Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

An acute observation...where are the 14 hour gigs when you need them? :D

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing really?
 

I completely agree with this post. The one clowny guy was just dancing and screwing around on stage while the other two were just playing with the soundboard.
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Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

all this talk has me going in and consolidating all the bootlegs i have scatered everywhere and backing them up on my hueg external drive, so that means also a lot of listening (and dancing crazy around the house, i think i found a new exercise routine.), and while the set lists and style are totally different than, say, the tramway or EFG, i'd venture to say the energy level is still right up there, it's just a matter of preference for the frantic, sped up techno of old vs. the monstrously banging of now. Tramway's 'Skyscraper' with spoonman lyrics, or Creamfields' absolutely punishing run of 'KOS'? and as potatobroth pointed out, they have a significant number of hits they feel they shouldnt cheat the casual fan out of, making 17 minute versions of confusion the waitress kind of out. it also seems like past improvisations are just as "improvised" as those of today, there's just a shorter time for them. given time, they pull stuff out like the cocoon gig, which was massive.

yeah, we need a 14 hr gig. before karl is actually physically incapable of them ;)

side note: i could have sworn i had this gig but couldnt find it anywhere, its the one with rez that has the ludicrously slow build up, also has the kid going "PHUUUUTURE" introducing it before the sound pops in an completely satisfying way. someone refresh my memory on it please?

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

Isnt that Reepherbahn? Could be wrong though, its been a LONG while since I've delved that deep.

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing really?
 

That's Reading Festival 1996. It's also the last track on Bootleg Babies.

They also did the slow Rez build-up on another 1996 gig that was broadcast on radio and recorded. I forget which one exactly. It might have been Paleo Festival.

Edit: Yeah, it was Paleo. The one you're describing, though, was Reading.

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

*facepalm* of course
i dig through all of them one by one and i neglect bootleg babies.
thanks once again :D

edit: you think if we get a decent recording of this tour we could do another BB? or is that another 5 years away

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

You know, when a new BB was suggested after the AHDO tour, it seemed like a bad idea, since basically only TMO, DA3D, Twist, and rarely Luetin or Momove wa added to the setlist. But now we have recordings from 05-07 with stuff from RiverRuns, lots of new improvs/unreleased tracks/Darren Price interludes, and of course the new album! Perhaps a new fan compilation is due!

holden

p.s. several high quality recordings from 05-06 exist. As for this tour, the NYC show is pretty decent (B+ to my ears), and the Holly wood Bowl, though very quiet, sounds great...boost the volume and it's delightful. I'm sure future shows that may be recorded will also benefit from new tunes.

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing really?
 

well - bootleg babies only went up to the point where Darren left (if memory serves me)

so... we probably could do another BB shortly, as long as we get like a couple more high quality recordings

b/c you'd have like - the tour that they did to promote EE, AHDO, then like - the Ultra Music Festival (and those random gigs around that time), the EU/Japan shows f/ around the RiverRun releases, and the current tour

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

right and whereas before it covered 1994-1999 (5 years) this one would cover 2000-2007 (7 years). and whereas before it was working off of dubno through BF, this would be doing the EE tour, AHDO, riverruns, and this upcoming album.
and we would still have a decent excuse to include born slippy because it's the 2003 version (other than that it might be exciting to eschew the hits a bit more)

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

might I suggest the title "Bootleg Babies 2: Electric Boogaloo"? ;)

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing really?
 

Hmm... time for Bootleg Babies Disc 3? Disc 4? :)

Don't forget there may be a few gems from pre-AHDO that were never included in BB... (Pearl's Girl for example - we just couldn't find a recording that was up to the same quality as the rest of those tracks...)

So you could get a nice mixture of old and new.

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

geoff!
listened to BB again on massive home theatre today, danced myself silly. thanks for mixing it as brilliantly and as energetically as you did!
if were talking about revisiting stuff, we could put cowgirl from the new and improved werchter set maybe? i dont think i've ever heard a finale so explosive. pearl's girl from creamfields 2002 might work too. nice and very f'n loud.

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

Bootleg Babies 2 has been discussed many times, especially on RTSR the home of Underworld bootleg recordings. Maybe some serious discussion can be started after the current tour has finished in Korea and Japan.

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

okay okay hint taken ;)

it's just that every time i start posting there i feel bad when i stop.

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

My pleasure! As I told TheBang, looking back, I could do a much better job mixing it now... But at the end of the day, it's the quality UW tracks that people enjoy, not my meager skills. :) Check out RTSR Power On for a better display...!

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

Slightly off topic, but geoff, i still enjoy hearing both BB and RTSR Power-On. You did a great job with each, and Power On is all the more impressive in that there are a lot of different artists/styles to blend.

Cheers,
Holden

p.s. this whole thread makes me grin. At NYC, there were several shots of the mixing board projected on the big screen, and when Darren played his interlude tracks, he moved over to the laptop aside the board. Rick also did some smoking. So yeah, there was lots of evidence of activity!

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing really?
 

seriously,

after this tour is over..we need talk ...
no, i don't have internet access from home (yet)..

but i do have a new computer (!) finally,
and have done some serious sifting out of
the underworld bootlegs.

in fact i'm just catching up on the last few
years of gigs/radio shows/webcasts etc..

there is definitely enough material out there,
and i'm sure there will be more..

ok..back to the thread...

later
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Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

huh. guess it's the right time of year something and not just me ;)

yeah, lets wait till the tour is over and get into it proper. ideas percolating.

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing really?
 

The mention about the "Little Clowny Boy" in today's uwlive diary is quite funny...

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing really?
 

Haha, that made my day. Hey Karl... "Little Clowny Boy"... title for a new UW track maybe? :)

Re: just the little clowny boy singing live, so what are the other two guys doing rea
 

i disagree, that the current tour resembles the early ones, maybe the
2000-2003 era did...with the riverrun tracks etc..

i think they are definitely playing more on the conservative
side....although their stage presence, presentation, and
external effects have vastly changed since the early
projections...

i've been spoiled by listening to the earlier, more experimental,
and improvisational gigs (agree with liam on this one)....so hearing them live isn't exactly
what it used to be...

later
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