spacebrock comments

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

It may be your favourite so treaure it because, just like 'Weird 6', it is
now out of print at Voiceprint - as usual, no idea if and when it will be
back in print.
Andy Garibaldi
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bottomley" <merlinas at DIRCON.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: spacebrock comments


> Well, just to reiterate the fact that we often see a variety of opinions
> expressed on this list, I have to say that I completely disagree! This is
my
> absolute favourite Dave Brock solo album. I do find the decision to label
it
> as a Hawkwind CD highly dubious, however.
>
> Dave
>
> >>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 think that is a pretty well thought out and accurate analysis to be
> honest.
> >mel