Underworld - Classic or Dud?

well you guys can figure that out

One of the best live bands I've ever experienced. Some smart arse will comment that I've obviously not seen too many live bands. Not true!

Unbelievably moving effort, by two fifty year old head nodders. Ok when I saw them Emmerson was on board too

Born Slippy
Dirty Epic
Jumbo
Pearl's Girl
Two Months off

Classy

where, roxy?

At a place called Center Stage in Atlanta.

God their new album sucks.

You're completely out of your gourd.

Given the identity of the poster, are you surprised?

I don't even know who he is.

the wit & wisdom of mr snrub

Well, kudos for using "aspie" before it was really popular?

"Moaner" is on Batman & Robin soundtrack. I just listened to it.

I thought it was a gimmick when i was ten.

What kinda gimmick?

the 'slowly building a song sound-by-sound' gimmick

Dudes, i saw them in Boston in september while i was vacationing there, it was awesome, but i wish they played some more old stuff.

I really hope that they come to Chicago again!

the limited 12's they put out a while back are pretty cool and i really, really dig their new album... their third best in my opinion... and to think i almost gave up on them!

tonight!

i am v. v. excited

Here's what they played --

Darc
Mowed Path
Juanita/Kiteless/Dream (!)
Crocodile
BS Nuxx
Jumbo + remix
Dirty Epic
Poem
Mo Move
Two Months Off
Born Slippy (Orig.)
Pearls Girl
Beautiful Burnout
Cowgirl/Rez

Encore: King Of Snake

Karl wore a blue sequined top.

NUXX hit hard, everyone in the place went nuts, amazing. Every segue brilliantly played. This show honestly ranks among the greatest experiences of my life. Like being in church (when I liked church)! /hagiography

: D

:D!

maybe i'll watch 'everything everything' again. i only saw underworld live in '99, twice in the space of 4 weeks, both at festivals.

man, i really want to see them again

This was especially great because it was in a relatively small venue! Still amazed they played in Atlanta.

Saw em 3 or 4 times back in early-mid nineties and they never played Dirty Epic. Lucky you

Oh, it made me feel lucky. That and Juanita/Kiteless, which I believe they played because people on the darktrain forums were geeking out over it and requesting it. They seem like the type of band who would be on that tip.

i would kill for juanita/kiteless... they have been playing dirty epic quite a bit since 2006 from what i hear.

I am teh jealous, Roxy. :-/ But happy for you too!

i really hope they're opening for radiohead, as rumored.
also on the rumor list: liars (yay!) grizzly bear (boo)

i'm getting Liars on the Radiohead tour, Houston TX show. i wish i was getting Underworld - enjoy the fuck out of both bands, but i've seen Liars i think 4 times (going back to 2001 or so), and Underworld zero.

did you get your tix from waste or ticketmaster?
i plan on getting mine (philly) through waste, but i've heard they usually go on sale at like 3:00 am, and sell out in 15 minutes. ticketmaster, usually less than a minute.

oh man, glad to hear the show was awesome roxy! <3

No 'Rez' no cred. (kidding)

I'd love to see them open for Radiohead (not actually see the show [though I would], but see that happen for them).

Can someone explain to me what, exactly, Darren Emerson was doing in Underworld, with examples provided from the recorded music? I can one sound in "River of Bass" that seems to be emanating from a DJ and aside from that I figure him for dead weight. If I'm out of it, enlighten me quick.

can HEAR one sound

You can haz one sound?

He did what Darren Price is doing now.

Vibes, like Bez.

He did what Darren Price is doing now.

Then why is he credited on albums?

He helped write the tunes.

I wondered what Darren Price was up to! Under The Flightpath is still a fantastic album.

He helped write the tunes.

Yes, this is actually incredibly ambiguous.

Listen to some of Emerson's own remixes and maybe you can pick up characteristics shared between those and Emerson-era Underworld. I think he got the sole credit for the remix of Massive Attack's 'Risingson' - maybe less intricate and progressive than what Smith might do, more simplistic and monotonous but also maybe more 'groovy'/dancefloor-focussed as a result.

He stopped them being shit like they became when he left

Like he actually knew about dance music. The new "Ring Road" single is so disapointing - can only be listened to in remix form.

^rong road more like

Steve, your suggestion is a good one. Any recommendations for Emerson stuff to download?

http://www.nme.com/news/underworld/47280

help

talk me down

I am home sick today and listening to Beaucoup Fish for probably the third time since it came out thanks to this thread. I am enjoying it!

Was a fan of Second Toughest for years and years in the late 90s. Used to listen to it every night going to sleep for quite some time. I pretty much have the album memorized to this day.

zz top used "juanita" as their intro music the other night, i shit u not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHs8LxPepKU

Underworld just debuted their new song on Radio 1.