MP3: Madrugada - Not to touch the earth
Today's mp3 post comes courtesy of contributor Nancy Baym:
Most lists of Madrugada's influences include The Doors. What better time to revisit their roots than at their own end? One of the unexpected treats of their postmortem tour in 2008 has been the steady supply of covers -- from Jacques Brel's "Amsterdam" (you can guess where they played that), to Johnny Thunders' "You can't put your arms around a memory". Recently, they covered The Doors' "To touch the earth" for P3's anniversary show (watch their impressive 6-song set here: http://nrkp3.no/konserter/). Given the impossibility of replicating late guitarist Robert Burås' delicacy, and perhaps sobered and grounded by his passing, this final incarnation of the band, featuring Alex Kloster-Jensen and Cato Salsa turned out more aggressive, more massive, and a lot more generous in its use of keyboards. You can hear it all here. They'll be missed.
Madrugada - Not to touch the earth (live)