Questions for Martin Lister Topic - Alphaville Forum

wii · 05 Jan 2004, 15:12

Soon Martin Lister will join us here at The Dreamroom, and answer as many questions as he can, please post all questions below.

Thanks

Alphaanni · 05 Jan 2004, 15:19

FallenAngel · 05 Jan 2004, 16:01

Questions I don't have for the moment, but I like to wish him welcome to our forum!

Mags · 05 Jan 2004, 16:04

Dear Martin,
Good to see you here

!!! Enjoy...
Mags in Berlin :)

poul e · 05 Jan 2004, 16:14

That's really great news!! Welcome to the forum Martin!

An obvious question (I think) would be:

Which is your favourite Alphavillesong?

wii · 05 Jan 2004, 16:41

Martin, which Alphaville song is not "your cup of tea" at the liveshows?

Kaz · 05 Jan 2004, 17:29

Hi Martin! Cool to see you here!

I'd like to ask which song have you found most difficult to arrange for live performances and why.

Oh, and one more (daft one): What do you suggest we do to give the UK fans a good kick up the arse and get them motivated??

Karen (the one that glows in the dark

)

Krapplund · 05 Jan 2004, 17:53

Great to have you here Martin!!

How big is your part of the new Alphaville album [question]
In witch country would you love to play with Alphaville [question]
Or you maybe allready have played at that place...where [question]
A concert that you specielly remember, and why [question]
A songs that you would like to arrange diffrent at the live shows [question]

And at last:

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE SONG A VICTORY OF LOVE, FEELINGS, TO PLAY IT LIVE, GOOD or BAD [question] tell us....AND ME!!!

MartinLister · 05 Jan 2004, 19:52

Hi everyone and "happy new year" !.
This is my first "official" contribution to a forum, since i joined Alphaville in 1995 !! wow thats quite a long time eh?.
One of my favourite live songs is "Inside out", and i also really enjoy playing "dance with me unplugged" because for me this is "real" music, with only piano and voice.
Actually, a lot of Alphaville songs sound great with a very simple arrangement, ie: just guitar or just piano and percussion, thats a good sign of the quality of the songs.
I would very much like to re-arrange a BIG song like "Big in japan", so that it sounds totally different, like a re-mix perhaps?.
The most complex songs to arrange for the live shows are the "epic" songs such as Euphoria/On the beach etc, but the most difficult ones are the big songs, because we like to change things to keep it interesting for us and hopefully you too!!, this does'nt always work though !.
We have toured and travelled to some very cool places, Russia,Peru the lebanon and Brasil stand out as some favourites, i would love to play in Japan of course, and also India, but i dont think that will happen with Alphaville, not enough percussion !!.As far as the new Album , i will be involved in some songs hopefully, and of course some keyboards/programming and hopefully more production this time, i am writing some music for this at the moment, so fingers crossed !.
Hope to see you all soon, best wishes for 2004, Martin x.

wii · 05 Jan 2004, 20:04

I´m glad to have you here Martin, finally I got the Mac issue fixed.

I agree that the simple arrangements are really good, that´s why among my best experiences with Alphaville live are the 2 unplugged sessions I have joined so far in Berlin 96 and 99, I really hope for something similar this year, all the songs performed with as few instruments as possible, so we can enjoy Marians vocal and your piano...

05 Jan 2004, 15:12	#1
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Mags Moonshine Join Date: 11 Feb 2003 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 1,984	Dear Martin, Good to see you here !!! Enjoy... Mags in Berlin :) Open your eyes and let the sun break in for a while...there may be something that you've never seen inside...

05 Jan 2004, 17:29	#7
Kaz Her... Join Date: 22 Jan 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 12,459	Hi Martin! Cool to see you here! I'd like to ask which song have you found most difficult to arrange for live performances and why. Oh, and one more (daft one): What do you suggest we do to give the UK fans a good kick up the arse and get them motivated?? Karen (the one that glows in the dark ) Before you judge me, make sure you're perfect.

05 Jan 2004, 16:14	#5
poul e Dream Keeper Join Date: 08 Nov 2000 Location: Thisted, Denmark Posts: 7,069	That's really great news!! Welcome to the forum Martin! An obvious question (I think) would be: Which is your favourite Alphavillesong?

05 Jan 2004, 16:41	#6
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,703	Martin, which Alphaville song is not "your cup of tea" at the liveshows?

05 Jan 2004, 17:53	#8
Krapplund Dream Keeper www.krapplund.com Join Date: 09 Nov 2000 Location: Emmaboda, Sweden. Posts: 17,536	Great to have you here Martin!! How big is your part of the new Alphaville album [question] In witch country would you love to play with Alphaville [question] Or you maybe allready have played at that place...where [question] A concert that you specielly remember, and why [question] A songs that you would like to arrange diffrent at the live shows [question] And at last: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE SONG A VICTORY OF LOVE, FEELINGS, TO PLAY IT LIVE, GOOD or BAD [question] tell us....AND ME!!! "Alphaville ohne Bernhard ist wie eine Apfelstrudel ohne apfel" 17'04'2003 www.krapplund.com

05 Jan 2004, 19:52	#9
MartinLister Dreamer Join Date: 05 Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 10	Hi everyone and "happy new year" !. This is my first "official" contribution to a forum, since i joined Alphaville in 1995 !! wow thats quite a long time eh?. One of my favourite live songs is "Inside out", and i also really enjoy playing "dance with me unplugged" because for me this is "real" music, with only piano and voice. Actually, a lot of Alphaville songs sound great with a very simple arrangement, ie: just guitar or just piano and percussion, thats a good sign of the quality of the songs. I would very much like to re-arrange a BIG song like "Big in japan", so that it sounds totally different, like a re-mix perhaps?. The most complex songs to arrange for the live shows are the "epic" songs such as Euphoria/On the beach etc, but the most difficult ones are the big songs, because we like to change things to keep it interesting for us and hopefully you too!!, this does'nt always work though !. We have toured and travelled to some very cool places, Russia,Peru the lebanon and Brasil stand out as some favourites, i would love to play in Japan of course, and also India, but i dont think that will happen with Alphaville, not enough percussion !!.As far as the new Album , i will be involved in some songs hopefully, and of course some keyboards/programming and hopefully more production this time, i am writing some music for this at the moment, so fingers crossed !. Hope to see you all soon, best wishes for 2004, Martin x.

05 Jan 2004, 20:04	#10
wii Dream Master Join Date: 07 Nov 2000 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,703	I´m glad to have you here Martin, finally I got the Mac issue fixed. I agree that the simple arrangements are really good, that´s why among my best experiences with Alphaville live are the 2 unplugged sessions I have joined so far in Berlin 96 and 99, I really hope for something similar this year, all the songs performed with as few instruments as possible, so we can enjoy Marians vocal and your piano...