The Tower (Motorpsycho album)

The Tower is a studio album by Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, released on September 8, 2017, through Stickman Records and Rune Grammofon. This is the first installment in the band's Gullvåg Trilogy with the second installment being 2019's The Crucible and the third and final installment being 2020's The All Is One. The album is available as double vinyl, double CD and a digital download.

The Tower
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2017
GenrePsychedelic rock, progressive rock, alternative rock
Length85:05
LabelStickman Records
Rune Grammofon
ProducerBent Sæther
Motorpsycho chronology
Here Be Monsters
(2016)
The Tower
(2017)
The Crucible
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic[1]

The album was nominated for the best rock album at the 2017 Spellemannprisen.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bent Sæther, except where noted.

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Tower (incl. The Wishboner)"Hans Magnus Ryan, Sæther8:44
2."Bartok of the Universe"Ryan, Sæther6:08
3."A.S.F.E" 6:53
4."Intrepid Explorer" 9:52
5."Stardust" 3:34
6."In Every Dream Home" (there's a dream of something else) 8:35
Total length:43:33
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Maypole (incl. Malibu and Stunt Road)" 3:39
2."A Pacific Sonata"Ryan, Sæther15:30
3."The Cuckoo"Ryan, Sæther7:29
4."Ship of Fools"Ryan, Sæther14:41
Total length:41:19

Personnel

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Motorpsycho

  • Bent Sæther – bass, vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Hans Magnus Ryan – guitars, vocals, keyboards
  • Tomas Järmyr – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

  • Alain Johannes – vocals (3), messenger guitar (4, 7), cigar box guitar (4) flute (6)

References

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  1. ^ Stanciu, Raul. "Motorpsycho: The Tower". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nominerte Spellemann 2017". Spellemann (in Norwegian Bokmål). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-31.