![]() ![]() Continuing with Blue Lines’ substantial array of inspirations, hip-hop is of course an omnipresent characteristic that’s very much the spinal feature of trip hop- Daydreaming is probably the best example of this.Īs mentioned, Portishead fits the ‘pioneer’ label assigned to Massive Attack just as much. ![]() Such a strange concoction of sounds, yet with the ever present drum clap and that subtle cementing baseline, the noises weave and twist their way into a perplexing journey of sound. Yet on the same song, we have record scratches and horns probing its way to your eardrum. One Love samples Issac Hayes’ symphonic strings found on Ike’s Mood, yet in the Massive Attack context they are flipped into a haunting, creeping element, one that the track simply can’t manage without. If we look at (one of my favourite albums of all time) Massive Attack’s Blue Lines, the vast amount of diversity across the duration of the LP may leave a lot of new listeners wondering what exactly trip hop is.Īgain, when focusing on Blue Lines more closely there is a plethora of distinctive sounds on near every track, let alone the entirety of the project. I’m not sure this is really an accurate representation, trip hop doesn’t really have distinctive confines that it must remain within, with an abundance of variety tumbling out of the genre with the name trip hop scrawled across it. That bit of background aside, while Wikipedia and a plethora of other websites assign particular characteristics to the genre such as having ‘influences of soul, funk and jazz’. Both groups are from Bristol, England, and while it remains and forever will be the birthplace of one of the most elusive and critically respected genres, it is also my hometown. This was of course the gift, with the curse being that I missed out on everything else- I don’t think I’d even heard a proper rap song until I was a teenager, and genres like house, drum and bass, trip hop, indie and everything in between I simply missed out on entirely, and I’m embarrassed to say that Portishead and Massive Attack are a few of those acts I’ve missed out until the past few years- the two big pioneers of trip hop.īoth Massive Attack and Portishead are credited with near-enough single-handedly creating and popularising trip-hop. My Dad’s taste in music was about as closed off and confined as they get- nothing but rock music, mainly punk rock, leaving me with early exposure to legendary acts of The Ramones’, The Who’s, The Clash’s and The Jam’s magnitude. It’s our attempt to put less weight on the number of votes and get closer to IMDB’s formula.As with near everyone on the planet, much of my music tastes spans from my parent’s favourite genres. However, this was both a gift and a curse, while my Mum introduced me to pop stars that could maybe fall into the oldie categories such as Simply Red, Steely Dan etc. ![]() UPDATE: You might have noticed the current change in ranking and number of points. From now on you can also play the songs in full length directly from this website if you have the free Spotify player installed on your computer. ![]() Use the new Discovery Mode to listen your way through the day with the â–¸ button below each video. Welcome to the all new international music charts website! More colors, better handling, same mission: Vote for your favorite songs to find the all-time greatest hits and discover new or forgotten gems! Below is the extendable Top 50 list. ![]()
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