Released on 26 September 1994, "Protection" was the second studio album by English electronic outfit Massive Attack, the album spawned three singles "Sly", "Protection" & "Karmacoma". In order to avoid controversial, the band decided to change its name for Massive in order to avoid certain polemics during the war on Irak, also the original band wasnt the same anymore, so, the remaining members decided to move all over.
The music of the album defies 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"), Tricky again appeared on the album, rapping on the tracks "Karmacoma" 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)".
The controversy on the record was to prove the band can managed to produce a good record without founding member Shara Nelson, and on the other hand, the band was about to take a new direction that no everyone could appreciate, even tought the album has certain surprises, with Tracey Thorn singing on "Protection", with a heartbreaking voice encompassing the beats, the reflective "Better Things", is another highlight, there is a brilliant version of Smokey's Robinson song "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game" in which Tracey Thorn again adds her voice, this song was featured on Batman Forever soundtrack, another former member Tricky, adds his voice in "Karmacoma" and "Eurochild".
The album helped to established the reputation of the band as a spearhead of the trip hop movement, paving the road for other acts such as Portishead, Beth Orton and Sneake Pimps, also, the album is considered one of the first records to showcase the genre well-known as trip-hop, not as a fashion statement but a solid genre whose influence you can experienced and appreciate on every record in which you can heard good beats.
Protection Track List:
1. Protection
2. Karmacoma
3. Three
4. Weather Storm
5. Spying Glass
6. Better Things
7. Eurochild
8. Sly
9. Heat Miser
10. Light My Fire
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