Yes, “Three frightened monkeys” was terrific as opener! Nice sound and band well rehearsed plus in seemingly great mood. I liked seeing Reine (who prior to the show admitted he was very nervous) play a slightly bigger role, now providing more backup vocals than I’ve witnessed earlier. Cool! While I prefer unabashed, distinct, driving drummers with tons authority (for the lack of “pondus” in the English dictionary), I must say that Olaf did a really good job. Way better than Gothenburg in November! Excellent show!
Highlights: “Three frightened monkeys”, “For free”, “Balthazaar”, “Psychotzar”, “Mountain” and “The tower”.
Also awesome: “Sentinels”, “Lucifer (bringer of light)”, “Lady May”, “Patterns” and “Hyena”.
I’m not a huge fan of “This is your captain”, “Psycholab”, “Core memory corrupt” or “Stanley (tonight’s the night)”, but they came out fine anyway. Breathing space between the overwhelming brilliance :)
Lowpoint for me was “WCA” – definitely not my cup of tea :/
Following the setlists from the shows in Norway I was hoping for “577”, “Kill some day”, “Manmower”, “Neotzar (the second coming)” and “The nerve tattoo”, but hey, I very much appreciated the absence of covers and “The comeback”, so I’m totally pleased :)
I managed to bring two friends that had never listened to Motorpsycho before. One left disappointed after a few songs while the other went the opposite path: enjoyed to the level that he bought a t-shirt.
A couple of pix: https://www.flickr.com/photos/grindove/albums/72177720325488743/
The guy with the setlist – is that any you people here? If so: thanks for letting me take a photo!