HW: SA & CYM

[Christian Mumford]

Dave Berry wrote:
>
> > Lemme take a stab at it....
> >
> > AiU is the goodie and Utopia is the stinker
>
> Exactly.  Arrival in Utopia is superb.  Utopia is (IMO) space filler.
>
> Dave.
> --


I agree, Arrival in Utopia is superb, but Utopia isn't that bad as
space-filler (Hawkwind can do ALOT worse IMHO) - I rather enjoy the
repeated message in 'the right frame of mind' :P... I think the album
has a great 'cybernetic' feel, like the 'fillers' throughout, without
getting too bad (like Church of Hawkwind). As for the title track, I
think it's one of Moorcock's best (and he's done some bad vocal
performances... BTW, I always thought 'Do Not Panic' was a reference to
the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy..?). I think CYM a far better album
overall than Sonic Attack. I can definetly do without the lackluster
remakes of classics on both albums though.

Christian