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Title: Mind-numbingly derivative; passingly tolerable
Review: The Crystal Method scores about a point out of ten for originality. 'Vegas' is about as groundbreaking as an earthworm on Valium. But, the boys do succeed at creating a wretchedly catchy album. A word of warning though, 'Vegas' seems to have served as a gateway for many into purer forms of electronic music--a move I highly recommend. Once you discover the infinite possibilities available just from techno and trance, 'Vegas' will seem about as played out as any Celine-Mariah-whomever generica. In the Grand Scheme of Things (tm), the Method is a faint blip on the radar best left to ad execs hopelessly trying to sell junk to 18-to-35 year-old males. Oh well, at least commercials are slightly more interesting now.
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