HW: What's Happenin' Where is everyone?

[Michael Crook]

Oops hit send before I'd finished....

I meant to say his contribution really fills out the
sound with the extra dimension which has sometimes
been lacking lately. HW need a dedicated
synth/keyboard player!

Mick

 --- Michael Crook <m.j.crook at TALK21.COM> wrote:
> I would really like to hear Captain Black on some HW
> studio material - any chance in the future.
> Heh - any chance of hearing ANY new HW studio
> material
> in the future?? :)
> I agree he is perfect for HW, but its a shame he
> only
> guests - his contribution really fills out
>
>
>
>
>
>  --- Colin J Allen <colin at CALLEN18.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
> wrote:
> > I am amazed that we have got so far through a
> > discussion of the quality of
> > Hawkwind synth wizards before getting to Captain
> > Black.  He is up there with
> > Harvey and, in many ways, more suited to the
> > traditional Hawkwind sound.
> >
> > Colin
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Doug Pearson" <jasret at MINDSPRING.COM>
> > To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 7:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: HW: What's Happenin' Where is
> everyone?
> >
> >
> > > On the other hand, I really like Harvey's vocal
> > rants! :^)  I think he
> > > does that more effectively than any HW member
> has
> > except, of course, Bob.
> > > (And he's a pretty good backup singer, although
> I
> > seem to recall someone
> > > mentioning that the excellent backup vocals on
> > 'Live 79' are studio
> > > overdubs.)
> > >
> > > Tim's style these days (judging from the 'Out of
> > the Shadows' DVD) seems
> > > to be over-reliant on the sort of
> > "auto-arpegiation" (who would've thought
> > > that Duran Duran would be so musically
> > influential!) that seems to be real
> > > popular in today's techno/dance/remix music (at
> > least the producer in the
> > > studio next door is always doing stuff like
> that);
> > I think one person on
> > > the list referred to it as "virtual guitar"
> since
> > it almost sounds like
> > > picking out the notes of a guitar chord.  It can
> > be an effective technique
> > > (to some extent, HW pioneered it, or something
> > similar, with stuff
> > > like "Forge of Vulcan"), but on every song, it
> > gets tiresome to my ears
> > > (and gives validation to accusations of
> > "inteptness" since it really is a
> > > one-finger playing technique, but some of my
> > favorite bands/musicians have
> > > been utterly inept.  Darryl Hooper was one
> rockin'
> > keyboardist!).
> > >
> > > Harvey's keyboard technique, like Dave's guitar
> > playing, is hardly
> > > advanced, but also like Dave's guitar playing,
> > seems to always work
> > > perfectly with Hawkwind-style songs.  And he's
> > talented at nagivating both
> > > the notes/chords and the swooooosh (the ideal
> > spacerock synth player will
> > > do one with each hand, simultaneously), the
> latter
> > of which seems to have
> > > been not so evident from Tim recently (maybe
> > that's just because the
> > > sequencers are doing all the work ... these days
> > that job would be best
> > > suited to capt. Bl at ck, anyway).
> > >
> > >     -Doug
> > >      jasret at mindspring.com
> > >
> > > On Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:50:42 -0500, John Majka
> > <jmajk at INDY.RR.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > >I'd have to agree that Harvey's playing was an
> > absolutely amazing thing
> > > >during his last few years with Hawkwind.  He
> > makes Tim Blake seem
> > > >completely inept by comparison.  In my fantasy
> > line-up, Harvey would
> > > >be on keyboards and Huw would be on lead
> guitar,
> > in addition to the
> > > >trio of Brock, Davey, and Chadwick.
> > > >John Majka
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Harvey should have a website (or have someone
> > set one
> > > >> up for him)so he could maybe sell some of his
> > CDs. I
> > > >> bet he's got loads of material unreleased.
> > > >>  I thought his keyboard playing with HW just
> > prior to
> > > >> leaving was amazing (Not crazy about his
> vocal
> > rants
> > > >> though)
> > > >>
> > > >> Mick
> > > >>
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
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