Hawkwind

Tom Ozric wrote: My one and only HAWKWIND gig was 2012, Billboard venue, Melbourne.   It was AMAZING, and I have to admit that this fellow named Mr. Dibs, was just OUT-f**kING-STANDING. Both on bass, and vox. The 3 tunes I wished that they perform from Blood Of The Earth, they did !!!! I was (almost) wetting my pants..... Now I've loved the Hawks from my entry point of Warrior, back in 1989, fuelled with THC, and eventually amassed a super collection of their albums. Practically no 2 are the same, yet retain an overall spirit no other comes close to. I bought a Tee-Shirt that gig, wore it on a holiday in New Orleans, and some random busker dude said " I love your shirt, man ".......   That alone stood testimony of this great band's legacy.......

Was an awesome gig, eh Tom?! I still remember us yapping in the carpark afterwards for too long, and when we went to exit the complex, it had cancelled the payment because we'd stayed in there too long!

Do you have that kind of green logo tshirt as well?! I still wear it often, I frequently get a couple of knowing glances over it....Well, more so than I do when I wear the Gentle Giant or Neal Morse ones!

Tom Ozric wrote: ^ Yes Mike, all facts stand correct. You make me smile........I cherish that for eternity. Even when you tried to nab Howe's song-list at that Yes gig in 2004 (or thereabouts....). Damn bouncer-dude..... .....

I don't remember the set-list bit, tell me!!

Can't be any worse than my efforts at the first Goblin gig! I (like a total prog geek!) had lugged along one or two of my Goblin LP's (`Roller' and `Brittanico') in the hope of getting the band to sign them, as had a few others. A rep for the band had come out and spoken to us and told us she'll come back in a minute and collect all our stuff to take to the band, but this puny security guard (seriously, I was twice his size!) was getting really agro with us waiting, and I said to him `Just relax pal, she'll be back in a second....or go f**k yourself, whichever works best..." - and THANK GOD at that exact moment she came back and collected our LP's! Not my finest moment, but hey - signed Goblin LP's!

I hope your sister is well, mate, always thought so highly of her. Well, you know, both of you!

Yes, I think tempers were strained at the Yes show, after the `Sebastian Hardie' incident!

Edited by Aussie-Byrd-Brother - December 04 2014 at 01:36

Tom Ozric wrote: Now you recall...... I am so pissed to this day, as is my sis, Rob, that they pulled the plug on SH right at the climax of Openings...........I do admit that I was more blown away by Sebastian than Yes.......

Yeah, same here, totally agree. SH's Mario Millo, absolutely aiming for the skies with the grandest of majestic electric guitar solos, and then the roadie kicked the plug on their power. I swear, it was like watching a guy about to climax with his woman and then having his manhood severed altogether!

Hmmmm, sorry, that's a little graphic!

But it was definitely karma that the Yes set was plagued with sound problems. Remember Skeletor, er, I mean Howe cracking the sh*ts during his acoustic spot?!

*****

I wonder if we'll ever get Hawkwind out here again? I really wish Gong and Daevid Allen (if he were currently well enough) would play some Australian shows. Apparently Tangerine Dream are possibly coming back again next year...so SOME acts think Australia is worth playing.

I have been a massive Hawkwind fan since the mid 1970's.

I actually thought `Blood of the Earth' and `Onward' were very impressive and consistently strong modern albums from the group.

Sure, the band has had many inconsistent and frustrating releases, but there's almost a couple of killer tracks on all their albums.

As a PS. My last album was massively influenced by Hawkwind / Tangerine Dream. 

Oh dear, Electric Teepee. ;-)

Oh, we still have the Ozrics, when all is said and done, Ozrics come to the rescue.....

There always an element of risk when dabbling with non-commercial avenues. Even something like 'The Residents' are almost commercial in their approach to being 'anti-commercial'.....
Perhaps any album that flops is really a successful non-commercial offering....


Edited by Tom Ozric - December 04 2014 at 03:51