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Stingray
Posted: Mar 29, 2013 - 11:28
 

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socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 16:19
 
 Jörg_Asmussen wrote:
... and Underworld used to be Freur ... way back. Quite some transformation.
 
Whoa!  I am a HUGE fan of Underworld and I never knew!  I have always loved "Doot Doot" and even the early Underworld "Underneath the Radar".  Dubnobasswithmyheadman remains my all time favorite (esp Cowgirl).  I was so totally happy they got some play during the London Olympics opening ceremony.  Guess Danny Boyle is a fan too!  He had them on his Trainspotting soundtrack way back when.

Stingray
Posted: Jul 21, 2012 - 06:17
 

NEXT 10!



zair99
(In Cognito)
Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 05:48
 
I guess I wasn't in the mood for this last time I heard it, because I had it at a 5.  For some reason this morning it really caught me and now it's an 8.  Nice groove. :)

Jörg_Asmussen
Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 13:30
 
... and Underworld used to be Freur ... way back. Quite some transformation.

http://www.radioparadise.com/rp2-content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=32939 

rudden1
Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 13:46
 
I liked the song but what was that annoying instrument every other second or so? sounded like a wet shoe and was distracting as heck!


rp1125
(nola)
Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 13:43
 
does jj cale know about this?

Dangerpussy
(Sun Diego)
Posted: Mar 03, 2011 - 11:52
 
Bill, you're reading my mind today! Most excellent. Thank you!

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 04:15
 
 midreaming wrote:

cool. down low and chilly


 
Yeah, I like it as well. 7.


ploba
(the other coast and hang a left)
Posted: Jan 31, 2011 - 04:15
 
actually, any singer who does that electronic thing to their voice gets a great big fat fail

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Nov 29, 2010 - 04:27
 
I actually like this, reminds me of Ian Brown.

ploba
(the other coast and hang a left)
Posted: Nov 29, 2010 - 04:25
 
 revsully wrote:
Whoever invented that icky vocal effect needs a punch in the throat.
 
you got that right -yuck


gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Jul 24, 2010 - 19:50
 
I gave it a decent, but my parakeet loves it!

crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 19:08
 
 revsully wrote:
Whoever invented that icky vocal effect needs a punch in the throat.
 
{#Lol}


crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 19:07
 
 pugifat wrote:
Why am i thinking that this guy deserves someone like Fever Ray?
 
{#High-five} A match made in...the Underworld?


pkimbrel
(Bloomington, IL)
Posted: Mar 19, 2010 - 19:06
 
Fun with d-minor and an auto tuner!

pugifat
Posted: Oct 13, 2009 - 12:00
 
Why am i thinking that this guy deserves someone like Fever Ray?

annie_fannie
(Iowa)
Posted: Oct 13, 2009 - 11:59
 
Yeah! Love hearing Underworld on RP! Maybe something from Beaucoup Fish or one of the earlier albums next time? :) 

midreaming
Posted: Aug 11, 2009 - 11:00
 

cool. down low and chilly



davin
(Victoria, British Columbia)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 09:32
 
 andrewimft wrote:
I like the banjo and guitar, the synth is ok but the drum machine was a bad idea. Get a drummer, please, it would improve the tune greatly. Sounds amateurishly sloppy and repetitively irritating with that cruddy drum machine setting. Makes me yearn for New Order or Yaz or Erasure, at least they know how to use drum machines properly.
 
Haha, you are honestly comparing that drum programming to Underworld's?  You must be new..


revsully
(Vermont)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 09:25
 
Wow... I just came here to add a comment about the icky vocal effect... and I see I already did it. Still feelin' the same way.

spraehbuer
(London, UK)
Posted: Dec 01, 2008 - 09:24
 
 revsully wrote:
Whoever invented that icky vocal effect needs a punch in the throat.
 
{#Yes}



revsully
(Vermont)
Posted: Sep 29, 2008 - 08:53
 
Whoever invented that icky vocal effect needs a punch in the throat.

andrewimft
Posted: Mar 24, 2008 - 03:44
 
I like the banjo and guitar, the synth is ok but the drum machine was a bad idea. Get a drummer, please, it would improve the tune greatly. Sounds amateurishly sloppy and repetitively irritating with that cruddy drum machine setting. Makes me yearn for New Order or Yaz or Erasure, at least they know how to use drum machines properly.
dunwho
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 - 17:24
 
Does noboy get the subtle changes ere? The synth that comes in gradualy mixes so well with the tone of his singing.. makes the heart warm...

And as for this being an Ad for Coca Cola...

jnhashmi wrote:
It's interesting that they can say "Classic Coca Cola" and no one seems to mind, but if (insert hated teen singer of the moment here) said "Classic Coca Cola" in a song everyone would cry "sellout!" But because this song sounds like it does, somehow it's ok. Not for me - I don't want to hear ads in my songs and this is an ad, same as any (insert hated teen singer of the moment here) song. Cool doesn't make it ok.


The method used by Karl Hyde when writing his lyrics, is not based on anything but the result of his random brain functions it seems, and it would be pretty much impossible for anyone to try and succesfuly work out why he sings some things.. his lyrics are often completely incoherent (as in much of this song) and the result of his everyday life (much like his photography)

furthermore, he was at that time a brand spanking new recovering alcoholic and when you consider lyrics like "lager lager lager lager lager" (Born slippy) to "Oh classic Coca-cola in a can when you wanna go down" its plainly obvious this isnt an Ad..its his new life

but really its impossible to know...its not an ad.. give underworld some credit!

TexasAggies
(Houston, Texas y'all)
Posted: Feb 21, 2008 - 16:10
 
Ohhhh noooooo!


jnhashmi
(Manhattan Beach/Los Angeles)
Posted: Feb 21, 2008 - 16:08
 
It's interesting that they can say "Classic Coca Cola" and no one seems to mind, but if (insert hated teen singer of the moment here) said "Classic Coca Cola" in a song everyone would cry "sellout!" But because this song sounds like it does, somehow it's ok. Not for me - I don't want to hear ads in my songs and this is an ad, same as any (insert hated teen singer of the moment here) song. Cool doesn't make it ok.
xkolibuul
(Salmon below, osprey above)
Posted: Dec 20, 2007 - 18:58
 
Sorry dude, can't help you here.

Drum loop or no drum loop, anything by Jose G. gets at least an 8 from me...


Daniel_Pittenger wrote:
every time that drum loop repeats, i smash my face with a skillet. It's getting very, very painful...

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Dec 20, 2007 - 18:47
 
kinda cool. I'm in the mood

EssexTex
(Pork Palace-St Lucia)
Posted: Nov 19, 2007 - 08:47
 
ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz
sukilau
(cellar dweller)
Posted: Nov 19, 2007 - 08:46
 
ooohhh nooooo, mister biiillll
bobringer
(Wayne, NJ)
Posted: May 14, 2007 - 21:51
 
Not one mention of Jose?

He may very well be our generations Nick Drake (well, maybe not Nick Drake, but the closest we're gonna get today)
cleverguy
(Prince Charles' Haunted House)
Posted: Mar 28, 2007 - 16:50
 
Daniel_Pittenger wrote:
every time that drum loop repeats, i smash my face with a skillet. It's getting very, very painful...


I guess some people get it, and some don't. To me, the whole song is trying to sound distant and disconnected, not unlike Beck. It's a style that I used to find difficult to listen to, but now I get it. Yeah...the drum loop is pretty obvious but it fits with the overall abstract mood. This is not something that is easily done in a studio.

TAKE NOTE: That any song near or above 7.0 is a pretty good song according to the RP audience. At the time of this writing, this one is sitting at 6.9--So there!
bodhisattva1031
(new jersey)
Posted: Mar 28, 2007 - 16:47
 
love this--something about the insistent beat that makes me groove.
Daniel_Pittenger
(Vermont)
Posted: Feb 25, 2007 - 11:20
 
every time that drum loop repeats, i smash my face with a skillet. It's getting very, very painful...
vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Dec 13, 2006 - 15:30
 
shmooooovvvv; 8 9

soja
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Dec 13, 2006 - 15:27
 
...so...sick of...hearing this song...
davin
(Victoria, British Columbia)
Posted: Nov 14, 2006 - 10:39
 
Mangoman wrote:
Cool, but suffers from poor engineering. The obvious loops/samples diffuse the emotion.


Hahahaha.. underworld and "poor engineering" .. it's all by design.
crowhog2000
(Cincinnati, Ohio USA)
Posted: Sep 16, 2006 - 20:22
 
Michael Penn, The Charlatans, Underworld....oh I get it YawnFest '06
hcaudill
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Mar 10, 2006 - 14:44
 
Joyfulchristine wrote:
I have no clue what they're singing about, but I really like it and I love how they say "shooger, shooger." :)

And I love how they say "Classic Coca-Cola in a Can".
mojoman
(Rocky Mountains, Colorado)
Posted: Mar 10, 2006 - 14:44
 
Quick, somebody wake up the singer!
jah_blessed
(Netherlands)
Posted: Feb 09, 2006 - 06:38
 
Trim it from the playlist.
hackbraten
(where the Weisswurscht grows)
Posted: Dec 30, 2005 - 07:32
 
obercool!
MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Dec 30, 2005 - 07:31
 
I assume you mean from Arrested Development.
Gimme that banana shack groove thang!

Pilgrim301 wrote:
the bass line and drum beat is identical to a George Michael song ...

spek10
(San Diego)
Posted: Dec 27, 2005 - 11:43
 
GOOD STUFF!!!
maLeFunKtion
(Scotland)
Posted: Nov 16, 2005 - 14:10
 
I never tire of the strong beat in this track. It's ace when the volume is cranked quite a bit up
Mangoman
(Portland Metro Oregon)
Posted: Sep 04, 2005 - 01:19
 
Cool, but suffers from poor engineering. The obvious loops/samples diffuse the emotion.
Roverfish
(Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!)
Posted: Sep 04, 2005 - 01:17
 
Many thanks to RP for helping me "find" Underworld. A very enjoyable album. Excellent tune.
eurotransient
(Alexandria, VA)
Posted: Aug 17, 2005 - 07:42
 
Normally I'd be upset at an Underworld song off of "A Hundred Days Off", but this is one of the few exceptions. Cool stuff. Very trim, indeed.

Massive Attack and Underworld, back to back? This takes me back to the mix tapes I used to make in 1996!
Thea
(Sacto)
Posted: Aug 05, 2005 - 07:58
 
Why do I *always* think this is the Moody Blues whenever I hear it? (That's not a bad thing, BTW, I like this song.)