Surrender (studio album) by The Chemical Brothers
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Surrender is ranked 2nd best out of 25 albums by The Chemical Brothers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Chemical Brothers is Dig Your Own Hole which is ranked number 1136 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,554.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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10/28/2024 16:32 | jayjay58903 | 23 | 95/100 | |
09/18/2024 12:50 | byuzak | 3,103 | 79/100 | |
05/24/2024 03:32 | Proto | 2,236 | 39/100 | |
05/07/2024 21:17 | mash | 1,158 | 88/100 | |
04/19/2024 14:53 | Pepeov | 474 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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Not up to Dig Your Own Hole, but still contains some great stuff. Some of the tracks are a bit too repetitive and annoying (eg. Under The Influence). I really like Music:Response though. Also Hey Boy Hey Girl, Out of Control and Let Forever Be. Enjoyed the Hope Sandoval feature on Asleep From Day too - it really worked (like Where Do I Begin on Dig Your Own Hole)
The Chemical Brothers doing what The Chemical Brothers do best – melodic, collaboration-heavy, big beat anthems. Dance music for the living room as well as the discotheque.
Rating: Brilliant
Best track: Hey Boy Hey Girl
You first have to bear through four annoying tracks and one bad Ian Curtis impersonator to get to a track that's actually good. Since their masterpiece Dig Your Own Hole they've been trying to put more melody, psychedelicness and positivity/quirkiness in their music, which I respect a lot, but a lot of the attempts have been very cringy or confusing. The only track where they really succeeded to not repeat themselves succesfully is "Asleep From Day". Other than that is "Let Forever Be" also a standout track, but it could be an alternate take of "Setting Sun".
Fav. Tracks: Music:Response, Out of Control, Let Forever Be, The Sunshine Underground, Hey Boy Hey Girl.
I do respect this album being a foward thinking album in 1999. With it's groove and psychedelic music. As well being a meticulous record. But most songs have parts that I am not keen on. To the point where I get annoyed. I do hope I enjoy the album way more than I do at this moment of time. But as of now I just feel this record is just decent.
The overall rank is a high surprise ! Personnally I put it on my Top 30. it'a very good work, well-designed and properly structured with many contributions (Noel Gallagher, New Order, Mazzy Star, Mercury Rev). It was innovative in 1999. For me, the reference in what I call "electrorock".
Great dance album! One of the best by the brothers.
I will admit that this album can sound a little too synthetic when you're not in the mood, but when you are it's an otherworldly experience!
Chemical Brothers do what Chemical Brothers do. So it would be enjoyable if you like The Chemical Brothers. Nothing out of the ordinary would be a great way to describe it.
This is pure magic from the begin until the end. Soft, hard, mellow, uptight. I'm amazed every time I listen to it. It hardly can become any better than this.
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