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Sneaker Pimps — 6 Underground (Nellee Hooper Edit)
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ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: May 16, 2013 - 16:48
 
 Derecho wrote:

The only thing I don't like about this song.  An annoying attempt to insert a reminder that says "Hey look!  We're blending hip-hop into this!  Notice!"


 
Track 3 on the album (this one is track 12 (or 99 (or however they did it originally))) isn't a tremendously different track IMO.  But it does not have the "a one-two, a one-two" and the guitar is all jangly and acoustic.  I quite like it.

mrgus
(Salt Lake City)
Posted: Mar 19, 2013 - 06:34
 
 Misterfixit wrote:
The soto voice phrase "What cho', what cho'" is the same cut used on the R.L. Burnside track "It's Bad, You Know".

Synchronicity?

 
 
What cho'? I thought it was singing "want soap, want soap".

ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 21:12
 
This gets a whopping "7"...just because I love the band name. Song is cool too...reminds me of a more funky 'Garbage'.

cShaggy
(..inna state of being..)
Posted: Dec 15, 2012 - 04:53
 
 Misterfixit wrote:
The soto voice phrase "What cho', what cho'" is the same cut used on the R.L. Burnside track "It's Bad, You Know".

Synchronicity?

 
 



..naw, that's a middlin' song by the Police..

coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 19:52
 
Incredibly cool, indelibly groovy, infallibly HIP; dig it!

roxmilt
(Puget Sound Cloud)
Posted: Nov 09, 2012 - 12:02
 
cool ♦

aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 13:41
 
Sweeeeet!  Love it.

Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Jul 06, 2012 - 15:38
 
The soto voice phrase "What cho', what cho'" is the same cut used on the R.L. Burnside track "It's Bad, You Know".

Synchronicity?

 

chickadee
(Switzerland)
Posted: Apr 02, 2012 - 10:19
 
 Totally agree, great times!
perikleshokie wrote:
After hearing this on RP for the first time ~7 years ago I plunged headlong into Triphop.  Life has been much richer for the experience.
 



perikleshokie
(Raleigh,NC)
Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 17:58
 
After hearing this on RP for the first time ~7 years ago I plunged headlong into Triphop.  Life has been much richer for the experience.

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 10:18
 
Nice

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 15:31
 
I never thought I'd say this, but this song makes me almost miss the days when Giuliani was mayor of New York and the nightclubs were still fun. A beer was only $6, a cab ride to Brooklyn was $10, and you could still find a 1-bedroom in the East Village for $800 a month. Somehow I don't think we'll be looking back on 2001 - 2011 with as much nostalgia as the previous decades. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

FooledAgain
(43°40'N 79°20'W)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 21:09
 
 oldslabsides wrote:
no.
 
Yes! Da! Oui! Si! Yi! Hai! Ja!


Red_Dragon
Posted: Nov 27, 2011 - 13:40
 
no.

heihei
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 13:17
 
Long time since I heard this and love it! Only discovered RP yesterday and already addicted!!

planet_lizard
(Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy)
Posted: Sep 25, 2011 - 06:46
 
 sheeelaaa wrote:
Many years ago I bought this CD based on 6 Underground.  It's the only song I like.  But I love it!
 
Ditto. The rest is very average isn't it...

Only recently dicovered that the hook that really makes this song - that discordant harp part - is a sample from a James Bond soundtrack!


GuiltyFeat
(Ra'anana)
Posted: Aug 29, 2011 - 03:41
 
Weird that this followed the Fun Lovin' Criminals as I've always confused the two groups. Don't know why.

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Jul 28, 2011 - 18:35
 
Excellent choice pairing this back-to-back with Fun Lovin' Criminals' "There Was A Time"


slavelle
(Santa Cruz, CA)
Posted: Jul 24, 2011 - 18:32
 
I'd forgotten how much I liked this song - gonna add it to MY playlist!

kctomato
Posted: Jul 24, 2011 - 13:08
 
never have I heard someone play a cheap casio keyboard with too many studio effects with such conviction

frank_eindhoven
Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 06:04
 
a real classic!

Asmith
Posted: Sep 12, 2010 - 00:41
 
NICE!

Giselle62
(California's Cental Coast)
Posted: May 11, 2010 - 18:26
 
Have heard this several places and always enjoy it.

sheeelaaa
Posted: May 11, 2010 - 18:26
 
Many years ago I bought this CD based on 6 Underground.  It's the only song I like.  But I love it!

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 09:59
 
 Poacher wrote:

Agreed. I uploaded Spin Spin Suger but it was rejected. . . Hey ho. 
 
Um, Spin Spin Sugar is on Becoming X.  Did you really read the post you said you agreed with?  {#Tongue-out}

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 05:23
 
 bob_hund wrote:
I just can't understand how Sneaker Pimps later work (after Becoming X) has been totally ignored here on RP (and in other places). Guess it's time to upload some of their songs, especially from 'Splinter' (one of the best records I've ever heard, not a single bad song, all brilliant.) In response to some of the previous posters, I must say that the change of singer, from Kelli Dayton to Chris Corner, was to the better. So if any of you are put off from exploring SP's later work by those comments, don't be. I would also highly recommend Chris Corner's solo project 'IamX'.
 
Agreed. I uploaded Spin Spin Suger but it was rejected. . . Hey ho. 

Derecho
(A Land Without Traffic Lights)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 11:09
 
 lily34 wrote:
a onetwo a onetwo a onetwo
 
The only thing I don't like about this song.  An annoying attempt to insert a reminder that says "Hey look!  We're blending hip-hop into this!  Notice!"


ambrebalte
(Beijing)
Posted: Jan 01, 2010 - 06:45
 
 coffee-eyes wrote:
7 {#Arrow} 8 because I never, ever get sick of hearing this.
 
same here


gandalfbmg
(3 mi from Paradise (Missouri))
Posted: Oct 30, 2009 - 13:06
 
This and My Favourite Game in the same day? Bill is making me miss the old 105.9 The Lazer in Lawrence, KS... Second best radio station I've ever heard (behind this one).

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Oct 30, 2009 - 13:01
 
a onetwo a onetwo a onetwo

snowcat
(Cold, Frozen Minnesota)
Posted: May 29, 2009 - 13:50
 
 mmoyer wrote:
Reminds me of the happy dotcom days...
 
Same here, and every slick Fox TV show used this in their preview clips.


Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Apr 23, 2009 - 15:59
 


1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Apr 23, 2009 - 15:57
 
Nice 'clean' sound. 


coffee-eyes
(Right outside of Boston)
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 08:44
 
7 {#Arrow} 8 because I never, ever get sick of hearing this.

renegade_X
(My House)
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 08:38
 
I will never get tired of this song!!!!!!!!!

Lyndra_Ski
Posted: Feb 23, 2009 - 20:04
 
"...sick and tired of being bubble gum chewed up..."  pulled this out the other night and questioned how I could have forgotten how good this album is. The lyrics are amazing.  Now I hear it today.  One of the best of the '90's - 13 years later, you don't hear about them too much, but Britney Spears's career is still going strong - go figure. 

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Feb 19, 2009 - 14:10
 
 bob_hund wrote:
In response to some of the previous posters, I must say that the change of singer, from Kelli Dayton to Chris Corner, was to the better. So if any of you are put off from exploring SP's later work by those comments, don't be.
 
I don't much care for his vocals.  I've heard one where he has backing/accompanying female vocals on the cut, and it's a decent tune (forget the name, and I didn't bother to "thumbs up" it in Pandora (or any other SP song off an album other than their debut for that matter)).


Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Jan 18, 2009 - 20:44
 
 scott4261 wrote:
Good memories of the late '90s. The Sneaker Pimps were the Shiznit!
 
Good memories of graduate school parties associated with this tune.  Thanks Bill!{#Cowboy}{#Chillpill}{#Sleep}

steve_san_carlos
(Ummm...San Carlos, California!)
Posted: Jan 18, 2009 - 20:44
 
 perikleshokie wrote:
I never get tired of hearing this one. I have seen this referred to as the best Triphop song ever recorded, with some nods to Portishead and Massive Attack. Still, a gem from the 90s.
 
Ditto ditto ditto! What a freakin' fantastic song. I have it on my iPod and still get excited when I hear it anywhere, including on RP.


nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 01:48
 
 lah1975 wrote:
Reminds me of Natalie Imbruglia. Not a great comparison.
 

No! I won't have that! This girl can almost sing!

greyfin10
(Orlando)
Posted: Oct 20, 2008 - 13:08
 
Her voice always hits me viscerally for some reason...

TMI?

I actually agree that the voice in this makes up a disproportionate amount of the value it brings.  The spell that is cast strong, and its strong because of her voice and the way she phrases and enunciates. Funny that thinking about this just made a connection I've wondered about for years.  I've always sort of confused Sneaker Pimps and Morcheeba and I never really knew why... its the evocative power of the singers' voice.  Morcheeba's Skye (actually, she's no longer with them) possesses a similar power with her voice... there's a song called "The Sea" where I find I am entranced by a certain line she sings:

"The cool breeze flows but mind the wasp, some get stung its worth the cost"

The way she sings "flows" gives me goosebumps almost without exception.  I think she's communicating much more than the words or the melody... its like I can see her smiling in joy with just that word.  That's either my overactive imagination or very real skill.  I believe its the latter.  The singer for this band (apparently one Kelly Dayton... I never knew that) has this same skill (again, assuming its not all in my head) :)

renegade_X
(My House)
Posted: Oct 20, 2008 - 13:07
 
I'd rate this a ten, even if I heard it everyday.

mmoyer
(Portland, Oregon)
Posted: Jul 17, 2008 - 16:24
 
Reminds me of the happy dotcom days...
bob_hund
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: May 11, 2008 - 09:13
 
I just can't understand how Sneaker Pimps later work (after Becoming X) has been totally ignored here on RP (and in other places). Guess it's time to upload some of their songs, especially from 'Splinter' (one of the best records I've ever heard, not a single bad song, all brilliant.)

In response to some of the previous posters, I must say that the change of singer, from Kelli Dayton to Chris Corner, was to the better. So if any of you are put off from exploring SP's later work by those comments, don't be.

I would also highly recommend Chris Corner's solo project 'IamX'.
perikleshokie
(Raleigh,NC)
Posted: Apr 14, 2008 - 04:48
 
I never get tired of hearing this one. I have seen this referred to as the best Triphop song ever recorded, with some nods to Portishead and Massive Attack. Still, a gem from the 90s.
madjalapeno
(NH)
Posted: Mar 09, 2008 - 09:07
 
Such a chilled song - thank you for making a sunday mornings financial sorting calmer.
davin
(Victoria, British Columbia)
Posted: Dec 10, 2007 - 09:16
 
poopypants wrote:
this band has nothing without the vocals, like most other ninties pop.


There's a bit of a truism. Give me an example of pop from any modern era that is something without vocals.



Yeah, that's what I thought. ;)
lah1975
(Minnesota)
Posted: Dec 10, 2007 - 09:15
 
Reminds me of Natalie Imbruglia. Not a great comparison.
prickelpit96
(Hannover, Germany)
Posted: Nov 08, 2007 - 23:46
 
poopypants wrote:
this band has nothing without the vocals, like most other ninties pop.


Hmmm, let's take away the guitar(s) from Led Zeppelin and then have a look what's remaining.

Music often is the mirror to the time it has been produced in. So this song is a honest part of the 90s.
lordgeezer
(Brighton, England)
Posted: Nov 05, 2007 - 13:28
 
poopypants wrote:
this band has nothing without the vocals, like most other ninties pop.
Like 80's music without the DX7 Sound chip. IE No background just a voice.Just the other way round from this track.... It is what it is, which makes it great....... :o) The 90's. May they rock in their own unique way....... No disrespect to your comment. Just did not join up in terms of analysis. Cheers anyway :oD