HW: Recent v Old (revisited) A Howl of Derision

[Brian Halligan]

> At 18:52 +0100 17.04.2001, bedroom trancer wrote:
>> is it just me? But I have never been impressed by adrian shaws bass playing.

Carl replied:
> I don't think HW was the right band for him.  I've never been
> particularly impressed one way or t'other on his playing with HW, but
> in Bevis Frond he *ruled* most mightily :)

Yes! Witness "Live at the Great American Music Hall." Or witness a Bevis
Frond gig for yourself (when Nick tours as a band again.) Adrian's bass
playing intertwines with Nick's guitar beautifully. With Hawkwind (Space
Ritual especially), the bass is more of a lead instrument and/or driving
rhythmic force (blanga blanga blanga...), which doesn't play to Adrian's
strengths.

Brian

P.S. See http://www.rubricrecords.com for Nick and Adrian's US acoustic tour
dates. I guess this means Adrian's cure is working and a Frond tour may come
sooner than expected?

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