they're both great, weird and silly but so catchy and funky
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 5 June 2020 15:27 (four years ago) link
I love Ring Road. The beat and delivery was awkward at first, but i adjusted to it. I often find myself repeating the 'people are squinting to block out the sun, complaining or soaking it up' lyrics.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 5 June 2020 15:58 (four years ago) link
one interesting thing about it is that apparently the backbeat is part of some sample pack, which afaik UW never really used before. someone pointed out that the same bit was used in a Family Guy ad.
― frogbs, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
Rick Smith, reluctant hiphop producer?
― maffew12, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:37 (four years ago) link
My internet might be back! (they didn't fix anything, but it's online now i guess?)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Friday, 5 June 2020 16:38 (four years ago) link
i copy
― maffew12, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:38 (four years ago) link
the awkward spacing of seh-cuu-rity on Ring Road sounds like a Mike Skinner influence
but what if Bruce Lee / Ring Road / Hundred Weight is what all of Karl's lyrics sound like before Rick cuts them up?
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 19:07 (four years ago) link
Imagine what he must have thought when he heard the first Streets record (like 3 years after Bruce Lee)."secuuuruhty", definitely
― maffew12, Friday, 5 June 2020 19:37 (four years ago) link
If we're hanging out in here talking about tracks anyway, is a top 77 really enough?
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 19:51 (four years ago) link
Nope
― maffew12, Friday, 5 June 2020 19:55 (four years ago) link
I once put on King of Snake at a spontaneous dance party in my kitchen where there was a guest named Bruce Lee. Real shame I didn't think of it then.
― maffew12, Friday, 5 June 2020 19:58 (four years ago) link
Would folks be up for a little extra countdown, even if we don't have full-on fancy nashwan graphics?
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:07 (four years ago) link
YES
― maffew12, Friday, 5 June 2020 20:10 (four years ago) link
ahundredtracksoff
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:13 (four years ago) link
^ VERY GOOD PREAMBLE NAME
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:17 (four years ago) link
The lowest-scoring track received just one point, and was released in 2019.
The lowest-scoring track to get multiple votes scored two points, and was released in 1979.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:18 (four years ago) link
I was one of the voters for that then
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:19 (four years ago) link
and was released in 2019.
(in studio form: it had been performed live from the early C21st, and included in part on a live album.)
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:20 (four years ago) link
Go for 100! Just start now!
― Dirty Epic H. (Eric H.), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:25 (four years ago) link
I love that both of the voters for I Just Can't Stand Cars by The Screen Gemz wanted to rep it exactly the same amount :)
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link
look, I dunno if we can start from 100
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:33 (four years ago) link
101. I'm a Big Sister, and I'm a Girl, and I'm a Princess, and This Is My Horse150 points, 4 votes 2006 digital EP (Riverrun 3) mixing excerpts of five uncompleted songs audio
i do wanna rep for "i'm a big sister, and i'm a girl, and i'm a princess, and this is my horse" which i went to sleep to for a few months ― ufo, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 10:16 AM
https://i.imgur.com/fU4NpJ9.jpg
the whole EP is great but "Wedge"/"Showlder" is really some of the most gorgeous music I've ever heard in my life ― frogbs, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 11:03 AM
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:34 (four years ago) link
I like the "11 Hundred Hz" tag.
― Dirty Epic H. (Eric H.), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:39 (four years ago) link
I voted for I Just Can't Stand Cars as I do quite like it, especially the harmonies towards the end, and wanted to give it some recognition. it probably isn't in their best 77 tracks tbh.
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
oh look, maybe we do have some graphics lying around after all
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:52 (four years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u100-884652.png 100. Bigmouth 154 points, 3 votes 1992 12" by Lemon Interupt audio
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 20:53 (four years ago) link
lowest scoring.....I dunno, did someone put in Mile Bush Pride? Interesting little thing.
― maffew12, Friday, 5 June 2020 20:59 (four years ago) link
oh whoops. uhh. I'll come back.
― maffew12, Friday, 5 June 2020 21:00 (four years ago) link
The kickass house/blues romp "Big Mouth" (with some guy named Philadelphia Slim whom I've never heard of on harmonica!!) is another awesome underrated early Underworld song. Underworld kicks ass. ― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, January 8, 2004 4:32 AM
audience video 2015audience audio 2003 (on a Country Techno thread:)
lemon interrupt/underworld's 'bigmouth' possible precursor. (is a harmonica country?) ― special guest stars mark bronson, Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:55 PM
The title was standardised to "Bigmouth" when re-released by Underworld.
https://i.imgur.com/6k2aQW7.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 21:05 (four years ago) link
(Philadelphia Slim does not exist. Patrick Hernandez did not write this song.)
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 21:06 (four years ago) link
hmm. I didn't vote for any of the Riverrun EPs as a whole but I did put on a lot of the individual tracks. Big Sister is really great, everyone should hear it
― frogbs, Friday, 5 June 2020 21:13 (four years ago) link
― an, uh, razor of love (sic)
I was the other, something about its scrappy charm made it seem perfect for #77!
Re-listening now. This song makes me smile. na na na na
― cheek, Friday, 5 June 2020 21:35 (four years ago) link
side-note, the Youtube version I listened to had it listed as "I Just Can't Stand The Cars" and I briefly wondered if I had somehow missed the period of MK.5 Underworld where they made diss tracks
― cheek, Friday, 5 June 2020 21:37 (four years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u099-573079.png 99. Louisiana 156 points, 4 votes 2010 album track from Barking video by Danielle Short & Toby Vogel
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 21:40 (four years ago) link
holy crap these visuals are great. this is my favorite track on Barking and in my top 10, this list is gonna be crazy.
― cheek, Friday, 5 June 2020 21:44 (four years ago) link
wish I had voted in this. for albums Beaucoup Fish would have been #1 for me
― Dan S, Friday, 5 June 2020 21:46 (four years ago) link
Love Bigmouth. Harmonica techno ftw
― groovypanda, Friday, 5 June 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
Louisiana is a great song! It's uncool to not like it. See also the UW remix of William's Last Words by Manic Street Preachers, which for me captures a similarly reflective / somber tone. ― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, May 31, 2018 4:38 AM
demo as Jumping The Cran
https://i.imgur.com/jlvSM8s.jpg
Reminded me of Talk Talk.....
reminds me of mark hollis,and that aint no bad thing.love it.
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 21:49 (four years ago) link
yeah love the visuals
― frogbs, Friday, 5 June 2020 21:52 (four years ago) link
http://ghostable.uk/public/ilx/underworld/u098-750093.png 98. Universe Of Can When Back 157 points, 3 votes 2018 youtube video as part of Drift video by Simon Taylor extended EP audio
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 23:14 (four years ago) link
I got a bit carried away and put this at #10, maybe a bit high, glad I got it in though.
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 5 June 2020 23:18 (four years ago) link
Featuring Lewis Taylor on saxophone.
love the new EP by the way. Universe of Can When Back/Dexter's Chalk/Another Silent Way is the hardest they've gone in a long time....feels like a certain stretch on Beacoup Fish. ― frogbs, Saturday, December 15, 2018 5:04 PM
album remix audio
It's like the riverrun and keeps running, love where this is flowing
https://i.imgur.com/zuY5AOI.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Friday, 5 June 2020 23:29 (four years ago) link
aw. Louisiana is beautiful. I feel bad not voting for it. That's going to be happening a lot here. It doesn't make me uncool. it doesn't.... quietly violent (ಥ﹏ಥ)
― maffew12, Saturday, 6 June 2020 00:15 (four years ago) link
The start of drift! So hard! Too low! 30something for me
― maffew12, Saturday, 6 June 2020 00:16 (four years ago) link
whoops I thought Another Silent Way was up, with that graphic. I enjoy this song also. Goodnight :D
― maffew12, Saturday, 6 June 2020 00:22 (four years ago) link
"i'm a big sister" way too low!!! i voted for it as a whole because figuring out how to rank the split-up parts was too much work
― ufo, Saturday, 6 June 2020 00:25 (four years ago) link
yeah, Universe never got a "sleeve" of its own, as it didn't come out for download until the EP.
might drop the sleeve / label images if they're distracting, especially before discussion really ramps up
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Saturday, 6 June 2020 00:28 (four years ago) link
they're fine imo
― ufo, Saturday, 6 June 2020 00:32 (four years ago) link
Listening to the first of the 1990 demo tapes while I prep more weekend posts and: loooooool at "Sex Lies"
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Saturday, 6 June 2020 09:01 (four years ago) link