Digging for shelter
Still no report on the Kristiansand-gig last night. Then it's my duty to
fill you in.
            
K9          
Witch       
Heartbreaker
Hi time      
Step inside 
Feel        
Superstooge/Wheel
Psychonaut       
Blow             
Young man (planned fantastic encore)
California dreamin (unplanned boring encore)
Vortex (last encore after lots of applause and chanting)

Audience: 100 in Vaskeriet which has a a capacity of 600! No wonder they
rarely play Kristiansand!
 Apart from K9 which was great as always, the guys seemed a wee bit
uninspired during the first half. I'm not too sure wether I can bring
myself to love all of the first three new songs, but so far Motorpsycho
have proven unfallable. I therefore trust them to have delivered this time
too. 
 Also: I really didn't get a good listen to them because during the first
four songs I was kneeling in front of the stage to take photographs. It's a
privilege to be a journalist/photographer and be able to worship your      
heroes' performance from close range.  K9 and the "rounder we go-part" had 
me grinning like an idiot.
 Me neither didn't recognize the reworked "Step inside" until well into the
song. This amazing "Superstooge"-grooving in an originally totally         
different song must be the answer to those of you who cry for old stuff in 
new versions.
 "Feel" I haven't heard live before, and I liked this faster version. But
not as well as "Superwheel". Watery eyes!
 "Psychonaut" had synthetic cellos going a bit like the violins on the
showerscene of "Psycho". Very hypnotic extended version, and a mosh pit
emerged in the middle of the crowd. Bananas!
 "Blow" I think I liked very well. An energetic, but melodic song not quite
so primitive as the other new ones.
 "Young man" was not a cover this time but took off into improvising by
Snah and big smiles from Bent. Lots of sing(scream) along.             
I (and seemingly Motorpsycho as well) was a bit surprised that the small,
stubborn crowd clapped their hands sore for more. (Poetry there). But     
"California" is still a boring song, though everybody else both on an off 
stage seemed to enjoy it immensely. "Vortex" was as always very nice.     

 Another viewpoint while I'm at it: on some songs Snah doubled as a
keybord-player and guitarist. I agree with those who miss a fourth member,
as me too would like more noise and more guitars. And I'll never forget   
"The Golden Core" with Lolly(?) on keyboards in Tromsoe 1994. My finest   
(and most deafening) Motorpsycho-experience! 

 Any crowd horrors? Lots of talking on silent parts of Wheel. Mostly girls
of course. As my girlfriend told me after attending the Bø-gig earlier this
week: "I could have gone naked, and none of the guys would have noticed me.
They were that far into the music." 
 Therefore it's my theory that girls talk at Mpsycho gigs because they want
more attention. : D

trgr (Digging for shelter)