spacebrock comments

[SHLL (Scott Heller)]

-----Original Message-----
From: Melvyn Vincent [mailto:mel at MVA.U-NET.COM]
Sent: 25. april 2001 11:02
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
Subject: Re: spacebrock comments


>I just recently got the Spacebrock CD and was very disappointed. I think
>whoever made the decision to call it a Hawkwind CD was misleading a lot of
>people. It is clearly a Dave Brock solo venture, as I beleive only one
track
>(Spacebrock) actually has any real band playing. For sure the worst thing
>Dave has ever put out. I enjoy a few tracks but it really has the feel that
>someone (I woudl guess Dave) went around and just picked up whatever tracks
>were laying around and slapped them together. There is no cohesiviness in
>the project and it mostly just sound pieces with samples and some vocals,
>but not really all the interesting.. I really liked all the other Brock
solo
>lps but this just does not do it for me.
>
>I really see the end of Hawkwind...... now......sure they will play some
>great gigs but the last real HW cd was in 1994 with ALien 4....Distant
>Horizons was just several disjointed musical pieces slung together for the
>masses... Don't you think..
>
>I am enjoying the Wierd cds a lot but am disappointed we did not get
>anything new with them at all. Sound is also not really any better than the
>best copies of the tapes I have heard.
>
>Just some ranting to annoy the masses..
>
>scott
>
>ObCD- Gas Giant vs. WE- Riding the Red Horse to the Last Stronghold of the
>Freaks (promo CD- due out in may on Burnt Hippie Recordings)

I think that is a pretty well thought out and accurate analysis to be
honest.
mel

Thanks Mel.  I am a huge fan of the band and have traveled great distances
to see them, inteviewed them, supported them in many ways over the years,
but I just felt I needed to speak what I feel about the recent output of the
band..

scott