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Stating that "every single Roadwork release was a very big dissappointment" and that the releases are "castrated" is way too harsh, imo! Although I was among the first to critisize the 1CD format of RW4 I want to make clear that RW1 in particular is the quintessential MP live album, just perfect in any way. When it was released in 1999 it was hardly dissappointing. To this fan it was just anything I had ever dreamed of and it turned me into a die-hard psychonaut. It captures the essence of the 1998 tour in the best possible way. It was typical of them to follow with the "Motorsource massacre", quite an off-center choice, but certainly not a castrated release and in hindsight a wonderful contrast to the picture perfect live album they delivered with RW1. However, I agree that the release schedule has been a big dissppointment because I, too, took the comment on the cover as promise which was never fullfilled — not by releasing just four issues in 12 years!
Unauthorised audience recordings or even unauthorised FM/SBD recordings are not an appropriate substitute for official live recordings. Only VERY FEW audience recordings (and certainly no MP tape in circulation) can compete with officially mixed multitrack soundboard recordings. Just listen to RW1 or the mp3s on Øyvind Brandtsegg's site and you just have to notice that these are lightyears ahead of any audience tape. They reveal details you could never hear on an audience recording. I would go so far as to call the audience tapes "castrated" in terms of sonic quality (and I do own and have listened to way more than 300 unofficial live recordings by MP). Also unofficial recordings are only available to a small circle of fans, their character is highly exclusive and elitist. And that is why they really should feed us with more official live recordings! Just think what these releases could do for the band: Their reputation would grow immensely and many fans and journalist could marvel about the amazing live qualities of this band!
Bent once said that he does not like to see so many unofficial MP live recordings to be spread widely because they do not represent the band's sound properly and he does not want the general public to get a bad picture of the band. That bears only one solution: More OFFICIAL live releases.
And finally, If they are to release entire shows/tours they will have to say good-bye to the policy of releasing everything on vinyl. Fine with me.
For now I am happy with RW4 and I am sure it will be an appropriate representation of the band for the moment. It will not solve the general "problem" though. If anything it will most likely be further proof that it would be justified to open the vaults and reveal the magic.
I don't understand why they don't have the guts to pull off a 2CD live abum which would be much more appropriate. Yes, they say less is more but still I don't get it. What could be the idiosyncratic artistic considerations behind that decision?
16.02.2011
Fifteen years ago on this day "Blissard" was released! The album would eventually rise to #3 of the Norwegian charts. This was the first chart notation for Motorpsycho!
Updated:
04.03.2011 – Tønsberg, Total (NOR)
05.03.2011 – Oslo, Rockefeller (NOR)
10.03.2011 – Bergen, Landmark (NOR)
11.03.2011 – Bergen, Landmark (NOR)
12.03.2011 – Stord, Arena (NOR)
17.03.2011 – Trondheim, Byscenen (NOR)
18.03.2011 – Trondheim, Byscenen (NOR)
13.04.2011 – Bilbao, Azkena (ES)
14.04.2011 – Barcelona, Rocksound (ES)
15.04.2011 – Murcia, 12 & Medio (ES)
16.04.2011 – Madrid, El Sol (ES) .
25.06.2011 – Steinkjerfestivalen, Steinkjer (NOR)
14.07.2011 – Burg Herzberg Festival, Breitenbach (GER)
15.07.2011 – Sonnenrot Festival, Eching bei München (GER)
19./20.08.2011 – Parkenfestivalen, Bodø (NOR)
02./03.09.2011 – Verket Music Festival, Mo i Rana (NOR)
Updated tour dates:
04.03.2011 – Tønsberg, Total (NOR)
05.03.2011 – Oslo, Rockefeller (NOR)
10.03.2011 – Bergen, Landmark (NOR)
11.03.2011 – Bergen, Landmark (NOR)
12.03.2011 – Stord, Arena (NOR)
17.03.2011 – Trondheim, Byscenen (NOR)
18.03.2011 – Trondheim, Byscenen (NOR)
13.04.2011 – Bilbao, Azkena (ES)
14.04.2011 – Barcelona, Rocksound (ES)
15.04.2011 – Murcia, 12 & Medio (ES)
16.04.2011 – Madrid, El Sol (ES) + Moongardening Inc.
25.06.2011 – Steinkjerfestivalen, Steinkjer (NOR)
14.07.2011 – Burg Herzberg Festival, Breitenbach (GER)
15.07.2011 – Sonnenrot Festival, München (GER)
02.-03.09.2011 – Verket Music Festival, Mo i Rana (NOR)
Updated tour dates:
04.03.2011 – Tønsberg, Total (NOR)
05.03.2011 – Oslo, Rockefeller (NOR)
10.03.2011 – Bergen, Landmark (NOR)
11.03.2011 – Bergen, Landmark (NOR)
12.03.2011 – Stord, Arena (NOR)
18.03.2011 – Trondheim, Byscenen (NOR)
13.04.2011 – Bilbao, Azkena (ES)
14.04.2011 – Barcelona, Rocksound (ES)
15.04.2011 – Murcia, 12 & Medio (ES)
16.04.2011 – Madrid, El Sol (ES) + Moongardening Inc.
25.06.2011 – Steinkjerfestivalen, Steinkjer (NOR)
14.07.2011 – Burg Herzberg Festival, Breitenbach (GER)
15.07.2011 – Sonnenrot Festival, München (GER)
02.-03.09.2011 – Verket Music Festival, Mo i Rana (NOR)
That would be a big dissappointment for me. I know, I know, "Timothy" and all but I consider their other material to be much more exciting… And with the "Timothy"-box having seen a release just last year wouldn't it be much too redundant? Sure I hope that ultimately we get an official release of that show too — hell, of any show — but for now I am dreaming of 120 minutes of juicy jams and versions compiled from the highlights of the last two years. Kinda like RW1, a genuine classic live album that reflects and emulates the "regular" MP-show and not some special once-in-a-lifetime concert (thank god no horns this time around).
Yes, of course, "Un chien", I was thinking the same (and the "Un chien > Timothy's monster" combo from Groningen 27.05.2010 comes to mind in particular)! However, this being only the second proper live album by the band (i.e. available on audio CD and including regular MP songs / performances) I don't dare to hope for its inclusion because it would be considered quite repetitive. Since we definitely want to hear the different versions of "Un chien"s in pristine official sound quality that warrants just one conclusion: We need FLAC downloads of multiple shows, or even entire tours!
Just a reminder: They will play Oslo today and München on Wednesday. Has anyone been to the concert in Tromsø last Friday?
The 20 min version of "Arnie H" from Leipzig 2010 would be fantastic to have on RW4. Also a juicy version of "Cornucopia", complete with "The other one"-jam would be great. I would also love to have that powerhouse version of "High time > Sparks > Psychnonaut" from Berlin 2008 (or any other "High time > Sparks" couple). I would also enjoy a version of the "LLM" suite, or maybe just an extended jam on "Hallucifuge". Oh god, there are too many songs and moments that warrant an official release!
