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everything she said /\ except i can't bear 'ring road' it really bears repeat listening, which is more than i ever felt about ahdo.

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To Heal is one of my fav UW songs and that is weird coming from a supposed banging techno off ya face sterotyped group.

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i have to say i really like 'ring road', although it does makes me homesick for the uk and london in particular.

[ i'm sure i could write a 'spaghetti junction' track about atlanta or perhaps a GA 400-inspired lyric but i don't know how bouncy that would be ('people are shaving whilst driving their cars... let's have a little wreck, blame it all on sonny perdue' etc).]

i've heard the streets comparison dragged out but to me it makes more sense as a continuation of the 'bruce lee' style... the lyrics and style are very much karl and not streets fella.

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ring road = 285? ;)

except the lyrics would be something like, "stuck in traffic, trying to get onto the 400 on-ramp, 5 lanes condensing down into 1, hey look there's the hospital. oh now what's going on here? a lexus has just rear-ended a mercedes. this isn't going to help."

and that's where the song would end. :p

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yes... 285... they call that spaghetti junction right? lovely place to be in rushhour with a car that's gone wonky.

i'm going to make a list of stupid things that people do here whilst driving... my favorite was some guy cleaning his teeth... using one of those sonic toothbrushes... i was curious as to how exactly he was going to rinse. (guess it saved him on the special syrup for the minty starbucks drink?).

... but back on subject. OWB is definitely an interesting album... a lot more song-based than past ventures. i can see why people like the first half as it's very hooky... the second half is almost an Eno-tribute but in the nicest possible way, it's very UW though. i don't mind the fact that it's not quite as 'banging' as usual at all. they made the album they wanted to make and that's always more interesting and inspiring than a band making an album for a record label or the fans.

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No comment on the music, but this album has some of the worst track names that I've ever heard! :D

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Thats true. Cuddle Bunny by a mile.

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OWB is simply this:

Underworld is not as RUSTY as Chemical Brothers (is it neccesary to say that I hated We Are The Night? XD)

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I agree. When I saw the tracklisting for the first time, I actually thought it was a joke!

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Aw, I loved We Are the Night! Especially live. Their live show is freakin out of this world. I wouldn't call either band rusty at all.