ROADWORK VOL. 4 - INTREPID SKRONK

Strange how this is technically the third live album Motorpsycho released since it came out after Roadwork Vol 2, but even then this would be more technically also considered to be their fourth due to Roadwork Vol 3 being performed before this one. Either way, it is another output in the wide sea of Motorpsycho releases.

This live release was recorded between 2008 and 2010, which was when Little Lucid Moments, Child of the Future, and Heavy Metal Fruit were coming out, so expect this album to be in their more golden age of jammy prog songs.

In my honest opinion there isn't quite much to talk about that probably hasn't been said already surrounding Motorpsycho live albums. It has a good, even great selection of songs in my opinion, especially Kill Devil Hills, and the songs played here are played well, but I wouldn't really call this anything stellar.

Sure there are the two big jams that expanded upon two rather shorter songs in the band's catalog, but besides that the rest of the album, while still good, doesn't quite wow or excite me.

It certainly does have that fun Motorpsycho charm, but nothing really pops out in my ears when listening to this. Certainly not a bad, nor just an ok record, but definitely not one I would call stellar. It certainly gets the job done with its long jams and very fun tracks, but I think it all doesn't quite hold a candle to their studio works, especially around this time.

A short review, yes, but I do not have much to talk about other than the fact that this album is good, but not great.