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I would love a recording if this gig, but I don't do Dime. Maybe someone can help me out. Tomcat? Anyone?
Well it's 4.05am and I am now sitting on a train that is the first leg of three trains that will take me to Amsterdam. I could barely sleep after the gig.
As a teenager I came to Cologne with my dad and German step-mum and saw what was the most impressive building I'd ever seen and which still takes my breath away today – Cologne Cathedral. Forty years later Cologne has given me one of the most breathtaking gigs I've ever seen, courtesy of MP.
I had hoped the band would take the Space Dog out for a walk this evening and they did. A looooong walk. I literally did have trouble catching my breath as they went into spacejam overdrive and not only did Bent break a string, but the tech restrung it for him while he continued to play through the most frenetic section of the piece. I was gasping for air as my mind and body struggled for some kind of stability while also fighting off a kind of hysterical high resulting from what my eyes and ears were witnessing. For a moment I thought I might have to seek out Tomcat who had offered to be my caretaker should any such problem arise. Fortunately the band brought it back and I settled down – huge grin on my face.
We then had four tunes that I'd seen them play in London. All four were better this time, especially Dream Home, though it was Stained Glass which, like in London, really made me swoon. A truly beautiful 10-15 minutes of luscious jam-filled beauty.
Next up Mountain and again I find myself dumbfounded by the organic way in which this band builds a piece on stage.
After The Cuckoo and an exhilirating Ship of Fools, the next highlight was Taifun, which again built to a climax within a climax.
Following the break Bent announced that since we'd "suffered" through all that we could now have this: Go To California, quickly followed by Bartok, Superstooge and You Lied. What fun this weird mix of psychedelic rock, pop, grunge brilliance was to finish off the night. Amazing encore…
But then Fools Gold to send us home delirious.
Astonishing, to say the least.
Thanks to Thomas and Tomcat and Johnny Heartfield for finding me and making me so welcome among the long-time fans, and to the two gents (Erdgil and Board) from Trondheim too.
Hope to see you all again.
As a newbie who is finding a lot to love in every era, I am loving this discussion with a huge grin on my face.
Landing at Dusseldorf from Prague, listening to Bomb-Proof, I suddenly noticed this.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1626037290781109&id=137481486303371
@Tomcat – Great! Hope to see you at Kult too then.
@pfnuesel I think you'd be surprised. A couple of years ago I met a guy who had seen Magma 175 times. And I know several people who have seen Yes well over 100 times. The most I've seen any band is Solstice, a British folk-prog rock band, 41 times. Most bands who have been around a while will have avid fans that keep going back and follow them on tour.
It's great reading the responses above (34, 35, 100+). I saw my first last week, in London. I'll see my second next week, in K̦ln. Hopefully more to come. Some friends and I are already discussing making a trip from the UK to Trondheim to see MP some time Рif we can arrange it.
