Let me start by saying that every Chemical Brothers album has 'high' lights and some tracks that I tend to skip.
The thing with their music is that one day I will keep 'Marvo Ging' on repeat for about twenty minutes and then play 'Three Little Birdies Down Beats' afterwards for nostalgia.
My favourite all time tracks though consist of 'Star Guitar', 'Galvanize', 'Hey Boy..', 'Surface To Air', 'It Doesnt Matter', 'Acid Children', and yet immediately.......
'Got To Keep On' has entered that all time favourite list. It is such a tune. I love the bass line. I love how the two clap claps keep the track disco oriented and funky as hell. A classic instantly. The bells that accompanied the dancing pink blobby figures chime in quicker than the live version but even after repeated plays this tune never goes stale.
After my very first listen of 'We've Got To Try', I hated it. HATED. But after four or five repeated plays, I gradually started to warm, and now I love it. The switch to orchestral then straight into the trippy section heavy on cymbals blows my eardrums and I love it.
Where to rank this full length?
Personally I love 'Push The Button'.
'We Are The Night' is , also in my humble opinion slightly better.
'Further' and 'Born...' were not classics but DID produce fantastic tracks individually.
Its all about preference though right?
I mean, I can't say that I love Noel Gallaghers vocals and I will get lambasted for even suggesting that.
But as long as Tom&Ed keep producing new music, I will keep on enjoying.........