OWB....best yet?

[cacophony]

Originally Posted by negative1

i agree mostly with what you say..however, 'beaucoup fish' feels more
cohesive now, than when i first listened to it.

i'd agree. part of the reason BF is my favorite is precisely because it feels balanced and coherent throughout. start that first note and drive straight through to the last.

[holden]

Okay, so certain tracks are growing on me, and some from the previous albums are less exciting to me with time. And so on.

Inspired by this thread and negative1's statistical posts , (and a lil boredom), i ranked all the UW (mk2-3) album tracks, to see where OWB fits in today. I haven't listened to the other albums for awhile (Dubno was last week, and AHDO maybe 2 weeks ago), so the numerical score (out of 10, whole numbers only) is just how i feel at this very moment. I'm sure these scores would change if i listened today! Anyway....here's some fodder for discussion (i.e. "How can you give "Mo Move" a higher score than "Pearls girl"??, etc). It's all subjective, so whatever.

Score (out of 10)Oblivion With Bells (2007)
Crocodile8
Beautiful Burnout10
Holding the Moth9
To Heal8
Ring Road7
Glam Bucket9
Boy,Boy,Boy7
Cuddle Bunny vs the Celtic Villages5
Faxed Invitation8
Good Morning Cockerel6
Best Mamgu Ever7

album average7.6

A Hundred Days Off (2002)
Mo Move10
Two Months Off9
Twist8
Sola Sistem6
Little Speaker7
Trim4
Ess Gee5
Dinosaur Adventure 3D8
Ballet Lane7
Luetin9

album average7.3

Beaucoup Fish (1999)
Cups10
Push Upstairs9
Jumbo9
Shudder/King of Snake9
Winjer7
Skym6
Bruce Lee7
Kittens8
Something Like a Mama7
Push Downstairs6
Moaner9

album average 7.9

Second Toughest in the Infants(1996)
Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of Love10
Banstyle/Sappy's Curry9
Confusion the Waitress8
Rowla8
Pearl's Girl9
Air Towel8
Blueski6
Stagger7

album average 8.1

Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1993)
Dark and Long8
Mmm Skyscraper I love You8
Surfboy5
Spoonman7
Tongue7
Dirty Epic9
Cowgirl10
River of Bass8
M.E.8

album average 7.8

So, looks like it's STITI>BF>Dubno>OWB>AHDO for me today. I'm surprised myself! I always can listen to BF, any time, any place, but have to be in a certain mood for STITI. yet there it is, on the strength of it's two mega-awesome lead-off tracks.

Cheers,
Holden

[negative1]

i'm not sure about ranking the songs,
but if album plays mean anything:

rough guesses, for the last 10 years

-------------------------------------
second toughest in the infants over  600
dubnobasswithmyheadman         over 400
beaucoup fish                  over 100
everything everything          <50
a hundred days off             <50
riverrun                       <10
tokyo live                     <10
oblivion with bells            <10

singles
--
pearls girl singles <200
born slippy singles <100
king of snake       <100
dirty epic          <50
dark and long       <50
cowgirl             <50
push upstairs       <50
riverun mixes       <50
crocodile           <20
cowgirl 00          <20
born slippy 03      <20
jumbo               <20
bruce lee           <10
two months off      <10
dinosaur adventure 3d<10

later
-1

[dubman]

that looks so tempting to do right now... just because i know it would turn out weird.

ah fuck it, you can just scroll over it.
---------------------
Oblivion With Bells
---
Crocodile - 8
Beautiful Burnout - 8
Holding the Moth - 8.5
To Heal - 7
Ring Road - 6
Glam Bucket - 10
Boy, Boy, Boy - 3
Cuddle Bunny vs. The Celtic Villages - 9
Faxed Invitation - 10
Good Morning Cockerel - 8
Best Mamgu Ever - 7
Loads of Birds - 8

average - 7.7
------------------------
A Hundred Days Off
---
Momove - 6.5
Two Months Off - 8
Twist - 6
Sola Sistim - 4
Little Speaker - 10
Trim - 6
Ess Gee - 7
Dinosaur Adventure 3D - 4
Ballet Lane - 8
Luetin - 10

average - 6.95
-----------------
Beaucoup Fish
---
Cups - 10
Push Upstairs - 10
Jumbo - 7
King of Snake - 8.5
Winjer - 7
Skym - 6
Bruce Lee - 8
Kittens - 10
Push Upstairs - 7.5
Something Like a Mama - 7
Moaner - 10

average - 8.2
--------------------------------
Second Toughest In The Infants
---
Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of Love - 8
Banstyle/Sappys Curry - 10
Confusion the Waitress - 10
Rowla - 8.5
Pearls Girl - 9
Air Towel - 10
Blueski - 7.5
Stagger - 8

average - 8.875
--------------------------------
Dubnobasswithmyheadman
---
Dark and Long - 9
MMM Skyscraper I Love You - 9
Surfboy - 6
Spoonman - 8.5
Tongue - 9
Dirty Epic - 9.5
Cowgirl - 10
River of Bass - 8.5
M.E. - 5

average - 8.28


STITI>>Dubnobass=BF>OWB>>>AHDO

makes perfect sense to me. although all the scores seem a little harsh.

Let's add riverrun:
lovely broken thing
jal to tokyo - 9
billy goat - 8
peggy sussed - 10
dub shepherd - 9
lenny penne - 6
monkey wink - 8
witness - 6

album average - 8

pizza for eggs
food a ready - 10
back in the fears - 7
vanilla monkey - 10
flatz - 3
ancient phat farm coat - 10
play pig - 8

album average - 8

i'm a big sister etc...
peachtree - 7
mowed path - 6
showlder - 3
wedge - 7
11 hundred hz - 7

album average - 6

making it: STITI>>Dubnobass=BF>LBT=PFE>OWB>>>AHDO>>>I'maBigSi ster

[negative1]

Originally Posted by negative1

i'm not sure about ranking the songs,
but if album plays mean anything:

rough guesses, for the last 10 years

-------------------------------------
riverrun                       <10

later
-1

by the way, that count is going way up every
day now, as i've listened to each one a lot more,
i'm sure it will reach the low hundreds eventually..

later
-1

[potatobroth]

i tried a different scoring method, but have no idea how to interpret it. but whatever. i was bored too.

1= Fantastic
2= Great
3= Good
4= S'okay
S= Skip (I'll skip unless I'm listening to the entire album in order. 5 points)

Oblivion With Bells
[1] Crocodile
[2] Beautiful Burnout
[3] Holding the Moth
[2] To Heal
[1] Ring Road
[2] Glam Bucket
[S] Boy, Boy, Boy
[S] Cuddle Bunny
[1] Faxed Invitation
[S] Good Morning Cockerel
[2] Best Mamgu Ever
--------------------
[14]/8 tracks = 1.75
[29]/11 tracks = 2.6


A Hundred Days Off
[3] Mo Move
[1] Two Months off
[2] Twist
[2] Sola Sistem
[S] Little Speaker
[2] Trim
[S] Ess Gee
[3] Dinosaur Adventure 3D
[3] Ballet Lane
[1] Luetin
--------------------
[17]/8 tracks = 2.125
[27]/10 tracks = 2.7


Beaucoup Fish
[2] Cups
[2] Push Upstairs
[1] Jumbo
[1] Shudder/King of Snake
[3] Winjer
[S] Skym
[3] Bruce Lee
[1] Kittens
[4] Something Like a Mama
[S] Push Downstairs
[2] Moaner
--------------------
[19]/9 tracks = 2.1
[29]/11 tracks = 2.6

Second Toughest in the Infants
[1] Juanita
[2] Banstyle
[3] Confusion the Waitress
[1] Rowla
[1] Pearl's Girl
[3] Air Towel
[S] Blueski
[S] Stagger
--------------------
[11]/6 tracks = 1.8
[20]/8 tracks = 2.5

Dubnobasswithmyheadman
[3] Dark and Long
[2] Mmm Skyscraper
[S] Surfboy
[1] Spoonman
[3] Tongue
[1] Dirty Epic
[1] Cowgirl
[4] River of Bass
[S] M.E.
--------------------
[15]/8 tracks = 1.9
[25]/9 tracks = 2.8


The Completely Arbitrary and Unscientific Results:
Lowest (Best) Average of Listened-To Tracks:
1.75 Oblivion With Bells
1.8 Second Toughest in the Infants
1.9 Dubnobasswithmyheadman
2.11 Beaucoup Fish
2.125 A Hundred Days Off

Lowest (Best) Average of All Album Tracks:
2.5 Second Toughest in the Infants
2.6 Oblivion With Bells
2.6 Beacoup Fish
2.8 Dubnobasswithmyheadman
2.7 A Hundred Days Off

What does this prove? Probably nothing.

[holden]

Originally Posted by potatobroth

What does this prove? Probably nothing.

It proves that we are all bored and kinda totally obsessed with Underworld.

[m.g.]

Mmmm... what about this one? ----> Dubno = STITI = BF = AHDO = OWB

I think the only one I could downgrade a bit would be AHDO, but in an insignificant rate anyway...

[cacophony]

oh god this is tempting...

the quasi-scientific approach, i mean.

[Cadevil]

I'll have a go...

Score (out of 10)Oblivion With Bells (2007)
Crocodile 9
Beautiful Burnout 8
Holding the Moth 7
To Heal 2
Ring Road 7
Glam Bucket 6
Boy,Boy,Boy 8
Cuddle Bunny vs the Celtic Villages 2
Faxed Invitation 6
Good Morning Cockerel 9
Best Mamgu Ever 9

album average 6.63


A Hundred Days Off (2002)
Mo Move 9
Two Months Off 7
Twist 6
Sola Sistem 8
Little Speaker 3
Trim 6
Ess Gee 4
Dinosaur Adventure 3D 5
Ballet Lane 4
Luetin 10

album average 6.2

Beaucoup Fish (1999)
Cups 7
Push Upstairs 9
Jumbo 4
Shudder/King of Snake 5
Winjer 4
Skym 6
Bruce Lee 6
Kittens 4
Something Like a Mama 6
Push Downstairs 8
Moaner 7
album average 6


Second Toughest in the Infants(1996)
Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream of Love 9
Banstyle/Sappy's Curry 10
Confusion the Waitress 8
Rowla 6
Pearl's Girl 9
Air Towel 6
Blueski 5
Stagger 10

album average 7.8


Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1993)
Dark and Long 8
Mmm Skyscraper I love You 7
Surfboy 4
Spoonman 6
Tongue 8
Dirty Epic 9
Cowgirl 10
River of Bass 5
M.E. 4

album average 6.7

That's STITI>>dubno>OwB>AHDO>BF

Surprised myself there with the BF and AHDO scores. The scores are so subjective though...I mean I listen to all these albums straight through. A score of 2 in the world of UW is still much higher than if I were comparing them to songs from other bands.