Tweekend [PA] by Crystal Method

Pros: More polished, a more perfect Crystal.
Cons: Densely layered drum samples that don’t change too much.

Tweekend is The Crystal Method’s long awaited release since their debut album, Vegas released in 1997. There is less sofa trip-hop this time around, but plenty of block-rocking beats just like the Chemical Brothers with the heavy drums and...

Pros: Scott Weiland guest vocals, some of Tom Morello's guitar work
Cons: Starts of strong, then gets weak

First off, I'll answer the question that most people ask about this album. Is it as good as the last Crystal Method album, Vegas. The answer: NO!

This new album, Tweekend, is by no means a bad album. As far as electronic music goes, it is...

Pros: Awesome beats and samples, Experienced sound
Cons: None

Being a TCM fan long before Tweekend came out, I had already had the pleasure of hearing Vegas, a truly awesome sonic experience pumped out four years ago by these bad boys from Glendale, CA. After long mixing sessions (over two years' worth) in their...

Pros: 11 great tracks, collaborations with Tom Morello and Scott Weiland
Cons: Last half/ third of CD seems to lose energy

I have been a great fan of The Crystal Method since I picked up their first release "Vegas" back in 1997. It is one of a handful of CDs from "way back then" that I still put in my cd player on a regular basis. Since obtaining that album, I have been...

Pros: Amazing production, teeth rattling beats, head bobbin' grooves
Cons: If you're looking for Vegas Part 2, this ain't it...

My review includes no specific track review or ratings here, the other reviewers have done a more than thorough and accurate job of that. My review focuses more on the CD as a whole.

Like others that have reviewed here, TCM's first CD, Vegas,...

Pros: Grooving Electronic Music.
Cons: Inevitable comparison to first album.

The Crystal Method waited a long time between releases, o.k. maybe not all that long, but too long for us fans. When they finally put out a follow up to 1998's amazing Vegas, it didn't dissapoint. The album finds the Las Vegas based duo heading in some...