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Hi Bernie,
thanks again for a real gem. One of the earliest recordings available, decent video and good sound quality, first Demon Box with Deathprod…
Really interesting and fun to watch this.
Yeah, this is essential stuff for those who prefer early MP!
Fun fact: They recorded the Sheer Profoundity music video the day before the concert.
According to Bent's commentary track on the Haircuts DVD, there were more people
present at the music video shoot than at the actual concert :lol:
Btw, does anybody recognize the song they play between Frances and Demon Box?
That one was unknown to me…
@ otherdemon:
The track between "Frances" and "Demon Box" is unknown for me, too. The line "I saw you on Tuesday…" was later used in The Sift/Now It's Time To Skate but the melody is too different compared to those two songs.
@Juergen: Yeah I heard that line too. But I guess it might be one of those half-baked songs they never bothered to finish properly.
Re: The acoustic track, my pet-theory is that is was an early "prelude"/part of "Demon Box". The debut performance of DB was at Norsk Rockforbund's 10 year anniversary festival on September 18th, and a review in Tønsberg Blad said that they played one new 20-minute song that included every single facet of the band – including acoustic.
On the other hand, Bent introduces the song with "Now me and Snah will sing a ballad. It’s not too long…" Could be cheeky humour from Mr. LeBad.
Thanks a ton, Bernie! This one feels like a birthday present to me! I'm still waiting for the perfect time, when there's no one to bother me, and I can crank up the volume and fully immerse myself in the glory of early MP. Their sound would become so much more refined and many-faceted over the next decades, but something about that youthful, primitive energy moves me profoundly…
I find those early shows so fascinating just because they are pretty ho-hum at times…yet there is *something* tangible there, a glimpse of future greatness, and of course the odd flash of pure brilliance, like Demon Box. Knowing what would come in just a very short time after this show, makes it an extremely interesting discovery.
Just finished watching the new entry. What a beautiful little gem from way back when! Things that came to my attention during my first watch:
– Bent gesticulating and asking the audience to come closer. I guess that's normal when you're still just on of many metal-ish bands during the height of "grunge" and you don't really have a following yet. It's also funny to see how the audience hesitantly obliges. Well, at least sometimes. During the concert the movement in front of the stage is very uneven. Watch out for the frantic headbanger at the beginning of Sheer Profundity!
– Bent's attire. What the heck is he wearing? A tie die-dye shirt and a pair of extremely ripped jeans? Looks like he cut the pants himself a hundred times up and down the leg. Did people do that on purpose back in the day to score extra points for punkishness? I demand answers!
– Snah doesn't sing. We can only see and hear him providing back-up scream at the end of Sheer Profundity.
– There is no jamming going on. Except for the noise part in Demon Box, but i wouldn't call that improvising in the classical sense. Snah improvises some of his solos, but that's about it. When did MP really start "taking off"? Was that during the 1993 tour? It is really weird to see the band play one four minute song after the other, without a lengthy build-up. Motorpsycho then and now truly are two almost completely different bands.
– Deathprod doesn't really have a lot to do. To be honest, I actually prefer it that way, his samples and weird noises can add a lot, when they're utilised wisely, like on the Demon Box studio album. On the 2015 live recording of said record he often adds one layer too much, for example on Sunchild and The One Who Went Away. I prefer it when he supports bass, drums and guitar and doesn't really overpower those instruments and drowns the whole song in a wall of noise. There are exceptions of course, like the middle part of Demon Box. Love the sounds he adds to the beginnig of Plan #1, they create the perfect atmosphere!
Hey everyone…heres the next one : Faro, Rome 26-05-94 (2 cameras..;soundboard sound where possible) http://www.motorpsychodelicclips.com/node/267
Were they ever that young? Who's the thin guy playing guitar btw???
Thanks once again for your work, Bernie!
Oh wov its the young Mr Ryan. Was at the show. We arrived in Rome, saw the St Peter Bassilica while going round in the roundabout a few times. Looking for the adress,pre-gps (even the Bentor didt manage to find it on the map) Waiting for the Helter Skelter people to get us to the show place. Waiting for the power. The people at Faro had to wait until the people next door would go home so they could take their power. Think I have som sexy photos of people sunbathing wile waiting for the HS people to arrive somewhere.
Thanks for the insight, Kjelle! You should write a whole book on your time with the band!
My two cents on the Rome gig from 1994:
Home of the Brave: Ignorance might be bliss(ard)to some, but true happiness can only be achieved by fully taking in the sound of Bent's bass, the muscular rumbling of a signal emanating from an Ibanez bass distorted by a Marshall Guv'nor. Holy cow, how I love that sound! That's also what was missing from the Demon Box concerts a few years ago, that earth-shattering peal. Can't really think of a band that tried to rip off that particular sound, but somebody must have at least tried it, it's a sound too good to not steal! To quote Hank Rollins: "Makes you wanna fight and fuck at the same time!"
Giftland: I love the contrast between this and the first song. Had to think of Jimmy Page and his quip on light and shade. It's breathtaking how they can change from loud and noisy to playful and psychedelic in so little time, can't think of a band that could pull that off back in the nineties, can't think of one right now. I also can't believe that they never play this gem.
On My Pillow: Snah's singing is pretty rough here, I sometimes ask myself if they had become bigger if the cared more about pulling off the vocals live as well. I mean, I don’t mind their singing live, it sounds good to me when I’m standing in front of the stage, and the instruments drown out the voices quite often anyway, but maybe it matters more to the general rock audience?
Junior: I Love this song but I’m no big fan of Lars’ rock ‘n’ roll howl here. Did he sing it so he could also have his moment to shine and / or because Bent didn’t want to strain his vocal chords any more?
Another Ugly Tune: The singing is better on this one, and Snah plays a great solo!
Feedtime / Flesh Harrower: I adore the growl of Snah’s guitar! Again, this serves as a great contrast to the more melodic material. That’s also what I’m missing nowadays, the band bludgeoning you for minutes on end!
Nothing to Say: Just great!
Mountain: Nice little psychedelic solo by Snah.
The One… / California Dreaming: Ah yes, pure pop punk perfection. “Waiting…†is simply one of the greatest simple songs ever written, and the electronic version’s drive and strained voices highlight the bittersweet tragedy of the lyrics perfectly.
Plan #1: This one will always be a devastating beauty. Also the only Motorpsycho song with problematic lyrics that I can think of: “And made you a “n****r†in their conception of life� You could probably get away with that thirty years ago, but I highly doubt that Bent would write that line nowadays.
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