Oblivion Ball Tokyo Live Streaming

[King of Snake]

Originally Posted by dubman

he was even jumping up and down during dark train.

i dont mean to be purely antagonistic here, but everything is working like clockwork and there's not really much deviation from anything. after watching/listening to 5-7 gigs in a row like this it's all starting to get a bit... ho-hum isn't it?

agreed. The setlists have been unadventurous as of late. No price tunes at all tonight...nothing new by underworld, no mixing of tunes...
Yeah there's a different sound here and there and some little intro thingies ok.
Of course yes it's different when you're there at the gig, or when you haven't already seen and heard dozens of underworld gigs in the past, but still they've done more interesting sets than this. I found it kinda dissapointing especially as they are playing at their own event so they could basically do whatever they want.

[dubman]

Originally Posted by King of Snake

I found it kinda dissapointing especially as they are playing at their own event so they could basically do whatever they want.

this is key i think. there was some stuff on uwlive about tweaking some things and perfecting it and last minute decisions and it all seemed very crafted towards this specific event and not so much a tour thing.
as cool as nuxx was, and disregarding for a little bit that it's free and we dont have to see it etc etc, it just seemed like a bit of a missed opportunity for something really unique and fitting for a specially named "oblivion ball"

[Buji]

Cant thank Underworld enough for this, they seem to give fans so much more than other bands.

I think we are set for another amazing album soon, they seem to be be in creative zone!


www.myspace.com/buji

[cacophony]

aw crap. wish i'd known about this in time.

[mmm skyscraper]

Originally Posted by Cadevil

Setlist anyone?

dark train
crocodile
boy boy boy
cowgirl/rez
beautiful burnout
glam bucket
two months off
rowla
nuxx/monkey wink
shudder/king of snake
pearl's girl
moaner
jumbo

or something like that

[aNt]

Hope you all liked it, was fun to do...
Thanks to everyone that tuned in- went smoother.
More to come- rockin action!

[BeautifulBurnout]

I really enjoyed this as much as I always do when a gig is streamed. I know that some people say they were disappointed with the setlist, but the fact is we have been spoiled rotten by the band lately.

Also, for those of us who were lucky enough to see their 3 hour shows in 2005, there is clearly not as much room for them to play the more obscure or experimental stuff in just 2 hours. The vast majority of people who go to an UW gig are nowhere near as geeky as us lot. They don't know every tune, every b-side, every improve and every version like we do. They pay their money to see the Underworld they know and hear the tunes they know, and discover the new stuff from the album.

Plus the LiveHereNow CDs have meant that there has been no need to ferret around the internet trying to find a half-decent boot of the gig with minimal crowd noise and requiring vast amounts of processing before it is vaguely listenable.

So yeah. Great show guys. I loved it.

And y'all need to stop whining and appreciate it for what it is - a really nice gift from a great band to its fans.

[froopy seal]

Originally Posted by aNt

Hope you all liked it, was fun to do...
Thanks to everyone that tuned in- went smoother.
More to come- rockin action!

T'was great! Thanks to all involved for a brilliant job done! There must have been a whole server farm pushing this out. - In the part I witnessed, audio and video both came through loud and clear, almost no glitches.

"More"? Mmmhhhhh, I want more more...

[Dirty0900]

Bah, everyones spoilt rotten so im not arsed what im hearing live from somewhere across the globe. Who else does this for their fans? No-one, simple as. Becuase we've had so much it all seems to be the same. You can't complain at all. Becuase of the fine chaps at RTSR and gig reporting here it is to easy to compare and compare sets which is seemingly a bad thing now.

[taoyoyo]

i thought there were some really nice versions (even of KOS, which i'm tired of hearing generally), granted this is only the second gig of the year that i've heard/watched and granted i was hoping for some surprises (i would have been chuffed to hear a 'dirty epic'!).

my main feeling was one of elation to see rick back and looking like he wanted to take on the world... he was on fire this morning! i wanted to laugh, i wanted to cry (i wanted to sleep but i wasn't going to miss the gig for the world!).

it's been a bit of a shitty year personally and this helped put everything (everything) in perspective and made me feel less jaded and cynical... it helped to make me feel better for now and the future... UW are just that kind of band.