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  • Audio CD (27 Mar 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B000E5L8D4
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 915 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Safe From Harm
2. Karmacoma
3. Angel
4. Teardrop
5. Inertia Creeps
6. Protection
7. Butterfly Caught
8. Unfinished Sympathy
9. Risingson
10. Future Proof
11. Five Man Army
12. What Your Soul Sings
13. Sly
14. Live With Me

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The group who single-handedly created the woozy, sexual, cinematic, and meditative dance genre known as trip-hop with their 1991 masterpiece Blue Lines later went on to craft gorgeous soundtrack music and generally emerge as one of the most forward-thinking, fastidious, and s-l-o-w production teams in pop music. Collected, a best-of compilation straddling the group's career, is the kind of record that reeks "contractual obligation," but that's not meant as a diss. If a kick-ass collection like this is what it takes for this heady group to keep the record execs happy while they slowly hone a new album, so be it. Much of the older tunes sound remarkably contemporary, which isn't surprising when you consider Massive Attack have always mixed styles in radical, new ways. The one new tune included to entice die-hard fans, the slowly percolating and deeply bluesy "Live With Me," is what soul music will sound like in the future. --Mike McGonigal


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With their critically acclaimed albums clocking up millions of sales worldwide, a clutch of awards and a new album due for release in early 2007, the time felt right for a Massive Attack "Best Of", an apt reminder of their musical legacy to date. The album is entitled Collected and features all their key tracks and the new single "Live With Me" which features Terry Callier on vocals.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!!, 11 April 2006
By M. Gardner "Afro Matt" (Somerset, England) - See all my reviews
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The track listing speaks for itself really, heading back in trip-hop nostalgia to Blue Lines' beautiful opener 'Safe From Harm'. There is absolutelu no lack of classic tunes here, every track is welcome. At the top of their game, Massive Attack were untouchable. This collection succeeds in showing why. A good place for Massive Attack newbies to start. If you're a veteran, chances are you've got the albums and most of these tunes already. If you're curious then this is a perfect place to begin; a fantastic 'best of' collection. Check it out!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent 'Best of' album, 9 Nov 2006
By Mike J. Wheeler (Kingswinford, England) - See all my reviews
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This is an excellent 'Best of' album. I must admit that Massive Attack largely passed me by when this stuff was first out. Probably my age!! I got into listening to them when I heard 'Mezzanine'. However listening to this compilation demonstrates how inventive they were. The idea of bringing guest singers in for so many of the tracks was a definite plus as it adds variety. The music is smooth all the way through. Some of it is beautiful but always dark-tinged.

Stand out tracks are 'Angel', 'Teardrop', 'Safe from Harm' and 'Unfinished Sympathy'. I would say that the better tracks are those that have female vocals but the music all round is very good. A great introduction to Massive Attack, but you should also buy 'Mezzanine' if you haven't got it.

Good buy.
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59 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Massivily Attacking The Airwaves, 13 May 2006
By Phill "thanewdanger" (London) - See all my reviews
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Now normally i'm not really one to buy greatest hits albums but with this one i just couldn't resist.Massive Attack that helped (along with Portishead and Tricky)define the poignant trip-hop genre that was popular throughout the 90's this is a great run down of what Massive Attack are about and if your new to them this album is essential.

1.Safe From Harm - Taken from their debut 'Blue Lines' and features some great vocal stylings of Shara Nelson this is one of the highlights and one of my favourite songs overall 10/10

2.Karmacoma - This is one of the only songs im not crazy about the vocalist just seems to babble about..well nothing really it's one of the on duds on her 4/10

3.Angel - This is an interesting song it features the legendary roots reggae singer Horace Andy and the song is a rehash of his own song "You Are My Angel" its one of the most sexiest...yes this song is very sexy to me anyway and Horace Andy's vocals are fantastic this sounds great through headphones 10/10

4.Teardrop - My absolute favourite and i'm not alone here this song was not only Massive Attack's biggest hit but its the song that made them a mainstream success with the so-beautiful-it-hurts vocals by the former Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser this is also a very sexy song it was accompanied by a very artist and ahead of its time video which till this day still leaves me gobsmacked everytime i see it this also stands as one of my favourite songs of all time 10/10

5.Inernia Creeps - A cool song with a eastern influence one of the most original songs on the CD i would say. Again the same vocalist from track 2 but this time it works and turns out to be a satisfactory song it has a very good build up 10/10

6.Protection - Taken from the album of the same name this song as guest vocals from Tracy Thorn who sang in the group Everything But The Girl this song is the longest clocking over 7 minutes its a great song and Tracy's voice is just mesmerising i played this song alot and for some reason it reminded me of Beth Orton a definate highlight 10/10

7.Butterfly Caught - The song is taken from the low-key album "100th Window" (which is great by the way) a very electronic song that honestly doesnt really do anything for me it's ok to listen to once in a while but i wouldn't say it was great the minimalistic vocals are quite good and is a song that stands out but it's a bit too dancey for me 7/10

8.Unfinished Sympathy - What can i say about this song that hasn't been said already its a musical masterpiece after being said in various music polls as the best song of all time i think there is some truth there it features vocals by Shara Nelson who sang on "Safe From Harm".This is one of those ultimate "ive been done wrong" songs this is also one of my favourite songs of all time and one of the best on the album 10/10

9.Risingson - I remember catching the video to this song a long time ago and thinking "what the hell" i used to think this song was terrible but it's actually not that bad it's got a catchy vibe but again not exactly the best song but a joy to listen to once in a while 8/10

10.What Your Soul Sings - One of the best songs from "100th Window" Sinéad O'Connor lends her ethereal vocals to this great song which stands as another favourite of mine though usually quite eccentric Sinéad gives a very Beth Gibbons performance here and it shines a wonderfully beautiful song 10/10

11.Future Proof - A spacey electronica song which some cool guitars the song itself is a bit of a miss to be honest but it's not really bad at all the vocalist deep brooding voice gives it a good atmospheric feel and perceives itself quite dark 7/10

12.Five Man Army - Again with some great vocal stylings from Horace Andy although the rap by Tricky is a bit rubbish the song is cool just coz Horace Andy is on it and the song has a strong reggae influence enjoyed this one alot 9/10

13.Sly - Is a great song that features a somewhat unknown singer Nicolette her voice sounds a bit like Billie Holliday with some Erykah Badu in there somewhere this is a great song i like the panpipes in the background and the bouncy bassline good song 10/10

14.Live With Me - Is the only new song which i wasnt really impressed with when i heard it on the radio even though it performed quite well on the charts (charting at #17) the greatest thing about this song is Terry Callier's voice after hearing his music as a child it was good to hear something fresh from him 10/10

Top 5
1.Teardrop
2.Unfinished Sympathy
3.Safe From Harm
4.Live With Me
5.What My Soul Sings

You know how great Massive Attack are even though some of the tracks are not as good as others it's a good idea to check this one out.
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