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Massive Attack: Overland Attack

David Bennun, Melody Maker, 21 January 1995

Massive Attack made one of the greatalbums of the Nineties with Blue Lines. It tookthem three years to make the equally captivating Protection, for which they embarked on their first proper tour. David Bennun (text) and Lili Wilde (pics) joined these creators of subtle, introspective armchair/club crossover anthems on the road and discovered the rock'n'roll animals lurking within

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