Rnd 1 Rome Bracket: Hawkwind v. Magma

Saperlipopette! wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: I'm reading a few posts which mention the words 'Magma' and 'Fun' ?? I don't get it Vander comes across serious as a heart attack..... Stoah is my idea of fun. Infact their two first albums are pure joy. And how about those burps on <span style="color: rgb37, 37, 37; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Maahnt (The Wizard's Fight Versus the Devil)? Funniest sh*t ever.</span>

Stoah comes across quite angry and .......serious....
Maahnt comes across as demented.......and serious.
I love these tracks to death (from heart-attack....) and love what Magma do, just my perception of Vander and his cohorts is serious focus and understanding. You have to be seriously committed to your instrument, and you have to be seriously committed to your vocal delivery/style. Maybe they themselves had a challenging sort of 'fun' element to their work, but it comes across serious to my perception. How can you perform this magnitude of complexity and starkness with a smile on your face, unless you are dead serious......??
Sure, it may be a 'fun' listen, but I seriously doubt that's their intention. I'm sure I read in a translated interview with Vander, that he stated that 'every time I hit a cymbal, means death to someone' ....(either bad translation or I'm misinterpreting the claim, or my brain is fried from years ago..... )....

micky wrote: that was too funny. Still sitting on my vote.  Still no idea which way to vote...   It better not be tied come Sunday morning or I'll go Scanners trying to break the tie.

Logan wrote: No contest for me -- Magma for sure. And I also find Stoah (that over-the-top Hitler impression) and lots of other Magma music great fun. The first two Magma tracks I heard I would consider great fun ( 'Iss' Lansei Doia and Liriïk Necronomicus Kanht) and, yeah the Maahnt burps are very funny. What I alove so much about Magma is that it can be so over-the-top and then spiritual and beautiful... Great band. Another fun thing is when you mishear lyrics (doesn't matter if the fun is intentional or nor, one can bring one's own sense of fun to the proceedings). For instance, in E Re II, I mishear hear "ove supreme" lyrics as "Gotta love that knee, oh that knee". Hers a classic misheard lyrics vid: And check out this performance of Otis (lol): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHYL1zrFwwU

That video is one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen! Even better than the misheard lyrics to Orff's "O Fortuna" (from Carmina Burana).

No contest for me -- Magma for sure.

And I also find Stoah (that over-the-top Hitler impression) and lots of other Magma music great fun. The first two Magma tracks I heard I would consider great fun ( 'Iss' Lansei Doia and Liriïk Necronomicus Kanht) and, yeah the Maahnt burps are very funny. What I alove so much about Magma is that it can be so over-the-top and then spiritual and beautiful... Great band. Another fun thing is when you mishear lyrics (doesn't matter if the fun is intentional or nor, one can bring one's own sense of fun to the proceedings). For instance, in E Re II, I mishear hear "ove supreme" lyrics as "Gotta love that knee, oh that knee". Hers a classic misheard lyrics vid:



And check out this performance of Otis (lol): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHYL1zrFwwU

hellogoodbye wrote:

micky wrote: Guldbamsen wrote: I never got into Hawkwind, so this was easy seeing as Magma is the bee's knees. A little strange that I don't like Hawkwind though. Judging by their sound and aesthetics they should be right up my alley...but they're not. I still listen to Warriors once or twice a year to see if I've changed my mind.    that is odd. I would have thought as well that Hawkwind is a band you would have enjoyed.

Guldbamsen wrote: I never got into Hawkwind, so this was easy seeing as Magma is the bee's knees. A little strange that I don't like Hawkwind though. Judging by their sound and aesthetics they should be right up my alley...but they're not. I still listen to Warriors once or twice a year to see if I've changed my mind.

that is odd. I would have thought as well that Hawkwind is a band you would have enjoyed.

brainstormer wrote: I think some are voting based on the choices you gave.  That early Magma pick isn't going to win any votes.  You should have put one of their better songs.  Your pick has to be in their bottom 5%.  I think once one gets into the fun side of Magma, like some of Attahk and Merci, it's makes it easier to understand the band.  They aren't all about seriousness.  You can see that with the gospel-influenced stuff they do.

 

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