HW: Alan Davey Website Ho Ho Ho

[mike coleman]

I love the episode where the guy is on LSD in a barn or something
what a great show that UFO
for the record, I've thought all points made in these coversations were
valid on all sides, with the exception that the Distant Horizons album is a
winner to me.....if that was in this somewhere
God I need to see some UFO reruns
Even the opening network sounds were great
BTW, the Live 82 Vinyl is a KILLER
Jacket and sound quality


On 10/19/09, Dave Hall <david.hall6800 at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I didn't say Alan didn't have output. The point I was making was that he
> isn't exactly original - a bit Lemmy-lite. That's why Dave hired him. To
> begin with it was okay, later it went a bit odd - from "inspired by Lemmy"
> to a "Lemmy impersonation" completed with tilted mike stand. Ho hum, on the
> plus point he is a UFO and Space 1999 fan, and there aren't that many of us
> around. Nice version of the UFO theme, and yes I know Tubilah Dog did it
> first, complete with the opening credits on back projection when they
> supported Hawkwind in 1988 (89?)! B
>
> Dave
> ---- Jonathan Jarrett <jjarrett at CHIARK.GREENEND.ORG.UK> wrote:
> > On Wed, 30 Sep 2009, Dave Hall wrote:
> >
> > > So all in all, Alan yes you helped keep the band alive but on the
> > > negative side for some periods you relegated them to being almost a
> > > tribute act. Creativity was stifled and the band did not grow. Proof of
> > > the pudding time for Dave Brock, is the next album going to be any
> good?
> >
> >       I think that's a bit much given how many albums Alan's produced
> > solo and collaboratively outside Hawkwind since he left. Whether he's
> > telling the truth about leaving because Dave wouldn't have the band
> record
> > any of his songs or not, that he has the songs can't be denied, whereas,
> > well, _Spacebrock_. Although the songs on TMTYL are a lot better than
> > that, with the exception of `Greenback Massacre', which might tend to
> > support your point otherwise.
> >
> > > I have been to gigs on every tour from the late 70s (Hawkwind were the
> > > first band I saw), festivals, Stonehenge, Hawkestra, Hawkcon,
> Donnington
> > > and I have to say the band have been so great recently I can't wait to
> > > the next one.
> >
> >       I'm long overdue a sight of them, but I should at least make the
> > Cambridge gig this tour. Yours,
> >                               Jon
> >
> > --
> >        Jonathan Jarrett, Cambridge    jjarrett at chiark.greenend.org.uk
> >
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