New Massive Attack LP: 100 th Window

I wasn't aware that they had a new LP out, but one piece of music that I always pull out when auditioning new gear is Unfinished Sympathy from their first album. Great stuff. Cant believe it came out in '91. I will look for 100th Window.
A piece of trivia... my brother in law was friends with some of the guys in Massive Attack in Bristol (England) in high school.

Check out the review in www.pitchforkmedia.com This album doesn't sound too promising. That won't stop me from buying it of course.

-Karl

Evidently MA is down to one guy...the white dude...3-d...and many guests including Sinead O'Connor...oh boy...

I’ve listened to “100th Window” quite a few times now, and I am not in agreement with the negative reviews. Sure, it is not as good as “Blue Lines” or “Mezzanine,” but I’d certainly rank it higher than the rather overrated “Protection.” Some of the tracks on “100th Window,” especially “Special Cases” and “Butterfly Caught”, are among the best Massive Attack songs ever. However, having Sinead O’Connor do lead vocals on so many tracks was a mistake. For the most part, I find her lyrics preachy, and her singing tiresome. What’s with all this “Jah forgive us” crap? As far as I am concerned, the only whiteboy who ever wrote lyrics about “Jah” that made any sense was Tesco Vee of The Meatmen.

I bought this CD after nearly two months since its release, after a lot of reading reviews and listening stations at Tower. I have to agree with Tweakgeek. Negative reviews are for the most part unfair. THe arrangements are grandeose and extremely elegant. Some of the songs are so good it stays in your head for long time. I am not too carzy about the songs sung by Sinead though. In my book this rates slightly higher than the Mezzanine!!