HW: IN YOU AREA!

[david hall]

Yeah. Capt. Rizz - shite

Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Melvyn Vincent <mel at MVA.U-NET.COM>
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Date: 12 May 2000 00:26
Subject: Re: HW: IN YOU AREA!


>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.
>