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You pretty much said it there, HeartattackMac. I too have mixed feelings, but I think that mostly comes from the set-list feeling a bit "incomplete" to me. And apart from some slight moshing in the front, the response was the most reserved I've seen and heard from an Oslo-crowd, but there were still plenty of stupid beer-throwing idiots on the gallery. That being said – at least there were very few quiet moments during this gig, so nothing was spoiled by talking.
I think that the band was mostly fine. The new songs sounded promising, and had plenty of brilliant moments, but I have to say that the absolute low-point for me was Pills. It sounded way tired, and the jam went absolutely nowhere. At one point Bent and Snah looked at each other with that "How do we get out of this?"-look. If they'd swapped that with "Timothy's Monster" or "Heartattack Mac" from the same record, the gig might have taken on a new dimension. "Greener" was actually better tonight than in 2009, although the audience didn't sing this time around.
Bent and Kenneth seemed to be in a really "light" mood, playing tighter than ever, and going everywhere rhythmically with ease, while Snah seemed to be in a "deeper" and "slower" place. And while he wasn't constantly "on fire", I think it's a long stretch to call him "uninspired". His tone was amazing, and he explored some really interesting and unusual stuff to my ears, at least. For instance during "Starhammer", he played a pattern that resembled the flute in the opening of "Ruckzuck" by Kraftwerk. I also love those noisy Neil Young meets Kevin Shields-moments there were plenty of tonight.
The "Kill Devil Hills -> Hallucifuge -> The Alchemyst"-section was really powerful, with Bent only showing any signs of reservation through his vocals. His playing was flawless. And I agree that "Close Your Eyes" might have been the highlight. It was psych heaven at times, and Snah was simply spot on. Kenneth's drumming was also economic and great here. He has really blossomed in the MP-shirt.
I filmed the whole gig in HD, but the results are unspectacular. The sound is sub-par mono, and I was so into the music that the camera is shaky to the point of being surprisingly unwatchable at times from the bits I've checked out. Guess I could have sacrificed a lot more for the video, but I didn't want to let it take me away from the experience. I doubt there will be much interest in this gig anyway, but if there is, I can always put some stuff up on YouTube. Just let me know!
Where is the setlist from Tønsberg, people? The only reports I've found so far is a Facebook-post that said "magic", and a blog that said "too many annoying air-guitarists".
There is definitely a rights-question involved here. It costs a fortune to license stuff from NRK (which was why they didn’t do it for Hair Cuts), which means that this might be a good thing, as the band still record pretty much every show they do themselves.
Thanks nooneimportant! So that means:
Year Zero
Manmower (w/ super space midpart)
The Bomb-Proof Roll And Beyond (Arne H)
The Alchemyst
Greener
Mountain
Whole Lotta Diana
Starhammer
All Is Loneliness
Come On In
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S.T.G.
I.C.U. (Boinganoid)
The Visitant
Sunchild
X-3
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Gullible’s Travails
“Timothy’s Monster”?!?! OMFG! Probably my favourite off AADAP, and that has been played only THREE times before in history! Here’s hoping for a recording!
Fantastic!
Ever since I first heard “Starhammer”, I’ve felt that it would be the perfect track to segue into “Mountain” from. Maybe that will happen during this tour, after all?
Air, Iggy and the Stooges, M.I.A., The Gaslight Anthem, Raekwon, Serena Maneesh, Shining and State Electric are all playing wednesday.
The arranger says the band couldn’t get on a bus because they have to much equipment.
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/hordaland/1.7081750 (Norwegian)
Anders: I couldn’t agree more. This is a HUGE opportunity lost. Virtually ALL the elements of Timothy’s Monster have been explored in and out over the past 15-16 years, while there is so much magic from especially Demon Box that has been locked up for the same amount of time.
Lars Lien – for one – agrees with us.
This whole tour – which is their best since 1999 – was recorded on 24 tracks = The best news EVER! That it possibly will be released in any way shape or form soon is secondary to the fact that it EXISTS, and inevitably will be unearthed sometime in the future. I’m ecstatic!
Quote:fillmore: Where did you learn that thing about the car crash?Through the engineer of their new album. I record some stuff for one of his labels. Didn’t know that was somewhat inside info, though I noticed nobody had pointed it out. Somebody drove into his car from behind. I’m sure you can talk to Kenneth about it.
Quote:gusse: I forgot to say that I think Kenneth has taken Motorpsycho to another level. They way things have turned out makes me think it was a good thing for Motorpsycho that Geb quit.Ain’t that the truth? And can you believe that Kenneth was in a car crash four weeks ago (he couldn’t even hold a drumstick for days), and played these 3 gigs with whiplash?
I must admit I didn’t care for his playing at all on the first gig I saw him do with MP (it was too loose and sloppy), and I still can’t get into most of his drumming on LLM, but he has just flourished lately. His playing on COTF is great, and the two times I’ve seen him live this year has been mindblowing. He was amazing at the Pstereo festival, and he was magic at Rockefeller – even with a whiplash.
