HW: NiXtar - Nikwind

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Reply to Keith A Henderson about Re: HW: NiXtar - Nikwind

>Despite being a founding member, and a songwriter for a half-dozen or so
>classic HW tracks, I don't see Nik's musical contribution as being much more
>than an 'effect', ie., a single extra layer of sound over top of the basic
>rhythms below...in that context, his sax/flute plays no more role in the soun
>as Simon House's violin or Blake's/Harvey's synth lines or Moorcock's/Calvert
>'over the top' ranting (vocals other than standard verses, that is).  (Could
>there then, also be a legitimate 'Housewind' or 'Blakewind' -I don't think so
>Meanwhile, the "core" of Brock/Lemmy or Davey/King or Chadwick is really
>playing the song underneath.  Of course, both elements are important to the
>overall HW sound, it's just that I only see the latter as being something tha
>you can build a band on, and call it Hawkwind.  And none of these guys are
>playing with Nik....he's only got the 'top' parts of classic HW, ie. the synt
>violin, sax, flute, and (God forbid)....his singing.  Then Pressurehed plays
>the role of the bottom part...not really Hawkwind IMHO.

IMHO this is hugely underestimating Nik's role in Hawkwind. I am not a big Nik
fan but I feel he should get credit for a bit more then a few songs and sound
effects. Saying his role was simular to House or Blake is very unfair. He had
a major input into the bands sound(IMHO).


>'Church Of Hawkwind could really be more of a Brock solo work I think).

I always understood(from information in HawkFan at the time) that it was a
Brock album with Huw and Harvey helping out.

Si


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