HW: IN YOU AREA!

[Melvyn Vincent]

A couple of weeks ago I purchased "HW In Your Area",released by voiceprint.
The last HW album I purchased with 'New' material on it,was Distant
Horizons a while ago,which was a major disappointment.
I much prefer 'In your Area' overall, even though it's not all new
material. However I do have a few major moans about some of the tracks.
The 1st track.......Brainstorm!!!!!????? Now come on Dave Brock, this is
really takeing the piss!
This once great track has been well and truly flogged to death now,and this
has to be the worst version yet. The 'reggaed' middle bit with Captain Rizz
on the vocals is like something out of 'Playschool', with the
chorus....."jump up and down.....swing yourselves around......Hawkwind in
your area.........Hawkwind on your land"!!!!!! (sounds like a nursery
rhyme!!!) Whats next?????
"Out of the Shadows.........and here we go round the mulberry bush....on a
spaced out sunday morning????"
Track 3.....Another version of 'Love in Space'......much,much better
instrumentals with DB on vocals which goes on to be totally ruined with a
middle section with terrible lyrics by Captain Rizz that seems to
constantly repeat rhymes with 'ace'
eg....."open up your eyes,its time to realise,you're not the rat
race.you're the human race,so leave the rat race and join the human race,if
you want love in space,then join the human race and leave the rat race"
I've not been a great fan of Ron Tree, but this Cap'n Rizz stuff is the pits.
The nice surprise is Track 8 , "hippy"............brilliant ( and I even
like Rons vocals on this one!)

Anyone with any opinions out there?

Mel.