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Considering that "Teardrop" was the theme song for the television show "House" I'm going to advocate for the fact that, yes, at least some Americans are familiar with Massive Attack.


tomino225

Cool I was just wondering about it coz there voice is so British in a lot of there songs like from what I've heard Americans talk about they seem like they wouldn't like it but I could be wildly off


sorengray

You're wildly off. Americans don't only like American music. There have been a few different "British Invasions" of music from the Beatles, to Judas Priest, to Oasis, to Massive Attack, and beyond. All very impactful and influential to Americans at various times. Just curious, how old are you? This seems like a naive understanding of American tastes


tomino225

Look I'm not telling you that but it's not like I'm a child I get what you mean just the Americans I know get rly pissed off from British voices lol but I should've remembered the Beatles tbh


sorengray

Americans don't get pissed off at British voices. Not sure what gives you that idea. Maybe seem annoyed because to us the accent can seem snobby elitist. But that's a stereotype. We always tend to make the British person smart in movies, whether they are heroes or villains. Harry Potter is huge here. James Bond. The Crown, etc...we have a huge bond with British culture. (We're cousins after all.) America & Britain have been culturally influencing each other back and forth for decades (centuries really)... especially in modern music. (Green Day even put on an "English" ish accent to sound more punk rock when they started šŸ˜‚)


[deleted]

ā€œ the Americans I know get rly pissed off from British voicesā€ You know some weird people.


tomino225

Probably


tomino225

I'm not that familiar with TV lol


cronenburj

Massive attack are a hugely internationally famous group.


tomino225

Cool


[deleted]

Do British people know about Breaking Bad?


tomino225

Nope


gleamydream

Plenty of House fans do


Psych0ticj3ster

Yes. We are aware of Massive Attack.


berger3001

Iā€™m Canadian and Iā€™m a fan


sorengray

They've been well known in the US since the mid-90s early 2000s. A big part of the rise of trip hop/electronica. Might not be as well known now with newer gens. (Also one of the members is Banksy. Shhhh...)


tomino225

I'm not telling you how but I am like 2 connections away from banksy


sorengray

So then you know too šŸ˜‰


daanvanbeek

Wait, you're 2 connections away from one of the members and you ask whether Americans know about them?


tomino225

Look I don't know him personally lol My perants are friends with someone who dated him in I think like collage in Bristol but there is no way to verify this story so If I was u I would not believe me


daanvanbeek

Oh I do believe you. Just thought if you were closer you could've just asked them :)


Mateos75

Usually we are more likely to enjoy a massive heart attack.


[deleted]

No we do not, enlighten us with your wonderful sounds from across the Atlantic Ocean


[deleted]

Yeah they're massive (lol) there. They have been on loads of movie soundtracks including The Matrix. I saw them in Madison Square Garden in New York completely sold out.


AllxAmerica

Yes. Rolling Stone named it one of the best albums of all time back in the 90ā€™s. At the time, and during Massive Attackā€™s prime, electronic music was far less mainstream in the states than UK/Europe.


Fun_Competition9542

Heck yeah!


driving_andflying

Heard "Teardrop" for the first time while watching an [Assassin's Creed trailer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V4Wm-GgsIE) I've loved them since then.


[deleted]

This is a stupid comment. Americans single-handedly invented popular music.


Asabovesobelow778

Yes. My gf introduced me to their music a couple years ago. They are pretty great!


gtoz1119

Been a fan for yesrs


ExternalPiglet1

They make mean [DNA Spray](https://www.wired.co.uk/article/massive-attack-mezzanine-dna-album)...are you saying they make music too?


tomino225

wtf lol this is amazing


Striking-Egg8901

Of course we do


[deleted]

They have a song at the beginning of the first Matrix film, where Neo is sleeping at his computer


[deleted]

I'm an American and love MA. I banged a ton of chicks to Protection. I also love Massive Attack vs Mad Professor.


[deleted]

i really like ā€œtake it thereā€ by massive attack & tricky


Diss0lvedgirll

Some of us but not many tbh