On 27 Apr 99, daniel wrote re: Re: (idm) Massive Attack:
quoted 2 lines Saying that I really like mezzanine. The vocals contributed by Liz Fraser> Saying that I really like mezzanine. The vocals contributed by Liz Fraser
> on teardrop are incredible.
Strange you say that today. First let me say : yes, I agree and the
song is goosebumpy gorgeous.
Last night we were blowing some hot air around the lounge - make
that a 4-speaker 1000 Watt system kicking out Cari Lekebusch
with full intent and some moving moments with Two Lone
Swordsmen. Then Tully suggested hearing some vocals and out
came "Teardrop" - and *gasp*, what a surprise the soupy sound
was. It's a really down, dark, narrow and almost lo-fi mix - the
whole of Mezzanine (import copy). Obviously they wanted it that
way - but compared to everything else we were playing last night -
and we were playing loud and long - the mix lacked openness and
width.
Still an excellent album though. And another essential M/A would
be Blue Lines, imo.
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