Re: new chemical brothers album and tour
well - I think that that's a bit unfair BSS
I think they've always had really strong singles from every album, and at least one or two great 'album tracks' (well - debatable w/ Push the Button). I would rate their Greatest Hits package as one of the best I've ever bought (up there with New Order's "Substance")
although, I am a bit disappointed with this newer, 'shiny' version of the chems
like - tracks like Denmark, Do It Again, Galvinize...
like before, there was this slight edge of kind of embracing the darker effects of drugs (setting sun, private psych..., under the influence, etc etc) but now - they're aligning more towards the whole "hey let's party" sort of vibe (inhabited by the likes of Fatboy Slim *yawn* and so forth)
it's almost as if - instead of progressing like their counterparts like the Orb or Underworld, they're going through a reverse evolution. In fact, I'd say this started happening around the time they did the remix of that one FBS track (which, I think was post Come With Us & pre- GH)
that being said, I still haven't heard the new album (PM anyone?) and I'm just going by their post Greatest Hits releases
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