HW: IYA reconsidered

[flossbac]

Recently I find that the album I keep listening to more than any other
is...."In Your Area!"  This is despite all the slagging the record has
received at various hands (including my own).  At some point it really
struck me how great this record is.....one of the most psychedelic discs I
own.....One of my favorite things on the live portion of the album is all
that great psychedelic feedback that Jerry Richards coaxes out of his
guitar.  The transitions between Love In Space and Aerospaceage Inferno are
really powerful, I think.  Those studio instrumentals on the second half of
the album are also pretty darn....well, psychedelic (to overuse a word).
This is a record that has really really grown on me a lot.  At first listen,
I thought it was the worst thing HW had done, but now I feel embarrassed to
have made that statement, because I love it!  I feel that Dave and the band
must be doubly commended for making yet another record that has challenged
the ears and the sensibilities of the listeners, keeping their sound fresh!
IYA rocks!
John Majka
flossbac at nlci.com
http://www.nlci.com/users/flossbac/hawkwind.html