Brixton 2000: The Morning After - vocalists

[Kevin Perry]

Here's my feelings (feel free to criticise...politely):

My favourite *live* vocalists are Alan (before he decided to try to sing so
much like Lemmy), Dave and Bridgett.  I think Ron has been a complete
disaster: he can't sing, he can't play bass (he beats Harvey for the 'worst
bass player' accolade hands down) and he has no charisma - he comes across
to me as being a complete and utter tw*t on stage.  If you're playing for
free, fine, but if you're charging good money for tickets, then I don't thin
kit's right to see members of the band dicking around like that.  If it
wasn't for losing the bassist, I think Dave should fire him straight away.

Do Hawkwind need a frontman (frontperson I guess)?  I don't know: on the one
hand, I don't think they do - tyhe Chronicles tour is a great example of
great no-frontman live performance in my opinion -  but on the other hand,
if they do want a frontperson then I think that Sam Fox would do a better
job than Ron ever did.  The way that the Space Bandits and following tour
with Bridgett worked was great: some tracks benefitted from the female
vocals and a focus, whereas others worked well with Dave and Alan singing
(Harvey's BVs work OK, and his rantings on things like Back In The Box are
just so over the top that they're great).

And of course, being cynical, the publicity from having Sam Fox front the
band would be incredible :-)

---
Kevin Perry
Sonic Energy Authority
http://www.mountaingrill.co.uk/

"It is the business of the future to be dangerous;
and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its
duties."

----- Original Message -----
From: Filip Vanhuyse <filip.vanhuyse at YUCOM.BE>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: Brixton 2000: The Morning After


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Perry <kevin.perry at VIRGIN.NET>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 2:41 PM
> Subject: Brixton 2000: The Morning After
>
>
> > I'm still not completely back on Earth yet <g> but here's some of my
> > thoughts of last night...
> >
> > Badges were cool - a collector's item one day maybe?  Thanks so much for
> > doing them!
>
>
> Totally agree
>
>
>
> > High points: Spirit of the Age - great version and hearing 2000 people
> > chanting SotA in counterpoint to the band was just so cool; Wage War -
> > surprised they did it, but it was good; Moonglum - Huw at his best; Nik
> > playing flute on some tracks rather than sax; seeing Lemmy really
getting
> > into it and seeming to enjoy himself being back with HW; Motorway City -
> the
> > crowd reaction again made it for me.
>
> Don't agree about Moonglum,Hugh was not into it,specially his singing (too
> flat)
>
>
> > Oh, and managing to get rid of my spare ticket at the last minute :-)
>
> Well,that wasn't much of a problem I think as some 20 people asked me if I
> had spare tickets
>
>
> > Low points: Brainstorm - I guess it had to be played...again; Huw's
guitar
> > on Shot Down In The Night had a problem - it's one of my favourite
tracks
> so
> > I was a bit disappointed...but very pleased to hear it actually played;
> > Nik's sax still too loud; Shouldn't Do That was a bit untogether as was
> Born
> > To Go - they didn't need to replicate Yuri Gagrin that much :-); Nik
> > forgetting Simon in the credits at the end; Tim Blake's set (sorry, but
he
> > simply can not sing and his voice spoilt the great 3am synth music).
>
> More than agree with the above.
>
>
> > And the f*cking sound system in the foyer.
>
> Still more agree.Don't understand why people go to a concert and stay at
the
> foyer the whole time??
> Why pay for seeing Hawkwind and not atend.Go to a club.
>
>
> > I'm also going to throw away any vestiges of credibility I have left by
> > saying that I thought Sam Fox was good - I liked the Bridgett-era sound
> and
> > I'd much rather see Ms Fox stay in the band instead of Ron on
vocals...now
> > there's an idea.  I thought she actually sounded spot on on MotU and has
a
> > lot more energy and stage presence (and she's not trying to be Rob
> Calvert).
>
> Don't agree with that.Sam Fox was just funny to see 1 time.You don't
suggest
> she be the next Hawkwind vocalist?
> That's not my idea of Hawkwind,just tits and ass and clap your hands and
> stamp your feet?
> Had a great laugh when she came on stage the first time but the second
time
> was to much for me.More screeming than singing.
> Must agree Ron wasn't at his best last evening,seen him much much better.
>
>
> > Mark (Hasbeen) - drop me an email about the mpeg.
>
> What's this all about?
>
>
> > ---
> > Kevin Perry
> > Sonic Energy Authority
> > http://www.mountaingrill.co.uk/
> >
> > "It is the business of the future to be dangerous;
> > and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its
> > duties."