I didn't cross-reference the ballots, but I assume most people chose to either vote per "song," per EP-as-track, or in albums for Riverrun*... but also it's just way less known, and was one of their least-visible projects to begin with.
*though I did one of each
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:05 (three years ago) link
9. BARKING 142 points, 6 votes 2010 Cooking Vinyl 2xLP, 54 minutes Top chart position: #26, UK Underworld - Barking (Sept 13 2010)
https://i.imgur.com/jnO5oC8.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
(slightly) too low!
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:10 (three years ago) link
Too many songs with the same palette and purpose was this album's undoing for me. Hamburg Hotel possibly my favourite thing on it as a result.
― nashwan, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:16 (three years ago) link
Not meaning to undersell the evident variety of at least 50% of it.
― nashwan, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:18 (three years ago) link
Rediscovered "Between Stars" here. I loved "Scribble" at the time but now I get the fan love for "You Do Scribble" over the single/vocal version. Massive track. I had the album at an even lower rank, but still so much to love. Crazy.
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:21 (three years ago) link
Crazy.
― maffew12, Thursday, June 4, 2020 2:21 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:28 (three years ago) link
hey my internet is back! guess my hacking the results joke led to some bad webkarma
huge points jump from 11 to 9!* (*i don't pretend to know how points work)
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:29 (three years ago) link
love Barking and I agree 9 is too low but idk what I'd bump for it
― frogbs, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:31 (three years ago) link
i had it at 4 but i think i was being challopsy putting it above 2 stone cold classics
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:34 (three years ago) link
the version of Barking that exists only in my head is definitely one of their best albums though
― frogbs, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:34 (three years ago) link
so, who's been to Barking?
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:36 (three years ago) link
I voted for Riverrun, I hadn't heard any of it prior to this poll but as a whole thing I like it more than any of the proper post-'90s albums.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:38 (three years ago) link
i've been to barking for years WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:43 (three years ago) link
What's the version in your head like?
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:46 (three years ago) link
8. A HUNDRED DAYS OFF 160 points, 7 votes 2002 JBO/V2 2xLP, 62 mins Top chart position: #6, Belgium Underworld: a hundred days off, leftism part II
https://i.imgur.com/n6DthPk.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:47 (three years ago) link
ooh now that's really too low. my #4
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:48 (three years ago) link
rated PG for some pretty sinister beats
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:50 (three years ago) link
underrated record that i've personally underrated in the past that remains underrated
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:51 (three years ago) link
Cruel, cruel math
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:52 (three years ago) link
this is one of the ones that just gets lost in the shuffle for me (aside from the incredible sort-of title track) but thats prob on me
fun fact: this album cover makes a cameo in, of all movies, EUROTRIP
https://i.imgur.com/HSbh6Rx.png
I guess scotty doesn't know......... ABOUT ALL THE OTHER GREAT RECORDS IN THEIR CATALOGUE
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:55 (three years ago) link
It was just the newest at the time. The math works.
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 21:56 (three years ago) link
ALAF with the groovy bassline, You Do Scribble with vocals, Diamond Jigsaw with the synth, and the original Moon in Water
― frogbs, Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:00 (three years ago) link
Barking (Mad Version)nice!
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:02 (three years ago) link
7. EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING 162 points, 13 votes 2000 live DVD, 101 minutes Top chart position: #12, Netherlands https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boar did=41&threadid=19530
https://i.imgur.com/wfEPIib.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:05 (three years ago) link
& Strumpet instead of Bird 1. Bird 1 is good, but it's not as good as Strumpet live was.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:12 (three years ago) link
everything everything too low
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:15 (three years ago) link
agreed
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:16 (three years ago) link
Don't blame me it was my number 1!!! Probably the reason I got as into underworld as I did
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:18 (three years ago) link
6. BARBARA, BARBARA, WE FACE A SHINING FUTURE 174 points, 16 votes 2016 Caroline LP, 45 mins Top chart position: #7, Belgium Underworld - Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future (Coming March 18, 2016)
https://i.imgur.com/gDaWWvF.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:26 (three years ago) link
Aren't # of #1's usually indicated? You got hacked, Will!It's fantastic but it's still a live album... I couldn't put it ahead of much of any original material.from here it gets really interesting!
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:28 (three years ago) link
expected but too low!!!!
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:29 (three years ago) link
practically a reunion album, the start of this phase. The joy of it. Love all of it.
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:30 (three years ago) link
LOVE Barbara Barbara, I exhale is humongous
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:34 (three years ago) link
practically a reunion album, the start of this phase. The joy of it.
Yes, I've noticed that they talked about it like that - though they'd been working on lots of projects that came out of the Underworld office, and played live still*, this was the first time they'd either made music together or been good friends in six years. And the floodgates opened!
* though in Karl's new preferred festival-format shows
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 22:43 (three years ago) link
Any speculation about what's going to place in the top five?
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:02 (three years ago) link
well no
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:04 (three years ago) link
I don't like guessing out loud, to me it's like ppl saying "he's the killer" halfway thru a whodunit movie. Like cool you're clever but just let it ~unfold~
Also I have no idea how they'll land lol
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:05 (three years ago) link
5. OBLIVION WITH BELLS 192 points, 18 votes 2007 PIAS 2xLP, 58 minutes Top chart position: #6, Japan new Underworld album: Oblivion with Bells (October 2007) + tour dates
https://i.imgur.com/T7sf8bJ.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:08 (three years ago) link
what order they will place in, then? oh yes very much so.wow big board fave here
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:09 (three years ago) link
Almost yelled to low when I saw the album cover. Not sure why they made it so similar it really messeswithmyheadman
― Hackers (1995) (Will M.), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:10 (three years ago) link
(too high)
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:13 (three years ago) link
really though no doubt at dubnobass #1. some of you might know I'm boosting its successor
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:13 (three years ago) link
my no. 1!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:13 (three years ago) link
next must be the fishes
― maffew12, Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:14 (three years ago) link
4. DRIFT Series 1 200 points, 18 votes 2018-2019 52-week digital release project including over 420 minutes of new music, plus over 340 minutes of unreleased older recordings also 6xCD++ box set Top chart position: #26, UK Underworld - Drift
https://i.imgur.com/uNRLacV.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:20 (three years ago) link
guessing beaucoup fish then.... dubnobass then second toughest
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:24 (three years ago) link
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:25 (three years ago) link
oh lol whoops
3. BEAUCOUP FISH 279 points, 23 votes 1999 JBO/V2 2xLP, 74 mins Top chart position: #3, UK Underworld: Beaucoup Fish
https://i.imgur.com/nexVAp1.jpg
― an, uh, razor of love (sic), Thursday, 4 June 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
Ah thanks. I have the riverrun eps downloaded, but hadn’t split and tagged the individual tracks. I’ll listen again.
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 13 January 2024 17:52 (two months ago) link
Wish these were cds that were widely available rather than 192kb mp3s
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 13 January 2024 17:55 (two months ago) link
Yeah I mean an alternate top 20 wouldn't necessarily be 100% accurate, my own number one would probably be Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of LoveTurns out your number one is 100% accurate omar
― groovypanda, Saturday, 13 January 2024 18:58 (two months ago) link
I couldn't even stomach a fully alternate top twenty, I'd be lying to myself and God without that one at the top.
― omar little, Saturday, 13 January 2024 19:02 (two months ago) link
looked back at my ballot and had completely forgotten "beautiful burnout" was my no. 1. i'm right
would put "peach tree" at no. 2 these days tho
― ivy., Saturday, 13 January 2024 19:21 (two months ago) link
despite what i said yesterday, Juanita was my #1 toohmm, you could put Juanita 2022 on top as kind of a cheat for your alt list. in isolation (not putting on STITI) i prefer it!
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 13 January 2024 20:53 (two months ago) link
an alternate top 20, off the top of my head:
Thing in a BookMost 'OspitableOich OichCherry PieBanstyle/Sappy's CurryMo MoveLuetinFood a Ready/Back in the FearsPeach TreeWedge/ShowlderHolding the MothFaxed InvitationBetween StarsBird 1You Do ScribbleOva NovaParcGet Your ShirtCustard SpeedtalkListen to their No
― frogbs, Saturday, 13 January 2024 21:02 (two months ago) link
can we redo this poll so i can put "denver luna" in my top 20
― ivy., Friday, 19 January 2024 17:18 (two months ago) link
ok
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 19 January 2024 17:19 (two months ago) link
I too will try to game how to make "Tin There" place higher if we repoll
― badpee pooper (Eric H.), Friday, 19 January 2024 17:24 (two months ago) link
you wanna know something crazy I played "Custard Speedtalk" during my DJ set yesterday and someone correctly identified it as "the guy from Freur", adding "it's too bad he passed away"
― frogbs, Friday, 19 January 2024 18:17 (two months ago) link
OMG, lol!
― groovypanda, Friday, 19 January 2024 19:15 (two months ago) link
Whilst I love both tracks, I'm still bitter that Rez and Cowgirl's votes were combined
― groovypanda, Friday, 19 January 2024 19:16 (two months ago) link
I spent most of the drive home trying to figure out who he could've been thinking of and my best guess is Keith Flint
― frogbs, Friday, 19 January 2024 20:07 (two months ago) link