Vegas (The Crystal Method album)

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Vegas
Studio album by The Crystal Method
Released	September 8, 1997
Recorded	1995 - 1997
Genre	Electronica
Length	61:10
Label	Outpost Records
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (8.9/10) link Rolling Stone link
The Crystal Method chronology
Vegas (1997) Tweekend (2001)
Alternate cover
Cover of 2007 Deluxe Edition

Vegas is the first album released by the electronic music duo The Crystal Method.

The vocals are done by Trixie Reiss.

All writing is by Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, except "Comin' Back" and "Jaded", which were also written with Trixie Reiss.

"Busy Child" features portions of "Juice (Know the Ledge)" by Eric B. & Rakim. "Trip Like I Do" uses samples from the Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal and the female vocals heard throughout the song were taken from an answering machine message that Scott Kirkland had received from a woman he met in a club. "Keep Hope Alive" contains elements from a speech by Jesse Jackson. "Bad Stone" features samples from two Bill Cosby stand-up routines, "Tonsils" and "Chicken Heart", which were both from his Wonderfulness album.

"Busy Child" was on the soundtrack of Lost in Space and Gone in Sixty Seconds. "Keep Hope Alive" was featured in the film The Replacement Killers and Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, it was used as the title theme for Third Watch. Several songs from the album were used in the game FIFA '98: Road to World Cup and the soundtrack to the game N2O: Nitrous Oxide, as well as some original songs and the track "Now Is the Time", which can be found on the UK version of the Vegas album. Also, on the Chef Aid album for South Park, a re-working of the song "Vapor Trail" is featured, including vocals from DMX, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ozzy Osbourne, and Fuzzbubble. The song has been renamed "Nowhere to Run", or sometimes "Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail)". Previously featured in an ad for the Mazda Miata, the song "High Roller" has more recently been used in some Victoria's Secret ads and Donkey Konga 2.

The short hidden gap after the track "High Roller" is a repetition of the start of the Massive Attack track "Hymn of the Big Wheel".

Most of the tracks on Vegas features complex usage of sound filtering, and also rely heavily on subtle effects. Vegas is different from other albums by The Crystal Method because the overall sound gives the impression of being more "handcrafted".

Contents 1 Original 2 Deluxe Edition 2.1 CD 1 2.2 CD 2

[edit] Original

1. "Trip Like I Do" – 7:34
2. "Busy Child" – 7:25
3. "Cherry Twist" – 4:25
4. "High Roller" – 5:29
5. "Comin' Back" – 5:39
   • Contains a short hidden track in the pregap.
6. "Keep Hope Alive" – 6:12
7. "Vapor Trail" – 6:31
8. "She's My Pusher" – 5:41
9. "Jaded" – 7:05
10. "Now Is the Time" (UK bonus track)
11. "Bad Stone" – 5:09
12. "(Can't You) Trip Like I Do" - 04:28 (UK Bonus Track)

Since the US release does not include the track "Now Is the Time", "Bad Stone" is placed as the tenth and final track on the album.

[edit] Deluxe Edition

The Crystal Method celebrated their 10th Anniversary of its debut album Vegas by re-releasing it in a special deluxe version on September 18th, 2007. The new version of Vegas is a remastered double disc featuring rare, live, and remixed tracks in addition to the original 10 song album material. Remixes for the deluxe edition come courtesy of Paul Oakenfold, MSTRKRFT, Hyper, Sta, Deadmau5, Koma & Bones, Tom Real vs. The Rogue Element and Myagi. Also included is the original 1993 version of the Vegas single "Comin' Back" with the video for the album version along with the video for "Busy Child." Preceding the deluxe edition's release, "Busy Child [Sta Remix]" was made available on iTunes as of August 28.

[edit] CD 1

1. "Trip Like I Do" – 7:34
2. "Busy Child" – 7:25
3. "Cherry Twist" – 4:25
4. "High Roller" – 5:29
5. "Comin' Back" – 5:39
6. "Keep Hope Alive" – 6:12
7. "Vapor Trail" – 6:31
8. "She's My Pusher" – 5:41
9. "Jaded" – 7:05
10. "Bad Stone" – 5:09

[edit] CD 2

1. "Busy Child" (Sta Remix) - 6:43
2. "Trip Like I Do" (Tom Real vs The Rogue Element Remix)
3. "Keep Hope Alive" (MSTRKRFT Remix)
4. "Comin' Back" (Koma and Bones Remix)
5. "Busy Child" (Hyper Remix)
6. "Cherry Twist" (Deadmau5 Remix)
7. "Busy Child" (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
8. "High Roller" (Myagi Remix)
9. "Comin' Back" ('93 Demo)
10. "Vapor Trail" (Live)
11. "Busy Child" (video)
12. "Comin' Back" (video)