Darren Emerson leaving UW was the worst thing that happened to the band!

[34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j]

The track "Yard Beat" from the Live in Tokyo 2005 set was Price's right? That was a huge highlight for me (esp. the way it leads into "Jumbo" - just seems like a great jam track).

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my fave live shows were all emerson ones - once he'd gone and the improvs went things got dull live - no flow, too close to the album versions, predictable.

pricey back, whatever it is he's doing, seems to have brought back a certain degree of playfulness again.

underworld may not be missing emerson (though ahdo sucked balls big time - put that down to coincidence if you like...), but underworldlive certainly did from what i saw...

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by 34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j

The track "Yard Beat" from the Live in Tokyo 2005 set was Price's right?

Yup, studio version available at http://www.myspace.com/infodarrenprice

[Mike]

Originally Posted by 34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j

The track "Yard Beat" from the Live in Tokyo 2005 set was Price's right?

Brucey Bonus

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though i far prefer 'can you feel this bass?' - was gutted that it wasn't part of the roundhouse gig i was at...

[big screen satellite]

when did Emerson leave...?

shit i missed that...

*mourns*

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sorry matt - i was on holiday; got back and he was gone....

[stimpee]

not to sound like a total fanboy, but i've been to a lot of underworld gigs and though i've had my bitching session about certain tours not sounding as good as before, things have improved immensely since Pricey joined.

The 1994-96 gigs were incredible because the band could jam and explore every possibility of all the loops and melodies theyd put to disk in the studio, with the added freedom that the crowd werent there to hear "the hits".

Everything Everything which covers the live period between late 97 to mid 99 is an evolution of the earlier period while the jamming is sort of gone, it morphs from song to song and still includes the epic non-singles (e.g. juanita/cups/rowla/kittens). I think after that it was the end of the road for that setlist. When you combine new equipment, a band member leaving, and new material you have to re-think your whole live output. While I wasnt a big fan of the 2001-02-03 tours, listening back to them they sound a lot better than i remember, even if they are more stop-start.

With Price on board Rick can concentrate on things and overlap the tunes, or let Darren stick his own tunes on (which are damn good) while he sets up the next one. By the time the autumn of 2005 came along Pricey was very familiar with the setup as anyone who witnessed the two 013/Tilburg shows or the Luxembourg show the following day will confirm. Three hours each show with plenty of flow, plenty of new tunes and old ones dusted off, and a real happy feel on stage.

Right now the shows are as good as they have been since 99 for me, and I'm approaching 30 gigs since 1994. Nice post dave, but its borderline trolling and you need to come back and backup your claims.

[heavens_night]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

Hmm if you don't think they can improv, watch this version of Crocodile when it all goes a bit wrong [around 2.18]. Theres something locked away in Rick's desk if an emergency happens:

They turned a minor disaster into an 'a capella' .... Love it. They definitely still know how to improvise.

[potatobroth]

HMH '05 is an amazing stream of tracks with improvs. They are as good as with Emerson at this point.