Brixton 2000: The Morning After - vocalists

[Filip Vanhuyse]

Well Kevin,

Aren't you thinking boobies now.I can understand you don't like Ron Tree,but
don't tell me ms.Fox is a serious female vocalist.

greetings
filip

----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Perry <kevin.perry at VIRGIN.NET>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: Brixton 2000: The Morning After - vocalists


> 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."