Tweekend is the second studio album of the American electronic duo The Crystal Method , released in 2001 . Among the singles released from the album was “ Name of the Game ” - one of the main hits of the group, which was used in many films, television series and commercials. Despite the popularity of this song, The Crystal Method almost never performs it at concerts. The other two singles from the album were “ Murder ” (also known as “You Know It's Hard”) and “ Wild, Sweet and Cool ”.
| Tweekend | |||||||
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| Studio album The crystal method | |||||||
| Date of issue | July 31, 2001 | ||||||
| Recorded by | 1999 - 2000 | ||||||
| Genres | bigbit electronic music , alternative dance , electronic rock | ||||||
| Duration | 68:53 | ||||||
| Producers | The crystal method | ||||||
| A country |  USA | ||||||
| Labels | Outpost records Geffen records | ||||||
| Chronology The crystal method | |||||||
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| Reviews | |
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| Cumulative rating | |
| A source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (62/100) [1] |
| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Alternative press |  [one] |
| The austin chronicle | [3] |
| Billboard | (positive) [4] |
| Blender | [one] |
| Entertainment weekly | B− [5] |
| Neumu.net |   [6] |
| Popmatters | [1] [7] |
| Q | [one] |
| Rolling stone | [eight] |
| Spin | (5/10) [1] |
Content
List of Songs
- PHD 6:27
- Wild, Sweet and Cool 1 - 3:54
- Roll It Up 6:02
- Murder (You Know It's Hard) ² - 4:43
- “ Name of the Game ” ³ - 4:19
- The Winner - 5:11
- "Ready For Action" 4 - 5:01
- Ten Miles Back 5 - 7:00
- Over the Line - 6:54
- “Blowout” - 7:57
- Tough Guy 11:32
- Contains a hidden track with a remix of "Name of the Game"
1 guitar - Tom Morello
² vocals - Scott Weiland ; guitar - Doug Grean .
Guitar - Tom Morello ( eng. Tom Morello ), scratching - DJ Swamp , vocals Ryan "Ryu" Maginn ( born Ryan "Ryu" Maginn ).
4 vocals by Ryan "Ryu" Maginn .
5 vocals - Julia Gallios.
Note: on another version of the album, the tracks “Murder” and “Over the Line” are swapped.
In the Australian / New Zealand edition, the album was equipped with a bonus disc with the following tracks:
- Busy Child ( Überzone Mix)
- Name of the Game (Hybrid Blackout in LA Mix)
- Name of the Game ( Eric Kupper 's Deep Dub Mix)
- You Know It's Hard ( John Creamer & Stephane K Mix)
- You Know It's Hard ( Dub Pistols Dub Mix)
- You Know It's Hard (Koma and Bones Mix)
Additional Information
“Name of the Game” was used on the 2006 Hummer H3 TV Commercial.
“Roll It Up” was used in commercials for Nissan and Adidas , as well as in the episode of the television series Dark Angel and in the films The Model Male and All or Nothing
“The Winner” was used in the FreQuency video game.
Chart Positions
| Year | Chart | Higher position |
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| 2001 | The billboard 200 | 32 |
| Top canadian albums | 6 | |
| Top electronic albums | one | |
| Top internet albums | 6 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ [ Tweekend on the AllMusic Allmusic review]
- ↑ The Austin Chronicle review
- ↑ Billboard review . Date of treatment May 25, 2014. Archived October 21, 2001.
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ Neumu.net review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review . Date of treatment October 12, 2008. Archived October 2, 2007.
Links
- Official site The Crystal Method
- Tweekend on the Allmusic website