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So I've finished this book now. What a great read. My appreciation of the album Blissard had already changed before I read the book. When I first listened to it, I was not that impressed. Then one day, walking down the road with headphones on, the sonic brilliance and songwriting suddenly came to life. There are some tracks I prefer over others – my favourites being "Drug Thing" (which is just superb to these ears), Greener, S.T.G. and Manmower.
So I was ripe for reading this book, which just added so much more to my appreciation of the album, in particular in its place in the band's early history, as well as from the perspective of someone who has been listening to the band from a much earlier age than me and from an earlier period in the band's life.
A great fan book.
PS. As I don't yet have a physical copy of the album (I bought it as a download), I was unaware of the fact that it has "Into the void we have to travel" on the spine of the CD. As a long-time Hawkwind fan, to find this out really tickled me
Quote:Btw, I bumped into Bent at a jazz concert last week – so I assume the next album will be an accoustic jazz trio albumAnd it'll be one of the best accoustic jazz trio albums you ever heard. ☺
I wrote above that I think it's a bit overpriced. Then again, so is Konsert For Folk Flest but I bought that because the music is awesome and so is the whole package. I'm not such a fan of Demon Box but any time the band make a good profit on something I won't complain because it seems to me they put way more of that back into the music than most bands would. So if a bit of extra cash leads to another album and another tour then I'm happy.
Yep. This seems overpriced. But they made the funding in quick time so congratulations. Hopefully they'll make enough from the funding to consider releasing the CDs and BluRay as standard releases for those of us who are neither collectors/completists, nor Norwegian-speaking.
I was just gifted a few MP items for my birthday, one of which was the Engllish translation of the Blissard book by Johan Harstad. I just started it. After a couple of pages it seemed to me that Harstad has a style similar to David Foster Wallace, in particular with all the notes and notes to notes. Interestingly last week I also noticed, in the film of the making of En Konsert For Folk Flest, a copy of Wallace's brilliant Infinite Jest on the bookshelf behind the author of the Manifest on which the Konsert piece draws. It wasn't until I came to write this post that I realised it was also Harstad who wrote the Manifest!
I'm reviving this thread because I just ordred the album. I don't have a vinyl record player, but I see there's a CD and DVD included, so no problem there. Can't wait to get my hands on this – looks like a lovely boxset. Having already heard the album I know what to expect in that regard, and personally I think it's absolutely sublime. Definitely one of their best, IMHO.
While listening to Let Them Eat Cake, in just the right altered state last night, I noticed another musical reference. The opening of Whip That Ghost makes musical reference to the opening of the(short version of the) brilliant Billy Cobham instrumental Stratus.
"If you fall in love with this band, it's the best thing that can happen to you. Because then you do not need another band in your life, because Motorpsycho are almost all your favorite bands in a band. Better than the Beatles."
This is the quote that sums it up for me. I fell in love and, yes, MP are almost all my favourite bands in a band.
@ The Other Anders – hoping to meet you in Alkmaar.
Flights booked for a trip to Amsterdam with my wife (15-18 April), following which she will return home and I will head on to Alkmaar for the show on the 18th and then Roadburn, returning home on the 23rd. Can't wait. Hoping to meet up with some of you.
My wish came true – a date in Holland before Roadburn! Have ticket, will travel. Would it be too much to hope for another on the 23rd? :lol:
