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Blue Lines

by Massive Attack

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All Time

of 455,477

133
1990's

of 166,477

39
1991

of 9,988

4
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,132
    
    32
  - Alternative Styles
    
    of 8,675
    
    12
  - Alternative Dance
    
    of 924
    
    1
- Dance & DJ
  - Dance & DJ
    
    of 40,776
    
    10
  - Dance Pop
    
    of 20,999
    
    5
  - Electronica
    
    of 8,071
    
    5
  - House
    
    of 5,460
    
    1
  - Trip-Hop
    
    of 1,672
    
    3
- International
  - International
    
    of 74,356
    
    25
  - Europe
    
    of 14,363
    
    21
  - British Isles
    
    of 5,393
    
    20
  - Britain
    
    of 4,730
    
    20
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,800
    
    129
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    78
- R&B & Soul
  - R&B & Soul
    
    of 34,055
    
    22
  - Soul
    
    of 24,186
    
    18
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,707
    
    78

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.6427 Blue Lines is ranked overall as 3.6427 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.8375 Blue Lines has an avg. critic score of 3.8375 out of 4 stars

Blue Lines Rank 4 Reviews

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Slant Magazine

While C+C Music Factory was doing their thing in New York, Bristol's Massive Attack was inventing a sound that, though labeled "Trip-Hop" years later, was pure, unadulterated soul, a culmination of American black music filtered through European ...more

All Music Guide

The first masterpiece of what was only termed trip-hop much later,Blue Linesfiltered American hip-hop through the lens of British club culture, a stylish, nocturnal sense of scene that encompassed music from rare groove to dub to dance. The ...more

The Daily Vault Album Reviews

In 1991, Massive Attack dared people to dis their debut album,Blue Lines. Either you were with Massive Attack or you were not. Indeed, you couldn't compareBlue Linesto anything else out there, so what could have been a listener's standard when ...more

Adrian Denning.co.uk

In their own words 'Dark Side Of The Moon' by Pink Floyd "is hip-hop, repetitive loops and simple melodies" - so you can see their definition of hip-hop is wider than might be usual. Hailing from Bristol, where Reggae battled with Punk, rather ...more

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