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Old 04-11-2013, 12:57 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Zer0 View Post
Even though I think Mezzanine is the better album, you are better off starting with the album that pulled together what was bubbling in the Bristol underground and gave birth to the genre. Blue Lines defined what trip-hop is and everything that followed was a deviation from it.
I'm not massive on Trip Hop myself, I started with Mezzanine, didn't really like it then tried Blue Lines and went back to Mezzanine. Both are good (coming from someone who isn't that familiar with Trip Hop) but Blue Lines to me sounds more accessible.
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