Hawkwind - Bristol 2003 ? The death of the band ?

[Ian Abrahams]

Iain, you *must* have been at a different Bristol gig than I was at last night..it was magic!

Review later folks.

Ian
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Iain Ferguson 
  To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:14 AM
  Subject: Hawkwind - Bristol 2003 ? The death of the band ?


  Hi folks,

  I'm gonna upset a few people with my words and I apologies for that upfront... the following is purely a personal opinion, 

  Hawkwind played Bristol last night .....
  I have been waiting for the band to play Bristol for a good few years now, the last time was with Ron and the Robot ( isn't there some video recording of that show floating around, it may even be on video or DVD, or just a live CD , anyone care to comment !!!! I'd love a copy  anyone ? cos I certainly don't require a copy of  tonight's show

  Well,  I watched the band last night and I hoped that Arthur would have bedded in by now, I let him off at Walthemstow as he was new to it... Well he's had sometime and i'm afraid to say I think Arthur is not the man for job...infact ARTHUR if your gonna sing Hawkwind songs at least have the common decency to sing them right and the way there were originally!!! , I don't care for you ability to sing, sing it right... Your saving grace was Steppenwolf which was terrific. but please, a/ learn the fucking lyrics and b/ sing it properly.

  I was really really really disappointed last night, I felt that there was no continuity,  it was all stop/ start, nothing flowed, there was no great trip, no sonic 5th dimension for me last night.  come on guys you can play like gods, the 2001 autumn tour is a classic example, thankfully i've a few live recordings of that tour....

  It was great to see Simon back playing and Chronglide was great, but with no bollocks from the PA songs like the watcher were wasted, pity cos I like to see Ali rip his plank up....

  I Was with bunch of old hawkwind fans last night and they also came away disappointed in the Arthur Browns Hawkwind Experience., Come on guys play your own tunes... i'm paying for Hawkwind numbers not AB's  "try to get as far away from his sonic source as possible"

  There's £50 in my back pocket and its staying there until I get persuaded otherwise ......

  Regards
  Iain 

     








   
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