HW 40th Anniversary Show - Huw

[Christian Mumford]

:-)

Mixolydian is rather Jazzy yes- LIKE YES.

I think the Burrito Eaton Slaughter Dick is rather Nazzy... with a bit of Stew Lloyd Frampton thrown in.

Mixmixmixmixmixup!! up!! UPUP-UP! and AWAYYYYYYY!!!!!



> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:35:50 -0400
> From: jmajk at INDY.RR.COM
> Subject: Re: HW 40th Anniversary Show - Huw
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
> 
> Whereas most guitar players exclusively use the pentatonic minor (blues) 
> scale when soloing, Huw seems to use all the modes of the major scale, 
> especially the mixolydian, which adds a lot more flavor, as there is more of 
> an exotic feel as "outer" notes are included that don't strictly belong in 
> the key of the song.  It's a much more advanced and jazzy approach to 
> things.
> John Majka
> 
> 
> > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 08:15:26PM -0400, John Majka typed out:
> >> As a guitar player myself, I've always been hugely impressed with Huw. 
> >> He
> >> does indeed have a unique signature style quite unlike that of anyone 
> >> else
> >> I've ever heard.  I am always completely mesmerized listening to his 
> >> leads
> >> in Hawkwind and on his solo albums.  Others may speak of Simon's skills,
> >> but for me, Huw is definitely Hawkwind's most musically gifted member. 
> >> I'd
> >> love for him to join up with the rest of the hawks for another musical
> >> journey....
> >
> > I once made an ex of mine who didn't care much for the treble
> > register listen to one of Huw's breaks, possibly the _Live '79_
> > `Brainstorm' or maybe even live with Litmus once, and she actually paid
> > some attention and then said, "he's not even in the same key as the rest
> > of them". And I listened and thought, he's not, is he? He's cutting
> > across them in a minor key in some way that fits perfectly but sounds
> > really affecting. And since I noticed that I've found that this is, for
> > me, Huw's big trick, he's really good at playing across the band. This
> > is why Jerry Richards, despite being very good too, never really
> > replaced Huw as lead for me, because he just sounds like Brock on speed
> > and without as chunky an amp set-up. Huw sounds like no-one else (much
> > like Dave himself), but I'm not sure that it's particularly because of
> > his technical skill, which does vary somewhat in performance these days,
> > but because of his ear for the best route across the rest of the music.
> > And of course, doing that makes him stand out in a way that Jerry
> > doesn't.
> >
> > I don't know if that actually has much musical basis, but maybe
> > someone who can speak to such things will tell me if I'm wrong. Yours,
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -- 
> > "When fortune wanes, of what assistance are quantities of elephants?"
> >     (Juvaini, Afghan Muslim chronicler, c. 1206)
> > Jon Jarrett, Fitzwilliam Museum, jjarrett at chiark.greenend.org.uk 

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