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On another note; there are alot of traces of both Ship of fools and The crucible in Neotzar. Lovely nods to past glory while looking forward with new and inventive ideas. Love that song
@Johnny_Heartfield: That is indeed a 10 000 per cent more probable source of inspiration, yes. I stand firmly by what I think that bass actually sounds like, though. đ
@ Ratmaus: As always, my alledged cleverness is fuelled by at least 50% ignorance – couln’t relate to at least half of your proposals ;-)
Still havenât got my hardcopies. Itâs really hard not to listen to yt or bandcamp. Iâll do that eventually of course but first spin must be a ritual with the record in hand. Oh well, I caved for Lucifer and Balthazar and they are astonishing.
Whoâs responsible for the artwork this time?
@Ratmaus: Just received my copy at the post office now.
Cover design by Johan Harstad, masks made by Peder Ofstad.To Johnny and others who offered up LZIII (my favourite LZ album) as an answer to my query, yes, that is most likely and was the first thing I thought of when I heard the beginnings of Laird of Heimly. And I had a similar reaction when I heard Bed of Roses, and indeed also thought of T.Rex (as mentioned by another observer up the thread). But something else is niggling away at me. I think I’ll pop LZIII on and see if anything specific leaps out.
@ratmaus & @johnny_heartfield doesnât Block Rockinâ Beats start with a sample of Pink Floydâs Let There Be More Light?
Btw I love the vocals on Bed Of Roses. Really gives the song something extra in my opinion.
my 2 cents on LAIRD OF HAIMLY…it totally reminds me of FRIENDS on LED ZEP 3 (same open C tuning) and opening melody of BED OF ROSES has the same melody as LIKE CHROME
and yes NEOTZAR smells like SHIP OF FOOLS and oh BALTHAZAR feels like CHARIOT OF THE SUN’s end part groove…they call this INTERTEXTUALITY with a fancy word good stuff. BENT told me “the arrangements are already opening up in rehearsals” He cant wait to play this stuff live..;woehoe x bernieLove the last song “Dead of Winter”.
Does anyone think the intro chord progression sound excactly like Daniel Kvammen – Du fortenar en som meg
Nice review from Sputnik Music
@Arild: Indeed it does! Probably just as coincidental as that Chemical Brothers thing, though. đ
since we draw comparisons, the intro synth to Balthazar reminds me of another recent MP tune but which one… not the first bars but at the 30sec mark.
@bernie: You made me look up the meaning of ‘intertextuality’! I think the last time I came across this word was a long time ago, probably when studying T.S. Eliot. Anyway, spot on with all of that! And isn’t it all very Motorpsycho? From now on, as per otherdemon, it’s ‘Friends of Heimly’. (Versions of ‘Friends’ grace both Led Zep III and, even more exotically, Page and Plant’s first album.)
My five cents after completely binging this record these last few days.
SOOO many GOOD tracks, so much genuine MP DNA, you hear echoes of their whole catalogue all through the record. I have said this for 30+ years: Quite amazing for a band to be this distinct, while their palette is so all over the place. And it still holds true. Cliches, and true for many bands (well, a small few), but all the same true.
In my ears we have many COMPLETE classics here, âBed of Rosesâ and âDead of Winterâ being two of them, sooo good! Everything I love about MP. The strangeness and groove of BOR and the melody and normal-but-intricate beauty of DOW. Canât WAIT to hear these live. And, what the hell âLucifer, Bringer of Lightâ might also be up there, in the uppermost echelon of this huge massive mountain of MP masterpieces. How lucky we are.
I also really love âLaird of Heimlyâ, just so fucking good. What the hell, Iâll also put this on the MP Rushmore. Getting crowded up there!
And yes, hearing the singles in their context makes me appreciate them more. âStanleyâ is really nice (tho not really up to the 90s hits, but still, a great pop rock banger, love the video), and the transition from LOH, sweet. They know their sequencing.
Guess Iâm not a super fan of boogie-rockers like âThe Comebackâ tho I never was, way back when this trend started w Barracuda. I call them boogie-rockers to myself (because I canât stand boogie-rock) tho god knows what they are. Enough w the cowbells! But this is part of my deal w MP, some hit me, some donât.
Always a sucker for in interludes like âKip Sadieâ. Not a key track, but great for the flow of things, like Siddhartino, a nice break.
âBalthazaarâ is ALSO GREAT. What the hell. Great playing, great groove, love the vocals. The organs (?) or synths are so well painted in the overall picture, this is something I can not picture them having done in their 60s appropriation period ⌠20 years ago. Rushmore candidate. A+
âNeotzarâ might be one of the best songs of the latter day MP, where I feel itâs all coming together more succinctly than before. Insane playing. I should do more drugs.
âThree Frightened Monkeysâ doesnât catch me at the moment, but who knows. Skip for now.
In total, for me this might become the most played MP album since LLM, or Phanorthyme. I feel like thereâs been a ton of MP masterpieces written the last 20 years, but Iâve lacked some mystic spirit in their album-output, some mystic pop-spirit or twisted intention. For me this has it all, neatly wrapped up. Thanks guys. Perfect record, perfect title, and album art; The Sun and the Moon and everything in between. Live this will be epic!
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