Since the release of his debut, Maxinquaye, Tricky fans have wondered when he would or could match the nightmarish splendor of that trip-hop masterpiece. Blowback may not entirely appease the Tricky faithful, but it is the Bristol innovator's most...more.
I think this album is Tricky's most "focused" work, cleverly-crafted songs that produce a vivid, dark landscape that is quintessential British trip-hop at its best. This record grows on you, and the Nirvana cover "Something in the Way...more.
Personally, I think Tricky is insane for leaving Massive Attack, which is in my opinion the zenith of trip-hop. Tricky, however, has his moments. Probably his best known song, "Overcome" (see his album Maxinquaye) first caught my attention, but his...more.
Less experimentally brash than his more recent release, Tricky's debut CD Maxinquaye is actually a better introduction to the British hip-hopper turned international trip-hopper than his later work. The dozen smoldering, moonlit tracks are less concerned with loopy...more.
Maxinquaye is definitely a breakthrough album--perhaps the Nevermind of trip hop. What's amazing about this CD, especially in the context of so many others in Tricky's catalogue, is that while it is able to maintain the uncompromising creative...more.
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