Protection (Massive Attack album)
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Protection is the second studio album by English electronic music group Massive Attack, released on 26 September 1994 by Wild Bunch Records and Circa. DJ Mad Professor remixed the album in 1995 under the name No Protection.
Composition
Template:More citations needed Like most of Massive Attack's albums, the music often defies categorisation, ranging from R&B (title track and "Sly") to hip hop/rap ("Karmacoma" and "Eurochild") to reggae-tinged synth-pop ("Spying Glass") to classical-influenced electronica instrumentals ("Weather Storm" and "Heat Miser"). The album follows Blue Lines structurally, to the point that the font used on the cover of the album is the same, Helvetica Heavy Italic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album cover also nods to Blue Lines, revealing a futuristic, impenetrable wall behind a mostly-burned version of this previous album's artwork—implying that the depicted "flammable gas" had been ignited.
Tricky again appeared on the album, rapping on the tracks "Karmacoma" (whose video was directed by Jonathan Glazer, and which featured a sample from The KLF's "Dream Time in Lake Jackson" at the 2:00-minute mark) and "Eurochild" (which featured samples from Startled Insects' "Cheetah" and Liquid Liquid's "Lock Groove (In)").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Reception
Template:Album ratings Paul Evans of Rolling Stone wrote, "Cool, sexy stuff, it smoothly fuses dub, club and soul, grounding its grace in sampled hip-hop beats."<ref name="rs"/>
In 2011, Rolling Stone ranked Protection at number 51 on its list of the "100 Best Albums of the Nineties".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album is also listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
As of February 2010, the album had sold 292,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref name="billboard.com">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Track listing
Sample credits
- "Weather Storm" contains samples from "It's Time for Love" by Pieces of a Dream.
- "Better Things" contains samples from "Never Can Say Goodbye" by James Brown.
- "Light My Fire" (live) contains samples from "Light My Fire" by Young-Holt Unlimited.
Personnel
Musicians
- Massive Attack, Marius de Vries, Andy Wright, The Insects, Nick Warren – programming
- Tracey Thorn – vocals Template:Small
- 3D – vocals Template:Small
- Tricky – vocals Template:Small
- Nicolette – vocals Template:Small
- Craig Armstrong – piano Template:Small; arrangement, conducting Template:Small
- Horace Andy – vocals Template:Small
- Chester Kamen – guitar Template:Small
- Rob Merril – drums Template:Small
- Daddy G – vocals Template:Small
Technical
- Nellee Hooper – production, mixing Template:Small; mix engineering Template:Small
- Massive Attack – production, mixing
- Mark "Spike" Stent – mix engineering Template:Small
- Jim Abbiss – mix engineering Template:Small
- Jeremy "Jim Bob" Wheatley – additional engineering
- Al Stone – additional engineering
- Mike Marsh – mastering
Artwork
- Massive Attack, Michael-Nash Assoc. – artwork
- Matthew Donaldson, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Eddie Monsoon – photography
Charts
| Chart (1994–2001) | Peak position | |
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| Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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46 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 21 | |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | 33 | |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 1 |
| Chart (2019) | Peak position | |
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| Greek Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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8 |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Certifications
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