NIK: Spaceritual , NOT QUO

[Carl Edlund Anderson]

On 03/08/2005 12:10, M Holmes wrote:
> Jon Jarrett writes:
>>         If the analysis is that to put on a decent show Nik needs a band
>> that can function without him, I'm alarmed to say he may not currently be
>> able to boast this...
>
> Hasn't Nik always been more of an organiser and showman than a musician?
> It's always struck me that he works hard at festivals getting things
> organised and persuading people to play. He's clearly quite persuasive
> considering the sheer numbers of ex-Hawks he's persuaded out of
> retirement and the number of bands he's managed to guest with.

Exactly my feeling.  Nik's got good stage presence and seems, from what
little contact I've had with him, like a genuinely pretty nice guy (if
slightly cracked :)  But I think he's more a band frontman than band
leader; he may not be the one to whup a band's arses into shaping up and
flying right.  But he's all right with a good crew behind him (or even a
half-assed crew on a good night, perhaps :)

Cheers,
Carl

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