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I agree with Punj, though I always perceived their (90s) comments about work ethics and drugs as a statement against “the music establishmentâ€, the Norwegian alt rock establishment in the 90s being the peculiar decadent party-rock scene in Oslo (the Turbo vs MP dichotomy). IMO they wanted to present themselves as an alternative, in all different ways, which they were (including hard-working and “serious†and as Bent himself recently stated, maybe a bit too self-important). I’m sure they’ve done tons of drugs of various kinds though, way back, just read the lyrics.. and feel the music.. Work-ethics-wise I’m pretty sure they run a tight ship, you can’t have this kind of output without a total commitment and a somewhat clean head. But being drugs-spokesmen, no I don’t think that fits their sensibilities.. way too introverted, private, intense and focused.. better to opt out and let the music speak for itself (again, Seltzer vs Bent). And yes, the 90s were really a different time, esp in Norway.
He indeed also plays his 6-string this way, you can clearly see it in a lot of videos. This is the first one that came to mind, but there are others:
This is actually a topic I remember thinking a lot about way back when, because on a lot of (at least early) MP songs it sounded like he was “hitting†the strings the opposite way, with the highest pitched string first. As if a normal right handed guitarist would stroke from the bottom up instead of the normal way of up and down. Anyway, the stringing explained it, and it made a lot of the songs sound more weird and unique to me, and not least harder to play.. (I’m a detail-nerd, I confess;)
I think this subject was commented on on another thread, and people had a list of guitarists doing the same. In Bents case it was apparently how he learned to play guitar. I guess there were no lefthand guitars in Snåsa;)
EDIT: The Ballad of Pat & Put comes to mind, though there are also others.. But in Pat & Put you can clearly hear it all through the song, and it gives it a different vibe, at least in my ears..
EDIT EDIT: Also in this gem https://youtu.be/tlXSEx_Vhpk
@JERO WORD!
I don’t know, as an intro to Un Chien it works pretty great in my ears, happy they incorporate this stuff on the RWs
Indeed! And THE TOWER!! What a monster riff. And the breaks, almost reminiscent of The Other Fool in some way, though far more ✨cosmic✨ Although I loved the latest record when it came out it’s really opened itself through the latest videos on youtube and RW. It’s def one of their greatest. And topical lyrics, who would have thought they could pull that one off. On par with Trust Us, though comparing is boring! It’s The Tower. Nuff said!
:STG:
Some angel out there also uploaded the concert (from Feel on in) on YouTube 💙 Great video, great sound, great playing (and singing!), great audience, great lighting, everything just so so great.
And omg, this new lineup of MP is just really heartbreakingly good. Must be some new dynamic with Thomas on board. Less muscle, though heavier. Great!
What’s your point? I do own the box sets, but I don’t have a CD-player or a discman (lol) or a cd drive as mentioned. Some of us also pay for streaming as it’s convenient for different platforms. But.. Are you some record industry goon policing this forum for people you suspect don’t own the entire discography? I bet most of us do. Pathetic indeed.
BUMMER. By far the best box so far imo. Never Judge is great, as well as, hm, the rest. Hope it comes back, don’t even have a CD-drive anymore.
@kjesso Great!
@theotheranders Spot on! 100% (and btw: 5×7+7=42, it all adds up;)
@thevisitant Word! Me too. And still waiting for the great Unicorn DVD. Or why not a NRK TV-special. They’re so lazy with their music programming these days. The Molde show? Or of course the Unicorn with capes and all. They must have filmed the opera performance. Still so much in the MP vaults. A demo basement/bunker tapes compilation? And I really hope they will play more with Ola ahead. And Kristoffer of course. Great setup.
Yes, too bad about TM and AADAP, I have them on cd but my CD player is long gone:( Hopefully they will pop up soon.
Anyway, also listened a lot to RW5, blown away! Thomas is great. Different than Kenneth, maybe less of a machine? ! MP v2018 are indeed better than ever! Amazing.
And @crossskip, good to hear Geb made it to Italy. Seem to remember from some interview from the 90s he was dreaming about living down there. It all works out.
Wow, finally! And for those «new» to MP who hasn’t bought the EPs – this is quiet a treasure. I thought about rating them but after a quick scan I realized it’s hopeless. But starting with Wearing Yr Smell all the way to Serpentine the quality of the B-sides are consistently good / great / exceptional / quirky / fun. Happy days indeed! (And hope Geb is OK wherever he is!)
