Hawkwind

I saw them almost a year ago and their sound and music were both "spatially" stellar. However, I would have wanted them to play the overlooked Space is Deep or something from the Quark album. 

Flight123 wrote: Cosmiclawnmower wrote: That is a real shame,it was THE hawkwind gig on paper!!.. I saw them at Stroud a few days before and i thought the sound was much better than when i saw them at Hawkeaster a few weeks before where it was a bit muddy, particularly the saturday night but that tends to be how Hawkwind have sounded since the 90's on and off.. I thought the track selection was good this tour and stroud was a cracking gig. I know!  I feel like an interloper as the consensus was that it was a cracking gig  (in a great venue)!  The other thing I was a little uncomfortable with was Mr. Dibs slaughtering 'Steppenwolf' - I am a big fan of Calvert era Hawkwind but Brock is usually an adequate substitute.  I first saw them in 77 and have seen them many times since...

I agree about Steppenwolf.. did they have the polish saxophone player with them?  I was expecting  the sax parts in exactly the same places as in the studio lp and they were not.. but he is a really good sax player and it did help but i'm afraid i just cant get into Mr Dibs delivery.

Cosmiclawnmower wrote: That is a real shame,it was THE hawkwind gig on paper!!.. I saw them at Stroud a few days before and i thought the sound was much better than when i saw them at Hawkeaster a few weeks before where it was a bit muddy, particularly the saturday night but that tends to be how Hawkwind have sounded since the 90's on and off.. I thought the track selection was good this tour and stroud was a cracking gig.

That is a real shame,it was THE hawkwind gig on paper!!.. I saw them at Stroud a few days before and i thought the sound was much better than when i saw them at Hawkeaster a few weeks before where it was a bit muddy, particularly the saturday night but that tends to be how Hawkwind have sounded since the 90's on and off.. I thought the track selection was good this tour and stroud was a cracking gig.

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I was never really into Hawkwind, barely even aware of their existence really, until a few years ago when I got Space Ritual.

It's one INCREDIBLE record. It's terrifying, like the anti-Genesis/Yes in a way, but if you keep from pooping your pants during a Sonic Attack it's one of the best live albums I've ever heard. The best live prog album I have, for sure.

I even listen to some of their poorer quality recordings such as Bring me the head and Live At The BBC. You always get something different with Hawkwind ( including lineups! ). Still have my original In Search Of Space and Space Ritual  vinyl copies plus others! Only album I can't get into is Alien 4. Just gets too carried away with alien abduction sh*t.

Strong albums, weak albums, changes in line up, whatever.. Hawkwind are an institution, a family with a strong, long standing a passionate fan base, still after all these years. Thats what makes them special and unique. The fact that ex members involvements and roles within the band are still discussed in fairly heated terms shows how much 'love' there is for them. 'Hero worship'?..no.. but so what if there was?? Ive seen them (literally) too many times to remember and regardless of the percieved quality of their recorded output at the time (and occasionally the quality of their live performances) i always felt them closer to and more approachable by their fans than pretty much any other band ive had any involvement with. Yeah.. Long live Hawkwind, with all its multi-coloured, noisy, fantastic flawed gems

Lerxst, check out The Xenon Codex from '88. After many years, I've revisited it...and I love it!

I have lost all power of critical thought!