Good Morning Cockerel / we need more piano songs

[testudo]

11hundredhz

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by potatobroth

Agree! I forget which live show it was played at, but I loved it without the piano. It was still called, "Globe" back then.

Sofia, Bulgaria, and Cocoon 2006. It was also played at Montreux 2005, but there's no (released) recording of it.

[BrotherLovesDub]

Best Mamgu Ever and one of the Schmoo mixes have great piano parts.

[khouri]

I've always liked Underworld's use of the piano. I agree that OWB seems to have more "live" piano than previous records but there are great piano sounds in Dirty Epic, Ansum, M.E., Juanita, and Ancient Phat Farm Coat, just off the top of my head. Push Upstairs and King of Snake, too, of course, and Nuxx 2003.

[galama]

Good Morning Cockerel / we need more piano songs

indeed. just nothing like Little Speaker please.

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by monochrome

we need more piano songs

no we dont. we need less piano songs. a bit of piano here and there is ok but good morning cockerel is the song i skip on that album it just doesnt fit in. loads of birds should have been there instead and then good morning cockerel could have been the freebie track for the japanese... then i wouldnt have had to spend a shitload on expensive japanese imports...

[the mongoose]

Fuck no we don't need anymore bland piano garbage, we want to hear that awesome guitar that is gathering a thick layer of dust.

[holden]

I think it's great that in Underworld, we have such talented musicians that can create such different styles and utilize various live instruments to do so. A piano track here, a guitar sketch there, excellent production throughout. Personally, i'm more partial to the banging dance tracks a la King of Snake, Moaner, Momove, DA3D and the like, but so often it's good to have a bit of organic calmness to catch your breath.

A sterling memory illustrating the point:
Was driving with my father listening to "A Hundred Days Off" (he was quite inspired by watching the "Footwear Repairs" video, so i was introducing him to the catalog) - "Trim" ended, and "ess Gee" came on. He asked "Is this still your Underworld album?" Dad's a jazz and new age fan, so i guess he liked what he heard. "Yeah" i replied - "Just wait a minute". Enter "Dinosaur Adventure 3D" - back to what Dad expected.
But that sort of "surprise!" moment is one of my favorite aspects of UW... you sort of expect Karl's cryptic wordplay and Rick's knack for a great beat and synth hooks. So a change of pace and a challenge of expectations is a good thing, imho.

[potatobroth]

I don't even consider Ess Gee and Cockerel in the same vein. Cockerel is a nice little track but I agree that Loads of Birds fits better on the album.

IMO, Ess Gee is arguably the worst Underworld track album. I skip that track faster than any other. At least Cockerel sets the mood for the opening calming notes of Mamgu. Ess Gee does nothing of the sort. Its grates on my ears and is the exact opposite mood predecessor to Dino.

[Dirty0900]

More cowbell is needed.

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