HW: More Nik

[linuxchaos]

Up late Nick!

Nick Medford wrote:

> Uncle Nik's copped some flak here lately: like most everyone else I wish he
> wouldn't use the Hawkwind name, and while I haven't heard his recent
> albums it seems he's repeatedly recycling the same (mostly HW) material.
>
> However the fact remains that he had a massive role in Hawkwind: he was
> there from the start, he had a lot to do with the identity of the band from
> its earliest days. He was largely responsible for getting Bob Calvert involved,
> and he wrote or co-wrote some classic material. (Brainstorm, Master of the
> Universe, Shouldn't Do That, D-Rider).
>
> Personally I like a punky edge, and ICU were one of the coolest bands on
> the block in the early 80s. Hawkwind have always been an underground,
> anti-establishment type band, and punk was, at least in part,  where the
> rebel-music scene was at in those days. Calvert understood this too, and a
> dash of punkishness helped keep HW afloat in the late 70s and early 80s
> IMHO.
>
> Nik was also very involved in the Stonehenge festivals which did so much
> to define the spirit and ethos of Hawkwind.
>
> I agree he seems slapdash at times (definitely at Hawkestra) and I'm sure he's
> not the easiest guy to work with. And Jez Huggett is a better sax player.
> And Dave is the undisputed captain of the ship and we all love and revere
> him for it. But Nik Turner is Nik Turner, and that counts for something at
> least.
> --
> Nick Medford