HW: Brixton expectations

[Ian Abrahams]

Andrew - an excellent summing up of this gig's potential. Is Ron totally out of the loop with HW now?
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ANDREW GARIBALDI 
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  Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 11:34 PM
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  well friggin' said - at last the voice of common sense.
  But - hey - let's have a bit of fun - it's 10 hours but you won't have 10 hours of playing time. So far we know that present and correct will be Dave, Harvey, Alan, Lemmy, Swindells (was it), Richard & Jerry, Huw, Mr House....has anyone got actual confirmation of the Turner mob being there?........so that presumably means a Harvey set (30 mins or so), a Bedouin set (40-45 mins perhaps), possibly a Langton spot (25 mins). Of course if the Turner band turn up and play, that's say, another 40-60 mins, but would Dave join in? Or who else will be there?. Don't suppose anything involving the Americans is on the cards so don' expect a Spiral Realms set....unless of course someone' s played the ace in the hole and managed to get Del across from Canada - after all they know where he lives. Getting intersting, huh?
  So, about 2 and a half hours there.
  Let's get to Hawkwind. They could do a Magma style reunion and do 6 hours across 4 line-ups (I was there and Vander did all 6 hours - now that was something else) or they could do a giant Space Ritual type set with people wandering in and out according to tracks and interest, loose, but could lead to some interesting line-ups along the way, 
  Or it could be just one gigantic set with all of them on stage at once for a couple of hours.
  Either way, and with more possibilities than I've considered, the fact is that it's going to be unexpected and fun - no one will get exactly what they want out of this - that's impossible - but we should all get a thrill somewhere down the line if not for all of it. No matter how you set your mind you are going to be disappoinred with something and elated with something else.
  So, providing whoever is putting all this together is doing it WITH THE FANS IN MIND, it will be good. The moment someone tries too hard to do something that the audience is not going to be 'au fait' with, will be when the cracks appear round the edges.I don't think that will happen - let's hope the confidence is not misplaced.
  Andy Garibaldi
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    From: michael blackman 
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    Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 4:42 AM
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    And also, we shouldn't start getting visions of grandeur over the show - you know big fantasies of how it will be etc.  Just go and have a good time.

    The higher the expectations are the easier it is to be let down.

    Guru ga ga Thank you for your donations 8>)

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: J D 
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      Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 7:48 AM
      Subject: HW: Brixton expectations


      Hi,
      The thought of the Brixton gig has me running both hot and cold.
      On the negative side - just cos various members from HW's golden age will be present doesn't automatically make the gig a great one. What's the worst "HW" gig ever performed? ..... Hawkon, Manchester 85.
      Absolute bloody shambles. OK, so these guys probably only met up just before the gig and any ideas of a rehearsal are pure fantasy.
      But take Ramsgate 84 with both Nik & Bob present, should have been a stormer, but alas, it was not to be.
      To my mind, the success of this gig hinges on the preparation put into it.
      With few exceptions, the best HW gigs has been with the current (at that time) members, who just happen to play an exceptional gig. 
      If we're to get the best from someone like Lemmy's presence then we need to hear songs where he is more prominent, like The Watcher or Time We Left and not just during an encore of Silver Machine.
      If Simon House is present then we need Spiral Galaxy or a full blown Assault & Battery, not just some inaudible violin during Damnation Alley.
      On the positive side - Rainbow 81, with Bob, Nik & Moorcock is still one of my favs, so hopefully all my fears are unfounded.
      I've still not committed to a ticket yet, as the thought of a disappointment is a painful one.
      However, the thought of missing what could be a true classic is even more painful, so not doubt, the deed will be done!
      Jez 
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