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''Beaucoup Fish'' is the fifth album by Underworld, released in 1999. Following the huge success of the single "Born Slippy .NUXX" from its use in the film ''Trainspotting'', ''Beaucoup Fish'' was Underworld's most anticipated release. It spawned several successful singles, including "Push Upstairs", "Jumbo" and "Moaner", which was previously used in the film ''Batman & Robin''. It is the last studio album to feature Darren Emerson. The album's working title was ''Tonight Matthew, I'm Going to be Underworld'', inspired by the famous catchphrase "Tonight (name ), I'm going to be...", used on the British celebrity impersonation TV programme ''Stars in Their Eyes''.〔(Dirty.org ) 〕 The title was changed to ''Beaucoup Fish'' ("beaucoup" being French for "much"), on the basis that the tongue-in-cheek title would be incomprehensible to listeners outside of the United Kingdom. The current title comes from a sampled voice used in "Jumbo". ==Overview== ''Beaucoup Fish'' was released after the massively successful single "Born Slippy .NUXX"; a single that began to define Underworld's signature sound of stream of consciousness lyrics, anthemic melodies and abrasive beats and rhythms. Lead single "Push Upstairs", with its aggressive piano melody, exemplified this new sound. Much of the album featured experimentation not heard on previous albums: several tracks incorporated samples of dialogue recorded by the band itself, while the progressive aspect of previous albums was mostly slashed in favour of shorter, tighter arrangements. "King of Snake" features a tape-edited guitar intro titled "Shudder", leading into a lively house track that interpolates the bassline from Donna Summer's disco hit "I Feel Love", before fading into sampled dialogue about the blood sport of snake baiting. "Skym" features little more than a solo keyboard and light piano chords over Karl Hyde's vocals, while "Bruce Lee" has more akin to rock music than trance. ''Beaucoup Fish'' also features a downtempo re-imagining of "Push Upstairs", cleverly titled "Push Downstairs"; only the vocal track is kept between the two. "Moaner", a song featured in the film ''Batman & Robin'', is presented on ''Beaucoup Fish'' with its final three minutes removed by a fade out. "Push Upstairs" and second single "Jumbo" were both hits on the dance charts and in clubs. ''Beaucoup Fish'' was well-received critically (one review calling it "electronica's ''The Dark Side of the Moon''") and remains Underworld's most successful album, with over one million copies sold. "Pearls Girl," "Cups," and "Born Slippy Nux" were re-recorded for ''Everything, Everything'', a live album and DVD.〔All Music Guide to Electronica Vladimir Bogdanov - 2001 "... the ensemble released Everything, Everything, a live album featuring popular singles such as "Pearls Girl," "Cups," and "Born Slippy Nux." The interactive DVD followed a month after."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beaucoup Fish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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