Editing Massive Attack (section)

== Legacy ==

Despite the band rejecting the label, ''Massive Attack'' are generally considered to be a pioneering act of the [[Bristol underground scene|Bristol music scene]] and the [[trip hop]] genre, with some calling them the greatest trip hop band.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 10 greatest trip-hop bands of all time |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/chill/trip-hop-bands-artists-ranked/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Smooth |language=en}}</ref> Their debut album, ''[[Blue Lines]]'', is generally considered to be the first album of the genre, even though the term was not coined until 1994. Both ''Blue Lines'' and ''[[Mezzanine (album)|Mezzanine]]'' are considered to be amongst the best albums of the 1990s and of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-31 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Emily |date=2013-10-25 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 100-1 |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-100-1-1426116 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 1999, ''Unfinished Sympathy'' was voted the 10th greatest song of all time in a poll by ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wells |first=Matt |date=8 November 1999 |title=How Robbie headed Amadeus in the race to be music's man of the millennium |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/nov/08/millennium.uk1 |access-date=22 May 2009 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |quote=Best song: 10. Unfinished Sympathy&nbsp;– Massive Attack.}}</ref>