Underworld Spotting [Again]

[galama]

I was at a bar in New Jersey to celebrate my friend's birthday. While working on my few glasses of johnny and coke I was constantly eying the jukebox which was spanking new, flashy, computerized and, as I later found out, connected to the net. So i thought...no fucking way! No? Yes! Nnn...YES! Casually strolled to it and had crocodile, born slippy and moaner cued up right after series of sucky rock tunes and MTV hip hop vomits. When Crocodile played people didn't pay much attention on it...they were like, whatever. Then born slippy got the attention of all the people who have seen Trainspotting, because otherwise I'm sure nobody knows the track from another place. Finally, when Moaner started playing i was grinning ear to ear. When Karl gradually went nutter with the vocals, I got the feeling that people got weirded out but i really didn't give a fuck although Moaner not even remotely it in the atmosphere of that place. I felt really good though because i stirred everybody. Most importantly the girl who celebrated her birthday liked Moaner because "the lyrics were intense"...and she got a CD with other great UW tracks. Eventually she went with me to see UW live in NY.

Another UW moment. Few years ago in Macedonia, I had just came back from a night out, got home and launched myself on the bed to recoup. I put the TV on some random channel and as i started dozing off i head river of bass played as a background theme for one of those general information programs that tells the weather, stocks, what's playing in the theater and so on. At that very moment river of bass hit the spot as its one of my favorite downtempo UW tunes.

[geoff]

I was eating at the Legal Seafood in Braintree, MA with my girlfriend, when i heard something creeping out of the silence, just above the soft din of the restaurant, pulling at my ears... my subconscious knew what it was, something quietly familiar, surreal, and I honestly thought it might just be in my head. But, as it slowly kept getting louder, suddenly I realized what it was: the original version of Rez, the full 9-odd minutes of it. I freaked out, got up to find out if it was really on the house speakers or if somebody was playing it on a cellphone or something. My girlfriend thought I was weird. Sure enough, the restaurant was playing it. I sat back down, enjoyed it, and for a moment felt like I was someplace where good music was actually popular. I wondered what the rest of the clientèle thought of the music. I don't think I've ever heard Underworld played in public besides that one instance... Sad really.

[gillenium]

Am I the only one who thinks not hearing Underworld out in the real world is a good thing?

Frankily, if I saw some dude in a dirty pick-up truck blasting Moaner... I may have to reconsider my superfan status. Country and pop belong out there, because they suck. Underworld belongs in here.

[geoff]

Dudes in pickup trucks listening to Moaner sounds hilarious

I'm thinking more "normal" people would really dig underworld, given the chance.

[mondokat]

I was watching the new version of Vanilla Sky (with Tom Cruise) and at the end when he's taking the elevator to the top of the building they were playing "Doot Doot" as the elevator music. I just about crapped myself and had to stay through the credits to see it written out.

[galama]

Yesterday i head a fraction of Sola Sistim on NPR 91.5 as an introduction to some talk show about health

[ndrwrld]

just before the puck drops at every Toronto Maple Leafs home game, Born Slippy plays.
but the Leafs still suck.
must have something to do with Toronto...

[mondokat]

I was at the Wyndham in Santa Ana, CA this weekend and heard Mo Move coming out of Terra Nova next door. The next day I heard crocodile. Totally made my day, both times...

[IsiliRunite]

I play Underworld as frat parties are winding down, which means the audience is slightly more alert and bright than Toronto maple leafs fans

just kidding, I just hate the NHL bias towards Canadian teams I have never heard any Underworld at the Tigers, Red Wings, or Pistons games I have been to. I think they are not popular enough among sports fans and the techies like to play stuff that is exciting and nostalgic

Maybe Detroit could use a *cough* live show *cough* to make up for this under-representation...

[testudo]

Yes, I have a story.

It was New Years (2001-2002, maybe?) at a VERY small bar in Forest Hills Queens, NYC.

I was leaving before midnight and the DJ played, Jumbo... and some would say this is not weird, I just think from the selection that the DJ was playing it really weirded me out (very straight techno stuff), I wish I had talked to the guy before I left.