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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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I'm not too sorry about Nik Turner leaving Hawkwind, bearing in mind his dozen solo albums are just as good as anything Hawkwind's ever done. Here's another Nik Turner classic from the archives. |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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Rick1 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 14 2020 Location: Loughborough UK Status: Offline Points: 2924 |
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Same here! I loved Inner City Unit and I even got to see his Fabulous Allstars at the Bier Keller in Nottingham!
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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^ I've never been to Nottingham's Bier Keller (or the Boat Club), even though I live close by, but if I did go, I'd only be there for the music and not for the beer.
![]() Speaking of Nottingham, here's Hawkwind Live at Central TV Studios on Lenton Lane in 1990 ![]() ...And Gong at the same venue in the same year, as part of Central TV's Access All Areas series. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - February 14 2025 at 04:16 |
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kirk782 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 06 2024 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 189 |
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Which Nik Turner solo album in your opinion is the best introduction for a beginner/is closest in sound to 70s Hawkwind? Gong was mentioned and I have listened to few albums by them. I really liked You by them [Isle of Everywhere is on that LP, right?] though not much otherwise. Camel's sound is great though like with many bands, I personally felt that their vocal delivery was weak. I listened to Hawkwind's second LP and their live Space Ritual. The second one has multiple all time great songs. The live LP is a mixed bag, IMO. Whilst it represents the band at it's live peak, there are moments when the band seems to monologue about space [atleast couple of songs on it have no corresponding album versions ].
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Rick1 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 14 2020 Location: Loughborough UK Status: Offline Points: 2924 |
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I was at the Caravan gig of that series - I was living in London then but made a special trip home for it. The Bier Keller is long gone but in the mid 80s it hosted several prog artists. I saw the Maximum Effect (ICU without Nik more or less) there. As for the beer....
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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You could set off on the hippie trail first of all with Nik Turner's Space Gypsy.... ![]() ....And follow that up with my favourite album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong, although it's a long way Downwind from Space Rock. ![]() ![]() |
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kirk782 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 06 2024 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 189 |
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I will try Nik Turner's Space Gypsy soon [added it to my library]. I don't mind different genres. My profile image is after all, way different from any progressive rock :p.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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That's true. I doubt if any self-respecting Progressive Rock musicians would smash up their guitars on-stage - apart from Ritchie Blackmore, obviously. ![]() |
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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kirk782 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 06 2024 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 189 |
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I tried Nik Turner's album, some good sound on it though I was expecting the sax to take more of a centrestage considering he played that instrument [like with VdGG, where the sax sometimes seems like the lead instrument]. The Clash, technically, rarely smashed their guitars on stage. This image was taken on one of the rare occasions when bassist Paul Simonon [who wasn't a virtuoso or anything but probably had a grand moral standing; he was the only member who refused to reunite for Rock n Roll induction saying that if the band is to be united, it's first show shouldn't be in front of rich musicians] smashed his instrument. At the risk of diverting the topic, I think smashing guitars, was made famous by Pete Townshend of The Who for whom it was a ritual.Some of their songs are quite forward looking and make more use of instruments than the traditional drums, guitar and bass. Most famously, he used synthesizers very well; notably in the opening of Baba O' Riley.
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kirk782 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 06 2024 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 189 |
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There is Nektar and Neu! mentioned as well. I have listened to 'A Tab in the Ocean' but found it a tad too long. That being said, this post reminded me of listening to one of their shorter live albums now. Neu! is great. The opener Hallogallo's motorik beat defines it. Too bad the rest of the album doesn't reach the same standard, still, good enough to have in one's collection.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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No guitar smashing here, but this is Space Rock Sunday Lunch with Toyah & Robert having a smashing time performing Hawkwind's Silver Machine, although it sounds like Robert forgot to plug in his electric guitar.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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Talking of Nektar and Neu!, I've added Kraan to the list too.
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kirk782 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 06 2024 Location: India Status: Offline Points: 189 |
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I will listen to 'Space Combustion' ;apparently, I will need to listen some of these LPs on Youtube since ironically Youtube Music is missing majority of the albums. Funnily, searching for 'German Oak' on YT Music returns a modern band instead with titles like 'Third Reich' and stuff. I doubt that's the original German Oak referred here.
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Psychedelic Paul ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Online Points: 43356 |
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Das stimmt. There's only one German Oak listed on Discogs, so it looks like the other German Oak are some obscure Neo-Nazi skinhead outfit. Himmel verboten!
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