“Eleanor Rigby” turns a chamber string arrangement into a miniature social tragedy
showing the softer side of the band’s post-psychedelic writing
and perfectly placed
the fatal journey
yet its loudness is not simply aggressive
Massive Attack - Mezzanine Post Punk “Eleanor Rigby” turns a chamberMassive Attacks darkest and most powerful album, and a landmark in the evolution of trip hop, electronic music, alternative rock, and late 1990s British music. Style: Trip hop, electronica, downtempo, alternative, dub, darkwave, industrial rock Mezzanine is the sound of Massive Attack turning inward, downward, and darker than ever before. Released in 1998, the Bristol groups third studio album moved away from the warmer soul, dub, and hip hop textures