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With all the raving reviews in that other thread I wonder what I'm doing wrong in still not getting closer to "The All Is One". Are MP just now reaping the harvest for years of excellent albums with that one?
It often happens this way: a band in a certain phase of their career, be it start or re-start, has to build up public acknowledgement over several releases, often never getting the applause they deserve, until suddenly reaching windfall with a last effort that carries all the momentum (not necessarily living up to the quality of what came before).
For Me "TAIO" is probably the fourth or fifth best album MP has released since 2014. After N.O.X. could not convince me entirely I tried a compilation of the more structured, simpler stuff for a lenghty train journey, but still those numbers didn't match those other songs I compiled from several rather recent "side" outings such as the Motorpnakotic Manifests, the Supersonic Scientists bonus tracks or The Light Fantastic and of course the California EP. Probably the latter stuff is more headphone-friendly…
While thus having learned to regard all those hyperenthusastic reviews of TAIO with a little scepticism (probably with all the bandwith and variety of the web these days bands create their own (very specialized & enthusiastic) reviewers instead of the other way round, like it used to be in the olden days, when critics literally made – or destroyed – the bands ) there's still the chance that I'm just being slow on the intake. Admittedly Here Be Monsters, The Tower and The Crucible got me at once, but BHBC is just now releasing its more distinguished flavours for me after all these years. So probably I'll champion TAIO in 20 years, but until then please forgive me for still being a little sceptic…
Still need much more growing time, but I do think this is the album with the best MP artwork for years. No wonder given the Gullvag contribution.
There is of course a little visual pun in the fun photo of the band included, with reference to the alledged ballet/dance piece inspiration for the N.O.X. suite.
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPh7yq_5UBM (around 0.36)
Got my parcel today. First impression after listening just once: Business as usual.
Rather mainstream – by Motorpsycho standards, that is. Nothing really boring, nothing too overwhelming. Nothing really new – not the overwhelming experience I had when first listening to "The Crucible". Songs not half as original as on "The Tower". Side 3 a quasi-electronic motormechanic destructive commando listener torment like the middle part of the "Here Be Monsters" title track. Great bass arithmetics/counter rhythms on Side 2 – comparable to the instrumental heavy part of 577 (live version). Great guitar work as always. Very competent drumming.
Rather weak vocals in typical Yes-style harmony washup.
So – your typical first encounter of another Motorpsychedelic opus. Let it grow!
I guess people who have been out to pick up their children from the crèche for 30 years now might be slightly confused at times
Motorpsycho sure keeps young!And yes – they're not the best at what they do…
Motorpsycho has always been yr elephant. Except for those who enjoy and make it big, big, big! So what…
As far as I understand the review in Plattentest, N.O.X. would have fared much better as a single album without the other songs. Well, we'll see in a few weeks. I do share the criticism of "Same old Rock" to some point, but let's not judge too early here – better not judge at all, but enjoy – and be it after the seventh desperate effort to digest another entirely new and still unfamiliar Motorpsycho record.
Can hardly wait as well, but will do. Getting everything the moment you hear of it partly diminishes some kind of value – waiting for it makes new music great and great music even greater.
We're all too wasted from the onslaught of consumer-friendly, mainstreamed or even agressive product merchandising – be it acoustic or otherwise. And thus forget to listen or concentrate – sometimes even mor than once – before we judge. But then: "You can lead a horse to water, but you can never make him drink" – you can lead a man to Harper, but you can never make him… (think? enjoy? like? dig? digest – whatever.)
Roy is not god – he is antigod! (divine, but gods-defying).
In response to Lizard's Pun (and all the other information):
"Creepy Crowley Creepy Crowley
Creepy Creepy Crowley Crowley
Bob Le Bad the Mystic" (Omm…)
Enough punning – eager to hear the music! Night of Pan – my God!
("Punning Punning, we're punning again…")
Actually c/o "Hippies United" (Paul Pott & friends) – I'm just the bringer of good news and deliveries
Excellent gig – best is yet to come! Thanx Bernie! Thanx HU!
@ Supernaut: Roy Harper IS God. Even though he sang: "The Death of God" (A mediocre late single, but just the same…).
Listen to this, and you might find traces of Iron Maiden in there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDPqhcYSKGg
Haha, just joking. "Thick as A Brick" is roughly from the same time, but came after Harper's "Stormcock" album – so who traces who? Ian Anderson counted Harper amongst his early idols and inspirations – "the first one to leave Blackpool", he quoted, before he went on to exchange the guitar given to him by one Lemmy Kilmister for a flute in the next music instruments shop (old stories…)
@ David: Agreed! The iconic mp logo/Babylon industrial font should be used throughout – at least on the "regular" releases!
Burn (Deep Purple Cover)
High Time
Ãœberpilgrim
Lykkepilgrim >> 577
Ship of Fools feat lengthy jams of "Love Love" (Julian Priester tune)
& "Theme de Yoyo" (Art Ensemble of Chicago)
Running With Scissors >> I.M.S.
Granny Takes A Trip
Psychotzar
A Pacific Sonata
Un Chien d'Espace
Close your Eyes (2012 live version)
Superstooge
Walking On The Water (You Lied)
Black to Comm'
There are so many combinations of great Motorpsychedelic Tunes & Jams that I could go on for hours…
This is rather a 3 1/2 hours set
Allow some time for tunings, jams, extended play, long, drawn out versions…
I'd say:
1st Electric Set: (50 min.)
Year Zero
Radiation Freq.
Lacuna Sunrise
Acoustic set: (25 min)
Blueberry Daydream
Turn Turn Turn (acoustic version)
Wharf Rat (Grateful Dead Cover, semi-acoustic)
2nd Electric Set: (80 min.)
The Crucible >> Hell >> Big Black Dog >> The Crucible
The Mirror & The Lie
Starhammer into The Wheel
The Tower
Feel
Encore: (20 min.)
All Is Loneliness
Vortex Surfer
@ supernaut: The ridiculité (wow, that's french for "get rid of it, you asshole") lies in the total lack of impact in the music world that the mighty Unicorn has made since its release. Therefore hardly to compare with the big concept monsters of their time who defined their decade.
I still am not decided if I'm happy or not that MP is such a limited cult phenomenon. But as Lemmy once said: "Had we been successful like Iron Maiden, we might have gotten lazy and sit around in our castles doing nothing".
