The dance phenomenon of Big Beat was born in the UK in the '90s, and since then it has been carried forward with bass and pogo by lethal bands like Prodigy (led by the all-round DJ Liam Howlett) and Chemical Brothers (who often tackle interesting musical developments), to name two of the most well-known.

When in 1997 Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan recorded Vegas, the situation became interesting. The two American composers indeed showed their vision of the European phenomenon without copying and with a coating of personality.

In reality, Vegas doesn't contain particular electronic virtuosity, but rather an underlying simplicity that makes the album enjoyable and accessible to various audience needs. Typical samples of the genre (taken from the film The Dark Crystal and NASA broadcasts during the Apollo 8 mission), and darker moments than others are immediately noticeable, but the characteristic element is the nocturnal mood and restless trip hop style that emanate from the notes of the dark Trip Like I Do and especially the constant High Roller.

Considered even seminal, the album received positive reviews, accolades, and remixes from big names like Paul Oakenfold and Deadmau5.

The English version also features the bonus track (Can't You) Trip Like I Do, an experimental fusion between the Crystal Method and the industrial metal band Filter, also appearing on the Spawn soundtrack. A track infused with sharp guitars and frustration.

Imagine the open and vast space, the fear of the infinite void, or the anger of a thousand dark streets, all of this is Vegas.

Tracklist Lyrics and Videos

01   Trip Like I Do (07:34)

I've got the understanding of a 4-year-old
I've got the peice of mind of a killer soul
I've got the rationale of a new york cop
I've got the patience of a chopping block yeahtrip like I do

Trip like I do (oh my god this is the best)

"Uh
I Want You To Trip Like Me I Want You To Have Fun
Me & You"

I've got the accumend of a season broke
I've got the lack of say of a billion souls
I've got the world on my back but I don't seem to care
I've got the comprehension of a world unaware yeah

Trip like I do
Trip like I do (oh my god this is the best)
Trip like I do (mm... I want you to trip like I do)

Can't you can't you trip like I do
Can't you can't you trip like I do

Laid down my back I can't sleep cause I'm falling
Eyes in my teeth I can't see cause I'm eating
Head full of noise I can't think cause it's crushing
Back on my feet like a freight trian I'm coming
Can everybody feel like I do
Can everybody feel like I do (oh my god)

Can't you can't you trip like I do
Can't you can't you trip like I do (oh my god)

Can't you trip can't you think can't you feel like I do
Can't you walk can't you breathe can't you trip like I do... like me...

02   Busy Child (07:24)

I guess I didn't know

Get busy child

Get busy.../I guess I didn't...

Get busy child

03   Cherry Twist (04:25)

That's right
Have more rythm
Woooo!

04   High Roller (05:29)

This transmission is coming to you
You got it
We see the earth
Uh we see the uh earth now uh

05   Comin' Back (05:38)

i know that i don't understand
where my feelings roam
i've got to look outside again
and wonder where i have gone

i looked into someone's eyes again
and it's been oh so long
i never meant it to talk again
i tried to silence you

you keep coming back again
you keep coming back for more

and then you come back
and on my mind
you tried to make me look good
you know i just don't have the time
i never ever understood]

you keep coming back again
you keep coming back for more
you keep coming back again
you keep coming back for more]


you keep coming back again
you keep coming back for more
you keep coming back again
you keep coming back for more
(you keep coming back again
you keep coming back for more)
you keep coming back again
you keep coming back for more
you keep coming back again
you keep coming back for more

06   Keep Hope Alive (06:12)

And I say this to you tonight, let us not forget. There is Hope!

07   Vapor Trail (06:31)

Instrumental

08   She's My Pusher (05:41)

<no lyrics>

09   Jaded (07:05)

turn your head
if it don't feel good
turn your head x2

think about the good things that i did to you
and think about the bad things that i didn't do...
that i didn't do
that i didn't do
that i didn't do

turn your head
if it don't feel good
turn your head
if you dont wanna take it x4

(static mumbiling)


think about the good things that i did to you
and think about the bad things that i didn't do...
that i didn't do
that i didn't do
that i didn't do

turn your head
if it don't feel good
turn your head
if you dont wanna take it x9

turn your head

10   Bad Stone (05:09)

Amen
Wouldn't want a goose
Are you out there
What's Up wo

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