{"id":2060,"date":"2016-06-17T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bandsiusetalike.com\/biul\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2016-07-06T18:23:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T22:23:43","slug":"dig-your-own-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bandsiusetalike.com\/biul\/dig-your-own-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Dig Your Own Hole<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1997, electronica duo\u00a0The Chemical Brothers released their second album,\u00a0Dig Your Own Hole<\/em>. It went on to be an extremely popular example of “big beat” music, and is included in numerous “Best Albums of All-Time” lists. I had a copy of the CD in my old car for so long the case turned into shardy shit.<\/p>\n

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I used to have one of those car CD players where you removed the front panel to keep the stereo from getting stolen. I would drive from my job at Media Play, wearing my work uniform (blue button-down shirt and khaki pants), to Kinko’s Copies, so I could make\u00a0copies of\u00a0Mike The Pod Comix #4<\/em>. To impress girls, I would casually plop the face of my car stereo onto the counter. I’m kidding, of course. It was Kinko’s, there were no girls there.<\/p>\n

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I’ve listened to\u00a0Dig Your Own Hole<\/em> so many times, for so long, that I can honestly tell you which songs suck. There are three; everything else is\u00a0solid gold.<\/em> (Caveats to follow.)<\/p>\n

Right off the bat:\u00a0skip track 1. “Block Rockin’ Beats” sucks.\u00a0<\/strong>The vocals suck, the video sucks, and it played on MTV so often, all joy was drained from it, just like “Sabotage” by the Beastie Boys.\u00a0Skip it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Start with the title track, you’ll be fine.<\/p>\n