Mezzanine
Posted: Fri 12 August, 2005 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Music, Work-related |3 Comments »I’ve come in to work early this morning – partly just because it was convenient to do so, and fitted in with the plans of Herself, but also because I’ll be leaving early and well, don’t want to take the piss too much.
One thing that’s really nice about being in early in the morning is that you can work to music without having to have it on headphones. And for the first hour this morning I’ve been able to play the incredibly bass-heavy and fantastic “Mezzanine” album by Massive Attack the way it should be played – with a bass that can rattle the windows. Yeah, sure, you can play it through headphones, or quietly, but frankly it’s just not the same as when that bass line – particularly on the first track, Angel – is kicking deep down in your chest.
The only other tracks I can think of that test out a bass sub-woofer as well (other than cacky drum’n’bass stuff) are “Writing on the Wall” on “Elusive” by Pressure Drop, and “Down by the River” on “To Bring You My Love” by P J Harvey.
It’s certainly been a good way to start the morning.
I have to admit that I had goosebumps when they played it live… and that was just as the opening chords started.
As you say, some tracks MUST be played LOUD (set volume to 11).
I started the day with a bit of Pink Floyd on me iPod – I can’t get “Learning to Fly” out of my head at the moment.
Massive Attack rock. I aint got Mezzanine, damn……….but you could always copy it and wang it in the post Lyle, knowing how generous you are GRIN! I was joking btw.