Customer Reviews
Their Best. - By: D. Shaw, 21 Jan 2008 
Surrender is, for me, the album that defines the The Chemical Brothers, & builds on the exceptional production of Dig Your Own Hole. Surrender has mellower moments than Dig, but still contains belters such as "Music: Response", "Out of Control", "Hey Boy Hey Girl". These tracks demonstrate the Chemicals' ability to zap your mind & body of emotion, & absorb you completelyin terrific, pumping dance music. But this is no ordinary dance album, for its musical nuances, beats & imagination make it a cut above the rest. "The Sunshine Underground" grows satisfyingly, & "Asleep From Day" & the title track provide tranquil moments to balance out the heavy, thumping drive of tracks like "Under The Influence". The Chemicals are at the top of their game here, losing their way with their next two albums, but, fortunately, back to their best on We Are The Night.
Pschdelic beats - By: Mike Cormack, 19 Dec 2006 
The Chemical Brothers, unlike too many dance acts, weren't satisfied with sticking to the same formula. So where "Exit Planet Dust" was more of a big-beat album (note how many tracks are called "(something) Beats"), & "Surrender" is more of a techno album (see "Elektrobank", "Setting Sun" with it's beat pinched from The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows", & "Doesn't Matter), "Surrender" is more of a pschdelic album. It's less about the rhythm & more about differing colours, rhythms & timbres.
So "Music: Response" opens things up with a tinny sound, relieved when the bass rumbles in. "Under The Influence" is quite cold, as is "Out Of Control" - they seem to be more about the texture of the sound rather than the stomping beats of old. This however really does work on the key tracks, "Let Forever Be", with it's very Beatlesey bassline & on "Sunshine Underground" which shimmers & vibrates with a delicious delicacy. Then there's "Hey Girl Hey Boy", which is the dancefloor-filler, but it's more a disco tune than a techno slammer.
Overall, it's an interesting album, which stretches the boundaries of dance music, but takes it away from what made it (and the Chemical Brothers) successfulin the first place - kicking beats, funky rhythms, meaty hooks.
Great Album! - By: JayKay, 24 Oct 2004 
This is a great album & one of my favouritesin my CD collection.
Music: Response - this song gets a bit tedious after about 3 minutes, but it has a catchy rhythm.
Influenced - Personally don't like this song, as I think it's extremely boring, the worst song on the album. It just seems to drag on for the entire 4 mins or so & so now I just don't bother listening to it!
Out of Control - Fantastic song, one of my favs on this album. It has a really catchy bass line which I found myself humming for days afterwards after the first time I heard it. The vocals could have been better though...
Orange Wedge - Again, a great song, with a catchy rhythm, especially the intro. The song varies throughout & doesn't get boring at all, another one of my favourites.
Let forever be - Another good song with a good intro & a fantastic bass line, again very catchy, the lyrics go well with it as well.
The Sunshine Underground - Some say this is the best song on the album? I personally disagree, but we each have our own opinions, I think it just drags on & on.
Asleep from Day - A calm song, with good lyrics, a good song if you like the slow quiet type songs as well, which I do.
Got Glint? - Great intro with a good rhythm throughout. Bass line is progressive & catchy.
Hey Boy, Hey Girl - This was the first ever song I heard by the Chemical Brothers, & this is what persuaded me to buy one their albums, so it is fair to say I think this is a great song!
Racing the Tide - This is another great song, another one of my favourites from this album. Throughout the song, there is the feeling of progression with good drum riffs & bass lines.
Dream On - Not a bad song, but not as good as some of the others. Vocals blendin well into the background, but the song does drag on a bit.
Overall, this is a fantastic album & I would reccommend it to anybody, wether they are current Chemical Brothers fans or just want to listen to some of their stuff!
Psychadelic Heaven - By: , 25 Feb 2004 This is a masterpiece. Nothing less. I bought this album 3 years ago, its a timeless, inovative, & something that The Chems are famouse for, genre busting.
Like every album, there are always standout tracks, however all tracks on this cd are amazing, each song having its own personality to match whatever mood you are in.
The singles are very strong, Heyboy Heygirl charting the highest at number 3in 99. The best track on the album however is The Sunshine underground, a Pink Floyd, Asian Techno explosion, pure hedonism.
Buy this, rite now, because this is a classic, THe chemical Brothers are without doubt the best dance group the industry.
No, no, no, no, NO!! - By: T. Furlong, 20 Aug 2003 I am sorry people but you can not deny the excellence of this album. I am still listening to it now, it has many uses - when I am down it'll pick me up, if I need some overlay music for a home video I go to this album first, if I am down the gym pumping iron then this will keep me going til I drop. If an album is so versatile & can stand the test of time (let's face it, what percentage of your total collection do you still listen to regularly? - 5% ?) If it can pull out many emotions & can be enjoyed at any volume then it has to be a top album right?
what are you hesitating for?
