Hamburg, what an energy! The band delivers an exhilarating show propelled by a energectic Saturday-night crowd who cheers after solos already in the third song, claps and is at the band’s feet. The setlist is much more to my liking and most who attended the previous night in Berlin and this show agreed that it compared like day and night. Tonight was more like it!!!
The sound is fat and crunchy, the rock numbers are dirty and ferocious, the psych numbers are jammy and far out, the setlist flow is magic. Highlights include a gnarly “Comeback”, a “Lucifer” that really gels, a white-hot version of “Balthazaar”, deep psych in “Manmower” and “Lacuna”, the driving and powerful “3FM” and the heavy motorpsychodelic onslaught of “Alchemyst”. Another epic reading of “Neotzar” closes a 2h50m gig that leaves everybody stunned.
This night proves that the old wisdoms still hold true: Once MP are on tour magic can and will happen, their form increases, setlists develop, new numbers are being added as the tour progresses which is typically the case when they venture further into the continent. I got the feeling that the tour started in earnest tonight and the door is now open to many more thrilling shows!
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