OFF: Gong

[Jon Browne]

In your message dated Thursday 1, February 1996 you wrote :
>
>> By NO stretch of the imagination is this the classic Gong.

 Come on, it's not *that* far off:)
>That would
> replace Steffi Sharpstrings with Steve Hillage on guitar
  True
> and Pip Pyle with Pierre Moerlain behind the drums.

  No, Pip's better than Pierre anyday!
  And it depends what you call classic, too. I think Camberbert is totally
classic but Shamal or Gazueze are pretty inconsequential.

  <unkind remark about Steffi snipped>

  He's a fair enough 2nd Stringer to Steve as is Pierre to Pip. He's also a
bloody nice bloke.
> The music is space-jazz :-) Kind of trippy jazz, easy listening but
> with a definite rock edge, Gong are/were unique. And before anyone
> tries to make the comparison Ozric Tentacles do NOT sound like Gong.

  Noy for lack of trying. I must have seen the Ozrics do the OM Riff about 20
times. If ever their was a guitarist influenced by Hillage, it's Ed Ozric *and*
he'd the first to admit it.

>
> Anyway go along - what have you got to lose?

  hear hear!

Jon Browne