HW : well HUW / Widowmaker

[Ola Nyberg]

Jon wrote:

<Has anyone got either of the two Widowmaker albums that Huw did during
<his 10 year absence? Are they worth tracking down? I have this vague
<recollection of seeing them on The Old Grey Whistle Test when I was
<about 10 in '75 (or thereabouts) and thinking they were OK but time
<wounds all heels.

I've got the one called Widowmaker and I don't think it's as abominable
as some of you seem to think. It's pretty standard seventies style rock
with a country feel. Unfortunately, Huw is inaudible on it, although he
is credited with the last song (forgot the title, an acoustic number). A
few ballads sound ridiculous (Leave the Kids Alone, etc) and I don't
understand how somebody can think it's cool to call himself  *Ariel
Bender* (penned the Widowmaker ballads, ex Mott the Hoople guitarist),
but it's a lot better than the Spice Girls!

BTW, I heard this joke the other day:
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What's the difference between a Spice Girls video and a porn video?
 - The music's better in the porn video.
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Cheers,

Ola