Vegas by Crystal Method (The) (CD, Mar-2005, Out Post)

THIS CD REALLY BEGAN THE MAINSTREAM INTO DANCE,ELECTRONIC MUSIC.WITH MERGING IN COMMERICALS.IT'S EXCELLENT WITH THE CLASSIC TRACK.BUSY CHILD.WHAT PUT THIS INCREDIBLE LOVE ACT ON THE MAP.

It was good.................................................................................................................really good.

This is one of Crystal Method's best albums! Great beats with plenty of Crystal Method's touch. They always have smooth mixes and tight beats. Makes you move..

yeah, I'm a bit passionate on this post... but seriously! This is one of the all time best electronica CDs on the planet!

"Trip like I do" is awesome and well known... but every song on this CD has the same inspirational feeling... More Rhythm!

Shop Victoriously today and get this CD on yo' shelf!

- C

One of the best electronica acs available. Not enough good things to say about this cd. This cd is probably my favorite in the electronica genre. Absolutley perfect.

Of the electronic/dance/techno music that has passed by my ears over the last decade or so, names like Underworld, Oakenfold, The Postal Service, Orbital, Portishead, and Covenant still hold spots of love and honour in my collection. With the explosion of synthesized music these days, it seems nigh impossible to name a favourite band or favourite record amidst the electro, techno, trance, synthpop, trip-hop, and house that floods culture.

And yet I've always managed to come back to a single record that stuck out from the rest: The Crystal Method's "Vegas", otherwise known (at least to me) as "the best driving music ever created". Perhaps this disc was released at the perfect time in my life, in the middle of my high school career in 1997 when I was desperatly seeking an alternative to the grunge and metal that had comprised my earlier years.

I purchased Vegas when it was released on the BMG mail-order catalogue, and spun it so many times in my Discman that the painted blue top began to flake off. From the moment "Trip Like I Do" opened with that almost-cheesy Dark Crystal sample, I was hooked, and immediatly unplugged my CD player and rushed out of my parent's house to my old highschool Toyota. Over 10 years later, Vegas still resides at the top of my car's iPod playlist, surpassing and outliving other 90's acts like Prodigy and Moby, legions of Glogal Underground compilations, and a host of EBM, synthpop, and industrial.

While Crystal Method has released other excellent songs, their debut album flows the best, and contains the most timeless of their music. The album itself is quite dynamic, especially for techno, and comprises driving, high-energy tunes like "Busy Child" with dark and sparse tracks such as "High Roller". I can't name my absolutely favourite track, but I will say that I tend to shift at higher RPM's whenever I hear "Keep Hope Alive".

All in all, Crystal Method filled a void in my nascent electronic music collection, flanked by Orbital on one side and KMFDM on the other. My interest in the sounds produced for Vegas piqued my interest in synthesizers that remains today.

I love this group. This is my 2nd time purchasing this album since my friend stole my last one. The music is that good.

I was sure, yes sure for a moment. No question. My ears were actually trying to seperate themselves from my head for a moment so that they could drop down to my desk and dance! They were twitching of their own volition, and my shoulders were sprinkled with tiny curly ear-hairs dislodged during the phenomenon. Ears know best.
Vegas is the sort of techno that I love to hear at raves -- it's gut-quiveringly powerful yet garnished with enough voice and surprises to suggest a spirit in the machine. Stuffed with variety and changes in tempo and dynamics, I expect at least 100 listens before I remove it from my player (assuming that my ears can last that long attached to my head). Shut your eyes, look into the flashing lights, let your body move and hold onto your ears. Good tunes.

I would say that Keep Hope Alive should be in the hall of fame of techno if there is such a thing. high roller was completly awesome when i turned up the bass. the whole album is mind blowing. perfect 100% five star***** experience. if you like big funky beats and bass along with calm beginings with high and awesome climaxes of sound you WILL LIKE IT. period.