Spacebrock?..Hawkwind?

[John Majka]

I don't yet have the Spacebrock album, but I'm distressed to hear that once
again it has a share of recycled material.  I'd prefer that we could have a
new release with just NEW stuff on it for a change.  And to hear the comment
that Strange Trips and Pipe Dreams was better... well I didn't really care
for that album at all!  I think the best Dave Brock solo album is still his
first one, Earthed to the Ground, which really broke some ground, offering
new material which was different from what Hawkwind was playing at the time.
John Majka

> I've been listening to Spacebrock for the past 2 weeks and it most
> definitely (in my opinion) IS NOT A HAWKWIND ALBUM (in the classic sense).
> It's really a Dave Brock album and the only reason ( I suspect ) that DB
> has emblazoned 'Hawkwind' on the top of the front cover is simply so that
> your average record store catalogues it under the 'H' ...'Hawkwind'
section
> where it stands a better chance of being purchased,as opposed to the 'B'
> section where it could be lost for ages amongst the likes of 'Backstreet
> Boys,Garth Brooks,Elkie Brooks etc,etc.
>
> I've been trying really hard to get into Spacebrock....but I have to admit
> I'm disappointed overall.
> I seem to recollect a quote from DB some time ago saying how 'as an
artist'
> you don't regress on your work....you move on.
> So I find myself asking.....why...why...why do we have two 20 year old
> tracks included (life form & some people never die)?????
> Why 'Kauai' ? (from Distant Horizons 4 yrs ago)
> Why '1st Landing' ? (from In Your Area a year ago)
> If all these old pieces had been substantially re-worked, then it would be
> easier to justify their inclusion on this album.....but they haven't.
> Personally...I think 'Strange Trips & Pipe Dreams' was a better DB solo
> album overall. Okay...it also included old material such as 'Space is
Deep'
> as well as the more recent 'Death of War' but they were at the very
> least,noticeably re-worked for inclusion on that album.
>
> Spacebrock? Well.....if you cut out the old material and possibly
> re-engineered and mixed the remaining tracks (as well as their
> order).......it would be much better!
>
> mel
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