Similar Setlist Thoughts?

[stimpee]

I suggest you all go away and listen to all the bootlegs from this year and you tell me where they are different. Obviously the setlist is identical bar a couple of songs bolted onto the end for the non-festival gigs. I've given it a go but frankly its immensely boring listening to the same songs in the same order over and over listening for small differences. Your mileage may vary. RTSR is that way ->

[BrotherLovesDub]

Why bother with collecting sets from this tour? Ibiza is one of the best live Underworld sets ever and is identical *except Dirty Epic* from all the other shows. You only need one. Honestly, listening to more than 1 set from this tour is just asking for trouble.

[nelfun5]

Originally Posted by testudo

I heard from someone who directly asked Rick about why they don't mix and improvise more, Rick's answer was: "the 'People' want to just hear the hits"

Let's make it simple for the "people" who want simple things:

Gigs until 2010: crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy

Gigs from 2010: same same same same (oh! with Pearl's Girl! Big deal!) same and so on...


It might sound very sarcastic but my incomprehension lives up to my adoration...
Underworld always claimed being inventive on stage, inspired as much by the crowd as by the jazz musicians... and they were!

And now that a so called Light Men Team wants to take the control of the ship the whole "improvisation" side is being erased. What a volte-face!

What happens? Is it the end of an era?

[joethelion]

oh wow...

that is kind of ... well - disappointing. I had no idea. I've actually only heard that one Ibiza recording.

I thought that you guys were exaggerating, but now looking at the setlists - WOW
are the tracks themselves at least being played differently? or have UW become... The Prodigy *shudder* (they've basically been playing the same songs the same way for what... 15 years now? "Poison" now is nearly identical to how it was in 95ish)

Here's hoping that by the time I see them here in Glasgow (I think like the 26th of November) - the setlist has changed...

If I was still living in the US... I would've been soooo bummed out (as I totally would've tried to see more than one show - just like OWB)

and the whole "lighting guy" or "video" excuse is almost so lame that it's insulting.

and it's funny that with their most 'straight forward' and easily danceable / mixable album... they're doing the least amount of improvs

[froopy seal]

Originally Posted by testudo

It was really impressive how they lit up Karl last night and the lighting in general, but I would take an improvised sound from UW over a lighting spectacle, any day (at an underworld show)

My sentiments exactly. Although I do like impressive visuals, especially green läz0rrrr of course, they could play in total darkness if only they jammed it like in the olden days...

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by froopy seal

My sentiments exactly. Although I do like impressive visuals, especially green läz0rrrr of course, they could play in total darkness if only they jammed it like in the olden days...

like pre-2010 tours.

[potatobroth]

let's not forget this though: the live show this tour is STUNNING. they absolutely got it right.

go to one show, skip the bootlegs this time around. loved it.

[Professor]

I loved the san francisco set. I was up for it and although the crowd was a bit challenging, the show was great. Between Stars is about the only song that didn't really translate well live. Cowgirl and KOS were amazing to hear and see live. What a great time.

[jose m]

Originally Posted by joethelion

oh wow...

that is kind of ... well - disappointing. I had no idea. I've actually only heard that one Ibiza recording.

I thought that you guys were exaggerating, but now looking at the setlists - WOW
are the tracks themselves at least being played differently? or have UW become... The Prodigy *shudder* (they've basically been playing the same songs the same way for what... 15 years now? "Poison" now is nearly identical to how it was in 95ish)

Here's hoping that by the time I see them here in Glasgow (I think like the 26th of November) - the setlist has changed...

If I was still living in the US... I would've been soooo bummed out (as I totally would've tried to see more than one show - just like OWB)

and the whole "lighting guy" or "video" excuse is almost so lame that it's insulting.

and it's funny that with their most 'straight forward' and easily danceable / mixable album... they're doing the least amount of improvs

it wont change....i'll have your ticket if you don't fancy it?

[jose m]

Originally Posted by nelfun5

Let's make it simple for the "people" who want simple things:

Gigs until 2010: crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy crazy

Gigs from 2010: same same same same (oh! with Pearl's Girl! Big deal!) same and so on...


It might sound very sarcastic but my incomprehension lives up to my adoration...
Underworld always claimed being inventive on stage, inspired as much by the crowd as by the jazz musicians... and they were!

And now that a so called Light Men Team wants to take the control of the ship the whole "improvisation" side is being erased. What a volte-face!

What happens? Is it the end of an era?

it's not the end of an era....there never was an "era".
can't they do something different if they feel like it?
if you don't like it,don't go.