The Method

The Method

Track Listings

1. Used to It

2. It Must Be Nice

3. Cayce

4. Can't Get Around It

5. Quietly

6. Symptom

7. Method

8. Outgroup

9. Sidelined

10. And I

11. Personal Hardcore

12. Occupied

13. Junkdrawer

14. Scared

15. Happy Hour

16. Another Day

17. Poker Face

18. Are You Comfortable?

Tracks:

Trip Like I Do
Busy Child
Cherry Twist
High Roller
Comin' Back
Keep Hope Alive
Vapor Trail
She's My Pusher
Jaded
Bad Stone

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When Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland started distributing homemade singles around Los Angeles at the beginning of the '90s, their bass-fortified, hard-rolling techno concoctions perked up the ears of industry impresarios and local scenesters alike. Vegas, their affectionately-titled major label debut, refines the formula. Thick with layers of pounding beats and rock dynamics, it takes the typical club fare and beefs it up with a uniquely western slant. The detectable influences range from the power chords of AC/DC to old school hip-hop patterns to the smooth melodies of Stevie Wonder. On blistering tracks like "Trip Like I Do" and "Keep Hope Alive," the Crystal Method confirm that America has become a force of contention in the electronica field. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

Crystal Method !!!.......2007-07-18

Crystal Method is an awesome Techno/Dance Duo and Vegas is one of the best albums they have... Every song is great!

Amazingly Jammin'.......2007-04-16

This album is a great electronic work from all sides. The album kicks off strong with Trip Like I Do a sexily danceable and hard hitting track that gets you in the groove for all tracks after. Highlight tracks like Busy Child, Keep Hope Alive, Vapor Trail, Bad Stone, Trip Like I Do, and most of the rest make it a Techno album I immensely enjoy.
-Nicaro

Their Signature CD.......2007-01-12

As someone coming from the less electronic, more funky mixes of Thievery Corporation, Tosca and K&D, I was a little hesitant to buy Vegas, but I'm glad that I did. Normally I don't care for the over-the-top bass and decidedly weak and unoriginal synth compositions you normally get in college bars or big city clubs (anyone with even moderate talent can produce that stuff with Live or GarageBand and the right collection of loops), but this is something totally apart from that. You can dance to Vegas, yes... it's got some intoxicating grooves... but it's also real music and not just the same sequences played over and over for 5 minutes like many of their peers. It's techno with soul.

What this reminds me of a little bit is the Fight Club soundtrack, although it's not as hard-edged as that work (from the Dust Brothers), with some funky beats and sounds perfectly mixed in at the right times. These guys are pretty talented and their studio skills are apparent. If you're going to buy one Crystal Method CD, based on everything I've heard and read, this is absolutely the one to get. Definitely recommended.

The Most Supernatural Album Ever Composed!!! A Jewel For Any Music Collection!!!.......2006-11-09

Unclaimed and unfamiliar to the sounds of Drum and Bass and Electronica, it was the compilation of this original work, Vegas, that captured my ears with awe. Ever since the fat beats and sounds of this composition swelled my sense of hearing I have praised this Album by Crystal Method. This CD is one that will forever be included in my music collection and worthy to be replayed time and time again. Not many CDs in my large collection has such an acclaimed privilege, Nor are many CDs deserving of such.

Based on the resounding effect of this album, I label it as the MOST SUPERNATURAL ALBUM EVER COMPOSED for this genre. Some CM fans complain that this album is too highly extolled and therefore praise one album over another. A true Crystal Method zealot wouldn't do that. Doing that defames the group as a whole. Although I own this Album, I own other ones by Crystal Method and they are also valued. Equally respecting all albums hightens the credibility of the artists. Whether anyone agrees with this fact or not, briefly think about how many times you've heard music by the Crystal Method featured in television ads, television shows, video games, and theme parks (about three tracks from this specific album is played as background music in the waiting lines @ Six Flags Magic Mountain). What does this tell us? The music by Crystal Method is highly recognized. Yet, based on the average music junky, when a word about Crystal Method is made, this Album "Vegas" is readily distinguished. This just happens to be the jewel among their many CDs.

The beats recorded on this album are unique and perfectly executed, the complexity of this music is obviously mastered by Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. Not one track on this CD is the same, yet each and every track is an astounding original creation that creates its own attitude and setting with its adrenaline breaks and beats. This CD is a MUST HAVE for any Crystal Method enthusiast and for anyone who enjoys a variety of music. This album has been nothing less than Supernatural, its force and influence is a Momentous event written in stone on the timeline of this genre.

Best Electronica CD Of The 20th Century.......2006-08-30

If you want the best electronic music has to offer from the 20th century then buy this cd. Every track is top notch and it is one of the rare albums out there you will listen to over and over and over and over again. I'm not a big fan of their new material but VEGAS is a work of pure genius. Very few people of any genre right a album of this caliber in their lifetimes & at it's very least it is the soundtrack to the late 90's.

Average customer rating:

You will never hear Meth like this again
Classic Meth Brings The Pain
(Rating 10 out of 10): M-E-T-H-O-D Man
Great album
method man!!!!

Tical
Method Man
Manufacturer: Def Jam
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Tracks:

Tical
Biscuits
Bring The Pain
All I Need
What The Blood Clot
Meth Vs. Chef
Sub Crazy
Release Yo' Delf
P.L.O Style
I Get My Thang In Action
Mr. Sandman
Stimulation
Method Man (Remix)

Customer Reviews:

You will never hear Meth like this again.......2007-02-23

This was the first Wu tang solo project and I still remember the buzz and all the hype surrounding this album up until this day. It soldout in almost every record store around my way. After the success of Meth's solo track on the 36chambers it only made sense to drop him a solo album first. Method Mans voice and ill flow was like no other. Tracks like Bring the Pain and Stimulation(which are my two favorites) showcased his best flow and lyrical arsenal. And those beats are to die for.This a very good debut album but it pales in comparison to Cuban Links and Liquid Swords to me. Still if your a fan of Meth and you heard his newer albums first and enjoyed them, then there's no reason you wont like this one. Time hasn't really hurt this album, and it stomps all over about 80% of the rap droppin' these days.

Classic Meth Brings The Pain.......2006-09-22

Classic I love every song. Meth has never really been the same since this album, but I do think Tical 2 was a classic also. This album is dark and grimy. The baseline for Biscuits will definitely rattle your trunk. Tical is ok. Bring The Pain doesnt need any comment. What The Blood Clot is classic. Meth vs Chef one of my favs I think Meth blew Chef away on that one. Other classics are Release Yo' Delf and to me Stimulation. I wished Meth still made albums like this but that was a different time back then for hip hop. Oh yeah I forgot the biggest hit All I Need is on here but if you want the remixes with Mary J Blige they sell that separately for about 4 bucks.

(Rating 10 out of 10): M-E-T-H-O-D Man.......2006-09-14

One member of the Wu-Tang Clan, back in '94 Method Man was known for his raspy voice, his huge afro, and that contact in his eye that made him look like he was blind in one eye. Dropping his debut "Tical" was one of the dopest solo albums from the Wu that many fans appriciated.

Getting right to the point, every song on this album, Method Man rhymes are fresh like he was back on "Enter The Wu: 36 Chambers". The lead single "Bring The Pain" was one of those rhymes as Meth proved that he can carry an album by himself. "All I Need" was another dope song (if you're not aware this is the well known song that was remixed featuring Mary J. Blige. She does NOT appear on here.) as Meth shows love for his girl.(If they decide to reissue this album, I wouldn't mind it being on here.) There are a couple of songs here where I feel Meth reaches his high point. "Sub Crazy" would be one of them, as well as "PLO Style" with Carlton Fisk and "Release Yo' Delf" with singer Blue Rasberry. A classic combination would be the song "Mr. Sandman" that features RZA, Inspetah Deck, Street Thug (now known as Streetlife), and Carlton Fisk, with Blue Rasberry singing in the background. Method Man would remix his selftitled song "M-E-T-H-O-D Man" on the last track of the album, also a great song.

Problems, I can only think of only one, and that is his raspy voice. It's not bad and it's quite unique, but there are points where you have no idea what he's saying because of it. Like the song "Stimulation", I barely can understand what he's saying in the second verse. Other than that, it's all cool.

As you can tell, this is a classic album from the Wu. If you do not have this album, and you're a Wu fan, I HIGHLY recommend that you pick this on up. It's enjoyable and arguably one of the best solos from the group between Wu's reign back in '93-'97. Unfortunately, no one can say that Meth isn't the same lyrically since this album. Comparing Meth back in '94, is like comparing Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle" to what he's making today. They're in the same boat.

Lyrics: A-
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: A
Musical Vibes: A-

C.I.'s Favorite Tracks- Tical, Bring The Pain, All I Need (original), Meth Vs. Chef, Sub Crazy, Release Yo' Delf, PLO Style, Mr. Sandman, M-E-T-H-O-D Man (Remix)

Chandler Infamous, and I'm out. Peace everyone!!

Great album.......2006-07-16

Method Mans debut is fire. The lyrics and beats are eerie and dark and every song is perfect. My top 5 tracks are

What the Blood Clot
Stimulation
Bring the pain
Release yo Delf
Method Man (Remix)= Not as good as the original, but still pretty good.

method man!!!!.......2006-05-05

method man is by far one of the best rappers ever to walk the face of the earth and he proves it yet once again on tical. i love this cd so much. ive always heard him on the wu tang cds and thought he was great but i never realized how great he was till i litsened to his solo albums. theyre amazing. all the songs are great on the cd from start to finish. so if you want to support some real hip hop...buy this album...you wont be disappointed trust me, its really good.

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good but not great
Just Right
The Best Big Beats Available
Highlight
Tweekend and LOB are no disappointments...

Tweekend
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Initially, the sophomore album from California beat-shifters the Crystal Method sounds like the same psychedelic beats and psychotic samples that made their 1997 debut, Vegas, such a riot and established them as the only stateside dance act with real spunk. While Tweekend does apply similar grooves and siren sounds, repeated plays prove that the duo of Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan have learned how to melt the mind in addition to rocking the house. With guest spots by Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland, Tweekend is both subversive and dance-friendly. In "Murder," Weiland sings over a woozy blend of crunching riffs, wah-wah guitars, Moog moos, and mysterious strings for a kind of twisted BT-like pop poetry. "PHD," "Wild, Sweet and Cool," and the organ-grinding "Roll It Up" are classic beats-and-bliss Crystal Method. But "Name of the Game" is straight-up rock and rage, while "Ten Miles Back" and "Blowout" are surreal drives into a nocturnal desert. Tweekend is so dense and delirious, it's hard to find your way out. But you may not want to return from this lost (T)weekend. --Ken Micallef

Customer Reviews:

good but not great.......2007-06-09

This is a good solid techno album. However, I didn't find it really all that special. "Name of the Game" is probably my least favorite track. Mostly because of that terrible Ryu and his crappy rapping. When I saw them live(they play an awesome live show) for the Tweekend tour, I was totally brought down when Ryu came out. Thank God it was for just that one song. Other than that this album is pretty good. Any Crystal Method fan should pick it up.

Just Right.......2007-04-08

I feel like "Vegas" was a little to clean or "dancey" and "legion of boom" was a little too "rock". While both those albums are good (great compared to other electronic acts) I think Tweekend is the perfect blend of both. Incredible attention to detail. I still listen to this CD every time I hit the gym, and it always gets me crazy pumped. 6 years after this CD was released it still sounds ahead of its time. Chemical Brothers are overrated, Prodigy pretty much sucks, Fatboy Slim has peaked. The only other acts that I think are comparable are Propellerheads, BT, Deepsky, and that's pretty much it. I'm looking forward to the next album from The Meth.

The Best Big Beats Available.......2005-09-01

I find this even better, badder and more memorable than their fantastic "Vegas" and "Legion of Boom." Very different to my ears from Chemical Brothers and Prodigy, to whom The Method bear a superficial resemblance. I love both, and have most of the records of each, but there's something more...mature about Crystal Method. And menacing. This is the nastiest, sleaziest, most ominous, in your face big beat music out there. The breaks are so sharp and heavy on songs like PHD you really have to watch yourself to avoid hurting your neck. Consider the names under which their music is published: "Harder Faster Music," "Drug Money Music" and my favorite "Foxy Dead Girl Music." That pretty much sums it up. Put on PHD or Name of the Game and imagine beating somebody down with a baseball bat. Put on Over the Line or Blow Out and get ready to drive off into the sunset at 120 mph to do something unimaginably dangerous. Even if you're not an El Supremo Bad A** in real life you can easily pretend you're one while this is playing on your stereo. By the way, for some reason this seems to me like "older guy that you don't want to mess with wearing sunglasses and driving a really fast car" music. I can't imagine liking it that much if I was either younger or female. I'm neither, however, and I love it.

Highlight.......2005-08-21

In my own opinion, I think this album is the highlight of TCM's career. From the awesome cover-art, to the more important music created. There are no rubbish tracks on this album, just the one song you might like a bit less than the others.

This album contrasts between different genres regularly, from the deep dark techno storm of Blowout, to the rap elements in Name Of The Game and Ready For Action, and the Rock guitars in Murder. There is something for everyone in this album.

This is a must for anyone vaguely interested in Techno, and an Essential for evry Techno fan.

Tweekend and LOB are no disappointments..........2005-06-16

Screw the "fans" of The Crystal Method's Vegas album who say that Tweekend and Legion of Boom are what caused the group to go downhill. They obviously just don't get the picture right. Now that I own Tweekend, I have an excuse to strike those so-called "Vegas fans." Tweekend is one heck of a big beat record. Listening to these songs made me feel relaxed with gladness and joy. Before owning this album, I have downloaded one of the album's songs, "Name Of The Game." This song is what got me into the Tweekend album. It has cool guitars, spooling electronic vibes, and not-half-bad rapping vocals.

When it comes to Big Beat, TCM can do it right. Songs like PHD, the aforementioned Name Of The Game, Murder, The Winner, and Ready for Action get my body working. The Winner is the song the most CM fans tend to look down on, as they think it is Tweekend's worst song. However, this is hardly a bad song to me.

I may be a Metalhead but I also listen to Electronic music every now and then. The Crystal Method is my personal favorite of the Electronica genre.

Average customer rating:

Great, but not their best
I love their remixes!
whatever
so-so
For TCM, this is a really poor album

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Intro/The Crystal Method Intro
Gyromancer(Elite Force Remix)/PMT
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Octopus/Uberzone
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Customer Reviews:

Great, but not their best.......2007-02-11

I love The Crystal Method; their music is a fresh change from the same old songs on the radio. If you like electronic music, Crystal Method does it the best. This CD mixes various artist's songs like the Door's "Roadhouse Blues" and New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle". I prefer Community Service I to this CD, but my favorite Crystal Method CD is Tweekend.

I love their remixes!.......2006-03-23

Track 5, the Roadhouse Blues remix, is a marvellous piece of work, a tribute to the Doors. Worth the price of the CD if you've ever seen Morrison live.

whatever.......2005-12-19

this is a great mix. and to say it doesn't compare w/ Legion of Boom just shows that you dont know this music very well. Legion of Boom was garbage. this is the first interesting album i've heard from them since vegas.

so-so.......2005-10-08

I am a big fan of TCM, but I was kinda disappointed after listening to this album. And not that it is that bad, some of the songs, like #2 & #7 are great....but overall I got too much noise and not enough good beat and music. In my opinion it lacks balance and it's certainly no match for any of TCM's previous albums.

For TCM, this is a really poor album.......2005-10-06

I absolutely loved their previous albums, especially "Legion of Boom". They went really wrong with this album, though. It's like some kind of aerobics CD - just a non-stop beat with no imagination. Their older stuff was much more creative and had rhythms that were awesome.

I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 or zero because it's still The Crystal Method. But I really wish I could return the album, it's that bad to me. Be sure to listen to the sound clips to make sure it's what you want before you buy.

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The Crystal Method
FITS THE THEME
what, go back to skool, to get skooled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mediocre At Best...
Latest work from Crystal Method

London
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Nothing Like You And I - The Perishers

Album Description

The excitement of "London" is perfectly captured on its soundtrack which features nine brand new original recordings by The Crystal Method as well as selections by break-beat masters Evil Nine featuring Toastie Taylor and Hyper, and genre-bending artists like the soul/funk outfit Connie Price & the Keystones and rockers The Out Crowd (which features members formerly of Brian Jonestown Massacre), Troy Bonnes and the Perishers.

Customer Reviews:

The Crystal Method.......2007-03-01

I found out about this movie because I'm a method fan. The movie itself was interesting. Jason Stathom trying out some new roles. I like that.

FITS THE THEME.......2007-01-13

Crystal Method is a longtime favorite. Hearing their music in various Movies and Shows I was quite surprised to see that they were tapped to do a movie soundtrack. I have to admit I have not seen the movie, instead I let the music fit the theme and tell the story. I have seen reviews where groups like Crystal Method that don't (at least in this area) get great radio airplay, do something like this and are called sellouts. Instead I delight in the fact that someone like them get the chance to strut their stuff outside of the clubs and CD player. It is one of the staples that I keep in my CD changer in my car. If you have not tried this one I suggest you do. And if you are new to The Crystal Method, try it. I don't think you will be disappointed.

what, go back to skool, to get skooled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-04-12

weak, what r u talking about. all i have to say is, TCM folks. nuff said.

Mediocre At Best..........2006-03-04

I don't see the obsession with Crystal Method. I've been listening to them since day 1, before "Vegas" was even a twinkle in their imaginations, and it seems to me as though "CM"'s productions just keep getting weaker & weaker. Don't get me wrong I love "Vegas", Busy Child was brilliant and every track on the rest of the album is a classic. But Tweekend...c'mon, that album was a joke. Then their newer one Legion Of The Boom, there's like one good track (the 1st one)on that entire album. The good remix's of Born Too Slow sounded nothing like the crap original. Why does everyone praise these guys? There are so many different Breaks producers out there that are so much better. They're fun to watch live, but nothing you won't see from any other DJ or live act.

Anyway, this Soundtrack "London" is a little better than their usual stuff, but still suffers from alot of the same problems I have with their other albums. A) There isn't one Crystal Method song on the entire soundtrack that lasts even 5 minutes... This to me just seems lazy & kinda sell-outish. I mean sure if you've got so many tracks to where you need to edit some track's times to fit them all on the album, maybe(I still don't like that, do a double discer)but the entire sound track isn't even an hour long. B) There are only a couple up beat tracks on the album (6 out of the 14 tracks actually). I don't know maybe it's just me but that really bugs me when I buy an album for one thing and I get a bunch of slow-mow filler tracks, kinda makes me feel cheated.

In closing, there's nothing here you haven't heard before, if you wanna pick up a trendy, dancey soundtrack done by a big dance name pick up Swordfish by Oakey. If you want to pick up a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack pick up Monster by BT. And if you just want some descent Breaks in general pick up anything on Finger Lickin or Distinctive, cause Crystal Method ain't all that.

Latest work from Crystal Method.......2006-02-28

Although it's not your typical Crystal Method album, it is still worth the purchase to add to your CM collection. I admit that the songs are not near as hard as I expect or hope, the album is still intense and dynamic.

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bland and boring
Does It Match Up To Their Name???
Community Service = Essential Beats
Not bad for a mix album
...But It's Not Ken & Jordan...

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Curveball - Elite Force
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Exciting, edgy, and energetic, Community Service, the Crystal Method's debut DJ mix release, is an instant success. Method men Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan have molded 15 cuts from the likes of Orbital, Rage Against the Machine, and Evil 9 into their own futureshock soundscape, with a result that sounds like an after-hours electronic speed-romp through a postapocalyptic Playstation mega city. At times, Community Service sounds like the sister of German techno-chase film Run Lola Run, nowhere more so than during Koma & Bones' pulsating "Morpheus (Meat Katie and Dylan Rhymes Mix)" and Force Mass Motion vs. Dylan Rhymes's "Hold Back." Add some nice funky flashes to the overall techno-based energy, and Community Service is an entertaining reminder that these boys still know their way around decks as well as desktops. --Steffan Chirazi

Customer Reviews:

bland and boring.......2007-01-03

considering it had the TCM name on the cover, i thought this would be off the top, trippy stuff. it sadly wasnt. my first thing i noticed was that it was boring...there was nothing special about it. no electronic effects that grabbed me like Vegas did.

i know this wasnt a TCM album, but i figgured it HAD to be good, right? i mean....it had their name on the front.

i am a huge fan of meth, i love them love them love them, but....this album just didnt fly.

Does It Match Up To Their Name???.......2006-11-09

I would have to rate this one a five since I haven't heard many of their mixes. Upon purchasing this CD, I personally found this one more appealling to my ears compared to a few of their other Mixes. Please make sure you play this Mix on a Quality sound system otherwise you may be disappointed. The Crystal Method have been labeled by some as the loudest group in concert, therefore this Mix attests to that and appearantly was one of the group's focus. If your not ready to dance to this music I recommend it for high speed freeway music. (Warning, drive at your own discretion.)

Community Service = Essential Beats.......2004-12-22

This disc from the 'Method was the perfect predecessor to the incredible "Tweekend" cd, at the same time bringing fresh tracks (remixed or not; that is irrelevant) to the over-rated & overplayed "Vegas" release of 1997.
Scott & Ken demonstrate the essence of any electronica dj's reason to exist: remixing skills that twist otherwise snoozer tracks into their signature big beat/hard hop groove.
Being much more accessible than the ego-heavy Prodigy & having diversity of style over remix-only outfits (Rabbit in the Moon plus hundreds of other wannabe's) keeps this 'Island of Groove' (a.k.a. The Crystal Method) the standard of the genre.

Not bad for a mix album.......2004-11-22

First of all, if you buy this CD and expect another Vegas or Tweekend, you will be disappointed. What you will find here is a continuous mix of songs mixed by TCM. More breakbeat-oriented than any other TCM work, I found Community Service to be a bit repetitive, but it certainly has its share of enjoyable tracks. Breakin' on the Streets, Name of the Game, Boom, Renegades of Funk, and Paranoid were my favorites.

This CD is definitely not for everyone. If you are a big TCM fan, I would recommend this CD, or if you are simply a big electronic music enthusiast.

...But It's Not Ken & Jordan..........2004-02-06

CAUTION!
THIS ISN'T A TRUE TCM CD!

this is a mix cd, and everything a mix cd should be.

it starts out spookily with "No Soul" and doesn't start to get upbeat until the third track, "Breakin' On the Streets". then it drops down again for "Morpheus" and continues to rise and fall throughout.
but once you've heard "...how deep the rabbit-hole goes" for the final time, you know it's solid.

recommended if you like techno (that's a rather big prerequesite), and you should be ready to fall in love with the Method again.

Spawn: The Album (1997 Film)
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a fusion of synth and metal

Great idea...so so execution

A great album, a massive soundtrack

The Lost Art of Great Soundtracks!!

Classic fusion of genra's

Spawn: The Album (1997 Film)
Filter & The Crystal Method , Marily Manson & Sneaker Pimps , Orbital & Kirk Hammett , Korn & the Dust Brothers , Mansun & 808 State , Prodigy & Tom Morello , and Silverchair & Vitro
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002C1C
Release Date: 1997-07-29

Tracks:

(Can't You) Trip Like I Do - Filter & Crystal Method
Long Hard Road Out Of Hell - Marilyn Manson & Sneaker Pimps
Satan - Orbital & Kirk Hammet
Kick The P.A. - Korn & The Dust Brothers
Tiny Rubberband - Butthole Surfers & Moby
For Whom The Bell Tolls (The Irony Of It All) - Metallica & DJ Spooky
Torn Apart - Stabbing Westward & Wink
Skin Up Pin Up - Mansun & 808 State
One Man Army - Prodigy/Tom Morello
Spawn - Silverchair & Vitro
T-4 Strain - Henry Rollins & Goldie
Familiar - Incubus & DJ Greyboy
No Remorse (I Wanna Die) - Slayer & Atari Teenage Riot
A Plane Scraped It's Belly On A Sooty Yellow Moon - Soul Coughing & Roni Size

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In a bordering-on-brilliant idea, the overseers of The Spawn soundtrack proposed an idea to a host of bands that went something like this: "you metal kids go play nice with the electronic geeks and maybe you'll make beautiful music together." Well, guess what? It happened. From the sexy, screamy sounds of the opening cut "Can't You Trip Like I Do" (courtesy of Filter and The Crystal Method) to the funkified "One Man Army" (Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello mixing it up with The Prodigy), the disc is as hot as the Spawn's home and twice as heavy as the monster himself. If you like the CD, rent the video; the soundtrack is front and center in the film, kind of like MTV with a plot. --Denise Sheppard

Album Details

Australian Version Including an Unlisted Bonus Track: 'this is Not a Dream' by Apollo 440 and Morphine. Also features Alternate Cover Art.

Customer Reviews:

a fusion of synth and metal.......2007-06-12

This is a good soundtrack. "Trip like I Do" was the main reason I got it. I found out I got a lot more too. Marilyn Manson with Sneaker Pimps, Orbital and Kirk Hammet, Butthole Surfers and Moby, Metallica and DJ Spooky. All these tracks are good. It starts to wind down and lose steam with the last couple of tracks but this is a good investment. If you enjoy the musical fusion of different styles than check this out, also check out the Judgement Night soundtrack

Great idea...so so execution.......2007-04-15

I don't get all the rave reviews here. I've owned this CD since it came out in 1997 and its been probably more than 5 years since I had a desire to listen to it. Now listening to it trying to figure out what I want to put on my I-pod and I really can't find anything other than the 1st 2 tracks, which are great. The Filter/Crystal Method track is a classic. But beyond that I just find the songs somewhere between mildly interesting and boring. I am a fan of many of the rock & electronic artists here, but this experiment just didn't pan out in my opinion. It's been 10 years and I haven't seen any other collections like this so I must not be in the minority. Nice try, but there is not much more here beyond the concept.

A great album, a massive soundtrack.......2006-07-11

I was a big fan of Spawn before I got to be a big fan of music. When I found the soundtrack in a garage sale, I jumped on it and had listen it almost a thousand times!! ...When I realized I had a special one: instead of "For whom the bells tolls" of Metalica on track 6, I have "This is not a dream" from Apollo 440 and Morphine, and I must admit it's my personal favorite track on the album!! I'm glad I didn't bought the American version.

The Lost Art of Great Soundtracks!! .......2006-03-29

Spawn is by far, along with the original Batman starring Michael Keaton, the best comic book remake movie ever. Sadly underplayed, especially to the recent flood of sub-par remakes. Well, not only was the magic and mayhem captured forever on film, the soundtrack played a huge roll in the movie as well, thus making it a vital part of the movie that sadly, now, has seemed to become a forgotten craft: That is of course, the lost art of producing a Great movie soundtrack. Showcasing some of the best and most cutting edge artists of that era, which may have not been very long ago, but nevertheless was a significant time. A time of change within the rock community. A precursor to what would be the short life of Nu-Metal and the rebirth of straight up Rock and Roll, which seemed to split fans right down the middle, and all different ways at that. A cool time and a cool change that was long overdue in the music world. although this is one soundtrack that is definitely dated, it is still a much appreciated and a more often than not listened to addition to my collection. Anyone who loves the movie needs this soundtrack, not to mention anyone who just loves music of the heavier sort, this is an awesome soundtrack.

Classic fusion of genra's.......2006-03-03

This soundtrack knows what it needs to be and works really hard at succeeding...and for the most part it really does. From the explosive first track, Filter and Crystal Method set the bar very high, and for the most part the following tracks, while never fulling living up to "Trip like I Do" still fit the mold and deserve to be listed on the same track listing. "Long Hard Road out of Hell" is a great song, dispite the controversy of Sneaker Pimps regreting having to woek with Manson, they still delivered a brilliant song, and the second best on the album. "Satan" by Orbital and Kirk Hammet as well as "Tiny Rubberband" by the Butthole Surfers and Moby really stand out as quality tracks. The redone "FOr Whom the Bell Tolls" is appropriate subject matter, but all in all I was not overly impressed with the track. "Torn Apart" is brilliant (gotta love Stabbing Westward) and Prodigy's "One man Army" is freaking killer. Closing track by Soul Coughing & Roni Size is decent but I would have closed with Slayer's "No remorse" instead. Here is my HUGE complaint...KoRn's "Kick the P.A." is one of the dumbest songs ever, and with the talent that KoRn has shown they possess this was a waste of a track...They could have done SOOOOOO much better. Incubus and Silverchair are fine and Henry Rollins shows he still has it (never lost it)...so all in all Spawn delivers...they just should have cut KoRn before the CD was released!

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Please Dont believe everything you read re: negative feedback on this album !
You should have this one...
RESIST the temptation to buy this one!
Method Actor
A wonderful addition to collection

Method Actor
Eva Cassidy , and Method Actor
Manufacturer: Blp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000068ZX0
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

Getting Out
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When It's Too Late
Laugh With Me
Stay
Little Children
Forever
End The Rain
How Will It End
The Waiting Is Over

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Method Actor is to Eva Cassidy's oeuvre what Get That Feeling is to Jimi Hendrix's index of recordings. Never heard of Get That Feeling? Most Hendrix fans haven't either--nor did Hendrix, for that matter. As with Hendrix, Cassidy's posthumous success has inspired a good deal of digging around for vault material. Method Actor originally came out on vinyl in 1988. The work of pedestrian lite rockers, the 10-song set captures Cassidy in the very early stages of a career than would be cut short a mere eight years later. Occasionally the singer's nascent interpretive skills shine through. The sweeping "Look into My Eyes" benefits from Cassidy's soaring vocal. More often then not, however, this is the work of journeymen who happened to cross paths with a star in the making. Completists will find bits and pieces of these first-time-on-CD recordings of interest (the cover art consists of drawings by the singer), but Cassidy enthusiasts will find this sound foreign to the Cassidy they know and love, and will move on, as she did. --Steven Stolder

Album Description

This album was previously only available on vinyl, first time on CD. Front cover contains original illustrations drawn by Eva Cassidy. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Please Dont believe everything you read re: negative feedback on this album !.......2006-08-08

If you dont have anything nice to say dont say anything at all...Because for this album only good is the true opinion..You can compare Eva and the recordings of Method Actor to Fleetwood Mac and even Heart on this one..!
Stay and How will it end is incredible ..When the word of Method
Actor album spread among her fans, requests for copies came from far and wide.
The original LP was selling for upwards of $500.00
on the auction site EBay. It was then decided that the recording should be made available to any of her fans who wanted it, without forcing them to spend a small fortune to get it. It is quiet different from her later recordings and I believe it is all within the eye of the beholder. I only wish I could tell her just how wonderful and beautiful her music was,one can only hope she knew befor she passed.

You should have this one..........2006-02-23

This album is not perfect but every fan of Eva's should have this one in his/her collection, and listen to it...It is not a collection of covers like most of the rest of the stuff that is out there; these are all original songs featuring Eva very early in her career, not because she is Eva but because the songwriter felt she was a natural for the lead. All that we love about Eva is evident here: the power, perfect pitch, emotion and ineffable sweetness. Some of the cuts are a little too "new agey" for my taste (too much synthesizer), but that is not Eva's doing. And, without going back and listening to all her other discs, I think this is the only one where we get to hear Eva do backup vocals as well as lead!
All in all, this is a must-have because it helps to round out the picture.

RESIST the temptation to buy this one!.......2005-11-09

Look at the other 1 star reviews for this CD and you'll know the truth: this CD is horrible! I am an obsessed Eva fan - I love all of her CDs and I listen to them frequently and regularly. When I ordered this CD I was extremely excited to listen to it. Instead of immediately listening to it, I waited for a time when I could really enjoy it - my long morning commute in the car. Well, I was able to get through the first song - her voice sounds nice and it has a good bluesy sound. But then the second one came on and I thought, "OK, don't worry, it will get better." The third song did not relieve my worries, nor did the fourth, the fifth, and so on, until I finally had to take the CD out of the player and fling it across the car in utter disgust. These songs are totally cheeseball - they're big hair 80's songs - and they do not compliment Eva's voice quality or her vocal range in the slightest. On some of them she actually sounds out of tune, which I didn't think could be possible. But with songs this bad, even Eva couldn't make them work. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. I would have rather bought a duplicate copy of any of her CDs than this piece of garbage.

Method Actor.......2005-08-31

This cd is okay, but I didn't like this as much as Eva's earlier songs.

A wonderful addition to collection.......2005-05-30

As this material came from the start of her career it is more demonstrative of where she was going to rather than where she was when her career came to it's tragic end. The CD is worth having for more than just the purpose of completing your Eva Cassidy collection. I did enjoy it very much.

Average customer rating:

Who turned off the lights?
Better Beats?... You must be out of your mind.
Blackout!
Hot $hit
Best Tag Team Ever!!!

Blackout!
Method Man & Redman
Manufacturer: Def Jam
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tical
Doc's Da Name 2000
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Whut? Thee Album

ASIN: B00001QGPS
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

A Special Joint (Intro)
Blackout
Mi Casa
Y.O.U.
4 Seasons
Cereal Killer
Da Rockwilder
Tear It Off
Where We At (Skit)
1, 2, 1, 2
Maaad Crew
Run 4 Cover
The ?
Dat's Dat S**t
Cheka
Fire Ina Hole
Well All Rite Cha
Big Dogs
How High (Remix)

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If you love energetic beats coupled with explosive lyrical content then Blackout! is your album. This highly anticipated effort features the combined powers of the Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and the Def Squad's Redman--it's 19 cuts of pure excitement. Production highlights include the RZA-produced "Cereal Killer," Erick Sermon's "Maad Crew," and the dark-and-dirty sounds of "Run 4 Cover," featuring the Wu's Ghostface Killah and Streetlife. The album remains focused throughout without trying to appeal to any specific audience. Lyrically Red and Meth consistently come with the best in wit and wordplay, weaving a musical tapestry that should hang on the wall of any hip-hop fan. You won't find any specific messages, themes, or philosophies, but any true head will tell you that Blackout! is hip-hop at its best. --Kenji Jasper

Customer Reviews:

Who turned off the lights?.......2007-07-23

I'll admit that I didnt want to check out any collabo albums after hearing The Firm but since I like Redman and Method Man , I gave it a shot and its straight fire. The albums starts of with Blackout! as the two work their magic on the mic. They keep things moving with the equally hot Mi Casa and their second single Y.O.U. The first single Tear It Off(which is also on the In Too Deep soundtrack) was great and that video still makes me laugh till this day. LL Cool J and Ja Rule join in on 4 Seasons and I must say that that was the best verse I've heard from LL in a while. Da Rockwilder is cool but they should have made it longer. I dont usually like edited songs but Maaad Crew will get a some listens from me. The only songs I didnt feel is Mic Cheka(butchers the old Das Efx classic) and Fire Ina Hole. The rest of this album is exceptional. Bottom Line: Red And Meth's Blackout! is the best rap collaboration album of all time. The beats were superb, the rhymes were on point and the guests were not too shabby themselves. Standout Tracks: BLACKOUT!, MI CASA, Y.O.U., 4 SEASONS, TEAR IT OFF, DA EOCKWILDER, DATS DA S*** RUN FOR COVER, CEREAL KILLER, HOW HIGH REMIX(off The Show soundtrack), 1,2, 1,2, WELL ALL RITE CHA(off Doc's Da Name) and BIG DOGS(off Judgement Day).

Better Beats?... You must be out of your mind........2007-04-18

Someone wrote that the "beats on 'Blackout' are sub par, thanks in part to the Wu Tang crew" and a few other collaborators. This is one of the best hip hop albums to date. Lyrical quality and quality of beats don't get much better than "Blackout," Red and Meth compliment each other perfectly on the album and there is not a track that I feel like I have to skip over. Finding an album where every song is a quality track is becoming more and more elusive in the current hip hop market.

Blackout!.......2006-09-25

Two very skilled MC's over some bangin production. Whether you're a Mef fan or Reggie's you'll both agree that together they make unstoppable records. Anyone seeking an ill listen throughout the length of an album will be completely satisfied.

Hot $hit.......2006-02-17

To say that Redman and Method Man know what they're doing is an understatment...with club hits mixing pumping, brain pulsing beats and rhymes that out rhyme even the best in the biz, this album sports quality tracks with an overall quality good time. Recomended, highly, to any fan of hip-hop. Method Man is the man, and with Red at his side he's unstoppable. TICAL!

Best Tag Team Ever!!!.......2005-11-29

If you from the hood, you need to have this...this album is straight hood...you got hot tracks like "Da Rockwilder"; "How High"(RMX); MY FAVORITE "4 Seasons"-LL Cool J & Ja Rule; "Cereal Killer"; the best album i heard in a while!

Shaolin and Brick City (We Back Son!)

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Entertaining
Crystal strikes GOLD
Better than the Chemical Brothers, but not Fatboy Slim
TCM: LOB
only for TCM diehards

Legion of Boom
The Crystal Method
Manufacturer: V2 Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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London
Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned

ASIN: B0000X7KD2
Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

Starting Over - Rahzel (vocals)
Born Too Slow - Wes Borland (guitar) and John Garcia (vocals)
True Grit
American Way - Rahzel (vocal)
I know its You - Milla Jovovich (vocals)
Realizer - Lisa from the Bellrays (vocals) and Jon Brion (guitar)
Broken Glass - Wes Borland (guitar)
Weapons of Mass Distortion - Wes Borland (guitar)
Bound Too Long - Hanifah aka Sha-kay (vocals)
Acetone - Rahzel (vocals)
High and Low - Lisa from the Bellrays (vocals)
Wide Open - Hanifah aka Sha-kay (vocals)

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Crystal Method's Legion of Boom lives up to its title, dropping blasts of thumping samples, catchy riffs, and dependable grooves. But as with previous records like 2001's Tweekend, a chaotic, industrial darkness lurks around the edges that has little in common with the sheen of commercial dance. Many still compare Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland to the Chemical Brothers and their Big Beat, arena-pleaser cousins. But Boom sounds more like Nitzer Ebb in a good mood, or an angst-free Front 242. The duo has invited another batch of touchy-feely artists to contribute, like those noted softies Wes Borland and John Garcia, formerly of Limp Bizkit and Kyuss, respectively. Don't think for a second they aren't all having a blast, mixing in big, dumb hair metal with abandon. Most fun of all is the boost singer/actress Milla Jovovich gives to "I Know It's You," weaving her tweaked voice through a forest of tangled keyboards. With its bombastic techno-jams, Legion of Boom definitely makes for a tasty party record. Just keep the lights down as low as the bass end if you really want to capture the mood. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Entertaining.......2007-05-05

found the entire CD pretty good,tho the second half being more of the Method I prefer.

Crystal strikes GOLD.......2005-12-26

Now, I am familiar with a few of The Crystal Method's older works but not all of them. I've always kind of admired them from afar sort of afraid to jump right in and give them the "GO AHEAD" signal. They have always produced body rocking head bobbing beats that make you want to get up and dance or just hum along to the tune all day long. This album was the one that got me hooked.

I can play this c.d. from track #1 all the way through without skipping a song and not loosing the good vibes that I feel. Whether I'm doing housework, studying, playing video games or just getting ready for a night out on the town you cannot deny the incredible production that this album represents. I will reccommend this to anyone who wants to get into this kind of music or who just wants to know The Crystal Method more. They are on a different plane than Fatboy Slim and in my opinion, a much greater one.

Better than the Chemical Brothers, but not Fatboy Slim.......2005-12-03

I pretty much hated this C.D. the first couple times I listened to it, but the wondrous track "Born Too Slow" kept convincing me again and again to give it another chance until at last I began to appreciate the music. Most of the tunes on Legion of Boom sample rhythms or vocal excerpts, and do this in an electronica fashion that is reminiscent of the Chemical Brothers, yet is significantly more catchy and fun to listen to. One of the more prominent melodies, "The American Way", features a violin pattern, some random guy saying "Tis the American Way", a bit of rap, and a strange noise that sounds like a hoarse monkey hooting. Then there is the spectacular song "Born Too Slow", which originally drew me to this album after I heard it on a Need For Speed videogame. This track includes an electric guitar rhythm, a good set of vocals, and a couple of mystic electronic noises which add greatly to the splendor. Ever since I found about Fatboy Slim, I've fallen in love with this genre, and The Crystal Method is a vital part of it! I would highly recommend this album to all Elecrronica fans, for it has an admirable sense of beat and the band is good at sampling.

TCM: LOB.......2005-11-12

The negative reviews of LOB are encouraging me to pick up all other TCM records that I don't have.

I remember liking whatever TCM song I heard on the radio. When I came across Legion of Boom at my local public library... yes, my public library, I borrowed the CD and loved it from first listen. "American Way" is the only song I'm ever tempted to skip over...

I think this is an excellent record.

only for TCM diehards.......2005-09-11

The reviews for this album are all over the spectrum. But here's the deal-LOB is an attempt to appeal to a broader audience. "Born Too Slow" is a made for MTV 3 minute pop song with hard rock overtones. "American Way", while a decent track in its own right, is as much hip hop as anything. Those of you that are looking for the same sound you got on Vegas and Tweekend will find it with "Acetone", "Bound Too Long" and to a less extent "Realizer."

When I listen to Vegas, I get the sense that TCM worked really hard with a medium budget to produce some groundbreaking music.

Tweekend is a slightly different style, but it still has plenty of aural complexity and exhibits good attention to detail. And while not as novel as Vegas, it is an excellent album.

LOB is spotty-some songs seem like the TCM of old, but without quite the same level of effort. In general the songs that have the same style as the first two albums contain fewer sonic textures and are less complex, and thus for me, less satisfying to listen to again and again. Some songs are just blatant attempts to make TCM appeal to a broader range of listeners, even at the expense of releasing mediocre material. I hope the lukewarm reception LOB has gotten will persuade TCM to go back to basics and provide us with tracks that really demonstrate how creative they can be. I don't need every album to sound like Vegas, but I expect every album to have solidly crafted tracks from start to finish.

Summary: LOB is only for those that are willing to pay for an entire TCM album to obtain 2 or 3 worthwhile tracks.

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