Over the years the chemical brothers have made some outstanding music and are one of the only electronic dance acts who are able to hold large sell out live acts.
Not only have their singles always been a huge success in the UK charts but many of their singles have also been famous worldwide ... Read review
it's virtually unique. Singles 93-03 ably demonstrates how the Chemical Brothers have managed it. Having first carved a reputation as DJs the Dust Brothers in the ...
it's virtually unique.Singles 93-03ably demonstrates how the Chemical Brothers have managed it. Having first carved a reputation as DJs the Dust Brothers in the ea...
The Singles 93-03 - CD
Song To The Siren Chemical Beats Leave Home Setting Sun Block Rockin' Beats The Private ... more
Psychedelic Reel Hey Boy Hey Girl Let Forever Be Out Of Control Star Guitar The Test Get Yourself High (with k-os) The Golden Path (with The Flaming Lips)
Hey Boy Hey Girl06. Let Forever Be07. Out Of Control08. Star Guitar09. The Test10. The Golden Path11. Hey Boy Hey Girl (Live)12. Hoops / Setting Sun (Live)13. Temp...
A review by dsra999 on Singles 1993-2003 - Chemical Brothers (The) June 25th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Originality
Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics
Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks
A couple of weak links
How does it rate alongside the competition
Good
Value for Money
Good
Advantages:
their singles were all successfull so this album is therefore great .
Disadvantages:
only 2 new tracks
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Over the years the chemical brothers have made some outstanding music and are one of the only electronic dance acts who are able to hold large sell out live acts.
Not only have their singles always been a huge success in the UK charts but many of their singles have also been famous worldwide and are a very popular choices in the night clubs abroad.
The album starts of with their earliest single release Song To The Siren which started of as a release on the DJ circuit but soon became very popular and kicked off the big beat phenomenon which rapidly grew popular with other artists like the prodigy and fatboy slim doing the same. The track is very loud and has solid beat with sirens and melodiesall in sync.
The album then progresses with their next two big hits Chemical Beats and Leave Home which both have a similar sound to Song To The Siren with more big beats and bass lines and in Leave Home a neat guitar sample.
The next three tracks Setting Sun, Block Rockin' Beats and The Private Psychedelic Reel are singles taken from their highly acclaimed album Dig Your Own Hole and include more of the same big beats and bass lines but with furthered use of funky guitar samples like in their earlier single Leave Home.
Hey Boy Hey Girl is up next from the album Surrender, this is an amazing track and was number 1 worldwide, another great achievement by the chemicals. There is a nice beat and a catchy electronic tune in this track, it was destined to be a huge success in the clubs.
Other singles on this album from Surrender include Let Forever Be with vocals from the great Noel Gallagher, and Out Of Control which was another huge hit in the charts.
There are also two more singles on this compilation taken from their fourth album Come With Us, these are Star Guitar which has a nice fluent groove throughout and The Test which is more of a rock collaboration but is still a nice listen.
Finally at the end of the album there are two new singles Get Yourself High which i feel is more back to their old roots and The Golden Path which has a nice melody and vocals from The Flaming Lips to acompany it.
I recommend this album to all and need i say it to all chemical brothers fans, its a must have in your collection. Although there is a version with a bonus second disc which features 11 tracks including Galaxy Bounce, Morning Lemon, Loops Of Fury and 2 live performances to mention a few, so definatly look out for this, its not to be missed!
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 ...
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Album Notes: The Chemical Brothers: Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons. Additional personnel: K-OS, The Flaming Lips. Celebrating 10 years of innovative electronica and party-starting dance grooves, this 13-track Chemical Brothers collection moves chronologically through the numerous highlights of the duo's recording career. Groundbreaking early singles "Song to the Siren" and "Chemical Beats" offer the first examples of their unique combination of hip-hop beats and electro-distortion hooks, before "Leave Home" ushers in the arrival of the landmark EXIT PLANET DUST album. Although SINGLES surprisingly omits "Life Is Sweet (with Tim Burgess of the Charlatans UK) and "Alive Alone" (featuring a then-unknown Beth Orton), it does includes other excellent tracks such as "Setting Sun" (one of two Noel Gallagher collaborations), "Block Rockin' Beats," "The Private Psychedelic Reel" (with Jonathan Donahue of Mercury Rev), and "The Test" (featuring Richard Ashcroft). And as outstanding icing on their birthday cake, Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons present two previously unreleased tracks, the funky "Get Yourself High," and the mystic, majestic chime of "The Golden Path" (featuring the Flaming Lips).
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (10/30/03, p.94) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "There's rarely a dull moment with the Chemical Brothers..." Q (10/03, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The Chemical Brothers have exceeded everyone's expectations, leaving in their wake some of the defining records of the '90s. Not to mention a load of gloriously damaged memories..." Mojo (11/03, p.142) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Very little here sounds dated..."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Song To The Siren
2.: Chemical Beats
3.: Leave Home
4.: Setting Sun
5.: Block Rockin' Beats
6.: Private Psychedelic Reel
7.: Hey Boy Hey Girl
8.: Let Forever Be
9.: Out Of Control
10.: Star Guitar
11.: Test
12.: Get Yourself High - Chemical Brothers & K-Os
13.: Golden Path - Chemical Brothers & The Flaming Lips
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