Album · The Crystal Method
Vegas by The Crystal Method
Vegas is an album by The Crystal Method, released in 1997. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 27 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Busy Child”, on 24 lists with a best position of #17.
Vegas, the Crystal Method's debut album, came out on Geffen in 1997, a big beat bruiser from two guys, Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, who had started the act in Las Vegas in 1993. It was electronic music built for people raised on rock: fat, rubbery breakbeats, squelching bass and riffs that hit like power chords.
"Busy Child" is all coiled tension and snarling synths, "Keep Hope Alive" rides a lean, rolling break, and "Trip Like I Do" stalks along with a menacing swagger. Rock radio took to these tracks, and the duo's music went on to turn up all over TV, film, video games and ads. Vegas went platinum in 2007, and Tweekend followed it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Vegas on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busy Child | 24 | #17 | – | 1997–2022 | |
| 2 | Keep Hope Alive | 2 | #64 | – | 1998 | |
| 3 | Trip Like I Do | 1 | #524 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.