HW: Support bands #1 - a general approach

[Thomas, Guy]

David - on behalf of Andy Gb, I'm going to arrange for your execution -
heresey is still a capital offence old chap! (Do you prefer beheading or
hanging?)  I recall seeing somewhere, that Dave B. listed Krel as one of his
top 2 favourite bands - can't think where I saw it!

Seriously, you may have seen Krel on a dodgy night, (eg Hemel Hempstead
May1992) but I aslo saw them 4 other times on the Teepee tour, and they were
awesome - definately not "Average Prog!" I'd say seriously brilliant
space-blanga is a better description.  They also  supported on a couple of
warm-up gigs, at the end of 1991, (York barbican, and a.n.other)

Guy T.

PS - top tip - go and buy Ad Astra, from CDS - best spacecrock CD of 1997.
Do that and and we'll commute your sentence to life! (Well - life spent
listening to HW and Krel anyway!)



-----Original Message-----
From: david hall [mailto:dave at PARMA29.FREESERVE.CO.UK]
Sent: 05 November 2000 14:37
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
Subject: HW: Support bands #1 - a general approach


Hawkwind fans have also had the reputation of being hard on the support acts
(sometimes unfairly so -often not)
My memory is hazy but here are the supporting acts I've seen (or are worth
remembering - for good or ill):
79 Doll By Doll    -   shite
80 Vardis  - average metal
81? Baron Rojo  - dear o dear
82? Mama's Boys - they were good (in the Thin Lizzy tradition, the guitarist
whipped out a violin bow and played the guitar Jimmy Page style, which
resulted in abuse from the audience; gobs were rapidly shut when he whipped
out the violin and let it rip...probably the best reaction to a HW support
band I've seen ...apart from Daevid Allen)
83     ?
84 Bronz -  crap (I met Nik during this tour, of the support he said
"they're beginning to sound like us"- which is probably the most bizarre
thing the Thunder Rider has said or done).
85    ?
86? Tubulah Dog (average free-festival fare; until blinding version of the
UFO theme tune complete with back projection of the opening credits of the
TV series- hurrah)
88/87? Krel (average prog (now preparing to duck the incoming post from Andy
G))
89/90?
91? Daevid Allen and the Magick Brothers (bloody brilliant mate Strong and
Steaming stuff from the Dingo Virgin aka Divided Alien - Gong and Hawkwind
were supposed to do a combined US tour after this.....I met Trev Hughes
again at the Glasgow gig and said "Daevid Allen has had too much dope" Trev
said this, Trev!) Dave Brock picks up the gliss guitar from the Alien.
93? Twitch and Brainstrom DJ Set excellent. HW remixes. Anyone got a tape!
The Aphex Twin was at this too - I seem to recall
94 Salt Tank - okay, a pity but we were all expecting the Orb

Dave