago) link