It just keeps on going and going and going, huh? Impressive thread!
Anyway, I've never read anything else by this guy, but I'm inclined to think that he's a bit full of it. He seems to be offering nothing more than his personal opinions and taste in music as some sort of proof of Underworld's success or lack thereof. Commercial success is, of course, easy to track, but his analysis of individual songs and albums seems to be a purely subjective attempt at outlining their artistic success as well. Personally, I feel basically the opposite of how he does. While I loved Dubnobass in it's day, it has dropped to my least favorite of the Underworld LP's while BF has remained at #1 for many years. And Second Toughest is a great album in my opinion, in large part
because of phenomenal tracks like Pearl's Girl, not in spite of them as he seems to think. As for AHDO, it does seem like a transition album to me, but I personally see it as a step down from their preceding albums, and the Riverrun series as an artistic step back up to form.
It's just one reviewer's opinion, and it doesn't figure one iota into how I feel about Underworld and the music they make. As long as they keep making more, I'm happy.
