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Leftfield had one great album and a couple of excellent twelves and then the magic well and truly wore off. Bit like the Roses. Can’t be put in the same bracket as Chems, Underworld or Prodigy who made a string of at least three top albums and tour today

    bosstrabs Must include contests for Master of Puppets downpicking and poster with the best mullet past or present.

      alistair Seen them twice live - once at Glastonbury 2000 and once at some festival in London about 10 years ago. Both times were considerably better than the Chems, particularly the second time which had the crowd going ballistic like it was 20 years ago rather than the shuffling you get now.

        Quality over quantity? Long before Leftism they had a massive back catalogue of excellent remixes. I think following up Leftism was a massive task and they tried a different direction/sound…..creatives differences prob made them split.

          Dan Quality over quantity?

          Exactly this. The amount of garbage THE CHEMS have released is extraordinary. It’s festival techno for NME wankers.

          Leftfield are in a different league entirely.

              Shall we all just start naming our all time top 5 GU albums and get this thread over with

              zackster The hierarchy of live British dance act duos, from the golden age, is as follows:
              Underworld
              The Orb
              FSOL
              Orbital
              The Prodigy

              Basement Jaxx
              The Chemical Bros.

              That, and this thread in general, reminds me - what the heck has happened to all the festival headlining dance acts?!

              In the current era you only really have at a stretch Bicep. It’s crap.

                  Dubman just seen they are doing a tour this month. Kentish Forum on 25th

                  I saw them at Royal Albert Hall in 1998. Was an epic gig, helped by some acid and getting stoned in the venue. Happy days

                      hugopal Depends how broad your definition is. LCD Soundsystem and Jon Hopkins spring to mind but there are only a few. Far from a headline act but Rival Consoles are consistently good snd excellent live

                          How Groove Armada haven’t been mentioned yet is beyond me.

                            If we’re talking Brit duos, Maribou State probably sits on top for me in terms of the new gen.

                            If we’re talking Brit duos, how have these been overlooked?

                            Now PHATS what I SMALL music!