 "More than DJs" | 2007-09-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2SMK5AO9YGOK6 |
| This album illustrates how TCM go beyond your average DJs mixing beats. With Community Service we realize that the group is creative enough not just to make their own music, but literally create alternatives for others. If you are familiar with any of the songs that our remixed in this album, I can guarantee you there will be no disappointment. This isn't my favorite TCM album, but it is definitely the one that impressed me most of the artists' talent and potential. |
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| "Does It Match Up To Their Name???" | 2006-11-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2OK45SZIIJ4BL |
| I would have to rate this one a five since I haven't heard many of their mixes. Upon purchasing this CD, I personally found this one more appealling to my ears compared to a few of their other Mixes. Please make sure you play this Mix on a Quality sound system otherwise you may be disappointed. The Crystal Method have been labeled by some as the loudest group in concert, therefore this Mix attests to that and appearantly was one of the group's focus. If your not ready to dance to this music I recommend it for high speed freeway music. (Warning, drive at your own discretion.) |
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| "Community Service = Essential Beats" | 2004-12-22 |
| - Reviewed By godflesh3 |
This disc from the 'Method was the perfect predecessor to the incredible "Tweekend" cd, at the same time bringing fresh tracks (remixed or not; that is irrelevant) to the over-rated & overplayed "Vegas" release of 1997.
Scott & Ken demonstrate the essence of any electronica dj's reason to exist: remixing skills that twist otherwise snoozer tracks into their signature big beat/hard hop groove.
Being much more accessible than the ego-heavy Prodigy & having diversity of style over remix-only outfits (Rabbit in the Moon plus hundreds of other wannabe's) keeps this 'Island of Groove' (a.k.a. The Crystal Method) the standard of the genre. |
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 "Not bad for a mix album" | 2004-11-22 |
| - Reviewed By staticwithabeat |
First of all, if you buy this CD and expect another Vegas or Tweekend, you will be disappointed. What you will find here is a continuous mix of songs mixed by TCM. More breakbeat-oriented than any other TCM work, I found Community Service to be a bit repetitive, but it certainly has its share of enjoyable tracks. Breakin' on the Streets, Name of the Game, Boom, Renegades of Funk, and Paranoid were my favorites.
This CD is definitely not for everyone. If you are a big TCM fan, I would recommend this CD, or if you are simply a big electronic music enthusiast. |
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| "...But It's Not Ken & Jordan..." | 2004-02-06 |
| - Reviewed By psychotacon872 |
CAUTION!
THIS ISN'T A TRUE TCM CD!this is a mix cd, and everything a mix cd should be. it starts out spookily with "No Soul" and doesn't start to get upbeat until the third track, "Breakin' On the Streets". then it drops down again for "Morpheus" and continues to rise and fall throughout.
but once you've heard "...how deep the rabbit-hole goes" for the final time, you know it's solid. recommended if you like techno (that's a rather big prerequesite), and you should be ready to fall in love with the Method again. |
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 "Not what I thought it would be" | 2004-01-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1ODRRGE97D2E0 |
| The reason I purchased this album was the mix of "Wild, Sweet & Cool". Which in retrospect was a mistake. That song is the only song on the album which reminds me that this a Crystal Method CD. I liked Vegas & Tweakend but they are not "Dance Mix CD's". This album is pretty much only a dance mix, very repetitive and boring unless you are actually dancing. |
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 "UBER-PHAT DANCE GROOVES" | 2003-09-28 |
| - Reviewed By shanx |
| Crystal Method takes up where Prodigy or Orbital left of. This album has the sort of trance/technofunk that one'd love to hear at raves -- gut-quiveringly powerful yet garnished with enough voice and surprises to suggest a spirit in the machine. Stuffed with variety and changes in tempo and dynamics, I expect at least 100 listens before I remove it from my player (assuming that my ears can last that long attached to my head). Shut your eyes, look into the flashing lights, let your body move and hold onto your ears. Great stuff. |
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| "A good album worthy of the cost of the CD" | 2003-09-01 |
| - Reviewed By mike_10_13 |
| I like it. I like most of the tracks they remix to begin with. Yes, it's worth the cost of the CD. No, it's not as good as Vegas (but could they really top that?). If you have Vegas and like it, this is a nice compliment. If you don't have Vegas, get that first and come back to this if you need a little more fix of The Crystal Method. You'll probably be back for this one. |
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| "WARNING: This isn't an artist album. Don't judge it as one." | 2002-12-16 |
| - Reviewed By kwakerjak |
| This was the first mix CD I ever bought, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. For those out there who might be confused as to what a mix album actually is, it's something like a simulation of a club set. On Community Service (to take a convenient example), The Crystal Method don't give us any "new" songs per se, but rather, they have assembled 16 tracks into a single continuous mix which is perfect for playing at parties. Of course, there are several remixes that are of interest to TCM fans on this album, most of them on the second half of the album. There are three songs that have been remixed by TCM ("Boom" by P.O.D., "Paranoid" by Garbage, and "Renegades of Funk" by Rage Against The Machine), and another three that are remixes of tracks from TCM's previous album, Tweekend. By sheer coincidence, my favorite tracks are all among these six songs ("Boom," "Paranoid," and Static Revenger's mix of TCM's "Wild, Sweet & Cool"). The the first half of the mix is essentially a buildup to the second half, which is a lot more energetic. If you haven't tried mix albums yet, and want to "test the water," as it were, Community Service is one of the best places to start. |
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| "Crystal Method plus" | 2002-10-20 |
| - Reviewed By mgdner |
| I have found this to be my favorite Crystal Method album of all. While I really like both Tweekend and Vegas, I sometimes find the songs to be too similar and repetitive. But as a mix disc, Community Service gets the balance just right for me: the solid Crystal Method groove throughout, but with a greater range of styles. There are a couple tracks from their earlier albums but they really do the job with their mixes of other artists like Orbital, Dastrix, and my favorite track P.O.D.'s "Boom" -- a slamming break-remix of an originally plodding alternative song. An excellent disc throughout; I hope they will mix some more. |
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