OFF: GONG in LA, 6/2/99

[Doug Pearson]

On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 17:59:50 -0700, I <ceres at sirius.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 19:44:42 EDT, Chuck Rosenberg <Chuckrecs at AOL.COM> wrote:
>>In a message dated 99-06-03 15:18:25 EDT, you write:
>>
>><< Fortunately, in the US, one inevitably gets to see Hawkwind up close and
>> personal in fairly small clubs.  Indeed, Dave has always appeared to favor
>> cheap flatware for this purpose.  I was raiding the silverware drawer and
>> cranking up the delay the day after I first saw Hawkwind (fall '89) and saw
>> how Glissando Guitar works!         -Doug  >>>
>>
>>---Interesting. Allen's style must be pretty unique, though, 'cause I've
>>never heard anything like it in HW or anything else.
>
>Check out the break (after all the verses are through) in "Horn of Destiny"
>(last song on 'Chronicle of the Black Sword').  Dave's playing glissando
>guitar there, and also sweeping the knife up the fretboard with the delay
>turned on for those swooping noises.  I think it sounds very much like
>Daevid Allen there.  I can't recall any specific instances of glissando
>guitar on 'Palace Springs' or 'California Brainstorm', but I do remember
>Dave using that technique quite a bit on those two US tours; I'll have to
>give those a listen when I get the chance.

OK, I did my homework!  On the 'Chronicle of the Black Sword' (studio)
version of "Horn of Destiny", the Glissando Guitar can be heard in the
4.45-5.35 portion of the track (just watch the counter on your CD player).
And on 'California Brainstorm', cue up track 5 (the one with "TV Suicide"
in it) and check out the 10.25-11.20 portion.  Not very much Daevid
Allen-style Glissando, but some is there, nonetheless.  There's more of the
sweeping-the-knife-up-and-down-the-fretboard technique in Brock's glissando
playing - that can be heard in more places on many Hawkwind live (and
studio) recordings.

        -Doug
         ceres at sirius.com