Protection (album)

Protection is the second album by Bristol-based trip hop collective Massive Attack. Released in 1994, It was last to feature Tricky as a member of the group, after going solo with his album Maxinquaye in 1995.

Sound

Protection was featured in the top ten of Rolling Stone magazine's 'Coolest Albums of All Time List', calling it "great music for when you're driving around a city at 4 am," due to the 'chill out' nature of the album. Like most of Massive Attack's albums, the music often defies categorisation, ranging from R&B (title track and "Sly") to hip hop/rap ("Karmacoma" and "Eurochild") to reggae-tinged synthpop ("Spying Glass") to classical-influenced electronica instrumentals ("Weather Storm" and "Heat Miser"). The album follows Blue Lines structurally, to the point that the font used on the cover of the album is the same, Helvetica Heavy Italic.

Paul Evans of Rolling Stone gave the album three and a half of five stars calling it "Cool, sexy stuff, it smoothly fuses dub, club and soul, grounding its grace in sampled hip-hop beats."

Protection (Donna Summer song)

"Protection" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen for Donna Summer. It was originally featured on the 1982 Donna Summer album which was produced by Quincy Jones. In 1997 it was also included on One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen. It was released as a single in Belgium and Japan and was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Female Rock Vocal Performance alongside Linda Ronstadt, Pat Benatar, Bonnie Raitt, and Kim Carnes.

David Geffen approached Jon Landau, Springsteen’s manager and producer, and asked if Springsteen would be interested in writing a song for Summer. Summer had just recently signed for Geffen Records. Springsteen agreed to write a song and, while working with Gary U.S. Bonds, he gathered the E Street Band to record a demo. However, when Landau heard the result, "Cover Me", he persuaded Springsteen to keep that song for himself. Springsteen then wrote "Protection". He recorded a version with the E Street Band at The Hit Factory during January or February 1982 and registered it at the United States Copyright Office on March 8, 1982. In the same month Springsteen and Roy Bittan also travelled to Los Angeles to help record Summer’s version of the song. Bruce and Donna allegedly also recorded a duet vocal version at her sessions but it remains unreleased. On the released version by Summer, Springsteen played the guitar solo and can clearly be heard on fadeout vocals. Springsteen’s own version of the song was seriously considered for Born In The USA, however it remains unreleased. He has never performed the song in concert, although it was rehearsed in early 1988 for the upcoming Tunnel Of Love Express Tour.

Lie

A lie is a statement that is known or intended by its source to be misleading, inaccurate, or false. The practice of communicating lies is called lying, and a person who communicates a lie may be termed a liar. Lies may be employed to serve a variety of instrumental, interpersonal, or psychological functions for the individuals who use them. Generally, the term "lie" carries a negative connotation, and depending on the context a person who communicates a lie may be subject to social, legal, religious, or criminal sanctions. In certain situations, however, lying is permitted, expected, or even encouraged. Because believing and acting on false information can have serious consequences, scientists and others have attempted to develop reliable methods for distinguishing lies from true statements.

Types

Bad faith

As defined by Sartre, "bad faith" is lying to oneself. Specifically, it is failing to acknowledge one's own ability to act and determine one's possibilities, falling back on the determinations of the various historical and current totalizations which have produced one as if they relieved one of one's freedom to do so.

Liars (band)

Liars is a three-piece band formed in 2000 and currently consisting of Angus Andrew (vocals/guitar), Aaron Hemphill (percussion, guitar, synth), and Julian Gross (drums) from Los Angeles. They have released seven studio albums and are signed to Mute Records. Having gone through a number of line-up and genre changes since incarnation, they combine elements of punk-rock with electronica.

History

Formative years

The genesis of the band can be traced to Los Angeles, where Andrew (and Gross) were enrolled at Cal Arts, studying in the Photography Program. Hemphill had studied microbiology in Junior College in San Diego, but was then employed in LA at a record store. Upon meeting, Andrew and Hemphill began their collaboration on four-track recordings. Once Andrew had completed art school, they relocated to New York together and after responding to a well-placed want ad, Pat Noecker (bass, formerly of Neuromancer, Urethra Franklin, and Opium Taylor) and Ron Albertson (drums, formerly of Mercy Rule) joined to become the band's rhythm section.

Liar (disambiguation)

A liar is a person who tells a lie.

It can also refer to:

Film and television

  • Liar (film), UK name for the 1997 film Deceiver, starring Chris Penn, Tim Roth, Ellen Burstyn, and Renée Zellweger
  • Liar, a 2002 UK quiz show hosted by Paul Kaye
  • The Liar (Valehtelija), a 1981 Finnish film directed by Mika Kaurismäki
  • Liar Liar, a 1997 American comedy film starring Jim Carrey
  • The Liar (1961 film), a West German film directed by Ladislao Vajda
  • The Liars (film), a 1996 French film
  • Literature

  • "Liar!" (short story), a short story by Isaac Asimov
  • "The Liar" (short story), a short story by Henry James
  • The Liar (novel), a 1991 novel by Stephen Fry
  • Liar (novel), a 2009 novel by Justine Larbalestier
  • Music

  • Liars (band), an American indie rock band
  • The Liar, an American video artist and member of Angelspit
  • Albums

  • Liar (Harisu album)
  • Liar (The Jesus Lizard album)
  • Liars (Liars album)
  • Liars (Todd Rundgren album)
  • Liar/Dead Is the New Alive, an EP by Emilie Autumn
  • Songs

  • "Liar" (Russ Ballard song), a 1971 hit for Three Dog Night
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Protection

    by: Liars

    Do you remember when we were
    Going out for lifeguards
    And snuck into the caves where
    All the kids were smoking
    And jeans were in our uniform
    But not unless the calves were thin
    And I will take a Polaroid
    You will show me how to drink
    Summertime, the hottest day
    You remember, don’t you baby?
    Paranoid, no prescription
    You believed
    I let you die
    When you close your eyes
    I don’t need protection
    See those clouds arise
    Wasn’t my intention
    Lately I'm fucked up
    But I don’t regret it
    Feels like when we lay
    Couldn't wear the crown
    Darkness falls away
    Then it's only golden
    Where are we today?
    Somewhere near our future
    So it can be saved
    At least it can be reckoned
    Each time we come through




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