High Contrast ft Tiësto & Underworld - The First Note Is Silent

[khouri]

Completely shit.

[darktrain]

There have been a small handful of underworld's songs I didn't like so much.
There have been a few that I didn't "get".
There have been some songs that didn't turn out the way I'd hoped based on early/live versions.

But this is the first thing they've done that I've down right hated.


I know it's technically a High Contrast song, but with that much auto-tune and dilution of what makes uw great in the first place, why bother at all? Those who don't know underworld won't care that they're on the song, and those who do probably won't like it.

[froopy seal]

On second listen, I think High Contrast's music is ok, as new pop music goes. Karl's voice, on the other hand, sounds too artificial, squeaky, cheesy. Don't know what Tiesto's contribution was but so far the "Underworld" part in the artist name sticks out as the most unfavourable bit.

[testudo]

Karl + Autotune = pointless and sad... I blame Rick!

[DaddyAdv]

To quote the great Spike Milligan:

I don't like it.
I don't like it at all.

[Lx_Nen]

If only the rest of the notes were too.

[Strawman]

Originally Posted by Lx_Nen

If only the rest of the notes were too.

haha...that really made me laugh....although after a few listens I find myself liking it.
I just really hope that uw just keep making their own music and this is not 'a new direction for them'. As I saw somewhere on Youtube, someone said that uw music should have it's own category called better than anything else!

[Sappys Curry]

Originally Posted by Strawman

As I saw somewhere on Youtube, someone said that uw music should have it's own category called better than anything else!

You know, I pretty much agree with that.

[joethelion]

I've listened to it quite a few times recently...

I really don't find the song to be THAT bad... but - the autotune vocal on the intro is horrible

I'm hoping that it sounds better on the 'proper' version (not recorded off the radio) b/c each time I've listened to the song, it becomes increasingly hard not to just fast forward over the intro

the beat's ok and once the track gets moving, I don't mind the vocals - but that intro ...ugh

[TheBang]

Here's the official music video:



The single is due for release on October 31:

1. The First Note Is Silent (Radio Edit) (feat. Tiësto & Underworld)
2. The First Note Is Silent (feat. Tiësto & Underworld)
3. The First Note Is Silent (Instrumental) (feat. Tiësto & Underworld)
4. Fearful Symmetry

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iTunes UK