Hey Stephan, it's Wednesday already! So what about Sunday? Time to finally write that review! Ok, I'm on it! Who played again? No, just kidding. Of course it takes a couple of daysweeksmonthsyears more to forgot about a Motorpsycho show.
The Knust was sold out, but not too jammed. Is it possible that post covid all clubs have reduced their official capacities to a healthier number, where it's still possible to breathe and move? Anyway, there was no support band, so the Norwegians kind of took over that job themselves by beginning their mammoth show with a (semi) unplugged set, featuring mostly songs from their recent album "Yay!".
So both Hans Magnus Ryan and Bent Sæther played on acoustic guitars.
Since other than back in 2019, when I saw them the last time, drummer Tomas Jarmyr isn't in the band anymore, Motorpsycho take changing line-ups on tour this year. On their Norwegian dates they were a quartet featuring long-time collaborator Reine Fiske and Olaf Olsen (who played my favorite show of 2021 with Fra Det Onde). For the rest of Europe however they're playing as a trio featuring Kanaan's Ingvald Andre Vassbø.
At least as long as I know them Motorpsycho have always been a band, where the drums are the epicentre of spectacle, so the profile for that position must read like: Norwegian with insane Rock drumming skills, possibly Jazz background and great endurance. Well, if you've ever seen Ingvald live, you know that this madman is the absolutely right man for the job, which not only included percussions, but also keys and occasional backing vocals. So while the first handful of songs only featured relatively tame drumming, you could already witness him do some multi-tasking - and also confirm that he's indeed capable of restraint - if he has to be.
After that Motorpsycho didn't immediately go into maximum volume mode, but slowly worked themselves towards it, starting with the psychedelic epic "Chariot Of The Sun" from last year's "Ancient Astronauts". And that still felt like only the start of a giant show, which consisted of all in all eighteen pieces from all over their decades long career - plus two covers of Wishbone Ash and UFO songs. Yeah, it once again was a very long and equally as great. I guess when they actually used a bass guitar for the first time (not that it was missing before!) other bands would already have left the stage.
What else can I say? Walk you through the whole setlist? It was a versatile mix of greatest hits, smaller tracks and larger monsters. It was quiet and beautiful. It was overwhelming and bonkers. Extremely bonkers at times. Of course I had my personal favorites like "The Transmutation of Cosmoctipus Lurker" or "The Tower". And who can resist "Nothing To Say"?
Ultimately though it wasn't about hearing, missing or wishing for song x or y in particular. Motorpsycho's discography is way too intimidating for that approach. No, the magic comes more from the scale of the whole experience, from this hardest working in band Scandinavia just washing over you for hours, never tiring, a giant creative whale in the fishpond of Rock'n'Roll.
Yeah, this was good. Nothing more to say.
So both Hans Magnus Ryan and Bent Sæther played on acoustic guitars.
Since other than back in 2019, when I saw them the last time, drummer Tomas Jarmyr isn't in the band anymore, Motorpsycho take changing line-ups on tour this year. On their Norwegian dates they were a quartet featuring long-time collaborator Reine Fiske and Olaf Olsen (who played my favorite show of 2021 with Fra Det Onde). For the rest of Europe however they're playing as a trio featuring Kanaan's Ingvald Andre Vassbø.
At least as long as I know them Motorpsycho have always been a band, where the drums are the epicentre of spectacle, so the profile for that position must read like: Norwegian with insane Rock drumming skills, possibly Jazz background and great endurance. Well, if you've ever seen Ingvald live, you know that this madman is the absolutely right man for the job, which not only included percussions, but also keys and occasional backing vocals. So while the first handful of songs only featured relatively tame drumming, you could already witness him do some multi-tasking - and also confirm that he's indeed capable of restraint - if he has to be.
After that Motorpsycho didn't immediately go into maximum volume mode, but slowly worked themselves towards it, starting with the psychedelic epic "Chariot Of The Sun" from last year's "Ancient Astronauts". And that still felt like only the start of a giant show, which consisted of all in all eighteen pieces from all over their decades long career - plus two covers of Wishbone Ash and UFO songs. Yeah, it once again was a very long and equally as great. I guess when they actually used a bass guitar for the first time (not that it was missing before!) other bands would already have left the stage.
What else can I say? Walk you through the whole setlist? It was a versatile mix of greatest hits, smaller tracks and larger monsters. It was quiet and beautiful. It was overwhelming and bonkers. Extremely bonkers at times. Of course I had my personal favorites like "The Transmutation of Cosmoctipus Lurker" or "The Tower". And who can resist "Nothing To Say"?
Ultimately though it wasn't about hearing, missing or wishing for song x or y in particular. Motorpsycho's discography is way too intimidating for that approach. No, the magic comes more from the scale of the whole experience, from this hardest working in band Scandinavia just washing over you for hours, never tiring, a giant creative whale in the fishpond of Rock'n'Roll.
Yeah, this was good. Nothing more to say.
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