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@ punknotyet – Thanks. That piqued my interest. They have to be giving a nod to S.T.G. towards the end of this performance of Return to the Tundrasphere, don't they?
@Punj Lizard – Ha! I was just about to respond to you, saying that you could do a lot worse than those recommended by Hans J. Pande in the comments section and then I saw that you yourself had visited and gone to quite some trouble to fill people in. Bravo! I notice that you didn't recommend anything from this album. Much of it is really good as far as I'm concerned and (maybe I'm in the minority here) I really like the sound of it too. I do think people need to know, however, that this particular track is very, very ordinary by Motorpsycho standards.
Motorpsycho The Waning (Pt.1) – First Listen/Reaction:
I'm a big fan of this album, but not of this track – especially part 1. I wonder why the band seem to value it so highly, even making it like the shop window for the album? If this is all the Motorpsycho someone ever gets exposed to they'll have no hint of the treasures that lie beyond. Simone Giacomini and Hans J. Pande, if you happen to look in here, I totally endorse your comments.
Not quite Bernie, but a different angle on a bit of N.O.X., thanks to DenpaFuzz:
Thanks Pax Deinde:
@punknotyet: I remember the discussion now you've directed me back to it and recall other people of taste also approving of The Grand Astoria. I think that must have been how I got wind of them. I meant to buy 'From the Great Beyond' but it got forgotten somewhere along the way so I shall now seek to track down a copy. Isn't it the way with great bands – you just can't choose a best album? With Motorpsycho I'd veer between at least six albums if trying to pick a favourite.
@punknotyet: I did not know that! I had already come across and been impressed by The Grand Astoria. Maybe it was because of your recommendation; if so, thank you. At the risk of going off-topic, can you suggest which you think is their best album?
On artwork (plus Blissard):
Excellent work, Bernie! Thank you once again. Always thought people would warm to Cosmoctopus live. I love it – and I do mean all of it. It's a real showcase for Snah. Only fair to point out that this Cosmoctopus is a pretty fair vocal performance by Bent too. Hitting some of those notes would be pretty challenging.
@Johnny: Ah! You've just given me the other MP track! I think you're onto the Newman track too. So, I'd say you need to battle it out with JERO's wife for the chocolate! Good luck!
By the way, all this deviation on this thread is highly irregular!
@JERO: Damn! How did you know I love Belgian chocolate and I'm a sucker for a question like that?! I've got the Colin Newman song and one MP. Just can't crack the other! Aaaaargh!
@ Johnny: Boring? Hmmm. Well, I expect you are referring to some passages of Magma which I think can be heavy going if you are unfamiliar or not in the groove. As for The Grateful Dead, I'm ashamed to admit they remain one of the most glaring gaps in my musical knowledge. One of these days… Generally, however, I am not a fan of boring music, which is why I'm here!
@JERO – Thanks so much for the excellent Magma link. You're going to love the gig, I hope. I saw them a few years ago at the Festival Hall in London. [EDIT Correction – it was the Barbican, along with the intriguing Chrome Hoof.] Amazing! For anyone still struggling with Magma, you HAVE to see this. Is there a finer live moment ever captured in a TV studio?
You might be interested to know that my 1, 2, 3 goes: Yes, Motorpsycho, Magma. As for Wire, I have most of their stuff. I saw them around 1987 when I was really into that run of albums, The Ideal Copy, A Bell Is a Cuo…Until It Is Struck and It's Beginning to and Back Again (quite poppy and commercial stuff, but still inventive – sadly underrated). To be honest, although they were pretty good that day, they're not the first band you'd rush to see live – especially these days – and probably wouldn't be so appreciated by most Psychonauts, I'm guessing, so maybe it's just us!
[EDIT Check out the recent Slift gig also on the ARTE Concert channel.]
Fish Out of Water bro getting down to The Jig Is Up. He really digs Snah! For my money, this track would have been a highlight of any Kenneth-era album on which it might have turned up. Absolutely brilliant. How can a band produce something so, so good and then pay it so little respect? (I suppose it's because they produce so much other amazing stuff, but still… Mind you, I'd rate it above a few tracks on Eggplant, Bahind the Sun and HBM.) How are people not raving about it? Beats me!
