I've listened to the new Massive Attack a dozen time now and I think I'm ready to sum it up. First off, it's an mediocre record with great production. The songs are simplistic in structure and fail to deliver anything beyond a single idea that dragged and pulled throughout every track (with the exception of 'Saturday Come Slow' and 'Atlas Air'). There's exactly three tracks I love and I really could live without the rest. 'Saturday Come Slow' with guest vocalist Damon Albarn is probably the most sincere track on the record, although it hardly sounds anything like Massive Attack. My other two favorites are 'Atlas Air' and 'Girl I Love You' (however I do find the horns in this 'Girl I Love You' as annoying as a homeless man trying to convince me he needs money to feed his wife and kids). 'Atlas Air' contains a truly unique and grimey bass line that I just love and 3D's lyrics/voice really shine here. So, the album as a whole blows but 'Atlas Air' is a winner along with 'Saturday Come Slow' and 'Girl I Love You', but again, I'm pissed over the poor choice in adding horns to 'Girl I Love You'.
Grade: 6.7
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