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New York City Central Park setlist, reviews, pictures, movies, and more
OMG OMG OMG, my first Underworld show ever. It was unbelievable!
Underworld took the stage at 7:45 PM and played until 10:00 PM. Setlist: Luetin Dark Train "HMH Untitled-2" improv Crocodile Everybody Jack Pearl's Girl Sidestep Beautiful Burnout Two Months Off Rowla (!) 5 Foot 5 Glam Bucket Lockin Mono Rez/Cowgirl Small Conker and a Twix Born Slippy .NUXX King of Snake Jumbo I don't care too much for Luetin, so it wasn't a great opener for me. But as soon as Luetin finished, the Dark Train mellotron started up, and the crowd went wild. There was so much energy, and it was so loud. I was video taping with my camera, but I just gave up at some point and had to stop so I could dance! That song really got me pumped up for the rest of the show. It sounded like they put some Shake That Higher beats into the beginning of the song, and I was hoping we would get a combination of the two, but it was not to be. Crocodile was great. The bassline practically exploded as it came in. I saw Rick mouthing the vocoder lines that he sang in Zurich, even though Karl was doing the actual singing. When Pearl's Girl started up, I was really surprised, because I was not expecting to hear it tonight. The crowd went wild! It was a little down tempo compared to the album version, but it was extremely powerful. One of the best live Pearl's Girls I've ever heard. Beautiful Burnout was fantastic. I really like the heavy beats as they come in in the last part of the song, so I video'd that. When Rowla first started, I wondered for a moment if we might be getting Cherry Pie, but Rowla was great too. The crowd didn't seem to really know the song, but they got into in the final third when it goes quiet and then builds up again. I love 5 Foot 5. It just has a really good groove. They started it off with just one element for about a minute, and it was familiar, but I couldn't quite place it until the rest came in. Words can't even describe Glam Bucket. I turned to stimpee after it finished, and I think I used the word "tremendous". For some reason, I had chills in the first 30 seconds of the song. And then it has such a wonderful build until the huge 3:2 polyrhythm jam climax! I hope I hear it again tomorrow in Boston. They started playing the "Everything, Everything" vocal sample and the crowd went nuts, but then slowed it down until it stopped. Then they brought in the Cowgirl rhythm, but I was really happy when they then brought in the Rez bleeps. Unfortunately, the rest of Rez/Cowgirl was somewhat marred for me. It sounded like Rick was constantly tweaking the tempo and pitch up and down, trying to get something right, and it was really distracting. It was going on throughout Rez and parts of Cowgirl, and I saw Rick shaking his head a lot. It might have been just me, but I don't think so. I hope I get another chance to hear this one tomorrow. As Small Conker and a Twix came on, I held a slim hope that we might get You Do Scribble, but knew from other show reports that we were likely to get Nuxx, and we did. Nuxx was, well, Nuxx. Everyone singing along, of course. It was great, but a bit short. No jam session and a short and sweet regular ending. Unfortunately, I didn't really get a chance to enjoy Jumbo. I spent most of the song trying to push my way to the rail in order to give Rick and Karl something at the end of the show. This ended up being my most special moment of the show, but it requires some explanation. At around 1:30 AM on the day of the show, Underworld updated their website, underworldlive.com with a "New York (Audio)" clip, similar to the "city sounds" clips they'd done for SF and Romford. This one had subway sounds, but overlaid on it was a text-to-speech synthesized voice that said "I miss my dog." I listened to it a few times, but it later dawned on me that it might be a literal sentiment. During the day, before the show, I was walking along, and passed a Barnes & Noble. On a whim, I went in, and while I was hoping to find a dog calendar with a picture of a dalmatian, I actually found a calendar entirely filled with dalmatians. I brought the calendar with me to the show, with the intention of trying to give it to them somehow. I thought maybe I could attract Karl's attention during a slow part or something, but it just didn't seem right at any point (plus I was in the middle-middle of the crowd, not at the rail). As the show progressed though, I thought that maybe it might work as the show ended. So for Jumbo, I made my way to the front. As the band was taking its final bows, I had made it to the second row from the rail. I had the calendar open to a nice picture of a dalmatian that looked kind of like theirs, and I shoved it forward and held it in front of the face of the woman in front of me (fortunately, she was immediately understanding of what I was doing). Karl noticed it and came down to the front of the stage to grab it. The lighting guy assisted in the hand-off and Karl looked at it and smiled and passed it on to Rick. Rick looked at it, and looked out into the crowd for me. At this point, I held up a small banner I had made that said "woof". Rick handed back the calendar (I wouldn't have minded if they'd kept it; what am I going to do with a dalmatian calendar?), and as he began to walk off stage, he looked at me and put his fist to his heart and then gave me a thumbs up. Maybe it all sounds kind of corny, but it was really gratifying feeling like I could give a small something back to a group that's given me so much joy from their music, performances, energy, and art. Here's the aforementioned calendar and banner: http://www.aloha.com/~tabanger/underworld/nycwoof.jpg This is my first time using this camera (bought it just before this trip), so I'm anxious to see how the pictures and video turn out. I took about 60 pictures and about 25 minutes of video. I'll have to process the rest of it when I get home. http://www.aloha.com/~tabanger/underworld/nyctmo1.jpg http://www.aloha.com/~tabanger/underworld/nycjumbo1.jpg http://www.aloha.com/~tabanger/underworld/nyckos1.mov Had a great time meeting dirts like joethelion, The Rev, 2dreamofluv, potatobroth, sloff (?), BoldCaptain, Jasondotcom, Jason Roth, loaded tower, holden, and Malt Refund. I had a fun time spending time this week with stimpee and King of Snake. Please remind me if I met you and forgot you. |
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couldnt wait til i got home to write about this (from an NYC apt.)
The show was fantastic. Hightlight for me was 100% Rowla. That track never ever sounded so good. I'm still in awe. Great meeting a bunch of you over at the Phoenix Park bar. I didn't get the names of a bunch of you nor get the chance to meet everyone - though I wish I had ; I was too busy organizing my own friends. Was nice to meet (remeet?) TheBang, Joethelion (and his ridiculously cute sister, Erin from Ohio or Iowa, or Amsterdamn or somewhere), Malt +1, and so many others. Glad you all came out for the show. I'll post some pix when i get back to my house in the morning. R O W L A ! EDIT for more detail: Luetin I was standing in the back for this opening track and from back there it seemed really off. Sounds weren't meshing at all. Was that the case up front too? I noticed they dropped a lot of effects - maybe one was the culprit? All in all, just sort of started out a little flat... although Karl and Rick were full of energy as always! Dark Train 100% fabulous. This put everything right again and got me and my friends full-on into it. It was during this that we made our way into the middle of the pack. Crocodile Loved hearing this live. The vocals sounded great. Pearl's Girl This pounded Central Park into the ground! Every single percussive hit was crisp and perfect. I really enjoyed hearing this live again even though I wasn't looking forward to it. Beautiful Burnout Cannot wait to buy the new album. Two Months Off Where can I buy those light tubes for my back yard? Played to perfection as usual. Not much of a deviation from the album version but blissful none-the-less. Rowla (!) [COLOR=Sienna]Holy fuck! Its no secret that the live versions of Rowla are among my favorite Underworld tracks, but this one took the cake. I kept waiting in bitter-sweet anticipation for the squelching rawr at the height and they kept teasing it. It wasnt until after the dropout they let us have it either. This was a VERY driving, moody, deliberate version of Rowla and I loved every single second of it. Please oh please release this on UW live![/COLOR] Glam Bucket Two friends turned to me at two separate times and said, "I see what makes UW so special." These were friends that have little UW knowledge and never seen a live show. They just 'got it'. It made me happy and was a very respectful comment for the band. Its nice to know that the new stuff can bring out feelings like that. Rez/Cowgirl Very nice. Small Conker and a Twix Cock-tease! :D Nice tones though. Born Slippy .NUXX Slamming. Everytime this is played I think its going to sound like 'the last time' but it never ever does. I can never get sick of this live. King of Snake Sounded good but nothing special. Jumbo I was hoping for a mental moaner ending, but Jumbo took us out feeling good and upbeat. The weather, the park, the surroundings all made for Jumbo to be the perfect ending I guess. |
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Does anyone know what track[s] / snippets were played *before* Luetin - when they were setting up gear, after the opener was done?
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I loved Karl just stepping aside and letting Rick and Pricey go at it on Rowla.
I loved the more hardcore Beautiful Burnout I loved Two Months Off for once (it never sat well with me before) I loved going out on Jumbo. I loved it all. I will have photos and short clips soon. EDIT: Also, Asteroids + Space Invaders + Pong = awesome. |
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Brilliant show. I am including my video/photos links here. It's still a bit early to fully process my thoughts about the show. Needless to say, I loved every minute. Underworld in Seattle Spring '99 was magic...but this was purely EPIC...to coin a phrase used so often here. They didn't disappoint. Thanks to all I met at the Phoenix. Everyone was gracious and enthusiastic. I will not soon forget this experience. So...on to the photos/video
Dark Train Video (complete clip) http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fusea...deoid=18117901 Photos http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...e-47f3c2762cf7 I have a bit more video, but no energy to upload it at the moment. Thanks again to everyone. -gabe |
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Great reviews/pics/vids... Thank you!
Makes me happy. :) Looking forward to see UW soon! |
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I really like the way they threw that snippet of "Shake That Higher" into Dark Train. Pulsating, mellotron goodness...
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Rowla, Jumbo, instant love with Crocodile live. I loved how they threw in parts from Dark and Long and made a Dark Train rush on the dancefloor.
If they had played Moaner i would have sat down and start crying. So i guess amids the euphoria that engulfed me, good thing they didn't. It was an amazing show. First time seeing Underworld Live. All these years of nodding my head while driving, jamming sitting on my computer desk, walking with my headphones, patiently waiting to finally get the premier experience. I feel amazing, still sporting a smile on my face. Next time I'm looking forward to meeting some of you NY Dirtyheads. Does this make me an official Dirt now? ;) |
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Hey TheBang, I saw you on my way out of the gig, holding your "WOOF" sign. :) I was wondering if there was a story behind that guy with the sign! :) Awesome, awesome show. Dont know if i can describe it any better than you already did. Gotta get myself ready for Boston now!!
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my second show and it was a blast! im glad more people have video than the first one ive been to. it was great meeting fellow dirts stimpee, holden and king of snake. i had some friends who needed rides so i had to help them out, apologies for not saying goodbye. Highlight of the night, Rowla and Two Months Off. I was really hoping more out of king of snake because that is my tune but oh well. Does anyone have any idea when this live set will be released? i have to have my friends listen to it and relive that vibe.
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Great gig, and there were a lot of dirts there. Props to the new york crowd who were really giving the boys a warm reception. Seemed like there were definitely a lot of true fans there, singing along to the lyrics, which was great to see. The set started slow with Luetin, and it sounded like they had some problems syncing up the rhythm or something. Not sure what it was but it didn't sound quite right. But as soon as Dark Train kicked in the crowd just went wild. Then with Pearls Girl, it seems as if they turned up the volume a bit more and again the crowd went crazy as the thundering breakbeats were blasted out onto the field.
The tracks from the new album all sounded great live, and Rowla kicked ass as always, although I thought they might have picked up the tempo a bit as it felt a bit slow for me. A shame we didn't get moaner at the end, I think that would have absolutely destroyed the place, but Jumbo is always a good way to end the show as well. can't wait for the next one :D |
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Im just on my way out of the appartment, but I did upload my vids to Putfile. do a search.
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Alright, out of the four Underworld NYC shows I've now scene.. I have to say this was the most incredible. Checklist: visuals, lights, thumping crowd, dirts all over the place, outside with awesome weather and fucking huge GLOWING CONDOMS! YES!
Everything about the show was amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better gig. So many people were there showing love. Glad to meet all the dirts, sorry I wasn't more social! Oh and I'm sorry to whoever saw my dirtyshirt and I didn't notice/hear them! My wife told me this took place afterwards. I was just too enthralled in the performance. Btw, Dirtyshirt = effective. I'm retiring it after today though, since I'm promoting the wrong site. :( Did you guys ever manage to throw up the Dirtybanner (minus the 'We're' part)? |
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Here are the bulk of my photos from the show.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the359/...7602024046788/ By the way, I didn't meet any dirts, but if anyone saw me, I was wearing the "electric sheep" t-shirt, so it should have stood out. |
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Fun, fun times. Nice meeting those of you who I ran into.
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Watching clips of Rowla at NYC definitely shows what a mind melt that must have been.
I found this on YouTube: <http://youtube.com/watch?v=C4RADnJ8PXU> -Jason |
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Great pictures and reviews above!
This was my first UW live show as well, having waitied almost 5 years for them to come back to NY! Great venue and an awesome crowd of dirts and fans. Very nice to meet you, Lounger, Stimpee, The Bang and King of Snake! I had a grin the entire time. Everyone around was totally into it. James Holden had a blippy-good opening set. Loved seeing the boys give each other a pre-gig hug of support. Karl came out in his gold jacket with the "no fear" guitar and a music stand where he read some poetry in praise of NYC before launching into Luetin. The flow was great, and the new songs (crocodile, a bass and vocoder-heavy Beautiful Burnout and glam bucket) sounded fantastic. Durin Glam Bucket, Rick was really into it, swinging his arms and urging Darren and Karl to just build that crashing crecendo! When they started TMO and the baloons came up, the crows was going absolutely mental. And then Rowla, the balloons remained, but were green/blue and drenched in fog. Just amazing! I tried to record it, but my lil mp3 player mic was overdriven. No matter...the memories remain! Thanks a million, Underworld! Holden |
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My first show... it was a long time coming, and words can't describe how amazing it was.
Made the trip out from Vancouver with the girlfriend, and had the time of our lives... Not much else to add that hasn't already been said... kinda wish I had been prepared to meet up with dirts... but the New York trip itself was so hectic... understandably. Whew. Experience of a lifetime. |
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TheBang, I saw you handing the calendar over! I loved seeing Rick smile when it got to him.
I was hanging out with the guys who were playing a game before the concert got packed. Steuben on Flickr got me in the picture here, left side, blue backpack. http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1122/...4e68cd.jpg?v=0 Tons of great energy, loved singing along to Born Slippy when it came on. |
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new york, new york!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well, what can you say, it's been awhile, almost ...(checking http://www.rowla.com/uwlive/ ) 8 years for me since i last saw them here.. although, they have been to new york in 2002, and 2003 (didn't see them then though...life kid). it's kind of a restart for me...i haven't really been paying much attention to their recent works (besides riverrun), or been active posting....i'm not sure when i found out about the show, but i bought 2 tickets way in advance, and have been eagerly waiting for them to arrive .. it was perfect weather, not to hot/cold outside, and it was a nice small outdoor venue that suited them very well.. it was nice hearing some new songs in the works, and also the old classics (although i would have preferred a little more improvs though, oh well)....i thought having darren price there would have eased up some of the work for them..maybe not.. yeah, i'm 40 now..and maybe i'm a grumpy old man.. but just for the record, whats up with the standard songs for US audience? i think its just that have such limited time for their show, they really can't fit anything else in there....but i really could have done without the opening dj, that just put me too sleep..bring back some variety in the setlist, otherwise its just underworld-101 for beginners! also, whats up with the stage show? do we really need all the lights / fog / lasers? the visuals were pretty cool when they were up, but keep them going the whole time. i don't need gimmicky stage props (as fun as the looked), or fog clouding up the stage ....what is this a rock show? and tell those darned kids to turn down the sound next time (just kidding)... anyways, i enjoyed seeing them back, and just as i am starting yet another stage of my life, its interesting to see underworld there doing another step for them..(underworld mk4)... i'm looking forward to the new album and material for them.. and seeing what they have in reserve for the future.. later -1 |
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That was a pretty solid show. You can never be disappointed with Underworld. I really liked the opening with Leutin, and Two Months Off, and a lot of the new stuff that I'm not familiar with. They played most of the standards, which they kind of have to do at this point in their career. It would have been nice to hear some rarer live tracks like Spikee or Jaunita.
The giant penis balloons were kind of annoying, except at the end when they all changed colors. But if you were standing off to the side, the stage entirely disappeared. You could tell they were struggling to set them up. I thought it ended a little abruptly. They usually close with a more slamming track, and by eliminating Born Slippy, Dark Train, and Rez/Cowgirl, I was expecting to get Moaner. I think they just ran out of time. If you checked your watch, Jumbo ended exactly at 10:00, which I think is when the noise ordinances come in to effect. Here's to the new album, and hopefully another tour with a Chicago date. |
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I think the main problem with the balloons in NYC was the fact that the stage seemed too small to really handle them. Watching the videos of the LA shows and stuff, there seemed to be more room for them to set it up.
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I'm actually happy whenever they finish with Jumbo and not Moaner. Moaner is too intense and it leaves you exhausted but then youre disappointed because theres no more. Jumbo brings you down slowly with its long lush chords.
As for the stage, it WAS too small for the inflatables and i suppose i must have been lucky that it didnt obscure my view. They did look very cool. It was a very laidback gig. The security wasnt too tight and they werent doing full cavity searches, just a quick pat down for weapons. The crowd was great and everyone I met was so happy. |
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I can just print mine out again. :)
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Did anyone text the number at the text backdrop at the end of the show?
I was surprised to see this. Was NYC the only show that this occurred at? I don't mean this mention to be negative in any sense as it seems that the echolive site for the new album had gone up after the SF, LA, and Denver shows. |
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Tried the text thing probably 30 times on the way home... I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work because I was on a Canadian cell? Anyone get it to work?
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What was the purpose/function of the TXT message thing? I didn't pay attention to it.
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They showed it at the Boston show too. (I didn't notice it at the NYC show.)
The projection screen basically said something like this: "Want tonight's setlist? TXT (something) to (some number) to get tonight's setlist" (and probably spam offers for pre-ordering the album or something) I didn't bother. |
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i think it said to "get tonights setlist and to pre-order the new album."
I'm pretty sure that's what it said in a nutshell I'm still smiling from that central park show! |
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I am also still smiling. i don't know how many dozens of times i have heard the likes of Pearls Girl, Born Slippy and Rez in LP and boot format, but NOTHING beats hearing them live!
One of my favorite parts was how into it the fans were. Two guys in front of me were literally jumping into each others arms as each new track dropped. Lounger was checking me over his shoulder with each new tune, as well. Grins aplenty. There was some fortunate guy next to me who evidently got dragged along by his girlfriend. He looked a lil worried that i knew the words to pearls girl (as i was singing along), but he also seemed genuinely impressed with UW's performance and the amazing visuals. i hope there were a few converts to go along with the several thousand devotees! |
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almost forgot to post my pix from this show! hope the wait was worth it! :)
http://www.redboy.com/wp/wp-content/...world_live.jpg full set of images can be seen here: http://redboy.com/images/underworld_central_park/ enjoy! |
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