Big Sound of the Drag [Import, Limited Edition]

Junkie XL | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition
• Label: Manifesto
• ASIN: B00004U66W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,987 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #96 in Music > Dance & DJ > Big Beat

Track Listings

1. Check Your Basic Groove

2. Synasthesia

3. Power of Big Slacks

4. Zerotonine

5. Love Like Razorblade

6. Legion

7. Disco 2000

8. Future in Computer Hell, Pt. 2

9. Bon Voyage

10. Power of Big Slacks (Reprise)

11. Gettin' Lost

12. Black Jack

13. Next Plateau

Editorial Reviews

UK pressing for the elctronica act featuring Tom Holkenberg, known for his work with acts like Nerve and Fear Factory. A change of direction featuring more relaxed, electronic based songs where the effects are used to compliment the music not override it. Includes the track, 'Power Of BigSlacks (Reprise). 13 tracks. Universal. 2000.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Electro-Explosion, May 1, 2005

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Tom.F "Tom" (South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Sound of the Drag (Audio CD)

I first heard "Action Radius" on Need for Speed Underground and it blew me away. XL's use of rock/punk elements spliced with Big-Beat and hard Techno grooves are amazing. Nothing I have heard in recent months comes close. In a world filled with Ushers, Britneys and J.Lo's, it is delicously refreshing to find an album like this. Look out for the "The power of big slacks," a symphonic master piece swirling with emotion! A big highlight!

Buy it, blast it, enjoy it! This album rocks!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boomin' Big Beats, March 13, 2004

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"latka69" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Sound of the Drag (Audio CD)

Definitely a mix of a lot of other genres but done very well. I haven't run across anyone who's heard it that didn't like at least some of the CD. I would put this on the top of my "getting-out-of-the-shower-and-going-out" list.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zero to Nine, I'm in line, I feel fine., November 25, 2003

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The Muffinlord (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Sound of the Drag (Audio CD)

Another great album fron Junkie XL, who once again partners with the Silver Surfing Rudeboy AKA Ronin to produce a second masterpiece of electronic musical artistry that really has to be listed in depth to be grasped. Powerful and fast-paced tracks like "Check your Basic Groove" and "Power of Big Slacks" keep you going, and the entire album sort of unfolds as one or two massive over-tracks as all the songs are made to flow into one another. The album has a few really long instrumental pieces("Power of Big Slacks (reprise)" comes to mind, at 11 minutes or so), but Junkie XL's talent is such that he/they can in fact manage to keep an 11-minute-long instrumental interesting. Songs such as "Zerotonine" and "Next Plateau" defy classification, spanning several genres simultaneously and producing results unlike anything else.

In conclusion, another must-have work by this artist whose future is still very, very bright.