Search - Crystal Method :: Vegas (Deluxe Edition)

Re-butchered is more like it!!!

WDB | Vancouver, WA | 11/30/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I give this album 5 stars for the original and 1.5 stars for the bonus disc. If it werent for the last 2 tracks (the 93 original demo and Vapor Trail live which is amazing!) it would have gotten 1 star in my opinion. The original Vegas is an all time classic and one of my personal favorites but TCM should never have let these other artists mess with perfection. When it comes to these remixes, "rebutchered" is all that comes to mind, holler out with a "review was helpful" if you agree. Don't say I didn't warn ya."

An Excellent Excuse For Any TCM Fan To Buy Vegas Over Again

Hectic | AL, USA | 04/27/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Man, I can't believe it's already been over 10 years since The Crystal Method originally released Vegas...and I was 18 at the time! (I feel so old.) I bought TCM's Vegas when a friend introduced me to it after we had listened to the Spawn soundtrack and I had told him that the first track ((Can't You)Trip Like I Do; By: TCM and Filter) was my favorite on the album. Well, just like "Mary Jane" being a gateway to other drugs, Vegas was my gateway to Electronica music!



I bought this Deluxe Edition of Vegas for 3 main reasons. (Listed in order of importance.)

1. It's been remastered! I compared the same tracks I ripped (in AAC format) from my original Vegas CD and ones I ripped from this new edition; the difference is like night and day! Much cleaner and more vibrant sounds. It's like listening to the album for the first time all over again!

2. My original Vegas CD has gotten really scratched up over the past...WELL HOLY CRAP, IT REALLY HAS BEEN 10 YEARS! It's on the verge of not being playable anymore, and since I still like to have the physical media for albums I really care about (even albums I download I back-up on CD-R's) it was an excellent excuse to buy this deluxe edition!

3. I got it for cheap off the Amazon Marketplace! (You poor suckers who paid $25 or more for it! Ha, Ha, Ha! ;>b )



As for the "bonus" 2nd Vegas disc with all the remixes and stuff...all the other reviewers are pretty much dead-on when they say it sucks! I only found 3 tracks:(Busy Child (Hyper Remix), High Roller (Myagi Remix), and Vapor Trail (Live)) to be any good at all, the rest are just fodder for those who have no taste! Basic beats, unmemorable music with some sounds from the originals, but they sound nothing even close to their predecessors; basically making it a "listen to it once, then forget about it" CD!



So if you're a TCM fan with an aging, 10 (or even 5) year-old Vegas CD, OR are discovering TCM/Electronica music for the first time; I'd really suggest buying this album. TCM's Vegas is (now) a classic that has and will withstand the tests of time, and now that it's been remastered, it sounds even better!"