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1992-2002 | 
| Artist: Underworld
Label: V2 North America
Category: Music
Buy New: $19.98
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 65115
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 27175
UPC: 638812717528
EAN: 0638812717528
ASIN: B0000E6XJQ
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Bigmouth - Unreleased track 1992 | | • | Dirty - Unreleased track 1992 | | • | Mmm Skyscraper I Love You - Original version 1994 | | • | Rez - Original version / Unreleased on CD 1993 | | • | Spikee - Original version / Unreleased track 1993 | | • | Dirty Epic - Original version 1994 | | • | Dark & Long (Dark Train) - Original version 1994 |
Disc 2
| • | Cowgirl - Original version 1994 | | • | Born Slippy (Nuxx) - From The Trainspotting Soundtrack 1995 | | • | Pearls Girl - 1996 | | • | Jumbo - 1998 | | • | Push Upstairs - 1998 | | • | Moaner - 1998 | | • | King Of Snake - 1998 | | • | 8 Ball - From The Beach Soundtrack/ Never appeared anywhere else 1999 | | • | Two Months Off - 2002 |
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Album Description
More than an anthology, Underworld's 1992-2002 'Best of' album includes unreleased tracks as well as some mixes available for the first time on CD. 16 re-mastered tracks from the original. Over two and a half hours of music. Underworld 1992-2002 is not the full story. Underworld's back catalogue is too vast and rich for that, but it's a gripping one all the same, marking each step along the twisting road from (to paraphrase the Clash) Romford to the world. If Underworld's music has ever chimed with a moment in your life, these are good memories. The best.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 priceless June 29, 2008
Steve A. Kaufman (nyc)
Change is just inevitable - that's all there is too it. I've listened to all these songs millions of times - but tonight, for the first time, 'Cowgirl' somehow sounded a little clunky - the beat had lost its edge. Really surprising. And a little sad.
This 'band' - it's hard not to call it that, even if it seems a little wrong - in it's prime was as good in what they did as U2 or Radiohead or anyone else is in what they do. Because they were in a niche genre, even as significant a niche as it was, they never were to be as big. Which is fine. The electronic people of the 90's managed to prosper while still holding to an outsiders' status, which i always thought was a neat trick.
Those days aren't really gone, but they are faded. I think we're living in a conservative era musically when the biggest thing around is neo-soul. Underworld was so full of rich, expansive experimentation, the likes of which doesn't exist so much right now. (Radiohead is a big exception.) Their music has brought me a lot of joy.
I think 'Cups' and 'Something like a mama' should have made it onto this collection.
And 'Jumbo' is one of the most sheerly beautiful pop songs ever made...
 Very strong collection. August 6, 2005
DocSmithers (los altos, ca USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Underworld...Well if you're reading this you are either a die-hard fan, or soon to be. '92-'02 is a wonderful album and great starter if you don't own an album yet. Plus, it's relatively cheap!
The straight talk is buy "Second Toughest in the Infants" as well-that is a 6 star album. Let these albums sink in slowly, they will stick with you forever. And play it loud.
 Fans Should Venture Into This Underworld January 20, 2004
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Unless you have been following the English band's entire career since its formation in the early-90s, and through its radical transformation from rock to ambient trip-hop to intelligent dance music, and hence have every single they've ever made, `1992-2002''s variety of the band's stylistic trends should provide an enjoyable retrospective glance at Underworld's classics.
The highlights on Disc 1 are definitely the trippy 1994 hits `Mmm Skyscraper I Love You' (with otherworldly lyrics - `..and I see Elvis, and I hear God on the phone...'- and a muted, eerily perpetual beat); `Dirty Epic` (the complexity of this dub track rivals the best of Orbital and q-ziq); and `Dark & Long' (close your eyes, pretend the world just exploded and you're floating through space - the impact of this long and amazing track).
Those songs led to the opening track of Disc 2: the incredibly dark and energetic `Cowgirl' astounds with its ever-increasing layers of rhythm and melody. 1994 track `Born Slippy' is a modern dance classic, the monotonous lyrics have become the symbol of Danny Boyle's druggie hit `Trainspotting'. The film's extended soundtrack belongs to Underworld's composition, which masterfully represents the addled mind of an addict. `Push Upstairs', from Beacoup Fish, is a classy dance track, visualized very well in an amazing video everyone should check out - it dilutes the song's pretentiousness with fuzzy gorgeous landscape images; by itself `Push Upstairs' wears itself out after three minutes. `Moaner', on the other hand, benefits from its regularity - it starts off with an instrumental accelerating beat that doesn't let up until the last second, and then starts from the beginning with the supplement of emotionally charged lyrics. `Moaner' would be a craze at any club.
The rest of the tracks do not particularly stand out, but they do emphasize the quality of Underworld's highlights. Complex and stunningly vivid, `1992-2002' is Underworld's reminder that they are one of the most complex and gifted trios in contemporary dance music.
Disc 1 Provides New Content ; Disc 2 Fails to Do So January 7, 2004
Adam Powell (Philadelphia, PA USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I wish Underworld had simply released only the 1st disc, and charged less for the set. Disc 1 is great, as it offers several rare tracks; Big Mouth, Dirty, mmm Skyscraper I Love You, & Spikee. These songs are all great, and make the CD worth purchasing... or at least purchasing used. Disc 2, however, is less exciting. It contains 9 tracks, 4 of which are either identical or slightly modified copies of songs from Beaucoup Fish. CD 2 is basically filled with slight variations on songs that are already in any Underworld fan's collection. I wish that instead of re-releasing a bunch of songs that people already have, Underworld had released more rare material. If anything, I think that the original songs are better than the remixes. In general, the originals tend to have longer and more complex lyrics.
Ten years of Magnificent Music sampled on 2 CDs. January 3, 2004
Jason Chlebus (Colorado Springs, CO)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I love this CD Anthology. It showcases some of the Underworld's best songs. It also has some very hard to find tracks like the 12 minute plus Spikee, the beautifully sad & mellow 8 ball, the original version of Dirty and the harmonica driven Big Mouth. It also has classic Underworld tunes like King of Snake, Jumbo, Born Slippy Nuxx, Dirty Epic, Dark Train, and Mmm Skyscraper I love you. Moaner, Born Slippy Nuxx & Push Upstairs are all unique versions. Each is slightly different than the album/single versions. This makes another reason to buy this CD set. All of the songs on this 2 CD set are wonderful. If you are curious about the Underworld, buy this Anthology. If you enjoy the Underworld, this is a great way to experience their music. This is a wonderful sample of the music they have made over the past decade. Put this CD in, sit back and let it take you where it takes you. The Underworld doesn't create songs so much as they create beautiful art that you can listen to.
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