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Finally found the time to listen to most of RW V in one go – from the first notes of "Sleepwalking"/"Lacuna Sunrise" to the final consonant "pling" of "Chien d'Espace".
Used my flac download – so no LP side turning for an enduring experience of sheer bliss.
Imho the ultimate recorded MP live experience. Far, far out…
Skipped "Ship" – I think that one is best in its studio version – with all the voices and things going on that are lost in the stage variant. Good as a live experience as well, but as a live recording rather disappointing. My view only, so feel free to disagree.
"Taifun" I reserved for a better occasion due to sheer acoustic exhaustion
My enthusiasm for RW III has regrettably worn off just a little bit over the years – listened to it for quite some time and still love Hogwash and 577. Maybe another intensive listening session in due time?
At Herzberg Festival the music on stage usually plays until 2.30 or 3.00 a.m. They got it a little under control in recent years, but I do remember an Eric Burdon gig there that literally started with the rising sun
Expect a MP festival show in typical length of about 90-100 minutes or even more. And lots of fun anyway.
I compared Zakk to Stollwerck in Cologne which I do prefer. Living a 10 minutes walk away from Stollwerck this is quite natural
The Zakk in Düsseldorf is a legendary Club and quite nice if you get 200 people maximum, but with a crowd of 400-500 at least one third will not get a satisfactory sight and sound – that's the impression I got from my several visits there. I did enjoy a very nice Yo La Tengo gig there 12 years ago, but the MP shows were always too loud and too muddy for the venue and my taste. Same thing with the Gloria Theatre in Cologne. At Stollwerck I had this effect only at the Unicorn gig in 2012 – last two gigs were very clear sounding despite the volume.
I'm somebody who needs room to move at gigs, so I was always very happy at MP's Herzberg festival shows despite much bigger crowds. In the end its up to everyone himself. This year I decided against Zakk but will probably go to the Maastricht festival. Time will show. Enjoy your Zakk gig though!
I can warmly recommend Burg Herzberg Festival – great relaxed atmosphere, nice people, one of the few MP gigs with an audience exceeding 1000 people and yet space for everyone and room to move. And Motorpsycho have always been excellent at Herzberg (3 gigs so far).
If you can afford it go to Düsseldorf for a full warm-up show and then to Herzberg for the following days. Never a letdown.
I'm not sure if I would travel long distance for a Düsseldorf gig alone – the venue is rather small and does not have the best sound at full volume. Being from Cologne I have to say that – but I hope you all enjoy that gig anyway
Yep – anticipation rises…
Stickman usually ship brand new albums a few days before release date in order to have them arrive just in time. Don't know how Rune handles that matter.
I tried to cure my impatience by listening to the excellent Leipzig recording. Slightly spoiled expectance by excellence – they should have released almost all of the Leipzig concert in a separate box – it is that good. Probably saved for the future, when our heroes are old and in need of money
You're probably right – for the audiences its all the same in the end. So let's petition the lords with prayer – or rather pressing demands! Should be easier after the RS shows and the expected overwhelming reviews for the live albums
As I'm not involved in that kind of business I don't have the slightest idea of the proceedings. Still I do suspect it's partly MP's booking agency that prefers to contact the ususal suspects. More intrepid exploring please on all sides!
OK Folks – I do not deny the Swiss the unexpected amassment of MP gigs. Enjoy!
On the other hand I feel a little disappointed that MP do neglect the south western part of Germany once more. There's the RS Festival of course, so another close gig at Freiburg or Karlsruhe probably not necessary.
Nevertheless – apart from a gig in a completely unsuited venue in Frankfurt the southern half of Germany has been almost completely spared a MP presence on recent tours. Alright – there was Wiesbaden 2016 as well. Fantastic gig. But just one(!) in Southern Germany per tour is just not enough!
Living in Cologne I cannot complain at all being served with regular Motorpsycho concerts in walking distance. But I do feel with my Southern German friends…
So let the Swiss smile blissful holes into their cheeses, but rememeber: there's still life up north across the border
BTW: What's this mini tour called? The "Rolling Stoned Tour"? The "Rolling Tower Revue"? The "Swiss Cheese Mountains Festival Express"? Or just "Step Across The Border"?
I think that Devotional has explained the matter quite satisfactory.
Of course it would be ideal that both vinyl and download offer the same material – which is the case with the newer, specially (re-)mastered releases.
As a "vinyl afficionado" I don't need no extra tracks to feel good – having the real thing in my hand and on the record player is gratification enough.
Anyway – it's just one small track and nothing world-shattering (heresy!).
I remember a time where it was the other way round – if you still bought the vinyl, you were served with fewer material than on the parallel CD releases. Motorpoetic justice indeed!
And don't forget – you get the missing track on vinyl anyway! Have it digitalized yourself, if you're craving for it!
RW 3 & 5 in the bag. Thou' I must say I'd have prefered simple black vinyl. Easier to hit the tracks and not as vulnerable.
@ Punj Lizard: So should it be. I started rebying the stuff on vinyl almost exclusively for the emotional extra value.
Then sometimes vinyl really sounds better – but that depends on the mastering of album and/or CD. Many early CD reissues of great albums were just awful soundwise. My copy of "Axis Bold As Love" I bought second hand in London ages ago with lots of surface scratches still sounds much much better than most of its rereleases.
What I meant regarding collector value – sometimes you decide to get the album version years after release and then have to face astronomical prices which is just a shame.
On the other hand with MP vinyl it will not happen to you that you will find your favourite albums in the cheap sale department after a while which can be quite heartbreaking for a true fan. Happened to me with my favourite Hawkwind albums of the early 90s…
I do have RW III on DVD and extracted the audio for private use on CD – but still I think this is no comparison to a specially mastered good old vinyl copy.
In hindsight I regret not having bought several MP records on vinyl (Phanerothyme, BHBC), even though I mostly listened to CDs at the time. In fact MP turned me back to vinyl again.
I never regretted buying any MP album on vinyl, even though I had most of them on CD already. They're getting quite rare after a while, or at least don't lose much value over the years. And maybe one day you'll even own a record player again?
Oh yes! Thanks very much once again, Bernie!
Fills a gap – shame that no audience recordings of this great gig has appeared on DIME until now.
@ Krist: Depends if you chose the album version or the cd version.
The 2LP version has Feel on it:
http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/motorpsycho/ralp318-motorpsycho-roadwork-vol-1-2lp/
