spacebrock comments

[ejobson]

Good comments. I was undecided on whether to get this CD, I now don't think
I'll bother. I would actually be a bit more severe than Scott and say that
apart from odd tracks and some good live performances (Hawkestra, Astoria),
the last good lump of material in my view was Chronicles fifteen odd years
ago. Anything earlier than that I loved with the possible exceptions of
Sonic Attack '81 and some of ASAM '76, although the live recordings of this
performance are some of my favourites, probably due to Calvert being the
frontman.

Thanks for the feedback,

Eddie.

-----Original Message-----
From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU]On
Behalf Of iain ferguson
Sent: 25 April 2001 05:36
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
Subject: Re: spacebrock comments


Scott,

Hopefully the new line-up will record something soon. It certainly has the
best
potential for a knockout album for the first time in a number of years !!

With so many people now working with the band hopefully they'll record a
cracking ablum soon.

BTW -- I like the Brockspace album. And some of the tracks off of distant
horizons are excellent ( phetamine in particular).

regards
Iain

"SHLL (Scott Heller)" wrote:

> -----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