Drive

I purchased Crystal Method's Vegas CD several years ago. I was not accustomed to that type of music, but when I heard it playing in Borders book store I decided to investigate. I was told what CD it was and I purchased it. I really liked it a lot and use it a lot when I work out and driving. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that Vegas was the soundtrack for the movie "The Replacement Killers."Well recently I thought I would check out more music from Crystal Method. I checked out the reviews on Amazon.com and purchased Drive. At first I didn't think it was as good as Vegas, but realized that the themes are very different. Vegas has more of a groove to it (not that it is a groove just more than Drive). Drive is great for motion. If you are exercising, driving, riding your bike, etc. than this CD will be great for you. There isn't one slow song on the whole CD and there are no breaks between tracks--just smooth transitions. The CD has grown on me and now I listen to it more than Vegas.There isn't a lot of bottom in the songs (deep bass lines) and it isn't a groove (like R&B, funk, etc.). However, it's just great music to move by. It grows on you too even if you aren't used to listening to techno music like I was.I recommend this to anyone who wants music to move by such as working out, riding your bike, or like the title says, drive.

This is a bit of an odd CD in that it isn't exactly an album as such. TCM have re-used some themes from tracks which were previously or subsequently released but there is quite a bit of fresh material on this disc and much of it is classic Crystal Method although perhaps toned down a little to make it a bit more mainstream, for the Nike crowd.But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's plenty of TCM's signature sound here - heaps of bass, great drum loops, complex and rich sounds and fat beats. Because of its nature, this album is a bit more "mixed" than a typical TCM album, with the tracks running into each other. That means you can listen to it all in one go (as intended) and it just sort of flows.What's important is that it has the funk and groove we've come to expect from TCM. It's catchy and fun. In fact, it ranks among the better Crystal Method CDs. If you like drum and bass and/or dance music or are a big Crystal Method fan then you want this disc.

All the tracks on this album are versions of tracks off their other albums. Not terrible, but not what I'd hoped for.

Good Stuff

A MUST HAVE FOR ANY HIFI SYSTEM, 45 MIN OF BLISS!

Great music.

Wow this CD drive came to me really fast. I am very happy it came in great shape and I have not stopped playing it :}

happy with purchase

Crystal Method geht zwar eindeutig wieder einen Schritt in die richtige Richtung, aber einer reicht eben nicht.Dieses Album ist endlich nicht mehr so poppig und rockig wie Legion of Boom, aber es kommt nicht annähernd an den Geniestreich Vegas heran.Nein, es ist unter'm Strich einfach doch zu Fade.Ich bleibe dabei, den besten BigBeat, Breakbeat etc. gab es Mitte der Neunziger. Als es noch schwieriger war elektronische Beats zu kreiieren.Heute ist es einfach zu einfach, da bleibt die Kreativität wohl einfach auf der Strecke.Schade! Einzig eine Konkurrenz hat es geschafft halbwegs an alte Zeiten anzuknüpfen. Ich glaube jeder weiß, wen ich meine!

CD's sollten immer im wattiertem Umschlag oder anderer geschützten Verpackung versendet werden. Ich kann das nicht nachvollziehen, warum das hier nicht gemacht worden ist. CD Hülle kam beschädigt an. Zum Glück ist die CD in Ordnung.Aber es hätte auch anders ablaufen können. Gerade dann, wenn das Produkt recht schwierig zu bekommen ist, kann es sehr ärgerlich sein, wenn es teilweise beschädigt ankommt.