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I've never heard of Kristoffer but apparently he's a very unique and interesting guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lh4H5lxL3E
now that clears things up:
There's definitely an emotional, coming-of-age and discover-the-band angle for us, who got into them in the 90ties. I don't know if Trust Us is "better" than HMF or The Aubergine, but for those old albums I will always have a soft spot and I listen to them differently than to The Tower. I don't really listen anymore to the albums from 2000 to 2002, though… And their shows back then! They're surely better players nowadays but those 90s shows blew us all away, didn't they? That said, their quality nowadays has something to do with not repeating a Timothy's Demon Box At Play blueprint again and again.
Quote:I did read someone on this forum say that nothing they did after Trust Us comes anywhere close to the earlier material.I'd strongly disagree with that. They developed so much. Many other bands have their prime time at some point but not those guys. I'd say most people go to their shows eager to hear their new material, though the classics are always welcome (I'd love to hear Lighthouse Girl done live nowadays…). And what other band has achieved that? Timothy, AADAP or LTEC have been written and played. Done. They could repeat that, but I wouldn't want them to. Instead we got for example Little Lucid Moments and The Unicorn which rank in my top 5 MP albums. I don't even think about anymore if they're getting better or worse or whatever. Their vast oeuvre cannot be pinned down to time's arrow and every new release is just a new release which I like very or not so much. In 1995 I couldn't imagine anyone – including themselves – could top or at least match Timothy's Monster. Where to go from there? But they just went on and on, taking detours, hard brakes, experimenting and style changes, while trusting themselves.
About Yes, I'd love to hear MP do South Side Of The Sky….
Hi there and welcome. Yeah it's a bit overwhelming and time and money consuming if one discovers a great band with a huge back catalogue. I wish I'd find me one nowadays…. It's funny that you're hooked without knowing the classics like Timothy's Monster or Demon Box, but who knows? Maybe we cherish those albums a bit too much due to nostalgia and because they've been our introductions to the band when we were young and more prone (proner?) to be impressed
Timothy is grand, though. I consider it to be the very core of Motorpsychodelia. The Wheel, Giftland & The Golden Core! I also envy everyone who's about to experience them live for the first time, despite all my memories.
No one's seeding? Either that or I have some connection issues… Did find it on dime but "searching for peers" for days now.
Quote:I was considering myself way above my mates in musical taste.you'n'me both bro' :mrgreen: None of my 12year old mates wanted to listen to Music From The Elder.
I remember that, too, and went see him then. He pretended? As far as I know there was a legit poll and people voted not very suprisingly for his hits, which he played. He got critized for it being a scam but when the people vote for Heroes and Ziggy and Let's Dance, creating a setlist that he would have chosen anyway, what is he to do?
As for a voted MP set, I guess the same thing would happen. There'll be tons of votes for STG, Plan #1, The Golden Core and the lot and not so many for Painting The Night Unreal, Composite Head, Frances and Neverland which eventually adds up to sets chosen by the band themselves. Surely they're curious what lost gems people would want to hear (Mantrick Muffin Stomp!!!) and will throw them in occasionally. But if they want to come up with a set only with 29th Bulletin, Snafu, Wasted and so on (you get my idea), they better don't listen to the people.
