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Manchester Apollo. England 16.10.2007

Underworld · 2007

125 min · 12 tracks · synth-pop

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

78 /100
Alpine
Higher than 93% of albums we've rated

The joined suites and extended post-peak run make this more than a sequence of hits, while its lasting pull depends on the live reshaping of familiar material.

What we noticed

  • The set opens with “Push Upstairs,” then moves through three consecutive joined suites before returning to single-track titles with “King of Snake.”
  • “Born Slippy .NUXX” arrives eighth, with “Bamboo,” “Pearl’s Girl,” a “Nicodemus / Moaner” pairing and “Jumbo” still to come.
  • Four catalogued tracks join multiple pieces with slashes, making transitions and recombination a visible part of the set’s structure.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Push Upstairs 7:58
  • 2 Shake That Higher / Crocodile / Borialis 12:27
  • 3 Rez / Cowgirl 12:11
  • 4 Glam Bucket / Lockin Mono 11:44
  • 5 King Of Snake 9:33
  • 6 Beautiful Burnout 11:20

Disc 2

  • 1 Two Months Off 9:12
  • 2 Born Slippy .NUXX 11:25
  • 3 Bamboo 11:42
  • 4 Pearl's Girl 7:55
  • 5 Nicodemus / Moaner 11:54
  • 6 Jumbo 8:33

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata