Massive Attack are an English group
from Bristol, England consisting of Robert
"3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G"
Marshall. Working with co-producers, as
well as various musicians and guest vocalists,
they make records and tour live. The duo are
considered to be progenitors of the trip hop
genre.
Their début album, Blue Lines was
released in 1991, with the single "Unfinished
Sympathy" reaching the charts and later being
voted the 10th greatest song of all time in a
poll by The Guardian. 1998's Mezzanine,
containing "Teardrop", and 2003's 100th
Window charted in the UK at number 1.
Both Blue Lines and Mezzanine feature in
Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest
Albums of All Time.
