HW: Thrilling HW Adventures
K Henderson
henderson.120 at OSU.EDU
Thu Mar 16 13:26:14 EST 2000
Doug P. spake thusly...
>On Tue, 14 Mar 2000 11:46:27 -0500, K Henderson <henderson.120 at OSU.EDU> wrote:
>>I've only had a chance to listen to it once, but the sound was good and the
>>track selection reasonable. Uncle Sam's on Mars was quite different than
>>other versions.
>
>The 1976 version of "Uncle Sam's On Mars" sounds very much like Neu to my
>ears; more so than any other Hawkwind song, even "Opa-Loka" (which comes
>pretty darn close, too).
Hmmm...yeah, I think you are right...hadn't thought about that.
>I'd known for some time that Brock was a Neu fan,
Well, didn't he write liner notes for the UK (?) release of Neu!? I think I
read that somewhere.
>>Time for Sale was cool to hear for the first time, Brock &
>>Calvert sharing vocals. Sounded very much like other material on ASAM to my
>>ears...sorta Reefer Madness-ish I think.
>
>I never understood the rationale for calling Rudolph & Powell "too funky"
>until I heard this song
I like the 'funk blanga' thing...never heard anyone else play basslines
quite like this. Though I have no taste for Aubergine.
>Does the Griffin CD include songwriting credits ... it appears not ...
No, it does not.
>My other question for the day is if the version of "Back on the Streets"
>includes the verse missing from the studio version?
>
>Joules of sound are bad for your hearing
>And pleasure's something that doesn't last
>I took a substance for disappearing
>And I faded in the mirror so fast
>I counted to ten
>I was invisible then
>It was hours before I came back complete ...
YES!
Bernhard says...
>btw: This gig is for sure NOT from Hammy Odeon 05.10.76 !!!!
Well, what the hell was I thinking believing the liner notes?!! :)
So is it Colston Hall, Bristol UK September 27, 1976? Or what then?
Keith H. (FAA)
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