Aww mcmarsh remembers!! Yes, my first post on the Chems official website was under the name chemicali, and it was just a senseless bitch rant against Come With Us. I was a big fan at that point, been on their mailing list a while and singing the Chems praises and all that good stuff - so I don't know what had gotten into me, or what all had pissed me off so much about Come With Us. But I said really mean, hurtful things. Talk about getting off on the wrong foot!

But what opened me up to that album was giving it another chance, and finally seeing the Chems perform on the Come With Us tour. It's like the songs fully blossomed at that point, a door was opened and my perspective changed completely. I happily choke down those nasty words I said a long time ago! Lesson learned.

Anyway Rachel I hope you get a chance to see the Chems perform again, later on in the tour or maybe in a festival setting. I've seen some incredible shows over the years - U2 a number or times, David Bowie and NIN, Pink Floyd... Real memorable, 'one for the history books' shows. I'm here to tell you... there is something very, very special about a Chemical Brothers gig. It's a mix of sound, sight and feeling, and it's something that would be awesome if every fan could experience at some point because it really is fantastic. I think the Roundhouse shows were unique in that they showcased previewing Further and I would assume the shows might be re-jigged to be more tour friendly and festival friendly sets. Which would include bringing back some older material and working it in with the new stuff. Their shows also evolve, too.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Haha, poor whirly, my first post was arguing that the leak of cwu was a fake, since a lot of them were popping up at the time. I'm a little embarassed too, so let's give it up to Rachael for going through the passage of starting you forum membership with a post you'll later regret!

I do regret not making the effort to have seen at least one of their shows at the turnmills.

Aha!! So the plot thickens! I was not the first one here to have a rant up .. Tee hee
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Probass, on 02 June 2010 - 10:21 PM, said:

Totally forgiven and Thanks for the welcome it's good to be here!

And oh, did we not like come with us around here? I think it's my third favourite after EPD and DYOH ... It began in Afrika is such an anthem! It's my wake up in the morning song LOL

CWU is first!!!!

Wow this thread is a hilarious read to go from start to finish. A bunch of angry, bitter replies and then a series of apologies.

The thing about Come With Us is that, at the time it was announced, the new Chemical Brothers site had just gone live and it had this funny little anonymous forum on which people could post under any name and say whatever they wanted to say. At about the same time, the promo got leaked all over LimeWire in a rather poorly-done 128kbps mp3 rip; the sound quality was awful and distorted a lot of the tracks. It was not well received, and a lot of the forum members later regretted having listened to the leaked version and willed to listen only to official releases thereafter. I, personally, enjoy the album, as do several others. It's the favourite album of some (Jeanie? Among others, I'm sure.).

I've drifted from the point, but I'd like to say that you should please say what you wish to say and reckon not that you must conform to find acceptance here. The majority on here becomes either heated or totally disinterested in reading any post that has any sort of preface suggesting that Chemical Brothers music from the Big Beat days is where it's at to some exclusion of their later output. It is unfortunate, as their newer music may well rouse you less than their older work so may.

I feel this post has wandered too deeply into redundant territory, so I end it here.

There's another. ^

Only on this forum can you find a member that only has X chromosomes go from goat, to most loved, in less than a day.

Just teasing. Stick around Rachel, I think you might like it around here.

I think rachels proved she can take a hazing on here,one of the most important things IMO. Plus after clarifying her points they made much mire sense! So hopefuly we have another sister to add to our family here! It's always important to have the calming effects of a woman on here. :)

Bosco, on 03 June 2010 - 01:35 PM, said:

I'm hard to get rid of
I'm a bit of a feist, and so are you lot.

Let's party!!!
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I find it so funny I've gone form being hated to being asked to stay. I have had that a few times IRL, and my best friends are ones I've had rows with at first.

I was told once that I should go on Big Brother
My mate said : ' You'd be pushy and crazy and they'd hate you, then we'd see your soft side and then you'd probably end up winning'

I wasn't sure how to take it but it sure sums me up

I was kind of spectating from the sideline when all of this was going on.

If I could make a suggestion to you Rachel, that would be to get on the Chems Discography, so you can see how the Chems developed and progressed over the years. As for the 'Further' album,(IMO) although there is high feedback already from the positive reception from us forum members, do not conceive that we are trying to convince you to enjoy it, it's just that you have to convince yourself.

I was 26 when DYOH came out! When I heard the 2nd track, I was already convinced that I was going to stick around these guys for a long time!

I once heard a really good observation on a commentary for a Simpsons DVD ("neeerd!") that the writers were joking with the fact that during some of their best early seasons a lot of fans were complaining the show lots its way and was better at the beginning, then years later they were still complaining, only now they were saying it used to be better at the stuff they were complaining about years before. Moral of the story is early works of artist have the unfair advantage of aging a few more years, which for most of us adds a few layers of gloss.

@Biff: I think I heard that too! Except I heard it on a special that they aired after a recent landmark episode. A very wise observation indeed.

inchemwetrust, on 04 June 2010 - 05:52 AM, said:

Hi there, just wondering, maybe I didn't say, I do have all the albums I used to get them when they first came out after DYOH, is that what you mean by get the discography LOL?
I do like the progression but feel after Surrender I personally wasn't too keen, I still bouth the albums anyway, although that said I love most of the tracks on the rest of them, the first 3 albums are the only ones I can enjoy start to finish, no skipping

C'mon guys, why no love for 'Come With Us'?
It's their most underrated album, and one of their best (my personal favourite).
Come With Us is in every way better than Surrender, and Hoops is a masterpiece. (many other songs including The Test, Denmark and Star Guitar are on similar level)

I love come with us but no way is it better than Surrender. No way LOL

I was just on lunch and managed to listen to Come with us, It Began In Africa and Galaxy Bounce in sucsession....

OMG tunes. T U N E S
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