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Just get yourself high............

Advantages: Awesome compilation of tracks from one of the best dance acts around.
Disadvantages: A few tracks missing that I would have included.

...and having had countless hit singles and albums, the Chemical Brothers rightly deserve a best of album. And this album does not dissapoint - it is pure class - it's the best of the best and represents 10 years of Chemical Brothers singles. A 2-CD album that really gives you superb value for money. Want the best of the Chems back-catalogue (so far!) - well it's all here in one flippin excellent Album! All the Chemical Bro's finest work in one fantastic ...
...Chemical Brothers work in the future, but as a "story so far" kinda best of album its great. Every track is a winner, there are very few tracks that I skip and even then the only reason I generally skip them is to get to my personal favourites. So what are the tracks like? Well..... "Block Rocking Beats" (which netted a Grammy for "Best Rock Instrumental"!) is still as fresh today as it was a decade ago (and for me was the track that put them ...

kirk_lanckmans 14.02.2007 · Read full review
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Brotherhood - The Chemical Brothers - Excellent CD

Advantages: All their main hits plus a bouns cd of mixes
Disadvantages: no music videos

Great CD, all their best hits plus a bonus cd of unreleased B-sides This CD was well worth the £12 I paid for it online. If you like the chemical brothers then it is a must buy as it has all their main hits over the last 10 years including star guitar, Hey Boy Hey Girl, Galvanise and many more. The edition I bought, and it is worth checking before you buy, came with an extra disc containing 10 electronic battle weapons (lesser known tracks and mixes) ...
...fact, here is the full track listing: Disc: 1 1. Galvanize 2. Hey Boy Hey Girl 3. Block Rockin' Beats 4. Do It Again 5. Believe 6. Star Guitar 7. Let Forever Be 8. Leave Home 9. Keep My Composure 10. Saturate 11. Out Of Control 12. Midnight Madness 13. Golden Path 14. Setting Sun 15. Chemical Beats Disc: 2 1. Electronic Battle Weapon 1 2. Electronic Battle Weapon 2 3. Electronic Battle Weapon 3 4. Electronic Battle Weapon 4 5. Electronic Battle ...

aliwhiteley 30.12.2008 · Read full review
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Are You Sure That Was The Right Button?

Advantages: A couple of big tunes
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

“Push The Button” was the fifth album from the Manchest0based Electronica duo The Chemical Brothers. It was one which stood out as a, although they had consistently remained as a successful mainstream act since their 1995 debut, at this point they were able to come up with a burst of new potential future classic dance cuts with this 2005 record as they showed how the North West delivers when it comes to Trip-Hop and Big Beat material. 1. “Galvanize” ...
...which really brought major attention back to the group as with this they were able to break the top five (in the UK) with a timeless killer cut which is seen to get them using the raps vocals of one of the biggest in the game to have survived the Jazz Rap years up to current times. It is a fly tune and one which you will always struggle to find a reason for a liking of. **Four Stars** 2. “The Boxer” They move things on with a choppy Trip-Hop track ...

XICripZ 13.09.2009 · Read full review
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Feeding on the corpse of Big Beat

Advantages: It only cost me £3, good rolling basslines
Disadvantages: dull, flat, not enough energy

...right from the outset. Surrender is the third proper studio outing from the Chemical Brothers and is basically 60 minutes of rehashing the same tired ideas but without as much funk and dirty groove as they are capable of. The fact that i bought this album for £3 from the bargain bin of a local record store explains a lot of what this album is like. Taken individually the tracks are pretty good if a little uninspired but i challenge anyone to listen ...
...to tears ( cue the angry comments ). If you are not familiar with the Chemical Brothers ( where have you been? ) they sound like a grinding, dirty electronic version of some 70's funk disco band with huge crunchy beats, grooving basslines and a random assortment of sampling wierdness, or at least they used too. On this album they have gone for a more 'drug music' vibe with a more four-to-the-floor bass heavy disco sound but seeing as Big Beat has ...

crustypaul 26.03.2001 · Read full review
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big beat is here to stay

Advantages: a breakthrough album in more ways then one
Disadvantages: none!

...Dust the duo then released Dig Your Own Hole, many beleived it would hav been hard to better Exit Planet Dust but those doubts were soon swept aside after the first track on the album, block rockin' beats, which featured a sample from schooly D. Block rockin' beats is a huge track which typically defines the genre of music the Chemical Brothers created, big beat. The track is a cacophoney of loud beats, bass, siren like sounds, guitar grooves and ...
...The next track dig your own hole again is a loud fast paced sound with more big beats and funky guitar riffs, which when you hear the next track elektrobank, merely sets the stage. Elektrobank is a another loud tune with a solid bass line and beat which keeps the swing of the album in motion, the end of this track is also very amazing and has a cool sound. Other tracks on the album such as it doesn,t matter and don't stop the rock continue to maintain ...

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