The Stereotypical Underworld Fan?
 

Hi folks,

I'm a useless Underworld fan, because as alluded to in a previous post, this will be my first Underworld gig (at Brighton on Friday).

Just curious whether there is such a thing as a stereotypical Underworld fan, or are the fans very disparate in appearance and style?

Thoughts?

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yeah, they resent being stereotyped.;)

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There's no such thing as a useless Underworld fan! Welcome SSR! :)

Well... there is no such thing as a stereotypical Underworld fan either, I don't think.

On here we range in age from teens to 50-something, with around 20 nationalities represented, so it is hard to say who the "stereotype" is really.

At gigs for the most part it seems to be people in their 20s and 30s - the one thing we all share is the love of dancing.

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they all like new order for some unfathomable reason.

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that's not true

ignore my title

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27 year old, bearded, liberal arts degree clubber. :)

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36 10/12th male construction worker.
i just don't like vowels much. ;)

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32 year old family man, bald, metal head, Network & Telephony Admin in Colorado, USA. I don't dance and I don't like New Order (That Much).
Heard Underworld's Dirty Epic 14 years ago and have been in love with them ever since.

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26 year old card-carrying Conservative economics student from Denmark ;)

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Chances are they're male (no offense, BeautifulBurnout, Cacophony or other ladies under cover around here...just quoting the results of previous fan polls!)

-28 yr-old geologist, sometimes painter, sometimes electronic noise-maker.

Sometimes we make our own tee shirts and signs- easy to spot at the gigs!

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This amuses me, because I am yet another UW fan that likes New Order. Weird.

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Stereotype?? Hmmm.. don't think so. You do definitely get a varied crowd at the gigs.
One thing that did annoy me slightly at the last Roundhouse gig was a small group of 'chavs' only there for Born Slippy.. and apparently quite a few people were leaving after it had been played! What a waste.

Anyway, I am SO looking forward to Brighton and 2 nights at Brixton, and hope that Dirty Epic and Juanita are played at least on one of those nights!

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Thanks everyone for the replies.

I have to say it's been a mini ambition of mine to see Underworld live for a few years. I was a fan since Beaucoup Fish, and the Everything, Everything DVD blew me away - I had to see them live!

I'm not a huge fan of concerts though unless the artist does something special, or just has that something - which Underworld seem to have.

The thing that annoys me about concerts is simply the manners of some of the audience. I'm just going there to dance and have a good time, and although there's the inevitable pushing and shoving it can often get nasty, with people pushing in front unfairly.

Oh well, so I don't know what to wear to fit in with the non-existent stereotype. T-shirt and jeans I guess :)

Anyway, roll on Friday!

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48 yr old bearded ex book and archive conservator - t shirt and addidas trackies is my u/w "look" (and every other look for that matter)

I HATE it when ppl shove in front of me at gigs, quite often while precariously carrying one or more pints of lager. However, worse was at one of the recent Roundhouses when the 3 guys in my immediate vicinity weren't moving at all! - not even a head nod or tap of foot - what were they doing there?? - I just had to get away from them:eek:

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oh is this quick descrip thread?
k.
23 yr old graphic designer/photographer looking for gainful employment somewhere/anywhere decent in california. i dance at concerts and when no ones looking. i dont like clubbing much. scratch that i dont even like parties much...
i find myself in the front at underworld gigs because i'm usually one of the first few there, but since i'm 6'4" i dont get pushed around often and i deliberately make it hard for those who try. although i might get a little obstructively into it when the actual concert is happening but i try not to...
next time im custom making a uw shirt like BLD did and it will be amazing...

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27 year old drummer/musician

Been a fan since hearing Underworlds remix of Orbitals Lush and Dubnobasswithmyheadman came out!

Wear cons, bootcut jeans (great for covering hanging shoelaces!!) usually black t-shirt, short jackets!!

Like all styles of music, not really a massive fan of New Order. Fave bands - Mansun (check out the album Six), Swervedriver (check out the album Raise), The Wildhearts (check out the album Fishing For Luckies), Big Country (check out the soundtrack 'Restless Natives'), Beck and of course the mighty Underworld!

Clubbing is not my thing, prefer a late pub/bar or gig and making music but do occasionally have a dance!

Don't know why Im giving you this useless info so I'll stop!!

Jez.

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who doesn't love New Order eh??

in fact they share similarities in a backwards kinda way

NEW ORDER = UNDERWORLD UNDERWORLD UNDERWORLD




most UW fans are nerds... tbh

:)

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23yr old idiot with a beard.

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34 year old exhausted XC Darktrain Driver.
At least Underworld fans arent dressed like Trainspotters! ;):cool:

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Underworld? who him?

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Oh wow.

I'm 17...a female...and I aspire to be a comic artist / illustrator.

Uhhhhhhh...I do like New Order too!! *trying to fit in the "stereotype"...kinda*

And I've never been to a concert. Like...any. I WANT TO (VERY VERY BADLY!!) THOUGH. But someday. I've had opportunities, but...lotsa obstacles. *sigh*

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I'm a 28 year old musician/media professional, I first heard UW on the "Hackers" Soundtrack (I still can't hear Kruder and Dorfmeister's "Original Bedroom Rockers" without thinking Cowgirl comes after it). I guess some of the cross-references here would be:

- Audio geek
- Into "old school" electronic (Orbital, Fluke)
- Art geek
- Noise maker of some kind (electronic or otherwise)
- Can listen to Dirty Epic on repeat for half a day

But a lot of that is just me :P

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Me, I'm a 24 year old male, bearded (I sort of see a trend here...) ...I run a bookstore in New York and am also a musician (piano/etc).

As for what I see as stereotypical, not sure. But, an anecdote:

When Underworld played New York it was during the iPhone craze where everyone was waiting in line for one of these phones. At the time it was rare to see a friend who had one, and I was amazed to see a ton of these held in the air recording the show in Central Park. It somehow struck me as very telling of the underworld "type" (in what was by no means a negative way).

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46 yr old female idiot. No beard yet. ;)

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You pretty much described me, as well, except my first UW exposure was MTV's "Amp" compilation - "Pearls Girl".:)

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arrogant, obnoxious, overweight, sad, balding, angry white man racing towards middle age.

i think i fit the stereotype quite well.

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Hi, my name is spacejunk. I am over 40 yrs old, I can't grow a beard and I am an Underworldaholic.

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Unemployed/Saviouryer of the World/So good at sex, I'm locked in a cell.

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yr not overweight :rolleyes:
jeez.

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Hm.

30, Sysadmin in Los Angeles, male, and I have a beard (for now). Interesting. Maybe we should have a poll. Bearded vs. not.

However, I know a fan who is a 30-something female, Mexican, writer/editor. Very much NOT like me.

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NOW I get it!!

jOHN logs on from Alcatraz every night! :eek::D






(Only kidding darling - mwah!)

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Hmmm, 22 year old male from Wisconsin, got into Underworld at the age of 12 I think. I saw some Fatboy Slim videos and really liked them and started buying up all the "techno" CDs my paper route could afford. I got the Lo-Fidelity Allstars CD from Amazon, and one of the reviewers said, "if you want to hear vocals in techno mixed underneath the music instead of just slurred on top of them, check out Underworld's excellent Beacoup Fish album". So I ordered that one and really started to like it, pretty much just listening to "Jumbo" and "Kittens" over and over. Of course after awhile I started to really appriciate it, but ended up scratching it to hell. 3 years later I got Kazaa or something and started to look up some of the old bands I liked, including of course Underworld, and found they had two new songs I really liked, "Mo Move" and "Two Months Off". And then I downloaded the Everything Everything "Rez/Cowgirl" and my jaw dropped. I picked up AHDO, couldn't find EE, so I d/led every track instead until I could order a copy a few weeks later. That CD, and the next one I ordered, dubnobass, pretty much changed everything for me - they got me 'high' well before I ever touched reefer. From there of course I bought up everything I could find, which of course meant Second Toughest and another copy of Beacoup Fish, and when the anthology came out, it was one of the greatest collections I had heard, as not only did it have 4 awesome tracks I had not heard before, but also the studio version of "Rez" (NUXX and Dark Train I had d/led a while back). So I went on a huge spree, not really enjoying the BF singles much, but I thought the Pearl's Girl EP was amazing, like discovering a whole new album, and I eventually found the Dark and Long EP with "Thing in a Book" on it, and at that point I figured Underworld must be the best group of all time. Given they occupied my stereo at least 50% of the time, by the time my horizons really expanded in college I didn't really listen too much to Underworld, since I knew like every single track by heart already. My interest peaked again when Pizza for Eggs came out and showed me the guys still had it, and I'm a Big Sister was a really phenominal release that reminded me just how amazing they were. Now as a working man who listens to music probably 5-6 hours a day in the office I am still having "Underworld days" where I set my iPod to old favorites like "Thing in a Book", "Dark Train", "Oich Oich", "Cowgirl", "Banstyle/Sappy's Curry" and "Mo Move" in with new ones like "Crocodile", "Back in the Fears" and "Parc", having absolutely no problem listening to their amazing 3-disc Tokyo set over and over, still awaiting the releases of the future classics "You Do Scribble" and "Always Loved a Film", wondering why more people haven't discovered this amazing group!

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great story. underworld are a fantastic band. you and Leon both had paper routes, could be part of the 'stereotypical' Underworld fan profile!

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They're all "friendly", never disagree, "respect" each other and have a shitty sense of humor.

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I have an AWESOME sense of humor.

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AND-
you are not afraid to PISS PEOPLE OFF.