Protection (studio album)
by Massive Attack
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Massive Attack bestography
Protection is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Massive Attack on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Massive Attack is Mezzanine which is ranked number 145 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,737.
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Protection track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100  | 09/27/2025 11:07 | ShenBapiro | | 80/100 |
80/100 | 08/19/2025 02:01 |  imacgill | | 79/100 |
85/100 | 07/25/2025 17:11 | LittleM1971 | | 81/100 |
80/100 | 07/17/2025 10:42 | daCritic | | 73/100 |
70/100 | 06/18/2025 19:09 | Invader666 | | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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A great follow-up to Blue Lines. It's half-way between Blue Lines and Mezzanine in terms of sound. Very consistent album. My favourites are Eurochild, Protection and Karmacoma.
C_Krug2009 12/12/2021 01:31
This album is awesome. It’s pretty creative music. The bass on this album is what standouts I think the most. I still need to give Blue Lines a focused listen but i do think this is better than Mezzanine. I just like it more. I know I’m in the minority but it’s a more enjoyable vibe for me
VictorVale 12/25/2019 13:07
Atual até hoje, em pleno 2019.
Sandrof1969 02/18/2018 19:41
Melodie stupende su ritmi ipnotici, oscuri ma non ancora così plumbei come saranno nel successivo, inarrivabile "Mezzanine"; maggiore cura del suono, più denso rispetto a "Blue lines", reggae, dub, blues e atmosfere da locali fumosi che si fondono. L'unica cosa trascurabile è la cover di "Light my fire" dei Doors, che non c'entra niente e non è granchè.
planetneutral 01/15/2018 17:55
Not really in my wheelhouse, but very listenable dinner-making music.
I've never heard "Light My Fire (Live)". I didn't buy that song when I purchased the rest of the album on iTunes. As a result, I probably have a more positive opinion towards this album than most other people do.
While it's definitely the weakest of Massive Attack's first 3 albums, Protection is still great. The title track might be my favourite MA song. "Karmacoma", "Sly", and "Heat Miser" are excellent as well.
Protection is the best album of Massive Attack,for me.
Sound production is better than Bluelines and Mezzanine.
This and Dummy are the great Bristol sounds of 1994.
Any album that can transport you to another world as easy as just slipping headphones on is special. This one's super special. Not as groundbreaking as Blue Lines, but the next jump in their game was coming soon enough. A solid place holder to their trip hop throne that's only marred by the last three asides below:
Aside: Better Things is the best post-breakup diss song since Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive.
Bside: Weather Storm was nominated for an AVN award for the film Tricky's Wilky.
Cside: Heatmiser was rejected for Halloween XIII: Jason vs Mikey. John Carpenter sued anyways.
Dside: MA owes me 1) new shirt after I puked all over myself listening to their cover of Light My Fire and 2) a new copy of Protection on vinyl after I tried to remove said track from my copy using lighter fluid.
Bach 10/31/2013 00:03
My 2nd favourite album by them (after "Mezzanine").
Best tracks: Karmacoma, Sly, Protection, Three.
badfaith 10/02/2009 08:33
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