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| ![Heligoland [+digital booklet]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QGx-0sFvL._SL500_.jpg) | Artist: Massive Attack
Label: Virgin UK
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: £5.99
as of 30/7/2010 14:46 BST details
Seller: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 1829
Genre: pop-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 3178 Minutes
ASIN: B0035RN3RC
Publication Date: February 9, 2010
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Fantastic March 23, 2010
I. Del-castillo (London)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this one. It grows on you with every play. Do not miss it!
If you love 100th Window then buy this March 22, 2010
J. Kemp (Norfolk, UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Clearly Massive Attack are both extremely talented and also much loved and vaunted by the media as some sort of poster boys for the uber-cool.
Equally, many people seem to think it was all over after "Unfinished Sympathy", and anything that doesn't sound like the trio of Blues Lines / Protection / Mezzanine is a disappointment.
Personally I think 100th Window was a masterpiece, and ranks as one of my all time favourite albums.
If you love 100th Window you will probably love Heligoland too. If you feel that Massive Attack should still be producing exactly the same music they did in the 90's then look elsewhere.
A return to form... March 20, 2010
Thomas A. Johnson (England)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
....is an often overused cliche, not in this case, however. After the slightly disappointing 100th Window this is a truly stunning comeback. Tracks such as Pray for Rain, Girl I Love You, Splitting the Atom and Atlas Air for me rank alongside the greatest Massive Attack tracks of all time. Album of 2010 so far and I can't see anything surpassing it.
beautiful March 14, 2010
C. Kyriacou (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I first listened to this album I was disappointed, as the low-fi sound of the record -on first listen- is less engaging than the "heavier" (? I'm not sure whether the expression is correct..) sounds of the previous albums (particularly Mezzanine and 100th Window)
But it turns out that this is what eventually makes the songs so..effective and loveable - instead of imposing themselves on you, you discover the excellent melodies behind the low-profile sounds gradually and they become a part of you.
In terms of mood, a reviewer said that it is a "defeatist" record and I kind of agree. From what I understand, I hear hopelessness in the record, but this gloom is actually quite charming.. To me, it is a beautiful record about giving up on the world and accepting how things are.
Some of the songs have not grown on me and I will not claim that all of them are equally interesting. However, even if the record had just one of the good songs -which obviously isn't the case-, it would still be an indispensable good song and would be much more worthy than the majority of the albums being released today. I'm sure I will be listening to some of these songs in the years to come as well.
My favourite tracks are Splitting The Atom, Rush Minute and Atlas Air. Also very good are Paradise Circus and Pray For Rain.
P.S. I would like to say that I believe that the criticized 100th Window is an excellent album and could well be my favourite. 3D is amazing.
 Disappointing March 11, 2010
Michael J. Law (Teulada Spain)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
After all the pre release review hype I fell for the trick of buying this album unheard. I do like Massive Attack, but this album somehow grates. They are well past their best now, and for me this does nothing to redeem. Gloomy,rather than moody,for me it is disppointment. I can't be bothered to play it again, so another expensive frisbee.
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