NIK - Space Ritual

[Stephe]

Hi Paul, never got into the dead scene, so I can't relate to what your
saying. Space ritual has been around since 2000 if memory serves me right.
Heard a few gigs, which weren't that great, but I enjoyed. The setlist
hasn't changed a whole lot over the years. Ho hum!!! Don't think I will pay
$1000 to fly over to europe to see them play. I would do it for Brock + co.
Maybe if Nik tried to recreate the Spirit of Sphynx it would be a bit more
interesting. Cheers Stephe

 >
> If Nik and co. want to be the Dark Star Orchestra of the Hawkwind scene
> then good luck to them.  I'm sure they float someone's boat.
> (Personally, I think there probably *is* a niche market in "recreating"
> the early Hawkwind sound, but I suspect Space Ritual lack the
> musicianship[*] and, more importantly, the energy to do it really well.)
>
> I admit I did chuckle at people decrying "heresy!" at the mere thought
> of Space Ritual doing what they are doing, mainly because I remember
> most folks creaming themselves when the Hawkestra event was announced,
> and the attendant possibility of a "Lemmy-era" mini-set...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul (deftly trying to avoid the True Hawkwind religious wars)
>
> [*] Because people usually want to recreate the myth rather than the
> reality, with rough edges sanded down.
> --
> e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
>
> "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
> deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
>        --- Frank Vincent Zappa