- Audio CD (Nov 6 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Universal Music Group
- ASIN: B000001EA8
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#39,272 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #6 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > International
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Track Listings
| 1. Vent |
| 2. Christiansands |
| 3. Tricky Kid |
| 4. Bad Dream |
| 5. Makes Me Wanna Die |
| 6. Ghetto Youth |
| 7. Sex Drive |
| 8. Bad Things |
| 9. Lyrics Of Fury |
| 10. My Evil Is Strong |
| 11. Piano |
Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
Pre-Millennium Tension picks up where the first album, Maxinquaye, left off, but this CD fulfils the promise of Tricky's unbounded spontaneity and fondness for sonic digression. Abandoning the accessible pop of Maxinquaye, Pre-Millennium Tension serves up a beguiling array of sound effects, electro distortion and fragmented lyrics that amount to a rich--if bizarre-musical montage. As suggested by its title, this disc zeros in on a kind of end-of-the-millennium disruption of classifiable sound. With its cross-pollination of hip-hop, cabaret balladry, background textures, and disjointed arrangements, Pre-Millennium Tension takes a peek at the future of pop music and declares it will be nothing like we expect. --Nick Heil
Chronique amazon.fr
Au tournant de l'an 2000, un titre en forme d'avertissement par celui qui représente la force noire du trip-hop. Membre actif de la Wild Bunch, puis électron libre à la périphérie de Massive Attack, Tricky impose, avec ce deuxième album, un univers touffu et couillu, une jungle sonore qui fait se percuter voix soul, beats hip-hop, ambiances trip-hop et les récurrences d'un dub roboratif. Du coup, en faisant imploser le genre de l'intérieur, le mauvais garçon de la scène de Bristol s'impose comme l'une des voix tout à fait singulières dans un univers où de pâles copies fleurissent. --Jacques Denis
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
FANTASTIC!!
Dec 15 2003
Format:Audio CD
This CD confirms for me that the 90s was probably the greatest decade for music in terms of freshness, creativity and inventivness. The triphop scene especially. Dark demonic trippy rythmes and beats coupled with soft creamy singing against raspy grainy vocals which sound like he's been gargling gravel. Although I have to say I think Trick blew his load on this CD. Nothing he did after quite matched up. Thsi is a gem and should be in your collection.
Underated if unpolished gem
Dec 9 2003
Format:Audio CD
I think this is one of Tricky's better albums but is usually snubbed when i mention it to people.This is probably his darkest and most intense work, making it all the more endearing for being so.His signature incoherant, lispy grumblings are present - and stand out on the tracks Tricky Kid and Sex Drive.The earlier tracks are a lot funkier than the last few which could have been trimmed off without loss.Still i am happy to have it in my collection and do still play it on occassions though not at my Grandma's birthday party.
There's Something About This album
Aug 13 2003
Format:Audio CD
I don't know what it is. I can't quite explain it. Every time I listen to PMT though I feel it. The songs are like a vaccum, they move through you and fill you with a void. It's the only album in my collection that presents a sort of hollow apathy towards the world as if it sees everything in some sort of half-sleep state where you'd only partially understand the world as you normally would.
I think this is Tricky's most important album, and the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is simply because you can't listen to it whenever you want to. The music is very abstract, and the voices and lyrics are usually garbled or spoken in a seemingly disjointed manner that doesn't really follow any clear method. Thoughts and analysis ruin the album, and you have to listen to the voices and not the words being spoken. If you listen to it around lunch-time when you're wide-eyed awake and dilligently pursuing some errand in your day, you'll be thinking and moving too fast to get this. The moon and stars have to be around when you hear this, and even then you have to be in a certain state of mind; you basically have to be in a mental place where you don't particularly care about anything. Then, this album comes alive and engulfs your brain like cold black tar. It flows over you and through you, like some faceless phantom.
It's hard to explain, this is a truly unique album. Despite how many times you listen to it or try to get into it, you'll never appreciate it until you hear it under the right circumstances.
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Most recent customer reviews
best trip hop you can hear
This is my favorite downbeat album, beating out portishead and massive attack. The track "tricky kid" is worth the whole CD. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2003 by Pam Cash
experimental, otherworldly
I can understand why some people can't really get into this whole album. A lot of it is really out there and doesn't vibe to beats you can really nod your head to. Read more
Published on Oct 19 2002 by "richlatta"
She Makes Me Wanna Buy
Having already bought 'Maxinquaye' and 'Blowback', I decided my next Tricky album should be 'Pre-Millenium Tension'. Read more
Published on Jun 8 2002 by MUSIC LOVER
Amazing
I think you could buy this album solely for the track "Makes Me Wanna Die." This song is one of the best tracks written in the 90s - a deceptively simple song, but listening to it... Read more
Published on April 27 2002
Tricky - Pre-Millenuim Tension
Following his acclaimed first album, Maxinquaye, tricky redefines himslef in Pre-Millenium Tension. Using dark undertones and a unique style of downtempo, vocals, and rap, he... Read more
Published on Mar 20 2002 by "kbsmoker2001"
quit all that squawking!
This album is a DUD and YOU KNOW IT!
It's not a great album.
There's nothing worse than spending your money on a full length album that's pnly got one or two good songs... Read more
It's not a great album.
There's nothing worse than spending your money on a full length album that's pnly got one or two good songs... Read more
Published on Mar 15 2002 by chimni
great disc.
Pre-Millennium tension was my first introduction to tricky. I got really into his music from listening to this album. Read more
Published on Feb 25 2002 by Neel Aroon
I Own Every Tricky Album Ever Made. This One Is His Best.
From a Diehard fan's point of view, I shun every reviewer who has given this album a poor review. Its not pop or mainstream music. Read more
Published on Feb 15 2002 by Go Bulldogs
AVOID!
Do yourself a favour and avoid this album. There aren't any good songs on it. Beside from the singel "Christiansands" (which is the closest to a song on the album) there isn't much... Read more
Published on Oct 15 2001 by damarand@hotmail.com
AMAZINGLY POOR
This is the worst album i've ever heard. I bought it on the strength of Tricky's 'maxinquaye' and the comparisons made between Maxinquaye and pre millenium tension. Read more
Published on Oct 12 2001 by experimusicdotcom
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