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Heligoland (Extended) [+digital booklet] | ![Heligoland (Extended) [+digital booklet]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QGx-0sFvL._SL500_.jpg) | Artist: Massive Attack
Label: VIRGIN
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $9.49
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Seller: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 802
Genre: pop-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 4545 Minutes
ASIN: B0035XJF0A
Publication Date: February 9, 2010
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 another Massive Attack masterpiece May 22, 2010
Nathaniel Reichman (Delmar, NY United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
MA has tapped into the feeling of today with another dark, totally modern, and often chilling album. Buy it. It's every bit as good as Mezzanine.
A Cleverer Attempt March 1, 2010
Eli L. (Belmont, CA USA)
Massive Attack's newest release is worth the wait. The album hints at tones of the band's former self. There are moments that reflect Mezzanine and Blue Lines (i.e. Girl I Love You and Pray for Rain) but in essence this album may be a smarter, more confident effort than those albums demonstrated.
With that said, each of the songs seem to begin rather simply. I first thought that they were perhaps working to make their music a bit more acceptable. But, within a few seconds it is clear that the lads won't be capitulating to the masses anytime soon. The songs reverberate on, twisting and turning through the listener's psyche like a fine sports car on a curvy road. Each track winding and unwinding through highs and lows that evoke a deepening of experience that I hadn't heard on previous Massive Attack releases.
Heligoland is, simply put, a grown ups mind trip. It's Massive Attack's smartest release to date.
If you are a fan (and are willing to allow for what is clearly the result of a maturation process) then buy Heligoland; upload that baby, plug in your ipod interface and head out on the open road for an hour or so. This album resonates on a higher stream of consciousness. Check it out and see what their souls say to you.
 Hmmm... February 10, 2010
Tim (Baltimore, MD, USA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
It's a decent release. It lacks cohesion; every song seems to be drastically different from the others. I love variety, and I love albums that sound like compilations, but this is almost TOO varied. 100th Window, as weird as it was, had more cohesion.
However... "Paradise Circus" is beautiful; such a plaintive vocal by Hope Sandoval, yet it's so spellbinding. As far as the music, the ticking beat with stuttering marching drums and woodblock sounds is instantly catchy, and I love the dramatic strings at the end. Easily my favorite track here.
I also really like the Martina Topley-Bird tracks, especially "Psyche," which is like nothing MA have ever done. The cyclic guitars remind me of a chase, which complements the "I'm looking for you in the woods tonight" lyric nicely.
"Splitting The Atom" and "Atlas Air" are nice and dark, and "Girl I Love You" is deep and ominous. "Girl I love you but your loving has gone forever" - that sets the tone for the song - dark, hopeless, driven, confused.
But the rest? I can't really grasp it. None of the other four tracks did anything to capture my attention, which is strange considering how much I like the collaborators' bands (Blur/Gorillaz, Elbow, TV on the Radio). So, 6/10 good tracks = 3/5 star review. I'm not counting the remixes towards the whole of the album, though the second remix of "Paradise Circus" was OK.
I was hoping for more from this release, but my standard for MA was always high after Mezzanine, which seems to be a common opinion of MA fans. I also share the opinion that a lot of the 2008 tour songs should be here. Still, the album has a few highlights which I'm sure will go through heavy rotation on my ipod.
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