HW In Your Area

[Michaelangelo Blackman]

If your a Hawkwind fan then you must be allright

allright..............

from MICHAELANGELO at kangaroo land

----- Original Message -----
From: Sara Zaza <prabbit at GOWEBWAY.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: HW In Your Area


> Well, you asked so...
>
>
> Melvyn wrote:
> <The last HW album I purchased with 'New' material on it,was Distant
> <Horizons a while ago,which was a major disappointment.
>
> Actually I thought this was one the strongest HW releases in years, crap
> artwork aside and some songs being underdeveloped.  "Reptoid Vision" is
> brilliant and to me the band sounds excellent, crazy but focused in a way
> they hadn't been in a long time.
>
> <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.
>
> Actually, I quite like this version, tho I can understand why some don't
dig
> the reggae section, it took awhile to grow on me, and to be frank I'd
rather
> they played it straight thru.
>
> <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.
>
> Again I quite like this track as well ("Rat Race").  Lyrically it is right
> on the beam, saying the same type of things that the band have been saying
> for 30 years now.   "Flying is trying is dying".  How about the lyrics to
> "Shouldn't Do That".  Also very repetitive and simple...and brilliant.
>
> <The nice surprise is Track 8 , "hippy"............brilliant
>
> Agreed!
>
> It is frustrating to not have a full cd of new material, tho.  I really
> liked the version of "The Awakening" however.
> Just my opinion.
>
> John Stanton
>