Trust Us [Import]

Motorpsycho | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Stickman
• ASIN: B000024YL8
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,421 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best album ever, March 7, 2001

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"rakso" (Groningen, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trust Us (Audio CD)

OK if you searching for the best album ever, you can stop now. Here it is, the ultimate masterpiece. Nothing can beat this album, with supreme songs like Vortex Surfer, 577, Ozone, Hey Jane and Superstooge. It is so cool, everyone must buy it! The best description (you can't dicribe real masterpieces) is mix between Sonic Youth and Pink Floyd, but different. Buy it and enjoy it forever!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The End of an Era, August 25, 2004

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Tore Skogseth (Greenville, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trust Us (Audio CD)

This was where the Motorpsycho of the 90s had their crowning moment. Although not quite as good as Demon Box, their seminal masterpiece from 1993, this is a masterpiece in its own right. After this release, Motorpsycho left the longer droning jams for more poppy and catchy tunes (although there is always at least one epic track on each subsequent album), at least on their regular studio albums.

Disc 1 starts out with Psychonaut, a song crafted over one chord and in many ways Black to Comm's (MC5 track - often covered by Motorpsycho)little brother. At the same time a song that heralds what is to come. There is a long improvised section in the center that takes more cues from freebag jazz than rock. The next track is the catchy Ozone, before The Ocean in Her Eye takes us into a meditative mood that it is impossible to escape (huh - whoever wanted to escape that soothing feeling). Vortex Surfer continues in the same vein - an absolutely fantastic song that I doubt I'll ever get tired of (it was even played for 24 hrs non-stop by NRK - the Norwegian Broadcasting Company - at the turn of the millennium after a listeners' poll) - it builds and builds, and when the climax comes I am completely spent. Syddhartino comes as a breather before 577 showcases the heavier side of Motorpsycho with its rolling groove.

Disc 2 starts with a treated drum loop that turns out to be Evernine, a song with flares of Zep's Kashmir, yet entirely different. One of my personal faves from the album. Mantric Muffin Stomp is quite fun, but still among the weaker tracks (it's still pretty darn good, though), before Radiance Freq. takes you back into the soothing spheres of dreamland again, only accented by heavy citar (!) interludes. Taifun is yet another droning song that builds up to a roaring climax, before Superstooge presents the loud and obnoxious side of Motorpsycho, with a melody that fights it way onto your mind. The wonderfully quiet Coventry Boy follows before Hey Jane is a worthy end of a fantastic album - catchy and poppy, but without losing the rock groove. The final track, Dolphyn, is much like a parenthesis, but still fits in a weird way.

Trust Us is Motorpsycho taking the musical expressions of John Coltrane into the world of rock. The music is droning, and the improvisations are unexpected. Trust Us is a masterpiece and well worthy a spot in YOUR record collection!

4.0 out of 5 stars Motorpsycho - Trust Us, November 13, 2011

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Sain Alizada - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trust Us (Audio CD)

4/5. The seventh studio album from Trondheim-based Motorpsycho came out in March of 1998 as culmination of an extremely productive era when nearly every year saw the band releasing albums packed with unique blend of indie rock, grunge, heavy metal and noise experiments in out-of-this-world psychedelic wrapping. On this double album Motorpsycho fall into total artistic freedom proving to be one of the most creative bands in the history of Scandinavian rock.
Trust Us is a massive piece of work with 14 songs and over 81 minutes of interesting musical solutions and unexpected improvisations. The Trondheim trio has taken a huge step forward from plain garage rock of their debut album Lobotomizer and developed the trademark spiraling song structure with multi-layered sound and deep bass line which on this record is taken into a different level through an inimitable mix of styles, instruments and ideas. The music is complex and as Motorpsycho wander the corridors of the 70s, rhythms of Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan and raw guitar sound of the Rolling Stones all come to mind. The material Motorpsycho work with is so diverse almost every song is worth mentioning. The opening track "Psychonaut" is a fine cacophonous tune introducing an ignorant listener into what Motorpsycho is really about. The title just could not have been better. The true highlight however is "577" - a psychedelic number which starts as a theme from the Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band" and develops progressively into heavy blues with wonderful guitar work by Snah. "An Ocean In Her Eyes" is a brief step into Nirvana territory with interesting vocal arrangements and meditative air in the middle.
"Hey Jane" which is also featured in a slightly different version on EP, is a real gem with catchy rock groove that would fit any rock radio format. Another great song is "Vortex Surfer" - a 9 minute epic that ends with a powerful blowout. Although the song would better fit for solitary boozing on the ruins of your thwarted love, back in 1999 this song was selected as the "song of the millennium" by the NRK P3 station after a listeners' poll and was played continuously for 24 hours on December 31.
Bass-outlined guitar chords and Deathprod-made samples used as constructive elements of motorpsychedelia are every now and then diluted by near inaudible chanting, delightful oriental harmonies and unexpected snatches of piano which add further flavor to the album. The range of instruments is as diverse as styles and includes theremin, French horn, taurus and clarophone, while the meditational prayer with a strange name of "Siddhartino" is played on flutes made out of reindeer antlers which were picked up by session player Trygve Seim on one of his tundra travels. And they say that Lady Gaga is creative?
Trust Us is one of the best albums by Motorpsycho. It also serves as an important benchmark ending the most creative and experimental part of their musical career. "Superstooge" features psychedelic jazz and fusion with an eye on upcoming In The Fishtank sessions (who would think back in 1991) and on "Mantrick Muffin Stomp" and "Taifun" they already start flirting with string sections - a tendency that they would rely overly upon on their subsequent records.
An absolute must for fans of serious music. A well-structured, tough and refreshingly good effort of exploring new terrains beyond the imaginable. Turn on, tune in and get on another motorpsychodelic trip across diverse musical landscape. May it bring you home... --Sain Alizada