This is the story of a Norwegian pop band called Locomotives.
And here the story ends. Because I know very little about them, and googling proved futile. I saw the video for the song Universe on MTV Europe's Alternative Nation in 1998 (damn, that was a good show... Toby Amies was the man). I liked the video, liked the song, and ordered the EP G.R.I.L.L. from a shitty online shopping site called Boxman (the company that would let you wait a month for a delivery and then tell you the product you wanted is out of stock). As unlikely as it was, G.R.I.L.L. arrived in the mail and turned out to be a rather pleasurable experience. Nothing earthshattering, but a good listen nonetheless.
Universe still managed to put a smile on my face (any songs that namedrops Madonna and Karl Marx in the same line is alright in my book), and the more mellow tracks Penthouse and You Can't Always Get What You Want have a lot to offer as well.
According to bandinfo.no Locomotives released an album called Spin in 1997, one called Albert in 1999 and another EP in 2001. I haven't been able to track them down, but I'd love to hear them one day. If you have any info on Locomotives and what they're up to these days, email me.
And here the story ends. Because I know very little about them, and googling proved futile. I saw the video for the song Universe on MTV Europe's Alternative Nation in 1998 (damn, that was a good show... Toby Amies was the man). I liked the video, liked the song, and ordered the EP G.R.I.L.L. from a shitty online shopping site called Boxman (the company that would let you wait a month for a delivery and then tell you the product you wanted is out of stock). As unlikely as it was, G.R.I.L.L. arrived in the mail and turned out to be a rather pleasurable experience. Nothing earthshattering, but a good listen nonetheless.
Universe still managed to put a smile on my face (any songs that namedrops Madonna and Karl Marx in the same line is alright in my book), and the more mellow tracks Penthouse and You Can't Always Get What You Want have a lot to offer as well.
According to bandinfo.no Locomotives released an album called Spin in 1997, one called Albert in 1999 and another EP in 2001. I haven't been able to track them down, but I'd love to hear them one day. If you have any info on Locomotives and what they're up to these days, email me.
(mp3) Locomotives - Universe (recommended!)
(mp3) Locomotives - You can't always get what you want
(mp3) Locomotives - Penthouse
1 comments:
Check out iTunes. They have three or four of the albums of the band. Lot of good stuff there.
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