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“King of twilight” is great! For me also very associated with Iron Maiden from when I was a kid (b-side of the 1984 “Aces high” single). And since Mp has done “The trooper” during soundchecks it would all make sense – everything’s connected :D
I’m with Paolize here. For years I’ve stated that I want 100% Motorpsycho when I go to their shows. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy “All is loneliness”, “Into the sun”, “The pilgrim” or whatever, but in all cases I’d prefer more Mp material instead.
Wow! Not even half the set same as yesterday. The are not making it easy for Ingvald, which is awesome! He’s not on vacation :D
My report disappeared after a little edit? New try:
2,5 hours. “Ship of fools” on setlist (last in main set) but not played.
Although I’ve been looking forward to this I kept my expectations low. I mean, first gig with new drummer. Tomas shoes aren’t easy to fill. Also, there’s quite a chunk of music to learn. And that’s the “easy” part. Then there’s the communication thing playing in this band – good luck! But hey, I enjoyed the concert and really had a great time!
In parts sort of messy, but – actually – I don’t mind! My impression is that a certain amount of energy generated from being on the edge. I tend to like that kind of excitement :D Something tells me that Ingvald will be awesome a few shows into the tour.
Some struggling with vocal harmonies here and there, but nothing that ruined songs for me.
Low points: “Real again”, “Maypole” and “Dank state” – I really can do without those songs. Not saying they are crap, they’re just not my cup of melodies – just like many of the tracks on “Yay!”, unfortunately. That partly includes “Hotel Daedalus”, where I’m not too fond of the vocal melody, but it hit me yesterday how great its instrumental part becomes live!
“Feel” was better than ever, probably due to it following “Maypole” and “Dank state” ;)
I loved “Chariot…” (incl some mishaps?), a chaotic “The promise”, “Starhammer”, “The tower”, “The united debased” and watching Bent play chords – yes, both feet – on the Taurus while keeping fingers busy nailing pretty intricate bass lines.
But the two main highlights for me was “Mad sun” (a song that’s amazing in every form) and “Cosmoctopus”.
As usual, I was hoping for no covers. I want 100% Motorpsycho! But still, there’s no way I can’t enjoy “The pilgrim” or “Rock bottom” :)
Yes, nice to get some Reine! Only on one song, is what I heard aforehand, so, cool surprise! Also, I heard they wanted to play for three hours, but the venue didn’t allow that. And no, sorry, I can’t confirm this – it was just someone telling me :/
Summary: great show! Would definitely see a few more on this tour if I had the opportunity.
@ThorEgil
He’s Ingwild :)@Elvin
“Getting Pavement / Kanguru vibes from the cover( which might not be the cover)”I get Accept vibes :) “Russian roulette” to be specific
"SORRY, THIS IS SOLD OUT!"
That was quick. Last time I checked (afternoon, earlier today) I couldn't put them in the cart, and now they are gone. When will these be available from Stickman? I'll probably miss them there, too
@Angel_or_Daemon: True, I don't need another "Demon box". I defend the 12" format of the EPs, though, just because I'm not a big fan of 10" records (plus: aren't they quite long?).
@Johnny: Hehe, this engages me
I was born 1974 and got into heavy metal when hearing "The number of the beast" 1983. Fave bands were Iron Maiden, Accept, Twisted Sister, Scorpions, Manowimp etc. By 1989 I was "finished" with the "standard heavy metal" (mentioned bands), because I wanted other stuff (mostly thrash metal, hardcore, crossover and soon death metal and grindcore, but also lots of of other genres).Luckily I didn't get rid of my old records, and from around 2000 until this day, I've actually thought albums like "Restless and wild", "The last in line", "Defenders of the faith", "Knights of the new thunder" and "Fire down under" (among others) are even better now than I thought when I as a kid totally loved them! And no, I'm not mixing this up with nostalgia – I've analyzed it :lol:
And yes, it's easy to say that I like heavy metal, but I also really despise most of it. This is simply applicable to all genres – I love less than a tiny little percentage of it, and think the majority is crap. My Sade worship doesn't mean that I accept anything by Simply Red. Liking select albums by AC/DC, Rose Tattoo and Krokus never stops me from yawning my jaw dislocated at Airbourne
But: my newfound (well, since the turn of the millennium) adoration for those awesome 80s heavy metal albums that I thought I was done and over with is pure rush.
I'm not going anywhere with this, am I? I'm not even sure I even remotely touch what you wrote, as I intended to.
Sorry for offtopicism!
Anyway: looking forward as hell to "Ancient astronauts"! Hurra! I like these reviews threads, but I principally refuse reading the actual texts until after I've familiarized myself with the album
@The Other Anders: Ouff 8O Sorry to hear that, and thanks for putting things into perspective! Sweden isn't that bad after all. Even if Postnord has invested billions in deteriorating service here during the last decade, I gotta remind myself that customs ain't Postnord, and it can always be worse – somewhere else, or here soon. Sorry for offtopicism!
I paid customs (which was a nice, low €1.20, plus the annoying, stupidly high €7.50 fee – that's Sweden for ya) last week, and I got the package here in Stockholm yesterday. Super nice reading and cool pix with the "Maiden voyage" release.
Will soon/"soon" try to sell the three albums from this bundle that I don't want to keep
Concerts visited: 18 (1996-2022).
Longest gap between shows: 7 years (2002-10-29 to 2009-10-29)
Locations: Six different cities in Sweden (incl five different venues in Stockholm), Oslo (twice), Utrecht, Copenhagen (thrice) and Berlin.
Most "obscure": Strömsborg in Vänersborg, Sweden, 1997-11-02 (opening for Fireside), and Herrgår'n in Linköping, Sweden, 1998-03-26.
Most songs at a show: 18 (Pumpehuset in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014-06-11).
Least songs at a show: 6 (Raj Harder indoors festival in Köping, Sweden, 1997-11-01).
Different songs experienced: 126.
Song experienced most often: "STG" (9 times), and luckily it's a great one
Song anticipated most: "The wheel", which I still haven't experienced live
Specials:
-A couple of "Un chien d'espace" performances before the jams became ridiculously extended :lol: I know a lot of people love it more the longer it gets. One of my favorite songs but I don't think it benefits from exceeding 18 minutes – those improvisations don't match the mood of the lyrics or the feel of the basic song, according to me.
-"Painting the night unreal" – a huge favorite of mine – once (Debaser Slussen, Stockholm, 2002-10-29).
-Two nights in a row this year (Malmö and Copenhagen) with only one (1) overlapping song. Total worship!
@Spacebandit: Tonight could be fitting with some BÖC since it's Albert Bouchard's birthday
He didn't write "Godzilla", though (but I think Fu Manchu covered that one enough, and it's not on my fave BÖC songs list).It's also Tomas Järmyr's birthday
Let him eat cake!
