- trip hop, electronic, dub, trip-hop
- 45 min
- 9 tracks
Blue Lines is the debut studio album by English electronic music group Massive Attack, released on 8 April 1991 by Wild Bunch and Virgin Records. The recording was led by members Grantley "Daddy G" Marshall, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles, with co-writing and co-production by Jonny Dollar.
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Character-led, grave, spare and contemplative.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Mojo5/5 ★
- NME10/10
- Pitchfork9/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Select5/5
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- 1Safe From Harm5:20
- 2One Love4:48
- 3Blue Lines4:22
- 4Be Thankful for What You’ve Got4:10
- 5Five Man Army6:04
- 6Unfinished Sympathy5:08
- 7Daydreaming4:15
- 8Lately4:26
- 9Hymn of the Big Wheel6:22
9 tracks, 45 minutes.
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- Artist
- Massive Attack
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- DZ
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