Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

I'm with Caprice... to me this is a fantastic album.

Yup, I can hear touches of the collaborators in there but it's undoubtably *** Underworld **** at their most glorious... the leap from 'TMO' to ' Crocodile' to 'ALAF' is not a big one surely?

'Scibble' + 'ALAF' + 'Diamond Jigsaw' = big fucking grins all round. 'Louisiana' tears of joy.

Only one slight let down... 'Between Stars' is a great track but it doesn't sound finished to me.

Nice to hear the Alternative CD... all interesting versions and I'm glad they're there but to me 'Barking' stands out fine on it's own.

The videos on the DVD are great... love the Levi guy plot in 'Diamond Jigsaw'.

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

Scribble is the album highlight for me because of High Contrast. He nails it everytime.

I think there's too much going on on the album in general...Karl's vocals just get drowned out by the predictable peaktime house/generic beats.

There's no space to let tracks evolve like on the previous albums and is it me or does Juanita's vocals (I'm guessing it's still her...) sound very laboured and pretentious or is that the point??

I think they were going in the right direction with OWB...they showed they could manage without Darren Emerson. They certainly didn't pick the most interesting, experimental producers/djs that are around (apart from Appleblim maybe). What about people like Matthew Dear or Richie Hawtin...much more relevant and fresh, surely?

I'm all for upfront singalong UW tracks...but they really do sound very generic and brash in places.

It's a grower hopefully.

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

OWB is a masterpiece. Plain and simple.

I am regularly baffled by the slating it gets.

I just don't get it.

Go and listen again to Holding The Moth and tell me that it isn't a masterpiece...straight up minimal acidy techno number that evolves into a little jazzy number and you don't even notice it. mmm...skyscraper. Only with Underworld.

People!!!! Arghhhhh :-) (j/k)

Re: Barking: The Reviews
 

They can move on, yes, but we can complain, goddamn it. =)

I'm sure the new songs will be great live though. I didn't like hot chip's new album either, but the songs were fantastic when woven into a performance. I guess barking will just be one of those albums I don't listen to very often...

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

And now I love it. This is what Underworld do to me!!! Damn you, you creative talented awe-inspiring bastards :-)

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

I really, really want to do a mash-up of "Scribble" and Yellow Magic Orchestra's "Pure Jam". When they said "YMO meets Grooverider", I think I understand. For some reason "Pure Jam" (written nearly 30 years ago!) gives me the same kind of vibes.

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

Ok I finally got to listen to the whole album (Barking).....and yes it's poppy and 'commercial' but I like it and have to say that to me it's their best album since BF.

The stand-out tracks are Bird 1 and Diamond Jigsaw. but ALAF and Scribble up there as well. The only tracks I don't 'get' yet are Grace and Moon in Water....

I'm a fan from way back and am familiar with UW Mk1 and I can see what some of the reviews are saying that some of the vocals sound like pre-Dubno...





The stand-

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

ha, I always felt that the album version of HtM turned what was originally a nice acidy tech-tune into ridiculous noodly elevator musik your dad might listen to.

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

you think beautiful burnout is a wow moment and between stars isn't????

to me it's by far their best in 10 years. i actively want to listen to it. bird 1 is chilling when the synth comes in, and the synth plops, as someone else mentioned do sound like kraftwerk and that actually made me enjoy them. grace is very proggy and dark and i love it. to me the only track i really don't care for is moon in water. i feel like a couple of others *could've* been better like louisiana and ALAF, but overall it's very good.


the one thing i miss from ALAF is that bass riff. boopy-do, boopy-do, bah bah doo doo...

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

i'm finding it totally underwhelming.

still totally into 'downpipe', however.

give it 2 years and i don't think there'll be much barking in the live set

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

Wait, what? No way.
HtM = amazing. I love that and "Globe" (the multiple versions of it, anyway).

OwB is perfection. I don't care what y'all say, "Best Mamgu Ever" pwns all Underworld songs.

ANYWAYS - I'm slowly warming up to Barking. I'm happy that it's vastly different from their other releases. I'm just...not really that into "Hamburg Hotel". Still.

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

^ im slowly warming up as well. bird 1 and moon in water are quite good :D

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The beginning of Scribble always makes me think, "Huh? Here comes Massive Attack v. Mad Professor - Trinity Dub... Nonsense, I'm listening to Underworld."

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

Diamond Jigsaw is sooooo uplifting!!!!!!!!!:D

And yes OWB was the worst album

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

First time heard Scribble I was thinking about Owl City....I know, sorry :D

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

My opinion hasnt changed much over the last few weeks. Scribble is only listenable for the first 30 seconds and last 45. Diamond Jigsaw is half a song then just repeated. Louisiana still doesnt really belong although I am warming to it. I've had to remove the Abbey Road version of YDS from the folder because its just totally brainshocking to hear it straight after Louisiana. I think maybe i'll have to also make my own tracklist of the album because as it is im not really enjoying all of it.

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

That part is a masterpiece! ...and the rest is kinda "Its OK, you give me everything I need" :)
except that "female breakdown whatever part", that was very unnecessary, not to say annoying :confused:

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

How funny is the Video to Diamond Jigsaw???.........can't stop laughing:D:D:D

What is he supposed to be??

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

Jeans-man?

Re: Barking -- Some general thoughts
 

Yeah it took me awhile to realise they were jeans...:o