Come With Us

'Come With Us is an album that steps away from the big beat that all chems fans have known and come to love.

This could have been a bad thing, and it's allways hard when making a follow up album. But Tom and Ed, had something up their psychdelic sleeves, and it was music with texture and depth.

'Come With Us' Explodes with the Title track, which is as close to a classic chemical Brothers as there is ever likely to be, a massive original breakbeat track that would wake the dead.

Following on from their is the huge Tribal thump of 'Afrika', which was the first single off the new album. This track got a huge response from clubland all over the world. 'Afrika' blends into 'Galaxy Bounce' via some neat scratching. 'Galaxy Bounce' is a funky fast big beat tune that is to be the follow up to the hit single 'Star Guitar', which is the next track.

Ever thought what it would have been like if the Beach Boys had envented Electro music? Maybe not, but track 5, 'Hoops' sounds just like that. Subtle 'cut up vocals' are split aprt by wall breakbeat which surges into Spanish guitar srumming and monkey loops.

'My elastic Eye' is unique and very original track, with it's speaker busting bass growl, and twinky-twonky organ is truely spine tingling.

Beth Orton is back to add vocal's to the dreamy comedown tune 'The State Were In' and shines throughout the song which sounds very Primal Scream.

From there you get the 4/4 beat of Denmark, with it's 'wah wah' guitar and horns, this will be a big club track. Then it's a track which is great but should have been longer, 'Pioneer Skies'. The track builds and builds, and your expecting it to burst into a psychadelic journey, but it just seemingly ends.

But the album makes up for that with breackbeat rock track 'The Test'. Vocals are by the great Richard Ashcroft and is pulsating, uplifting track wich is remmincesent of 'Setting Sun' from the 'Dig Your Own Hole Album.

This album is a must for all Chemical fans, and even for those who need some colour and hedonistic fun in their lives.....Go get it Now

James


Definately a "Star" Album!   February 3, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have long awaited this album since Star Guitar was released, I instantly feel in love with that single. When I finally bought the album and put it in my stereo system the first track belw me away. There are some fantastic rythms throughout the album. Those who are looking for some really hard stuff may be slightly dissapointed. The latter half of the album has a more chilled approach, but still the tracks are really good. Overall a great album with some really good new tracks. WARNING! If there is poor bass on ur stereo, don't bother buyin. This album requires a decent bass to come across really well.


Chemicals on top form with album full of blissed out beats   January 31, 2002
wez_c@hotmail.com (edinburgh)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

The Chemical Brothers return with their fourth studio album. The album shows how the pair's music is evolving whilst still retaining the trademark chemical brothers sound. The singles It began in Afrika and Star Guitar are both as people are aware excellent, and the rest of the album does not fail to deliver. Top notch collaborations with Richard Ashcroft and Chemicals stalwart Beth Orton offer diversity and complete this quality album. Its everything Surrender promised and more