byrds/HW pt 2

Ted Jackson jr. 6L6 tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU
Wed Mar 4 14:31:47 EST 1998


> >
> > Thanks!  All that because I mention that the Byrds make use of some
> > DikMik-esque sqiddly noises?  Actually I think that the Byrds are
> > definitely an influence on Hawkwind.  One of the songs on HALL OF THE
> > MOUNTAIN GRILL sounds almost exactly like "CTA 102" on the Byrds'
> > YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY.  Not the "sound" of the Byrds so much as the
> > overall approach, esp. the approach of NBB with its musical collages
> > and drones.
> >
> > Feel free to send it, and feel free to leave my name intact, I stand
> > behind my words.  Is that the BOC-HAWKWIND list?  I've read some
> > archives, but not being much of a BOC fan I've never joined.  Maybe
> > you could inquire of that list something I've always wondered about
> > which is why Dave Brock gets a "thank you" on the credits for BEAT THE
> > RETREAT the RT tribute album.  I have visions of some unreleased
> > Brockwind cover of an RT song.  Legend has it that RT opened for
> > Hawkwind once in Holland and the audience utterly failed to respond in
> > any way.
> >
> >
> Yeah, it's the BOC/HW list.  Actually, I'm a BOC fan, not HW, but the
> HW fans are very cool people so I've gotten into HW a bit.  I'll send
> both posts to the list, and see if I get any answers...
>
>  BTW, if you like the idea of a band that sounds a bit like
> > Hawkwind/Spacemen 3 crossed with Fairport, you might care to check out
> > my band Abunai.  Added relevance to my post comes from the fact that
> > our CD is called "Universal Mind Decoder" which was the original title
> > of "Change Is Now" on NBB.
> >
> > http://www.retina.net/~cutter/abunai/
> >
> > Sorry for the plug.  Also check out www.terrascope.org just on general
> > principle!
> >
> > Thanks again for your kind words!
>
Does anyone know the answer to Dan's questions?
theo



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