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Ah, I can hear it now. Earlier, my ears were deceiving me.
The main thing is: new music is on its way! And I’ve got a good feeling about it!
@ThorEgil: Thank you for providing the link.
@Punj: They have to be pragmatic I suppose, and just use drummers this way. Tomas was impoverished, and it seems that played a big part in his departure. Unless a drummer is an equal creative partner, he (or she!) might be better advised to be a gun for hire. It’s just a bit of a shame to think that there is no longer a permanent ‘band’, as such, and one wonders whether something will be lost if the third leg is not present at the daily shifts these hard-working boys (or should that be dads?) put in.
Also, with different drummers being used, might there be some loss of identity? Still, these guys have always known what they are doing, so I trust them, and I’m sure there is some great stuff to come. Maybe they have concluded that this is the only way.
I just can’t help wishing it could be Ingvald and only Ingvald, for all sorts of reasons. But if he wants to continue with Kanaan, maybe it all gets a bit tricky.
Mind you, Gabriel and Crimson managed to figure out a way of sharing Tony Levin, but then we’re talking about economics on a different level there – a massive tour each every few years, and even rarer albums!
I am probably being stupid, cloth-eared or both, but is that Olaf they are talking about at 7:51, “going into the studio in November with Reine and [?].” Does Olaf have another name? If it’s not Olaf, who is it?
Mine arrived today. Love the artwork for the Silver Dollar Forger side. The BBC repeated the Nazareth performance of the song on the Old Grey Whistle Test a few years ago, and I remember it making me sit up and take notice! They knew how to do it in those days!
A lot of real monsters in there! That’s even with Gullible rested. Lucky audience! I suppose that setlist would be less to the liking of those who preferred the selections when Olaf was behind the kit. Personally, I just like them to keep mixing it up. I can’t wait for what they create in terms of new material with Ingvald – at least, I hope that is going to happen; it looks as though it absolutely must!
Nice, clean trio version of Cloudwalker (yes, Bernie, I sneaked a peek!) – Ingvald playing keyboards in the middle, while stepping on the hi-hat and building it back up on the cymbal. He’s a keeper!
Lacuna/Sunrise, with thanks to Goldilox92, who has already posted a few other monsters from the same show (and also has footage from a recent Magma gig too):
@grindove: Glad you approve! Nice connection! In case you haven’t seen it, check out on YouTube the 1973 footage from Swiss TV, recently unearthed, with Crying in the Dark / King of Twilight closing the show.
I view the covers as less essential, yet good fun, and part of the shared culture and heritage. But yes, mix it up a bit more!
