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Setlist, courtesy of MP’s Facebook account:
real again
mad sun
maypole
dank state
feel (Reine on mellotron)chariot of the sun
sentinels
serpentine
the promise
starhammer
patterns
the tower
united debased
cosmoctopushotel daedalus (reine on mellotron)
uberpilgrim (reine on guitar)
rock bottom (reine on guitar)I love The Promise! I want to put it on a compilation with other post-Geb punchy, shorter numbers, as best showcased on Child of the Future. I hope they make more of them!
Still the core setlist of the Norwegian shows, with a few welcome stalwarts slipping in. Another chariot – hooray! The Tower is back, as is the Lurker. Starhammer, yay!
I guess Ueberpilgrim and probably Rock Bottom will vanish as the tour winds on without Reine. We’ll see – I’m positively curious…
My report disappeared after a little edit? New try:
2,5 hours. “Ship of fools” on setlist (last in main set) but not played.
Although I’ve been looking forward to this I kept my expectations low. I mean, first gig with new drummer. Tomas shoes aren’t easy to fill. Also, there’s quite a chunk of music to learn. And that’s the “easy” part. Then there’s the communication thing playing in this band – good luck! But hey, I enjoyed the concert and really had a great time!
In parts sort of messy, but – actually – I don’t mind! My impression is that a certain amount of energy generated from being on the edge. I tend to like that kind of excitement :D Something tells me that Ingvald will be awesome a few shows into the tour.
Some struggling with vocal harmonies here and there, but nothing that ruined songs for me.
Low points: “Real again”, “Maypole” and “Dank state” – I really can do without those songs. Not saying they are crap, they’re just not my cup of melodies – just like many of the tracks on “Yay!”, unfortunately. That partly includes “Hotel Daedalus”, where I’m not too fond of the vocal melody, but it hit me yesterday how great its instrumental part becomes live!
“Feel” was better than ever, probably due to it following “Maypole” and “Dank state” ;)
I loved “Chariot…” (incl some mishaps?), a chaotic “The promise”, “Starhammer”, “The tower”, “The united debased” and watching Bent play chords – yes, both feet – on the Taurus while keeping fingers busy nailing pretty intricate bass lines.
But the two main highlights for me was “Mad sun” (a song that’s amazing in every form) and “Cosmoctopus”.
As usual, I was hoping for no covers. I want 100% Motorpsycho! But still, there’s no way I can’t enjoy “The pilgrim” or “Rock bottom” :)
Yes, nice to get some Reine! Only on one song, is what I heard aforehand, so, cool surprise! Also, I heard they wanted to play for three hours, but the venue didn’t allow that. And no, sorry, I can’t confirm this – it was just someone telling me :/
Summary: great show! Would definitely see a few more on this tour if I had the opportunity.
Bent play chords – yes, both feet – on the Taurus while keeping fingers busy nailing pretty intricate bass lines.
Haha!
On a geeky note, I didn’t even know it’s possible to play chords on the Taurus. But so it’s possible on the Taurus III, then… My Taurus I is monophonic only.
Of course there’s the magic of being a tight knit live band, as we saw in the latter years of the Kenneth and Tomas eras and all the way through the Geb times, but come to think of it: the idea of witnessing a positively energetic but somewhat “shakey” Motorpsycho due to a new drummer is quite intriguing. Accidents and spontaneous saves about to happen throughout.
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