couldnt wait til i got home to write about this (from an NYC apt.)
The show was fantastic. Hightlight for me was 100% Rowla. That track never ever sounded so good. I'm still in awe.
Great meeting a bunch of you over at the Phoenix Park bar. I didn't get the names of a bunch of you nor get the chance to meet everyone - though I wish I had ; I was too busy organizing my own friends. Was nice to meet (remeet?) TheBang, Joethelion (and his ridiculously cute sister, Erin from Ohio or Iowa, or Amsterdamn or somewhere), Malt +1, and so many others. Glad you all came out for the show.
I'll post some pix when i get back to my house in the morning.
R O W L A !
EDIT for more detail:
Luetin
I was standing in the back for this opening track and from back there it seemed really off. Sounds weren't meshing at all. Was that the case up front too? I noticed they dropped a lot of effects - maybe one was the culprit? All in all, just sort of started out a little flat... although Karl and Rick were full of energy as always!
Dark Train
100% fabulous. This put everything right again and got me and my friends full-on into it. It was during this that we made our way into the middle of the pack.
Crocodile
Loved hearing this live. The vocals sounded great.
Pearl's Girl
This pounded Central Park into the ground! Every single percussive hit was crisp and perfect. I really enjoyed hearing this live again even though I wasn't looking forward to it.
Beautiful Burnout
Cannot wait to buy the new album.
Two Months Off
Where can I buy those light tubes for my back yard? Played to perfection as usual. Not much of a deviation from the album version but blissful none-the-less.
Rowla (!)
[COLOR=Sienna]Holy fuck! Its no secret that the live versions of Rowla are among my favorite Underworld tracks, but this one took the cake. I kept waiting in bitter-sweet anticipation for the squelching rawr at the height and they kept teasing it. It wasnt until after the dropout they let us have it either. This was a VERY driving, moody, deliberate version of Rowla and I loved every single second of it. Please oh please release this on UW live![/COLOR]
Glam Bucket
Two friends turned to me at two separate times and said, "I see what makes UW so special." These were friends that have little UW knowledge and never seen a live show. They just 'got it'. It made me happy and was a very respectful comment for the band. Its nice to know that the new stuff can bring out feelings like that.
Rez/Cowgirl
Very nice.
Small Conker and a Twix
Cock-tease!
Nice tones though.
Born Slippy .NUXX
Slamming. Everytime this is played I think its going to sound like 'the last time' but it never ever does. I can never get sick of this live.
King of Snake
Sounded good but nothing special.
Jumbo
I was hoping for a mental moaner ending, but Jumbo took us out feeling good and upbeat. The weather, the park, the surroundings all made for Jumbo to be the perfect ending I guess.