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My first impression was the exact same as @otherdemon’s. After a couple of more spins, I must say I do like most of the songs, some of them even a lot. However, I will probably be skipping Elysium, Soon simply because it sounds too much like a song off The All Is One (which I loved and played to death). I really, really don’t need more of that in a new context! Oh, and This Is Your Captain? Hahaha! Would’ve loved to be a fly on the wall when one certain decision was made.
With their history with drummers in mind, that might very well just be another nod to Spinal Tap. It also follows immediately after the «killing» of Bob LeBad, right? On the other hand, it does come across a bit ambiguous as it’s a way less obvious joke. 🤔 On the, er, third hand: let’s not overthink it. 🙃
Huh. I find All My Life (I Love You) quite underwhelming (after just one listen, admittedly). It could have almost been a B-side from The Other Fool (and if it were, I’d only rank Funk ‘99 lower). But hey, in MP’s case a ‘meh’ single usually means there’s a great album waiting to be released!
I would love to see Have Fun as well on that setlist, even though 3 Songs for Rut (obviously) has no title track. (Actually, my dream scenario is they do a festival set containing nothing but B-sides: «Oh, sorry, did you say ‘released as singles’? We thought that was ‘released ON singles’ …»)
@trylleball: Same here! That also goes for vol. 2 of the tribute series btw, it’s nice receiving these «surprise gifts» from a less financially challenged past.
Anyway, a nice read indeed! I don’t want to spoil anything, but especially the interviews and the story of the whaleship Essex made me appreciate TDDU even more (it’s a masterpiece I heard).
A little off topic this, yet not quite: back in the 90s Bent used to throw in some words from Funkadelic’s Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow during live jams from time to time, and I think they played the riff a few times, too. Now, did anyone else notice how they snuck that riff in again in the background on their, yep, cover of The Future of Our Nation (on Motorpnakotic Fragments)? I bet little things like that are right up your alley, Jero. 😉
Edit: fat thumb typos
Speaking of MP stealing from themselves (which I’m not against!). I’m not sure if this has been mentioned before, but isn’t the head and tail of Chariot of the Sun basically the guitar part of The Crucible (the song) that starts at around 4:40, redone in 4/4?
^^^ Haha, that photo! Is nobody going to mention the obvious inspiration for that one? Sorry, I’m not able to post it from my phone.
It’s still Kim’s artwork, they just seem to have switched things around. Wouldn’t be the first time.
