Music Capsule Review

100th Window (2003)

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Release Date: Feb 11, 2003; Lead Performance: Massive Attack

By David Browne

David Browne

David Browne is EW's music critic and author of ''Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley'' (HarperCollins)

There's a thin line between clever and torpid, to paraphrase Spinal Tap, and Massive Attack finally cross it on this drowsy return after a five-year layoff. Featuring only one founding member and absent the hip-hop traces of past albums, ''100th Window'' is a series of often stillborn soundscapes. Guest Sinead O'Connor can't decide whether she wants to parody herself (the simplistic, save-the-children rant of ''A Prayer for England'') or be alt-rock's Enya (her other, more placid contributions). Beautifully recorded, but so are most New Age records.

Posted Feb 14, 2003

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