The Suburbs / Chemistry Set
Artist The Suburbs
Album Title: Chemistry Set
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Rock: New Wave
Format CD (1) DVD (1)
Released 09/23/2003
Label Beegtar/Universal MusicEnterprises
Catalog No 122
Bar Code No 8 00154 01222 1
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
Chemistry Set (Disc 1)
1. Chemistry Set (1:10)
2. Cig Machine (1:24)
3. Black Leather Stick (2:49)
4. Goggles On (3:20)
5. Rattle My Bones (3:28)
6. Music For Boys (6:47)
7. Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling (1:53)
8. Cows (1:39)
9. Baby Heartbeat (2:42)
10. Monster Man (3:17)
11. Spring Came (3:18)
12. Girlfriend (4:51)
13. Love Is The Law (4:42)
14. Drinking With an Angel (5:27)
15. America Sings the Blues (Alt. Mix) (2:44)
16. Don't Do Me Any Favors (3:46)
17. Bongo Rock (Life from the Longhorn 1978) (1:43)
Chemistry Set (Disc 2) Live at First Avenue DVD
1. Crowd Noise (0:51)
2. Waiting (3:41)
3. Monster Man (3:47)
4. Life Is Like (3:45)
5. Love Is The Law (5:25)
6. Rattle My Bones (4:50)
7. Girlfriend (4:46)
8. Goggles (3:23)
9. Drinking With An Angel (8:49)
Date Acquired 07/11/2008
Personal Rating
Acquired from Electric Fetus - Duluth
Purchase Price 7.19

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Notes

includes Bonus DVD of Live performances.

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Analyzed: Suburbs / Chemistry Set: Songs of the Suburbs 1977-1987
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DR           Peak          RMS     Duration Track
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DR6       -0.28 dB     -7.35 dB      1:11     01-Chemistry Set
DR7       -0.28 dB     -8.75 dB      1:25     02-Cig Machine
DR7       -0.28 dB     -9.05 dB      2:49     03-Black Leather Stick
DR7       -0.28 dB     -8.60 dB      3:21     04-Goggles On
DR8       -0.28 dB     -9.47 dB      3:29     05-Rattle My Bones
DR8       -0.28 dB   -10.55 dB      6:48     06-Music for Boys
DR8       -0.28 dB     -9.37 dB      1:53     07-Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling
DR6       -0.28 dB     -8.55 dB      1:39     08-Cows
DR7       -0.28 dB   -10.01 dB      2:42     09-Baby Heartbeat
DR7       -0.28 dB     -9.27 dB      3:17     10-Monster Man
DR9       -0.28 dB   -10.33 dB      3:19     11-Spring Came
DR8       -0.28 dB   -12.06 dB      4:52     12-Girlfriend
DR8       -0.28 dB     -9.11 dB      4:42     13-Love Is the Law
DR8       -0.28 dB   -10.66 dB      5:28     14-Drinking with an Angel
DR9       -0.00 dB   -10.49 dB      2:44     15-America Sings the Blues
DR8       -0.00 dB     -9.31 dB      3:46     16-Don't Do Me Any Favors
DR8       -0.00 dB   -10.66 dB      1:43     17-Bongo Rock
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 875 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: The Suburbs / Chemistry Set - Live at First Avenue DVD
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DR            Peak         RMS     Duration  Track
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DR8        -3.74 dB   -26.89 dB      0:51     01-Crowd noise
DR12      -3.39 dB   -16.56 dB      3:41     02-Waiting
DR11      -3.49 dB   -16.61 dB      3:47     03-Monster Man
DR10      -3.69 dB   -16.06 dB      3:45     04-Life Is Like
DR9        -6.17 dB   -17.40 dB      5:25     05-Love Is the Law
DR8        -7.66 dB   -16.98 dB      4:50     06-Rattle My Bones
DR11      -3.52 dB   -17.34 dB      4:46     07-Girlfriend
DR11      -3.21 dB   -15.39 dB      3:23     08-Goggles
DR9        -7.33 dB   -19.50 dB      8:49     09-Drinking With An Angel
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1323 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews

All Music Guide Review by Mark Deming:


In 2003, after Suburbs guitarist Blaine John Chaney had reissued the bulk of the group's back catalog through his Beejtar label, he compiled and issued this "best-of" compilation, replacing Twin/Tone's out of print 1992 collection Ladies and Gentlemen, the Suburbs Have Left the Building. Chemistry Set takes a significantly different approach over the earlier and more comprehensive Twin/Tone set -- while the earlier set jumped back and forth through the band's time line, this album, while not strictly chronological, puts the earlier stuff first and closes out with some post-Love Is the Law rarities. And with 17 songs as opposed to Ladies and Gentlemen's 19, Chemistry Set focuses on fan favorites and "hits" (well, they were hits in Minneapolis) at the expense of worthy but little-known tracks like "World War III" and "The Best Is Over." However, this is still a very listenable collection of Suburbs material, pulling together some superb examples of their muscular, smart-ass take on new wave dance-rock, and any album with "Love Is the Law," "Music for Boys," "Rattle My Bones," and "Cig Machine" is one worth owning. The audio remastering is a significant improvement over Ladies and Gentlemen, the rare final single "Don't Do Me Any Favors" is a welcome addition to the package, and the disc includes a bonus DVD featuring 37 minutes of live footage of the Suburbs on-stage at Minneapolis' First Avenue from a series of 2002 reunion shows. While Hüsker Dü, the Replacements, and Soul Asylum may have had a bigger and hipper rep out of town, the Suburbs were hometown faves in the Twin Cities through the 1980s, and this set shows why -- they played smart, witty, and aggressive music that you could shake to, and Chemistry Set ably documents their strong suits.


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