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@ suntripper. Nice of you to mention Alan White here. I first saw Alan play with Yes in 1977 and have seen him with them a couple of dozen times more since then. As much as I preferred Bill Bruford's style, Alan was a truly great drummer who made those early Yes songs his own and thereafter really put his own stamp on the band's sound on Tales, Relayer, GFTO and everything since. Not a lot of people know that before Yes he played with both John Lennon and George Harrison! Sadly, shortly before his death, his storage was raided and the kit he played when he was with Lennon was stolen. Apparently he was a really lovely man as well as a great drummer. RIP.
I haven't read it yet (I've only seen the headline and the first couple of lines) but there is a short article in the latest Prog magazine titled MOTORPSYCHO GO FOUR FOR FOUR!
Review copies are landing. I met a music acquaintance at a Magma concert last night who said he'd received one for his progressive rock website.
Personally I'd be more than happy to pay for official bootlegs (so to speak), if the band decided to start releasing them, either via a monthly subscription or on a recording-by-recording basis. But some kind of easily accessible database/archive of live recordings would be brilliant.
[POST EDITED as my first comment was already proven incorrect.]
@Blashyrkh – The only thing that bothers me a little is the inconsistency in song titles. Sometimes Uberwagner and The Pilgrim are listed as separate songs, sometimes as Uberpilgrim. Also there are several different variations for the Hell songs, including Victim of Rock, but not Hell 7. These are minor issues and the work required to standardise the titles might just not make it worth it to satisfy one or two nerds :wink: Given the amount of work you all have put into it, I can only praise and thank you for this brilliant resource/archive.
@ Blashyrkh – Thanks for sorting all this out. I also registered yesterday but have not yet received an email.
At the moment I am not listening to Lady May, which was not played at The Forum because apparently Bielefeld does not exist. As a consequence I am not in the throes of ecstasy, because it is not bloody amazing!
I'll play
Concerts visited: 13 (2017-2022)
Locations:
Gloria Cologne x 2; Islington O2 (London), Bürgerhaus Stollwerck (Cologne), Viktorie (Alkmaar), Roadburn Festival (Tilburg), Zakk (Düsseldorf), Union Scene (Drammen), 229 The Venue 2 (London), Flashback Records (London), Vera (Groningen), Het Depot (Leuven), Schlachthof (Bremen) all x 1
Different songs played: 67
Song played most often: The Tower (9)
Song anticipated most: 577
Specials (too many to mention :wink: ):
Un Chien d'Espace – Köln 2017
Lacuna/Sunrise – Leuven 2019
Seeing Kenneth Kapstad leave the venue after Elephant9 played and before Motorpsycho came on – Drammen 2018
Flashback Records acoustic show – 2019
@Juergen – thanks
Oh my giddy aunt! (Old english expression meaning "Holy fucking shit!") :wink:
I see from photos that the stage looks quite small, with the drums set up close to the front of the stage. Do they always play that venue when in Bielefeld? I might have to consider making a trip there on a future tour.
