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I refuse to buy this 2 track single. I want a full album of Monstereo!
and I see you'll play China? That's so great. I've been there 2 years ago. Beijing and Shanghai are amazing cities. Have fun!
Rooster Rampage, yay, great, too!
yep, exclusive and unique! I'm much more excited now for this thing to witness live than a setlist with Vortex Surfer, Mountain, 577 and all other standards I've heard a thousand times.
& a LOL @hovmod. :mrgreen:
that townsend/artist line can very much be brought into the MP-vocal debate. entertainers hit the right notes but artists focus on expressing themselves.
(yes i'm aware of the thousand examples that defy this simple statement but it's still a worthy thought)
just seen the musical box' remake of the "lamb lies down on broadway" tour btw and it was great.
so everybody go see them on this tour no matter what you feel about it now. you'd kick yourself in a few years if you don't.
Quote:the day they start to sing like mike patton or eddie vedder, their overall appeal would be gone.::::
i'd expect it to be opposite! a lot of ppl i play mp for, or drag along to concerts comment on how they music great, but they can't really get past the vocals.
that's of course my personal perception. i like their gonzo vocal lines and styles. a supersinger would flatten out lots of their charm for me within the concept of motorpsychedelism. take mike patton: i find him superb but i wouldn't want him to sing on timothy's monster. great singing doesn't come with perfect technique. but it has to fit with the music. imagine maynard keenan in motorpsycho. hm well…. i just wouldn't want that.
Quote:and don't forget, they sing while they are also focused on playing this monstrous stuff!::::
Can't see that as argument for not bringing dedicated voices to the show, or?
i don't know if you are a musician but playing this music and singing is a damn hard thing to do. also i would never assume that the guys are not dedicated to their singing. dedication most definitely doesn't rule out sour notes and vice versa. as perfect pitch doesn't equal dedication.
Quote:the vocals never sound as bad when you hear them live, as when you listen to the recording.yep, usually true. hear any band's smartphone youtube live clips.
after 20 years of motorpsycho, i think the vocal issue could be finally put to rest. it's what it is, period. and don't forget, they sing while they are also focused on playing this monstrous stuff! and as a sidenote thought: the day they start to sing like mike patton or eddie vedder, their overall appeal would be gone.
Quote:I know no song titles nor do I have any favorites. None of the songs seem to stick in my head. I am not humming any of the riffs.I immediately loved the album but this happened to me as well. But it didn't bother me because there are intentionally no easy catchy melodies on it, at least not repeatedly in a chorus form for example. As soon as memorable riffs and melodies happen, they get broken off or deconstructed or elaborated further due to the very nature of the album's idea. It's a one big monster piece and meant to listen to it that way, not a collection of great songs as we came to know MP. Personally though I usually listen to one half of it and then take a break. And I don't put it on every day, neither. I'd rather give it few but focused listens.
