Here, the sound was a bad imitation of INXS, all rough guitars and funk-rock posturing with hardly a hint of sexiness (or personality). A couple of decent songs might have...
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Though too polite and polished, Underworld's debut does have its virtues, among them a variety of intelligently-constructed, reasonably catchy pop-dance tracks similar to...
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An impressive return from the music dead. Hyde and Smith embraced the '90s dance scene for both better and worse on this disc, but the duo's newfound sense of adventure...
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From the beginning of the first track "Dark & Long," Underworld's focus on production is clear, with songwriting coming in a distant second. The best tracks ("MMM Skyscraper...
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The three-song release of Born Slippy deceptively contains almost 30 minutes of music. Unfortunately, outside the dancefloor, two of the songs are nearly too much to bear....
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Few groups know how to work a drone like Underworld, but Hyde and Co. didn't forget their pop roots on this fascinating disc. The whizzing, whirring backing tracks drew the...
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On their second album, Underworld continue to explore the fringes of dub, dance, and techno, creating a seamless, eclectic fusion of various dance genres. Second Toughest in...
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Pearl's Girl is nearly an amazing EP; with a little trimming and a bit more focus and polish, it would have made for a quality album on its own. Comprised of four versions...
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The U.K. trio of vocalist Karl Hyde, guitarist Rick Smith, and DJ Darren Emerson saw their stock rise sharply in 1996, when their workout "Born Slippy" became the...
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With the buzz almost completely died down from "Born Slippy," Underworld's Trainspotting hit of over two years before, Beaucoup Fish emerged to a distinctly uncaring public....
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From the moment the drums began pounding out Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life, Danny Boyle's film Trainspotting became as much of a cultural testimonial as it was a user's...
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Underworld didn't become one of the biggest groups in the dance world by sitting in the studio all day, spending as much time making tea as producing tracks. Between...
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One of the most popular crossover dance acts in the world, Underworld fortunately still held onto a bit of credibility with DJs and remixers. This is a collection of three...
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What is dance music anyway? Is it the house nonsense of most mix CDs, the trance of John Digweed, or the party madness of Fatboy Slim? Maybe it's anywhere a groove raises...
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Injecting a much-needed dose of darkness and cynicism into the increasingly scrubbed, hygienic dance scene of the early '90s, Underworld brought a young producer (Darren...
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Injecting a much-needed dose of darkness and cynicism into the increasingly scrubbed, hygienic dance scene of the early '90s, Underworld brought a young producer (Darren...
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