Underworld to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 2010-10-26

[rayray]

That was one tight performance!

[testudo]

My review, I was in the first row of the main audience (I did not get the band bench tickets)

Quick review/random notes of the whole show:
-It was cool meeting Malt Refund before the show, but was scared by my photographic memory (which is why I usually lurk at all UW gatherings)
-Roots did not all seem to like Joan Rivers racists jokes.
-Huey Lewis was a bit shocked that Juliette Lewis did not mention him.
-When Juliette Lewis mentioned Google to hear her music, Jimmy quickly said, yeh "Bing it" (Hello MSNBC)
-Contrary to twitter, pr, etc... before UW started at all, my wife and I mouth read comments that Jimmy said to Huey Lewis about Underworld not being a "real band and musicians" like him (Huey) and The Roots. wow, ignorance.

Underworld came out
-They tried to start, they didn't - Karl quickly said through processed vocals to Jimmy: "Don't ever work with children, animals or computers"
-they tried to start again, Karl said "it's that children and animals thing, again"
-they tried a third time, and this time they got it the ALAF up and running.
-the audience seemed to be confused by UW and their multiple starts, I really felt bad. but the audience did groove...
(also note: i was the one who yelled when Jimmy said "they were the best electronic band in the world")

[lectoid]

As I was watching the show last night. I wondered if people new to Underworld might think they're a religious band. With "heaven" so heavily used in ALAF. There are a few other songs they sing that could be confused as having a religious meaning.

But I enjoyed it. I noticed at the end when the Roots started playing, Rick reached for the controls. I was wondering if they were going to jam, but I'm sure testudo would have said something in his review.

[testudo]

Originally Posted by lectoid

I noticed at the end when the Roots started playing, Rick reached for the controls. I was wondering if they were going to jam, but I'm sure testudo would have said something in his review.

Since they tried to start playing so many times, I think Rick was more than ready and very rehearsed.

My wife and myself discussed for sometime how cool would it be if the roots jammed with UW, but underworld were quickly shoved on and off after they played. I think the NBC staff were not to happy with the UW's technical difficulties since they cause a delay for the extra activities for the audience... Huey Lewis played an extra song for the Jimmy website, and there was an audience laugh track recording for the Women of SNL special next week.

[nosajmunson]

Originally Posted by testudo

My review, I was in the first row of the main audience (I did not get the band bench tickets)


-Contrary to twitter, pr, etc... before UW started at all, my wife and I mouth read comments that Jimmy said to Huey Lewis about Underworld not being a "real band and musicians" like him (Huey) and The Roots. wow, ignorance.

The Look on Huey's face as UW finished up was priceless. Like a deer in the head lights, old man thinking to himself "These kids nowadays and their crazy music, when I was a kid...."
He just seemed shocked I guess.

By the way, nice review from in the trenches, on the scene.

[testudo]

Originally Posted by nosajmunson

The Look on Huey's face as UW finished up was priceless. Like a deer in the head lights, old man thinking to himself "These kids nowadays and their crazy music, when I was a kid...."
He just seemed shocked I guess.

By the way, nice review from in the trenches, on the scene.

The funny thing my wife and I talked about was how people didn't know how old Karl and Rick are... like Huey: these are your contemporaries, they evolved and grew tremendously as musicians... GET WITH IT

[nosajmunson]

Originally Posted by testudo

The funny thing my wife and I talked about was how people didn't know how old Karl and Rick are... like Huey: these are your contemporaries, they evolved and grew tremendously as musicians... GET WITH IT

No doubt. Karl and Huey met for the first time in daycare just after '"The War".
Actually, I bet if you really dug deep into the early 80's, you could probably find some club where Freur played and then Huey & The News played within the same month.

The Heart of Rock N Roll is still beating......In Essex.....with a drum machine.

[Malt Refund]

Originally Posted by testudo

-It was cool meeting Malt Refund before the show, but was scared by my photographic memory (which is why I usually lurk at all UW gatherings)

lol was it that obvious! I thought it was awesome that you recognized me even though (I don't think) we ever met, add to the fact that I don't come to dirty so much anymore. It's bound to happen though as it was my sixth time seeing them live in NYC. Very cool to meet you though, sorry about the belated response. My experience: I had band bench but they shoved me way up in the rafters. No one could see me mouth the lyrics back there.

[testudo]

It was an experience. Though I am not sure if I ever want to see another TV show taping ever again.