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Alternative PressA meticulous, flashy electronic-rock opus that doesn't come close to meeting its rock-star aspirations. [Sep 2001, p.76]
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It's Vegas redux.
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The duo wisely experiments with a wider variety of moods and melodies.
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BlenderTweekend lacks the immediacy of Vegas, but it works better the further it strays from Ecstasy-fueled breakbeats and squawking electro-hooks. Unfortunately, it doesn't stray too far. [Aug/Sep 2001, p.122]
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Tweekend certainly isn't mind-blowing or revolutionary, but it's abundantly clear that the Crystal Method has found its sound: the hard rock and hip-hop influences that inflected Vegas move to the forefront, and the tempo comes down a few notches, thus emphasizing thunderous bass and hardcore head-bobbing.
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It's still the group's own thumping concoctions--"Ready for Action" and "Blowout," for instance--that ring the loudest.
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Nice if one wants to hear gummier variations on the first disc's ''Busy Child,'' but not so interesting if one expected something fresh after such a long time.
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It's not a bad record, by any stretch.... but The Crystal Method are still falling shy of the bar set by the Fatboy Slims and the Chemical Brothers of the world.
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MixerWith its soaring guitars and crashing drums, Tweekend sounds more like a rock album than an electronic album. [Aug 2001, p.77]
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No one who bought Vegas will be disappointed by Tweekend, unless they're looking for some statement of artist growth. That's the only area where this album falters. It is otherwise a solid collection of thundering Big Beat grooves.
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It seems like an act of uninspired repetition.
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A bit relentless at times, but Chemical Brothers fans should give it a spin.
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Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan have dumbed down their sound even more - and their music is all the better for it.
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Tweekend isn't a giant leap forward for the Crystal Method, but it certainly doesn't keep them trapped in the past.
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SpinGuest shots from rock stars like Tom Morello and Scott Weiland can't make up for a sorry lack of head-banging hooks... [Sep 2001, p.163]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 44 out of 49
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Mixed: 1 out of 49
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Negative: 4 out of 49
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LoegenPJan 4, 2006
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[Anonymous]Feb 22, 2005strait awsome
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zaylnJan 26, 2005