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Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack

Artist Biography For Massive Attack

Massive Attack Are An English Trip Hop Collective Formed In 1988 In Bristol By Robert "3D" Del Naja Adrian "Tricky" Thaws Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles And Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. The Debut Massive Attack Album Blue Lines Was Released In 1991 With The Single "Unfinished Sympathy" Reaching The Charts And Later Being Voted The 63rd Greatest Song Of All Time In A Poll By NME. 1998's Mezzanine Containing The Top 10 Single "Teardrop" And 2003's 100th Window Charted In The UK At Number One. Both Blue Lines And Mezzanine Feature In Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. The Group Has Won Numerous Music Awards Throughout Their Career Including A Brit Award—winning Best British Dance Act Two MTV Europe Music Awards And Two Q Awards. They Have Released Five Studio Albums That Have Sold Over 13 Million Copies Worldwide. Throughout Their History Massive Attack Have Been Supporters And Activists For Political Human Rights And Environmental Causes.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Unfinished Sympathy

"Unfinished Sympathy" Is A Song By Massive Attack. The Song Originally Appeared On The Group's 1991 Debut Album Blue Lines And Was The Second Single Released From The Album On February 11 1991 And Got As High As No13 In The UK. It Features Shara Nelson On Lead Vocals And Is Generally Recognized As A Pioneering Song In The Trip Hop Genre. The Percussion Loop Is The "belly Break" Sampled From A Bob James' Cover Take Me To The Mardi Gras Of Paul Simon's Track Of The Same Name. The Voice At The Beginning Of The Song Is A Sample Of John McLaughlin Whose Voice Was Sampled Without Clearance.

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