Massive Attack - Angel (REACTION!)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @Dmoralize
    @Dmoralize 2 года назад +1349

    This album is timeless. One of the best of all time. I don't know a single person who doesn't think this album is straight fire.

    • @dutchmastah07
      @dutchmastah07 2 года назад +12

      Just add me to that list of people you got there

    • @luv2eatpuss79
      @luv2eatpuss79 2 года назад +22

      risingson distilled girl teardrop...fire

    • @jvarn605
      @jvarn605 2 года назад +13

      I find it to be insanely boring.

    • @edamix3184
      @edamix3184 2 года назад +2

      The first half of the album is a series of masterpieces. But after Man Next Door, all the inspiration disasppear, too bad

    • @MSA
      @MSA 2 года назад +5

      I don't like this genre so I don't think is fire, wich don't stop me from recognize how well composed, arranged and produced it is. Just boring to me

  • @ReflectiveMethodology
    @ReflectiveMethodology 2 года назад +1352

    This album is a masterpiece. Y’all could legit do a marathon just for the album.

    • @Serdy
      @Serdy 2 года назад +42

      Absolutely recommend this

    • @RightsForUrFights
      @RightsForUrFights 2 года назад +13

      Me too

    • @YeiDCalle
      @YeiDCalle 2 года назад +8

      Agree my top album cd on my Audi fire 🔥

    • @AlexpPresley701
      @AlexpPresley701 2 года назад +7

      Hell yeah

    • @jjustinjjames5357
      @jjustinjjames5357 2 года назад +19

      Just listen to it first. In the dark. Good stereo/headphones.
      Then go back.
      Review.... ha ha!

  • @pipinfresh
    @pipinfresh 2 года назад +369

    This album was the anthem of the 90s for so many people here in the UK. Massive Attack and Portishead are national treasures here.

    • @jeSuisbar
      @jeSuisbar Год назад

      I play this music. Not many people know about them in America. It’s a good thing because Americans overplay shit.

    • @lillyvanpug
      @lillyvanpug Год назад +14

      Massive Attac and Portishead was my nineties soundtrack even in Germany. Pretty much my whole class was obsessed 🤩

    • @jeffcole9751
      @jeffcole9751 Год назад +3

      Loads of love from over here in Canada for both!!

    • @theyaregone
      @theyaregone Год назад +3

      Russians too!

    • @99problemsbutafishaintone35
      @99problemsbutafishaintone35 Год назад

      Damn straight

  • @standalone09
    @standalone09 Год назад +406

    Mezzanine has to be one of the greatest albums of all time, every track on the album is a masterpiece.

  • @gavinhay6627
    @gavinhay6627 2 года назад +371

    After all these years, this song still makes my whole body tingle. So much atmosphere.

    • @christinamichelleee
      @christinamichelleee Год назад +6

      And with the headphones on- whew.

    • @saamsuun4658
      @saamsuun4658 Год назад +2

      I can't help but just lay down while I listen, because the tingles are so intense.

    • @ryklaude
      @ryklaude Год назад +2

      i play this before my football games it gets me so hyped

    • @manuela-4m
      @manuela-4m Год назад

      Every time. Sweet, sweet memories.😏😍

    • @sheldonarmstrong9296
      @sheldonarmstrong9296 Год назад

      Coke music😮

  • @nfbuckeye
    @nfbuckeye 2 года назад +558

    It's unbelievable that this song is almost 25 years old. The underlying menace and the way they build tension throughout the track is unparalleled.

    • @lefunghi6151
      @lefunghi6151 2 года назад +11

      I’m 2 years younger than this track, and it’s been with me since birth (thanks das for a great music taste). And man does it make me feel older all of a sudden! Could’ve been released today and fit right in, so ahead of it’s time! Or Timeless

    • @kevanthompson2288
      @kevanthompson2288 2 года назад +6

      Have you seen the live version? Blew my tiny Youbtue mind when I saw it was an older looking Jamaican guy singing the parts?!

    • @TheOneTrueChris
      @TheOneTrueChris 2 года назад +4

      Out of left field here, but "Angel" was used in an episode of "The West Wing" in a long scene depicting an impending kidnappping, and it was a perfect choice, for the factors you mentioned -- menace, building tension. Watching the scene, you don't know what's about to happen, but because of the music, you know it's something big and dangerous.

    • @nfbuckeye
      @nfbuckeye 2 года назад +6

      @@TheOneTrueChris It was also used to great effect in a 2000 movie called "Go" that was really underrated. Guy Ritchie's "Snatch" as well.

    • @gigistephens4633
      @gigistephens4633 2 года назад +4

      I've been saying for awhile now I think music is digressing, but not exactly. We have plenty of bands/musicians putting out highly futuristic amazing music, it just it lacks a certain vibe that really keeps you from coming back over and over in the way a Massive Attack or Portishead song does for you.

  • @deanknight333
    @deanknight333 2 года назад +379

    Maynard James Keenan once said that he felt bands like Massive Attack were the future of music. I love love love this album.

    • @MajilBo
      @MajilBo 2 года назад +23

      I can see some of Puscifer's songs having been influenced by trip-pop

    • @El-Tejano
      @El-Tejano 2 года назад +18

      You had me at Maynard
      Imagine Tool or Puscifer doing a Massive Attack'esque song? Actually if you think about there's probably some elements already in their music

    • @Azg105
      @Azg105 2 года назад +7

      @@MajilBo some of puscifer is straight up triphop, not even an influence just the real deal

    • @mikea.4477
      @mikea.4477 2 года назад +5

      Moby is another band in this genre I would like to see the guys review. Pretty cool to see their reaction to this song! 🔥🔥🔥

    • @jambulance
      @jambulance 2 года назад +3

      @@El-Tejano I’d say the original Indigo Children was along these lines

  • @TimChalice
    @TimChalice Год назад +209

    As a Bristolian I had the great pleasure to see Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky all live in concert. Amazing studio artists and great live too.

    • @kimstockwell721
      @kimstockwell721 Год назад +8

      Yep, from Bristol too, very proud of all the above acts.

    • @brianwilson49
      @brianwilson49 Год назад +3

      @@kimstockwell721 and me :)

    • @planetdustbowl4825
      @planetdustbowl4825 Год назад +3

      Yeah I was very lucky to see them live with horace andy, so amazing.

    • @duhusker4383
      @duhusker4383 Год назад +8

      I studied and lived in Bristol for 8 years and once bought Grant Marshall 'Daddy G' a pint at the Bell in Stokes Croft :)

    • @jennypop4747
      @jennypop4747 Год назад +5

      My absolute dream. I was probably the only 11 year old girl in Kansas, US. that even knew who Massive Attack and Portishead were. I dreamed of seeing all of them live. If we got a time machine, I'd go on a 90s trip-hop tour and see all my favorite bands. They just dont make em like this any more. What was it like to watch them live?

  • @chikaBurton
    @chikaBurton Год назад +220

    to me, as a metal head, in my late teens, and being exclusive and not tolerant of any other type of music at that period in my life, when I first heard this, it just made me shut up. And I loved this whole album. Also, that first "breaking the intolerance barrier", helped me become way better musician later in life... that whole album is a masterpiece

    • @HM-2011
      @HM-2011 Год назад +2

      I hear you man. Massive Attack was my bridge to many other genres !

    • @Eclecktro
      @Eclecktro Год назад +1

      Same, plus I first found them on Limewire thinking (because of the bands name) it was gonna be some metal band. Pleasant mistake

    • @jabberthebut
      @jabberthebut Год назад +4

      Bring on Portishead

    • @AnotherFacelessDigitalNoOne
      @AnotherFacelessDigitalNoOne Год назад +1

      Heard. Felt. Experienced as a teen too

    • @crazymelomanka
      @crazymelomanka Год назад +5

      well, I've always been a fan of metal and... electronic music, but more like that atmospheric stuff. Mezzanine just never gets old. I remember after my first listen I just listenned to it non-stop 24/7.

  • @jakobfromthefence
    @jakobfromthefence Год назад +92

    First time I saw Massive Attack live was on 98’ Mezzanine European Album tour in Graz, Austria. They played in an ice hockey hall and performed an extended version of the whole album from A to Z plus a few older songs at the end.
    When the bass kicks in at the beginning of Angel, the first song on the album, it started snowing inside the hall. It was not snow but the paint that was peeling off the ceiling of the hall because of the massive vibration of the Bassline sound. It was pure magic. ❤

  • @V0KAN
    @V0KAN 2 года назад +181

    One of those rare songs that bends genres and infects anyone no matter your musical preference. It's tribal and it speaks to your soul.

    • @cybaboots
      @cybaboots 2 года назад +2

      True that I really really love this album it always cheers me up one of the greatest compilation of music ever.Love it

    • @J.Mesrine-NL
      @J.Mesrine-NL 6 месяцев назад

      Amen

  • @RiggySmalls
    @RiggySmalls Год назад +29

    Seeing you react to Massive Attack is almost giving the same buzz I got when I first listened to them in the early 90s.

  • @depht_
    @depht_ 2 года назад +124

    This is the last track I expected to see on this channel - one of the greatest albums of all time, never mind trip hop. A seminal masterpiece. Excited for this new chapter you guys are starting! Unfinished Sympathy, one of their earlier tracks is incredible. Still sounds futuristic over 30 years after it's release.

    • @notmyname4261
      @notmyname4261 2 года назад +2

      The original video to Unfinished Sympathy is superb.

    • @TomatoFettuccini
      @TomatoFettuccini 2 года назад +1

      "Still sounds futuristic over 30 years after it's release."
      Experimental? Yes, unquestionably. Futuristic.....sadly, no. It sounded dated in the 90s and sounds even older now. The drumbeat is a canned Clyde Stubblefield beat (something which defines the early 90s hip-hop and trip-hop sound and is heard in everything from Fresh Prince to N.W.A., Boyz II Men to En Vogue, and everything in-between), the soaring vocals are pure 90s, the synths are pure 90s synth sounds. Everything about it screams "90s" at the top of its lungs.
      Angel on the other hand, has none of those traits and you'd be extremely hard-pressed to say when it was released.

  • @twowheelsquirrel
    @twowheelsquirrel 3 месяца назад +26

    The Bristol Trip Hop scene was huge... Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead... ruled the roost.

  • @CB-nd9ki
    @CB-nd9ki 2 месяца назад +13

    The build up of that crescendo, and then the balls, the giant balls to back out of that payout into a mellow groove is absolute genius

  • @YourmanMogga
    @YourmanMogga 2 года назад +200

    im from bristol, and this band was so massively influential on British music. you can easily deep dive into massive attack

    • @reubenhamer2932
      @reubenhamer2932 2 года назад +8

      BRIZZL!!!!!!! and i agree

    • @jordieg-us4ee
      @jordieg-us4ee 2 года назад +1

      Any suggestions, I only know the hits from protection, blue lines, mezzanine but I really dig the sound

    • @reubenhamer2932
      @reubenhamer2932 2 года назад +5

      @@jordieg-us4ee there 2 EPs from like 2016 are really cool..the spoils and ritual spirit

    • @jordieg-us4ee
      @jordieg-us4ee 2 года назад +3

      @@reubenhamer2932 ill check them out thanks 👍

    • @puupipo
      @puupipo 2 года назад +3

      @@jordieg-us4ee Their album 100th Window is definitely worth checking out. It came after Mezzanine and is kind of a continuation of that sound but into an even darker direction.

  • @timothylunt2907
    @timothylunt2907 2 года назад +53

    One of THE GREATEST British albums of all time. Massive Attack are pioneers. An absolute stone cold classic. I have no idea how they made this so good.

  • @the_black_arts
    @the_black_arts 2 года назад +46

    You’ve stumbled across one of the greatest records ever made. I’m not exaggerating. I’d put this in the top 2 of the nineties, top 25 of all time. Mezzanine is a masterwork, full stop. Menacing, tense, dark, apocalyptic, futuristic. It’s 25 yrs old and still sounds like it’s from the future. This record deserves nothing less than a complete listen from beginning to end. As we see from your reaction, you just know immediately that you’re hearing something special. I cannot speak highly enough about it. It’s superlative by any standard.

    • @yzwme586
      @yzwme586 11 месяцев назад +3

      well said, agree 1000%

    • @jager9022
      @jager9022 11 месяцев назад +3

      Completely agreed

  • @tetleyT
    @tetleyT Год назад +72

    I love how they use the lyric "neutralise" at the same time that they throw everything away they've brought in up to that point. Genius.

  • @cklab_official
    @cklab_official Год назад +22

    I've listened to this song probably thousands of times and every time that guitar lead drops, goosebumps all over. Every. Single. Time.

  • @mrch6200
    @mrch6200 2 года назад +162

    Dissolved Girl is another good one by Massive Attack that you guys would like. Love this reaction!
    DJ Shadow's album Endtroducing is another legendary trip hop album. A good song to check out would be Building Steam With a Grain of Salt.
    🤠

    • @smgdroid
      @smgdroid 2 года назад +5

      Big thumbs up

    • @ghounds
      @ghounds 2 года назад +11

      Love to see the enthusiastic reaction to Massive Attack and 1000% upvote the DJ Shadow recommendation with one qualification: I know it's the big single and all but Midnight in a Perfect World has to be the track off Entroducing to hear first, right?

    • @brittanypung1676
      @brittanypung1676 2 года назад +3

      Shadow is the genre ❤❤❤

    • @supersucks
      @supersucks 2 года назад +2

      your taste is insane. up to dj shadow too! Love entroducing as a whole album!

    • @lxDastanxl
      @lxDastanxl 2 года назад

      Am pretty sure none of you have ever watch and heard this cover !ruclips.net/video/YY977SO5f2A/видео.html
      (If the link doesn't work search "dissolved girl cover SEE") Let's make this guy react to this video!! They would be speechless

  • @paulhenley
    @paulhenley 2 года назад +176

    Being from Bristol trip hop and Massive Attack and Portishead provided the sound of the City in 1990's. They are excellent live too so worth a reaction to them live.

    • @pifflepockle
      @pifflepockle Год назад +8

      Alright my lover?!

    • @boyfromoz7
      @boyfromoz7 Год назад +4

      Tricky?

    • @studbstrd3589
      @studbstrd3589 Год назад +1

      ….and rae and christian, and smith & mighty.

    • @skyebates246
      @skyebates246 Год назад +2

      I grew up in long Ashton but Spent a lot of my youth in Bristol.

    • @fyou2327
      @fyou2327 Год назад

      Where is Bristol trip hop? Wait did you mean "Being from Bristol,*?" You also need a period or even a comma after "live too."

  • @AdrenalineConcept
    @AdrenalineConcept 2 года назад +73

    The band was formed under such unique circumstances and a really solid array of session musicians over the years they are untouchable on originality. Mezzanine itself is just timeless and has aged like fine wine. It was innovative for the time on the tech front and held up. Once in a generation stuff. George and Ryan, you're in for a treat when you listen to this start to finish. A perfect listen.

  • @_Mike.85
    @_Mike.85 Год назад +47

    Horace Andy has gotta have one of the best and most distinctive voices in all of Reggae. Fantastic track and vocal feature by him. He's an absolute legend in his own right.

  • @GamboTheGent
    @GamboTheGent Год назад +107

    Sound engineering on this album is absolutely incredible. Sonic art of the highest level. Both artists and engineers were pioneers.

  • @UrbanTaxi99
    @UrbanTaxi99 2 года назад +65

    Jesus.. I was trying to get you onto this for years! Such an important band, and you hit the nail on the head when you said this should be where music is now.

  • @ImASimplePotato
    @ImASimplePotato 2 года назад +88

    Nobody is mad this is the song you ended up picking. 100/10 reaction as usual, how yall appreciate and approach music is how I wish my friends did.

  • @dream_in_digital
    @dream_in_digital 2 года назад +181

    Their song Teardrop was the theme song to House M.D. Teardrop and Angel are probably their most recognizable songs.

    • @elbruces
      @elbruces 2 года назад +3

      They used the beat, but not the lyrics.

    • @fredfredburger5150
      @fredfredburger5150 2 года назад +24

      Don't forget Unfinished Symphony!

    • @dream_in_digital
      @dream_in_digital 2 года назад +3

      @@elbruces I'm aware of that, that doesn't discredit it's use as the theme song.

    • @benkelly7182
      @benkelly7182 2 года назад

      This song was in a Victoria’s Secret commercial

    • @JFLY78
      @JFLY78 2 года назад +11

      Most recognizable Massive Attack song? I'm going to have to go with Protection...

  • @Newbie_John
    @Newbie_John Год назад +26

    I've been watching you guys for YEARS, and Ryan's reaction at 11:40 gave me the biggest smile on my face

  • @mdwm1981
    @mdwm1981 2 года назад +68

    This song is a master class on how to build tension in a song to an absolute climax and then back to the quiet brooding tension. The official music video adds so much to the experience as well and its very worth checking it out if you havent seen it

  • @ThePixies17
    @ThePixies17 2 года назад +216

    Meanest bass line you can hear live. Unforgettable experience... It bangs on the walls and beat your guts. One of the greatest "WTF" feelings I ever had in a concert.

    • @SierraHurtt
      @SierraHurtt Год назад +1

      Yes! This.

    • @dennisjungbauer4467
      @dennisjungbauer4467 Год назад +3

      Would love to seem them live as well, hopefully they still do a tour in the near future. :)

    • @jennypop4747
      @jennypop4747 Год назад +2

      Oh, man, I wishhhhhh 😢

    • @ursaminor2981
      @ursaminor2981 8 месяцев назад +1

      I'm so unbelievably envious.

    • @ryann6067
      @ryann6067 4 месяца назад +1

      I concur. This bass beat hits hard live. Its stirring…

  • @DL-eu9kb
    @DL-eu9kb 2 года назад +41

    This song was perfectly used in the movie “Snatch” That scene with this song playing in the background was awesome!! You should check out the soundtrack from that movie.

  • @Diesel_Budgie
    @Diesel_Budgie 2 года назад +102

    This album is incredible. Starts with 4 straight bangers, short interlude, then 5 more absolute scorchers. Also the bass mixing and overall production on this album is some of the best I've ever heard, just insane.

    • @AvithOrtega
      @AvithOrtega 2 года назад

      the mixing is great, the mastering doesn't, it's one of the releases of their time that started to suffer the trend of the loudness war, resulting in flat dynamics and loss of impact and energy

    • @reyhbrd
      @reyhbrd Месяц назад

      Do you have any good album recs that sounds like Mezzanine? Please ​@@AvithOrtega

  • @NijFix
    @NijFix Год назад +27

    This was unbelievable live. Was so loud and the bass was just levitating.
    Also, Grant (Daddy G) from Massive Attack used to come and buy fresh fish off a stall I worked on at St. Nicholas Market, Bristol. He slipped me a promo press only copy of 100th Window, on CD of course, about a week before it released and said 'don't give that to anyone else', with a wink.

  • @JJ-jw3yc
    @JJ-jw3yc Год назад +29

    I was raised by Gen X teenage parents so trip hop was my soundtrack as a child. So glad to see you cover this!

  • @Kimurakev
    @Kimurakev 2 года назад +68

    I'm not exaggerating when I say that "Angel" is one of the best tracks of all time. I wish I could re-hear this song for the first time again, you guys truly are blessed! Love the vids fellas, keep 'em coming.

  • @nyarlathotep6465
    @nyarlathotep6465 2 года назад +73

    No way, Lads thank you so much for this one! As a Bristolian this one was fantastic, growing up listening to Bristol’s holy trinity of Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky! This album is straight up one of the best ever written! Would absolutely love to see reactions to Inertia Creeps, Risingson, Dissolved Girl and Man Next Door! Thank you

    • @jacksmith4460
      @jacksmith4460 2 года назад +5

      big up the Bristol crew my babs

    • @nyarlathotep6465
      @nyarlathotep6465 2 года назад +3

      @@jacksmith4460 Gert lush mate 😂

    • @carlingram1003
      @carlingram1003 2 года назад +1

      Yes! Can we throw in Black Milk as a bonus?

    • @nyarlathotep6465
      @nyarlathotep6465 2 года назад +1

      @@carlingram1003 whilst we’re taking requests..
      Unfinished Sympathy
      Blue Lines
      Protection
      Spying Glass
      Karmacoma
      Sly

    • @dertodesking.
      @dertodesking. 2 года назад +2

      Risingson is a must for sure!

  • @chaost4544
    @chaost4544 2 года назад +58

    4:00 I think the reason why it sounds really great despite it being simple is the composers of "Angel" understand musical dynamics and how to build to something. It's noticeable compared to music released today where there's very little thought put into how soft or loud a note should be.

  • @danielhooper8082
    @danielhooper8082 Год назад +137

    This shit actually has dynamics, which is what is really missing from a lot of modern music IMO.

    • @m-4136
      @m-4136 Год назад +6

      Can someone tell what is meant by dynamics? Music for dummies lol please 🙏

    • @sebastianriquelme3513
      @sebastianriquelme3513 Год назад +23

      @@m-4136 it refers to the difference between loud and quiet sounds. It also has full spectrum of sound. Modern music for example has very low dynamics because all the sounds are nearly the same volume. It sounds like a brickwall and very tiring for the ears

    • @danielhooper8082
      @danielhooper8082 Год назад +9

      @@m-4136 in crude terms, it's basically how quiet or loud music is played. Look up 'the loudness wars'

    • @m-4136
      @m-4136 Год назад +8

      @@sebastianriquelme3513 right I see so it’s like to do with the depth and texture of the music, cool thank you!

    • @m-4136
      @m-4136 Год назад +8

      @@danielhooper8082 thank you for the suggestion starting from zero in my music education so greatly appreciated

  • @chroniclesofbeard3681
    @chroniclesofbeard3681 2 года назад +71

    Massive attack never gets old.

  • @happygucci5094
    @happygucci5094 2 года назад +79

    This album was sonically life changing

    • @Tel-Grm_Me_Lostinvegas0
      @Tel-Grm_Me_Lostinvegas0 2 года назад

      Thanks for watching ❤ Merry Christmas congratulations dm me above 🤟 on Telegram _Got you something 🎁 🎁.......

  • @Diesel_Budgie
    @Diesel_Budgie 2 года назад +123

    From the first bars of the first song (ie this one) you feel something you almost never feel in music: danger. That's a big part of what makes this so interesting: engaging the listener with unease, and then completely hooking them with pure liquid fire.

    • @jenbcamping
      @jenbcamping 2 года назад +4

      This album is so special and was so innovative at the time. I think they would like all the stuff from Lamb Fear of 4's, like the whole album is NOT in 4/4 time.

    • @lauralaine8678
      @lauralaine8678 2 года назад +4

      This song has always done something to me, it takes me far away to a movie in my own mind!

    • @redjakOfficial
      @redjakOfficial 2 года назад +4

      In this song in particular. It's pure Tension. How it's crawling under your skin, slowly building up, to then explode and fade away.

  • @xxJrrockxx
    @xxJrrockxx 2 года назад +59

    This song is so badass in the movie Snatch, it goes so perfectly with the scene Guy Ritchie is setting.

    • @ryanmustain6545
      @ryanmustain6545 2 года назад +15

      Is it when they burned Micky's mom's caravan?

    • @aperez5360
      @aperez5360 2 года назад +7

      @@ryanmustain6545 yessir

    • @cgrist7000
      @cgrist7000 2 года назад +6

      This really fit the movie Snatch, took it to the next level!

    • @chadmcfarland9660
      @chadmcfarland9660 2 года назад +6

      Don't think I got the minerals?

    • @Kinger172
      @Kinger172 2 года назад +2

      I was looking for this comment 👌🏼

  • @tajana2682
    @tajana2682 11 месяцев назад +5

    Thank you for the recognition. Massive attack is my favourite band. Mezzanine is masterpiece.

  • @mattyball
    @mattyball Год назад +31

    Let’s be honest here , you listen to massive attack with headphones on to truly understand and appreciate the sound and atmosphere of their music.

  • @TrayChester01
    @TrayChester01 2 года назад +27

    This song STILL brings the goosebumps and watering eyes. And with a subwoofer..... DAYUM.

  • @knittingnickel
    @knittingnickel 2 года назад +22

    Most epic reaction to this song, ever. Thank you, guys, for really appreciating this song. Very underrated, and a lot of people miss the little details you catch and love. Keep it coming!! 💯

  • @flemminglinnebjergrasmusse4509
    @flemminglinnebjergrasmusse4509 2 года назад +7

    Seeing that live is one of my alltime favorite concert moments. All live instruments - guitar, bass and drums. And man... when those drums kicked in you could just feel a slow building roar from the crowd as if everyone just had to really realize how absolutely fantastic the sound was. Crystal clear and perfectly balanced.
    And while sounding great the entire band just stood there in hoodies in massive backlight looking cool as fuck.
    It was spectacular.

  • @ChristyOFaghan
    @ChristyOFaghan Год назад +20

    Angel has blown out more speakers than any other song in existence

  • @ghefley
    @ghefley 2 года назад +53

    They used this song for the scene in Snatch, when Brad Pitt's character looses his mom in an arson attack. The music and Brad's performance together are an awesome emotional storm. ruclips.net/video/L7b4tKZb0xE/видео.html

  • @johnseward2934
    @johnseward2934 2 года назад +36

    Beauty infused with darkness/danger. That's the secret sauce. This album finds the perfect balance and superposition between the two. The music video for this is also absolute FIRE

  • @ihaveOSGD
    @ihaveOSGD 2 года назад +15

    Ive never clicked a video so fast
    u should also listen to "teardrop", "come near me" and "i against i" ft mos def, all three different from each other and all three really good.

  • @LZ10366
    @LZ10366 2 года назад +137

    Should definitely do their song Teardrop next! It’s awesome

    • @ryanzeigler9763
      @ryanzeigler9763 Год назад +1

      bump bump

    • @rybobuno
      @rybobuno Год назад +2

      The José González cover of that one is great too

  • @levivalentinovideos
    @levivalentinovideos 2 года назад +37

    I'm from Bristol, home of Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size, Tricky, I'd recommend Unfinished Symphony from Massive Attack, and get on New Forms by Roni Size!

    • @free1855
      @free1855 Год назад

      Absolutely

    • @mignob
      @mignob Год назад +1

      yess we need some jungle on the channel

  • @enemyofthesun000
    @enemyofthesun000 2 года назад +49

    This entire album is perfect start to finish. Music so good it feels like from another plane of existence or something

    • @katseide
      @katseide 2 года назад +2

      There aren't many perfect albums, but I agree, Mezzanine is a masterwork. Even 25 years later, it still brings the heat.

    • @dimegoat
      @dimegoat 2 года назад +1

      As is Obscura !

  • @ngoodey
    @ngoodey 2 года назад +47

    Incredible song. Incidentally, Massive Attack would agree with you about the genre name trip hop! It’s worth noting that the area of Britain they come from is very rural. Bristol is a city but not a big one. Secondly, it has a big West Indian population so there was a lot of dub and reggae around which seeps it’s way into Massive Attack’s sound. The band also have talked about liking hip hop and film soundtracks which also you can hear in their atmospheric soundscapes. Finally, fans of Luther will know the theme song is by the band. Next up try something by Tricky or Sneaker Pimps ‘6 under’ ( Nelle Hopper remix)

    • @MusicMissionary
      @MusicMissionary 2 года назад +2

      Aftermath would be a great one.

    • @JuanTheDjent
      @JuanTheDjent 2 года назад +3

      Portishead - Bristol as well.... #justsaying

    • @masonb9788
      @masonb9788 2 года назад +2

      Having Horace Andy sing with them definitely shows their respect for reggae and dub.

  • @emperorsoda
    @emperorsoda 2 года назад +41

    Every song on this album is awesome. Timeless album. My favourite song off off the album would be Dissolved Girl.

  • @SirWtfcharles
    @SirWtfcharles Год назад +4

    First time commenter and long time watcher, this is my favorite album of all time. Every song is amazing and it still feels new 25 years later. Please do more mezzanine

  • @Wolfeboy212
    @Wolfeboy212 Год назад +8

    Angel and Teardrop, both from Mezzanine, are arguably the defining tracks of the genre.

  • @austin4x
    @austin4x 2 года назад +25

    Such a good song. Video is amazing too. Video, dude running away from his fears and then he stops and turns around and faces them and his fears are scared of him. It's so powerful. Song is a masterpiece.

  • @nonfungiblemushroom
    @nonfungiblemushroom 2 года назад +15

    This is one of those tracks that just never gets old, I've listened to it so many times over the decades and it just sounds fresh every damn time...that build up and release? Legendary...

  • @halfalligator6518
    @halfalligator6518 2 года назад +12

    Massive Attack has so much "feel" in their electronic production. It's a rare trait. Normally I care more about melody and song structure, but with Massive Attack I love the window-dressings. Everything is so lush and vibey. It's the perfect late night album. It's like inner-city decaying urban environment.

  • @AhmedRaza-jd5fz
    @AhmedRaza-jd5fz Год назад +6

    This is one of the most legendary albums ever in any musical genre and was most definitely timeless and way ahead of its time. Im so glad you guys love this!

  • @mdfrenchy
    @mdfrenchy Год назад +4

    Massive Attack is easily in my top 3 of my favorite bands of all time. And I've been listening to music since the late 60s. So many amazing songs by this group.

  • @S3VTWSLVT
    @S3VTWSLVT 2 года назад +21

    "PROTECTION" is a track that will melt you.
    Along with their biggest hit "Teardrop".

  • @thorenhoneycutt8254
    @thorenhoneycutt8254 2 года назад +19

    The ultimate Massive Attack banger is "safe from harm" also in the trip hop family is DJ Shadow go for "building steam with a grain of salt" love your shit fave reactors definitely getting patron specifically for lost in vegas.

    • @harryosullivan9632
      @harryosullivan9632 2 года назад +1

      Ultimate Massive Attack banger is a tough call. Got to be Unfinished Sympathy for me, specifically the Pefecto mix, but man Safe from Harm is a banger too...

  • @lovelyweeburd
    @lovelyweeburd 2 года назад +69

    If you loved 'Glory Box' by Portishead, you probably need to listen to 'Hell is around the corner' by Tricky - both use the same sample from Isaac Hayes 'Ike's Rap II' (from the album ‘Black Moses’) in beautiful and different ways (Portishead were first to use it in '93, Tricky the following year)
    I'd love to hear you review One Dove's 'Morning Dove White' (especially 'Fallen'), and Lamb's 'Fear of Fours' (especially 'Bonfire') - more British trip hop type beautiful electronica

    • @sticktothefacts8905
      @sticktothefacts8905 Год назад +2

      Morning Dove White is one gem that ppl seem to not know about so much. They know Portishead, Tricky, Massive Attack, Air, DJ Shadow etc, but you dont often see One Dove in the comments sections

    • @lovelyweeburd
      @lovelyweeburd Год назад +2

      @@sticktothefacts8905 It’s a shame folk don’t remember One Dove so much. Dot Allison has the voice of an angel, and Andy Weatherall’s production is undeniable… * chef’s kiss *

  • @jmac4910
    @jmac4910 Год назад +7

    Every track on this album is just so masterfully crafted.

  • @gannonmooney3147
    @gannonmooney3147 2 года назад +15

    Maybe my favorite of your reaction vids-the ferociousness of the track, Ryan's initial premonition, George's immediate unspoken understanding and curiosity, and well the "bid dick" analogy is just too funny! love you guys!

  • @pinhead9
    @pinhead9 2 года назад +36

    Angel is great. You should try out a song with one of the many amazing female vocalists that have featured on their tracks. Teardrop, Protection or Unfinished Sympathy.

    • @frase03
      @frase03 2 года назад +1

      Elizabeth Fraser , Tracey Thorn and Shara Nelson, that's 3 class acts right there.

    • @annakissed3226
      @annakissed3226 2 года назад

      You do know the leader song writer of Massive Attack is a woman?

    • @mattd8725
      @mattd8725 2 года назад +1

      Or Paradise Circus.

    • @frase03
      @frase03 2 года назад

      @@mattd8725 Luther would agree with that.

  • @AngelDjambazov
    @AngelDjambazov 2 года назад +41

    One of the best albums of all time. Perfect for a late night drive through a desert cityscape.

    • @twisteddman
      @twisteddman 2 года назад +5

      this song in particular makes driving feel so cool LOL

    • @NRobbi42
      @NRobbi42 2 года назад +2

      Perfect night dive album

  • @smokejc
    @smokejc 2 года назад +49

    This album is flawless. Group Four is possibly the finest song on the album, next to Black Milk.

    • @verstarkt2192
      @verstarkt2192 2 года назад +6

      Dissolved girl for me

    • @TahoeNevada
      @TahoeNevada 2 года назад +3

      Teardrop

    • @lizzybrown
      @lizzybrown 2 года назад +3

      Group Four is BEST!!!!

    • @TheOriginalHairyDave
      @TheOriginalHairyDave 2 года назад +1

      @@verstarkt2192 the song that got me into them, but the early version that was used over the end credits of The Jackal. I heard it and I immediately had to go track more down.

    • @b.l.n.t.
      @b.l.n.t. 2 года назад +2

      The end of Group Four if you've got a proper subwoofer is fucking otherworldly.

  • @azulceleste666
    @azulceleste666 2 года назад +2

    I love the way you both present different ways of describing and interpreting the song. And I love the perspective your taking of appreciating the skill and talent that goes into making music, even when one doesn't like the genre.

  • @LoochMindReader
    @LoochMindReader 2 года назад +9

    This album along with Portisheads stuff, DJ Shadows Entroducing etc were the soundtrack to my late teens and early twenties. It was incredible ❤ Great reaction guys!

  • @brianjustbrian7216
    @brianjustbrian7216 2 года назад +7

    I love that you guys FINALLY fell upon one of my favorite bands/albums of all time! Please deepdive massive attack immediately! This album is truly an epic masterpiece.

  • @bergamo2408
    @bergamo2408 2 года назад +13

    the whole album is one of the greatest ever
    Black Milk is one of my all times favorite songs

  • @jffullum4325
    @jffullum4325 2 года назад +17

    One of my favorite band ever. I still listen to Massive Attack daily. That whole album is sick but the earlier stuff is awesome too. Karmacoma is great too.

  • @jamesdfulhamfc
    @jamesdfulhamfc Год назад +1

    This made me so happy to see your reaction 😊 - literally changed your life!

  • @simonpallister842
    @simonpallister842 Год назад +5

    This is my favourite reaction video ever. They totally get it.

    • @tomschoepen
      @tomschoepen 3 месяца назад

      ...and YES - Roundabout !

  • @domenicgalata1470
    @domenicgalata1470 2 года назад +16

    This band / collective is fantastic. The album Mezzanine was another step in their evolution. The album was a departure from their other classic album Blue Lines. More guitars, layered production and Horace Andy being a part of their touring group. Classic old school reggae artist. You can’t go wrong with anything from those two álbums or their singles like Protection. They will be on your playlists for sure.

    • @NoPrefect
      @NoPrefect 2 года назад +1

      Horace Andy is such a reggae legend, and suddenly then trip hop. Love it, it really is a fusion.

    • @nicolas.grisanti
      @nicolas.grisanti 2 года назад

      To me Blue Lines and Protection are amazing, i love everything about those albums, specially Protection...but Mezzanine is a masterpiece, is more cohesive as an album than the previous, is one of those albums you have to play from start to finish to enjoy.

  • @brettnfk
    @brettnfk 2 года назад +8

    Massive Attack and Portishead are two of the best representations of how creative the music scene is in my home city.

  • @tylercolby3118
    @tylercolby3118 2 года назад +36

    This album is a masterpiece for sure, the best song on it is probably Inertia Creeps but my favorite song on the album is Risingson. You should also check out Tricky who was actually in Massive Attack before this album and then he started doing solo albums.

    • @travo85
      @travo85 2 года назад +2

      Yess... Risingson. I'm with you. That actually is the best song on the album. It took a while, but I came round'.

    • @destroyermaker
      @destroyermaker 2 года назад +5

      They would loooove Tricky

    • @rebeccastarovich6079
      @rebeccastarovich6079 2 года назад +1

      I want them to react to Hollow by Tricky. I was mesmerized by that song.

    • @lizziepea82
      @lizziepea82 2 года назад +1

      You and i would be friends tyler colby

    • @tylercolby3118
      @tylercolby3118 Год назад

      @@lizziepea82 I'm sure we would

  • @WonderMommaOG
    @WonderMommaOG Год назад +1

    This is thee best reaction to this song by far. One of the few I come back and watch repeatedly. Thank you guys.

  • @samchapmanmakeup
    @samchapmanmakeup Год назад +4

    UK in the 90s was Trip Hop.
    The music, the art scene, the style. It was everything.

    • @Selina42
      @Selina42 10 месяцев назад +1

      It was all about the trip hop and big beat for me. 90s UK was 🔥 🔥 🔥 for music.

    • @stub6378
      @stub6378 10 месяцев назад +2

      I feel sorry for everyone that wasn’t there. Just halcyon days. Real music, real people.

  • @Rabant777
    @Rabant777 2 года назад +11

    I'm primarily a hard rock fan ...... especially groovey, doom / stoner etc, some technical, some blackened etc ........ but Mezzanine is simply one of the greatest albums of all time.

  • @FullFathomV
    @FullFathomV 2 года назад +31

    Yes!! This is easily one of the greatest albums of the ‘90s. If you want to take a deeper dive then check out Tricky, who was a member of Massive Attack before going solo. He also has one of the great albums of this genre, ‘Maxinquaye’. Or check out his song ‘Christiansands’ from his follow-up album ‘Pre-Millenium Tension’.

    • @clumsiii
      @clumsiii 2 года назад +2

      Maxinquaye! That album is so beyond
      i could use some nostalgia right now too
      drink till i'm drunk and smoke till i'm senseless

    • @danielkrawczyk8808
      @danielkrawczyk8808 2 года назад +1

      Yessss Christiansands!!!!!!

    • @redjakOfficial
      @redjakOfficial 2 года назад +1

      How about some Portishead in there ?

    • @FullFathomV
      @FullFathomV 2 года назад +1

      @@redjakOfficial They already reacted to / know about Portishead

    • @amu444
      @amu444 2 года назад +2

      Tricky - Maxinquaye, seconding that! Track - Abbaon Fat Tracks; Black Steel (Public Enemy cover)

  • @kohhna
    @kohhna 2 года назад +99

    I would love a trip hop marathon. Massive Attack alone have so many good cuts, Inertia Creeps, Man Next Door, Karmacoma and of course the other really big 2 Unfinished Sympathy and Teardrop (aka the music from House). Other stuff, Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground was iconic back in the day. Portishead are just ungodly sublime music. Tricky from Massive Attacks solo material is absolutely dope as well, Hell Is Around The Corner which uses the beat from Glory Box and the cover of Public Enemy Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos are off the chain.
    More recently Sevdeliza did a song that was obviously a tribute to the Bristol Trip-Hop scene called Rhodes. It was both a great tribute and banger in its own right.
    (Also, not to be a NARC or anything but Massive Attack are three people. There is a very credible theory that Rob, one of the three, is the secret identity of the street artist Banksy. Unconfirmed but personally, I believe it.)

    • @MrMandelll
      @MrMandelll 2 года назад +1

      Guess you already heard it, a bit older than Rhodes, but soo good: SEVDALIZA - LIBERTINE

    • @misha-jz4yx
      @misha-jz4yx 2 года назад +1

      Hell is Round the Corner never leaves my top list. chills

    • @KasaiKouhai
      @KasaiKouhai Год назад +1

      i think i might be the only one who prefers Heligoland over everything else, that album is just so damn good and special. Splitting the Atom, Girl I love you, Psyche, Paradise Circus, all masterpieces that everybody should hear!

    • @pifflepockle
      @pifflepockle Год назад +1

      Aye. Love Black Steel

    • @lovelyweeburd
      @lovelyweeburd Год назад +2

      Karmacoma is a brilliant track. And fantastic use of it in the ‘Showgirls’ soundtrack!

  • @calskuthorpe7406
    @calskuthorpe7406 Год назад +4

    Mezzanine is an all-time album for me. Just sublime from top to bottom. It slides effortlessly from grimy claustrophobia to euphoric joy to bittersweet melancholia, and every mood it delivers is so all-enveloping that you don't want it to end.

  • @megatryn
    @megatryn 2 года назад +3

    I have never had as much chills as when I first saw Massive Attack live for the first time in '99 and this song came on.
    It's something about being hit by those low, rumbeling sub-bass lines you can't hear but those huge concert speakers vibrates your core.

  • @Missylife-t7m
    @Missylife-t7m 2 года назад +9

    So happy to see a reaction to Massive Attack. They are a legendary British band. Best tracks for me are: 'Unfinished Sympathy - absolute masterpiece ( needs a reaction) 'Teardrop' and my personal favourite is 'Protection' featuring beautiful vocals from Tracey Thorn.

  • @Mountprospect1
    @Mountprospect1 2 года назад +7

    great reaction!! Massive at their absolute sonic peak. The whole album is perfection. They absolutely mastered the use of space in their sound. I still think of these guys as totally cutting edge

  • @MrPlainoldjack
    @MrPlainoldjack 2 года назад +24

    I really expected you to do teardrop tbh, they’re an awesome band with a lot of iconic tracks. Teardrop is one you should definitely listen to.

  • @silence447
    @silence447 2 года назад +2

    Loved this reaction - thanks, guys! Mezzanine is a flawless album - everyone had a copy of it back in the day. Everyone. You'd go to parties and it would run on a loop and never get old. Highly recommend that you go see Massive Attack live if they ever tour again. The music combined with their immersive visuals is an unforgettable experience.

  • @z0h33y
    @z0h33y Год назад +5

    Been a trip hop head for over 10 years, and its great to see peoples reaction to the music. I meet a lot of people who say they've never heard the genre before, but show 'em some "Clubbed to Death" by Rob Dougan, some, "6 Underground" by Sneaker Pimps, and some, "Teardrop" by Massive Attack, and it turns out alot of people HAVE come across the genre at some point. That outta the way. You've heard Portishead, and Massive Attack (also Zero7 apparently). There's a ton of other bands/outfits, and you've heard some of the more important ones, but some of the standout ones missing are Sneaker Pimps (i suggest their songs "walking zero" or "6 underground"), and DJ Shadow (i suggest his songs "building steam with a grain of salt" or "midnight in a perfect world"). Of course i could list off dozens of others but these cover your bases.

  • @llazarus7190
    @llazarus7190 2 года назад +68

    I've been dying to see your reactions to this particular song for a long time. One thing about the Brits, their music is always about 20 years ahead of our's. Always has been with every generation. You can hear this style used almost everywhere now. Mezzanine is not only one of the greatest albums of it's kind, but it is also the swan song of the last century. Easily the best album of the 90's and a perfect way to end that place and time. Flawless in every way and a testament to a style that really can't be categorized. It is an album for fans of all music.

    • @RichardWHardwick
      @RichardWHardwick 2 года назад +1

      thanks man, but not true with punk, or rock n roll, but thanks, some of our music is way cool and groundbreaking, and Massive Attack are up there, and they helped change my musical direction

    • @Bdoc76
      @Bdoc76 2 года назад +1

      I don't necessarily disagree but this is a ridiculously controversial statement.
      Some outrageous work produced back in the 90s

    • @NR-iw4sp
      @NR-iw4sp 2 года назад

      spot on, mate

    • @MusicMissionary
      @MusicMissionary 2 года назад +1

      @@RichardWHardwick Maybe you could say they sometimes appreciate our culture better than we do. We hear it reflected back and it sounds new and familiar at the same time. That's definitely how it was with the blues.

    • @MackerelCat
      @MackerelCat Год назад

      @@RichardWHardwickpunk started in the uk in the 70s it’s widely acknowledged

  • @peterhineinlegen4672
    @peterhineinlegen4672 2 года назад +8

    Their song Dissolved Girl is what Neo was listening to at the beginning of the Matrix.

  • @khaiamd
    @khaiamd 2 года назад +17

    Blowback by Tricky had some bangers and is a full album work of art.

  • @Teddytrick62
    @Teddytrick62 5 месяцев назад +2

    I am 61 , i have Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky albums. It is without some of the most extraordinary and inventive music i have ever heard. I am so proud to be British when i see these reactions.

    • @AdoniaTT
      @AdoniaTT 4 месяца назад

      I'm a bit younger...but...Massive Attack is one of the best bands of all time!

  • @manonthestreet1703
    @manonthestreet1703 Год назад +7

    This song was used brilliantly in the film 'Snatch'

  • @tavo9101
    @tavo9101 2 года назад +8

    I'm into Hard Core, Metal and HipHop and this album is right there in my top 10, shit is beyond its time, still is! Gold!