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Decksandrumsandrockandroll,Propellerheads

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Propellerheads
Released 1998

360? (Oh Yeah?)
04:27
8,217 plays

Better?
02:03
8,002 plays

Winning Style
05:58
7,613 plays

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- 1
- Take California
- 07:21
- 17,669 plays

- 2
- Velvet Pants
- 05:47
- 10,536 plays

- 3
- Better?
- 02:03
- 8,002 plays

- 4
- 360? (Oh Yeah?)
- 04:27
- 8,217 plays

- 5
- History Repeating
- 04:02
- 15,249 plays

- 6
- Winning Style
- 05:58
- 7,613 plays

- 7
- Bang On!
- 05:45
- 10,062 plays

- 8
- A Number Of Microphones
- 00:45
- 6,336 plays

- 9
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- 09:20
- 13,316 plays

- 10
- Bigger?
- 02:20
- 6,549 plays

- 11
- Cominagetcha
- 07:02
- 7,041 plays

- 12
- Spybreak!
- 06:58
- 14,518 plays

- 13
- You Want It Back
- 05:59
- 6,448 plays

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album review

Really, the title says it all -- Decksanddrumsandrockandroll is about as close to rock & roll as big-beat techno is going to get. Taking their cue from the Chemical Brothers, the Bath-based duo Propellerheads offer a set of pummeling, ultra-loud beats that may dabble in funk, house, hip-hop, soul, and rap, but which all come out sounding as aggressive as rock. Not that there's anything wrong with that -- at its best, big beat is as invigorating as any other music -- but Propellerheads don't have the finesse, innovation, or style of the Chemical Brothers, the leading proponents of big beat. When they shake the beat up, whether on the wah-wah-drenched "Velvet Pants" or the pair of John Barry/James Bond tributes (a reworking of their cover of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "History Repeating"), it sounds like a tactical move, since they know they can't spend the entire album on thundering dance cuts like "Bang On!" and "Take California." That said, Decksanddrumsandrockandroll remains a strong big beat album, even if it ultimately doesn't reveal anything new, because the duo knows how to craft a hard-hitting, infectious rhythm track. And while that doesn't make them the next Chemical Brothers, it does make them the best in this style since the Chemicals. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide