Mezzanine

'Mezzanine' was Massive Attack's follow up album to 1994's 'Protection'. It introduces a band sound to the mix, which accompanies their distinctive use of samples and synthesizers. The top ten single, 'Teardrop', is included.

Q (12/99, p.100)
- Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."

Spin (1/99, p.91)
- Ranked #6 on Spin's list of "Top 20 Albums of '98."

The Wire (1/99, p.27)
- Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year [1998]"

Q (6/00, p.80)
- Ranked #15 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...Sonic murk and gloom...a punk-hop record about autism..."

CMJ (1/11/99, p.7)
- "...The grandfathers of trip-hop pulled off yet another wise and wily album, redefining the future shape of pop, soul and trip-hop, while inspiring another wave of artists in the process..."

Musician (7/98, pp.84-86)
- "...at once the best and most personal album of their career....MEZZANINE shows them creating exotic, bruised backdrops for battered relationships that feel as strangely alienating as a night out with Travis Bickle..."

Entertainment Weekly (5/15/98, pp.102-103)
- "MEZZANINE is Victorian trip-hop--hulking, clangorous, and dank....It's industrial music for the turn of the century--the 19th century." - Rating: A-

Mixmag (1/99, p.49)
- Included in Mixmag's "Ten Best Albums of 98" - "...Britain's coolest band..."