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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 01:48
Originally posted by Tom Ozric 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?!

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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.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 01:37
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.......
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 01:32
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!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 01:29
Hey, my sister remembers well, too.......you Prog-nutter.....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 01:25
Originally posted by Tom Ozric 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!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 01:17
^ 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..... .....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 01:08
Originally posted by Tom Ozric 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!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 01:05
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.......
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 00:33
You are not too 'shabbsville' either, my good mate! My Hawkwind live experience changed me forever (yes it was Lemmy's very last gig before getting the Brock boot). But Calvert completely mesmerized me, as if the 2 drummers, Simon House, Stacia and Liquid Len wasn't enough! It took me 3 days to be able to listen to music again, after that thundering show at CEGEP Maisonneuve (rated by Montreal Jazz festival impressario Andre Menard as one of the best concerts ever in Montreal!) . Brrrrrrr! 
His solo albums are visionary as you so correctly stated, dealing with corporate infamy, medical corruption and a desensitized world. He remains one of my musical idols.   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 00:08
^ Thomas, you wonderful human being........Calvert deserved every shred of the term 'visionary poet'.....and along with his words we had such a great voice too. He also adds that extra spark to Nektar's Down To Earth album. Not to mention Lucky Leif.........
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2014 at 00:03
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Eccentric folks can fit anything anywhere.
And how premonatory was Calvert's album Test-Tube Concieved ?? The guy may have had some 'issues' (don't many of us ??), but he knew. He saw the future before it actually happened, no matter how ridiculous it sounded/seemed at the time. I do miss Bob. I'm sure he would've made a great friend of mine........

I feel the same way, he was prog's weirdest poet and a luminary mind though slightly warped , the WW1 goggles and some of the stories Embarrassed.....He also fused space with a punky attitude (though thankfully not punk anti-musicianship!) . I would have loved to have along chat with him, over a nice Pommard and some snacks. Wink 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2014 at 23:34
Eccentric folks can fit anything anywhere.
And how premonatory was Calvert's album Test-Tube Concieved ?? The guy may have had some 'issues' (don't many of us ??), but he knew. He saw the future before it actually happened, no matter how ridiculous it sounded/seemed at the time. I do miss Bob. I'm sure he would've made a great friend of mine........

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2014 at 12:48
1999 tour party was thought to be good. Hawkwind and Man toured together on this and when they entered Philadelphia to play the Tower Theater or The Spectrum...which is it?...they were widely advertised through the radio and many kids from my town saw the show and returned with buttons displaying the logo of the Hawkwind/Man 1999 Tour Party. This event took place in 1974. 


Dave Brock was asked how he came up with the idea to form Hawkwind and he responded like this: "Well, I heard a Pink Floyd album once and a slide was moving up and down the neck of the guitar with lots of echo ...and I thought, if Pink Floyd can do it. so can I" Dave Brock always had a very even toned vocal style..sometimes like a Folk singer and he seemed to have a better vocal range or actual control over the pitch of his voice than any other member of Hawkwind that attempted singing. Bob Calvert was a decent singer , but sometimes during live performances, he struggled hitting notes. Although I sincerely claim that Bob Calvert was the best writer in Hawkwind. His writings are unique and he is a genius. The most amazing thing to me was how he placed all the uncomfortable words/lines into a song. He wrote the song, but was particularly amazing at naturally hearing where such unusual verbal expressions could fit perfectly. There's never been anyone in Hawkwind since his time that has come close to accomplishing that because they don't write like him or hear the things he was hearing. Hawkwind is still influenced by him, but only to a small degree.

Michael Moorcock writing stories about Elric or even dating back to the WARRIOR album, always seems to place the instrumentation aspect to Hawkwind with a medieval vibe/style. Originally Moorcock's entry revolved around "Sonic Attack" from Space Ritual and Space Rock itself. Later stories like Warrior and the Elric series/volumes were transformed into concept albums. Chronicles Of The Black Sword tour was suppose to enter the U.S. , but further lack of interest from promoters said otherwise. I guess they just couldn't understand why the Hammersmith Odeon was packed with kids who were there to see fire-eaters, poets, dancers, and music. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2014 at 05:14
How many other experimental rock groups of their generations have their own tarot deck? I'd love to see what Magma's would look like... or Blue Öyster Cult's for that matter.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2014 at 03:04
I always think that In Search Of Space is their most 'Krauty' sounding album. Maybe coz of Dave Anderson.
My personal picks from 33 Hawk LP's I have are :
In Search Of Space
Warrior At The Edge Of Time
Levitation
Chronicle Of The Black Sword
Electric Tepee
It Is The Business Of The Future.....
Blood Of The Earth
.......and live favourites :
Stonehenge - Do Not Panic
Live Chronicles
Palace Springs
Business Trip Live
Love In Space
The early 80's 'RCA' albums are quite interesting too - particularly Church Of Hawkwind.

Anyone into Nik T's latest album 'Space Gypsy' ?? A mighty album it is. This one takes me back to their Warrior period. He's got a really good band together along with guests Steve Hillage and Simon House.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2014 at 20:31
I read the book Steppenwolf , Herman Hesse years ago and then later discovered that Hawkwind had recorded a song relating to the story. My favorite version though ..is from Adrian Wagner's Distances Between Us. It's more of an electronic version and very creepy. Robert Calvert held my interest because of his many stories written around the dark subject of what was going to happen to the world in the future. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2014 at 15:40
Originally posted by Stereolab Stereolab wrote:

"Space Ritual" is still a top-10 desert island (double) disc for me. And Moorcock has always been one of my favorite authors. They really occupy a difficult place, not really here nor there in the prog and space/psychedelic rock communities. I will have to dig up some of the German bands people are claiming that sound like them. (Name me some of those bands?)

I can't name any German bands that sound much like Hawkwind but perhaps these are worth a listen:
- Amon Duul II ("Wolf City" and "Carnival in Babylon")
- Frame ("Frame of Mind")
- Nektar ("Down to Earth" with Bob Calvert and "Live at the Roundhouse")

try also (Danish band?) Culpeper's Orchard (self-titled) - one of my favourite albums still
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2014 at 14:57

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2014 at 14:33
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Galactic Tarot 1971

Looks awesome! Do you know where/what that's from?
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