The Tower (Motorpsycho album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Tower
| type = Studio
| artist = Motorpsycho
| cover = Motorpsycho_The_Tower_Cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 8, 2017
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, alternative rock
| length = 85:05
| label = Stickman Records
Rune Grammofon
| producer = Bent Sæther
| prev_title = Here Be Monsters
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = The Crucible
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Sputnikmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4.1|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/74808/Motorpsycho-The-Tower/ |first=Raul |last=Stanciu |title=Motorpsycho: The Tower |publisher=Sputnikmusic |accessdate=December 30, 2021}}
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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 album was nominated for the best rock album at the 2017 Spellemannprisen.{{Cite web |title=Nominerte Spellemann 2017 |url=https://spellemann.no/nominerte-spellemann-2017/ |access-date=2021-12-31 |website=Spellemann |date=9 January 2018 |language=nb-NO}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Disc one
| all_writing = Bent Sæther, except where noted.
| title1 = The Tower (incl. The Wishboner)
| writer1 = Hans Magnus Ryan, Sæther
| length1 = 8:44
| title2 = Bartok of the Universe
| writer2 = Ryan, Sæther
| length2 = 6:08
| title3 = A.S.F.E
| length3 = 6:53
| title4 = Intrepid Explorer
| length4 = 9:52
| title5 = Stardust
| length5 = 3:34
| title6 = In Every Dream Home
| note6 = there's a dream of something else
| length6 = 8:35
| total_length = 43:33
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Disc two
| title1 = The Maypole (incl. Malibu and Stunt Road)
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = A Pacific Sonata
| writer2 = Ryan, Sæther
| length2 = 15:30
| title3 = The Cuckoo
| writer3 = Ryan, Sæther
| length3 = 7:29
| title4 = Ship of Fools
| writer4 = Ryan, Sæther
| length4 = 14:41
| total_length = 41:19
}}
Personnel
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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