2016-03-18 Mannheim, Germany

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by bazwint

Dirty Club is, er, epic (where does that piano arpeggio come from?)

It's present in all 3 (Dirty, Dirty Epic, Dirty Guitar). But you can hear it especially clearly at the beginning of Dirty Guitar, starting at about 0:48.

[Georg.]

Ring Road (over Minneapolis beat)....

https://soundcloud.com/georg-1/ring-road-live-in-mannheim-2016

[TheBang]

That is fantastic. Thanks, Georg.

I went back and listened to the radio broadcast from 2008, and they used the recorded vocal track, i.e. Karl didn't sing it live. So this (well, Berlin) is the first time they've performed this live.

[Mike]

So is this Minneapolis with Ring Road lyrics or Ring Road with Minneapolis beat? I love it but its causing me a headache for the Gigography

[TheBang]

Well, usually when you say "with X lyrics" on the Gigography, that means Karl sang a few bars from one song at some point in another song. This is quite different from that. The entire Ring Road lyrics are being performed, and those lyrics are a significant element and focus of Ring Road, the song. So, classifying it as something like "Minneapolis (with Ring Road lyrics)" is selling it short, I think. It's a true Ring Road/Minneapolis mash-up.

[bazwint]

Originally Posted by TheBang

It's present in all 3 (Dirty, Dirty Epic, Dirty Guitar). But you can hear it especially clearly at the beginning of Dirty Guitar, starting at about 0:48.

Well bless my cloth ears Thanks

[superdave]

Firstly thanks to all for the great links.

Just wanted to ask the dirties regarding the lack of an encore.

Call me a bit oldskool, but i think an encore (even 5min) is necessary for any proper concert. And having seen this great band over 10 times, this is the FIRST time they never encored.

Any ideas why?

I mean, Chemical Brothers, Prodigy and Daft Punk also dont do encores, but that is why i have always placed Underworld much over their contemporaries......one of many reasons, but also that they play it like a rock band (which they are ;-)

anyway, the concert in mannheim was absolutely a gorgeous experience and one of the best times ive had seeing them.....but i was left dissapointed at the end, being no encore.

a very paradoxal feeling....

[skyscraper101]

An Encore would be great but but I just wish they'd give NUXX a rest and play something else for once. I know it pleases the casual fans but UW are better than a greatest hits act.

If they must play Born Slippy how about doing the original instrumental, or one of the other many versions of NUXX.

[TheBang]

Well, think of it this way. If they play straight through their allotted time, instead of leaving and waiting to come back out for an encore, the audience gets 2-3 more minutes of playtime. Maybe that means the difference between getting Juanita and some other song that's shorter.

[darktrain]

Haven't watched any of the fan clips, but noticed the absence of Karl's guitar on the 6 Music show and was wondering if he picked it up at all during the Germany gigs?