HW: first song (was 32 tracks)
HERBERT119 at DELPHI.COM
HERBERT119 at DELPHI.COM
Wed Jun 19 15:03:47 EDT 1996
On 17-JUN-1996 16:28:52.4 BOC-L said to HERBERT119
>Andrew said...
>>
>> >Let me clarify that I was joking about "Good Morning" and "Zone",
>as those
>> >are tracks frequently slagged by HW fans here. I guess the song
>most likel y
>> >to be heard first would be "Silver Machine", which, in most forms,
>shouldn 't
>> >make too bad an impression.
>>
>> Well, I suppose we could start a slew of "first song heard" messages.
>> ("Lord of Light" was the first HW song I ever heard, it made an
>instant > convert....)
>Mine was 'Quark, Strangeness, and Charm' in 1980, and although that
>particula r
>song wasn't really the one that instantly converted me to Hawkwindism,
>the album as a whole made me go out and buy 'Space Ritual'. I was
>surprised at h ow
>different it was, but then I loved that one just as much (or more).
>What finally sealed it was getting 'Levitation' on tape next, and
>listening to it virtually every night (on headphones, of course) for
>about six months. Funny
>thing is, these first three albums I got are three of my current four
>favourites (the other being 'Warrior').
>I wouldn't think 'Silver Machine' would be the track of choice for a new
>listener, although it is certainly the most known. I think LoL would be
>better, actually,
Yes, the SR live version in partic. You can choose to listen to whatever
aspect anytime. Lemmy's bass noodling, Dave's wah-wahing guitar in the
middle, Dik (or Del's?) electronic sprinkling... A lot of everything there.
Chuck
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