TRUST US

This is the last Motorpsycho album they released in the 90s. Released one year after Angels and Daemons at Play and two promotional EPs, this album would be considered one of the band's best works in their hectic starting decade, and it's easy to see why many people, especially Prog rock fans, gravitate towards this album. I think it's because it released at the perfect time in the 90s when Prog rock was starting to get back into popularity with acts like Porcupine Tree and Dream Theater, and with Motorpsycho's glamorous mix of Prog rock, hard rock, folk, and jazz, it would make sense people would find a huge attachment to this album.

For me, Trust Us is an interesting record, and quite a hefty one too. If, say, Blissard was an experiment in composition, and Angels and Daemons was an experiment on releasing, then Trust Us is an experiment on what the band wanted to be in their next decades to come as this marks the band's turning point to tried and true Prog rock music. They dabbled in it earlier in the decade, but here we get full on Prog rock music that sounds really good.

What I think this record has a good hand in is the amount of variety you get on here. You get some slower movements like Vortex Surfer and Coventry Boy, but also some really hard hitting psychedelic heavies like Psychonaut and Mantrick Muffin Stomp. Really, this album is one huge collage of various artistic examples the band has nods and winks to. From hard rock, to jazz, to psych, to folk, basically what the band would be highly known for can be found on this album in spades, and I really love the album for it. It is like going to a museum and looking at different paintings by the same artist. They all look different, but you know they are made by some artist from like Sweden or something who was a painting prophet at an early age but died at the age of 20 due to a falling anvil in their grandfather's workshop. It is really special in a weird way.

Though, like a museum, it can be a little tiring, standing and walking around, and also not every painting will be as amazing as some others. This album is long, and as someone who generally likes hour-long albums, this one feels a bit too long for me. With a lot of songs on here, some ranging to the 10 minute mark, it starts to feel tedious sometimes, and I feel as though that is the album's biggest weakness. This is an album that is packed to the brim, but it feels like it is in a small box. To be honest, I feel like some tracks on here could be cut down, like some of the tracks that were on the two EPs that were released prior to this, Ozone and Hey Jane. Personally, the big amount of stuff on here feels a tad overwhelming, especially with the harder stuff. You kinda have to be attuned to what the band wants you to get into this giant album.

I think, though, Trust Us has a lot of good things about it to where it outweighs the bad stuff. The songs are tightly knit, heck even more so than prior releases. You can tell they had a clear idea and wanted to expand on it each waking moment, and I love that. I love Motorpsycho for their prowess of song making, and I never get bored of their music even after listening to them for a long time. They are just that good.

That is the best thing about this album, it isn't boring by any means. You'll get a lot of stuff out of this, though it is an album that is quite a bit too big. It's a museum of various artistic paintings by one artist. It is a very nice experience but one that'll leave your feet feeling very tired. If you liked Blissard or Angels and Daemons then this album is a great treat for you.