Karl's Rap on Ring Road is straight-up Ali-G

[testudo]

Originally Posted by jose m

i suppose every english guy rapping sounds like ali g just like every american guy sounds like vanilla ice........................to an idiot

hehhehehe

[BrotherLovesDub]

Originally Posted by jose m

i suppose every english guy rapping sounds like ali g just like every american guy sounds like vanilla ice........................to an idiot

ZING!

too true though. the ali g comparison shows the ignorance of the poster.

someone program a 909 kickdrum at 136bpm's to appease these knuckleheads.

[testudo]

woah, kids please calm down, I know you want to score points with the boys, but c'mon...

[34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j]

I like this song! When I first heard it I knew that most UW fans would hate it, but I think it's pretty sweet. The chorus is awesome. Then again, when someone mentioned that it sounded like Freur or 80's Underworld I got all excited..

[BrotherLovesDub]

not looking to kiss ass here testudo, just found the ali g comparison pretty weak.

[Malt Refund]

Originally Posted by jose m

i suppose every english guy rapping sounds like ali g just like every american guy sounds like vanilla ice........................to an idiot

LOLOL

I agree completely. Ring Road doesn't sound like rap at all, it sounds like Underworld. I love it. We should ENCOURAGE them to have more lyrics!

[big screen satellite]

Originally Posted by BrotherLovesDub

uh, Born Slippy has an epic break down, echoing piano chords and a shouty chorus. but whatever. one mans cheese is another man's big screen satellite radio show.

lol

i take that as some kind of backhanded compliment...


keeping the 80's alive

you'd never get me playing anything as cheesey as born slippy

sigue sigue sputnik, well thats another issue...

[holden]

Doesn't sound like rap to me, either. Sounds distinctly like Karl chanting poetry and snippets as per usual over awesome sounds courtesy of Rick. Agreed, it will divide the fans, but there's always that one track per record that gets a slagging..."Surfboy", "Bluesky", "Push downstairs", "Trim", for example.

To me, "boy,boy,boy" has a bigger 80's vibe to it, UW mkI.

[phaseblue]

I can`t see why people have a problem with "Surfboy". I think it`s fricken awesome, and it fit`s in very nice on Dubno!

As far as "Trim" and "Boy, Boy, Boy", well let`s just say that Karl`s nonsense lyrics (although very poetic and beautiful) fit better in a different a environment of sound - and with a different delivery. I know I`m going to get heat for this, but "Trim" and "Boy, Boy, Boy" sound like a hillbilly attempt at something in the vein of electronic music. Karl`s vocals on both tracks sound like something off of a Charles Manson album (Yes, Manson did record an album with the help of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson shortly before his arrest in 1968!) Don`t get me wrong, I think most of the tracks on OWB are brilliant and a pleasure to listen to, but to me, "Boy, Boy, Boy" isn`t one of them. The instrumental sounds fine, but that`s about it.

It seems to me that with tracks like "Trim" and "Boy, Boy, Boy", Underworld are just throwing musical darts out there and seeing if any of them stick!

[aaron5000]

Originally Posted by big screen satellite

sigue sigue sputnik, well thats another issue...

What?

http://aaron5k.com/underworld/Sigue_...ffy._O_Mix.mp3