HW: Eyewitness accounts

[Jon Jarrett]

On Mon, 29 May 2000, david hall wrote:

> I never got to see HW before 79. However, friends that did have
> interesting views most seem to think that the Calvert era was more
> interesting than the Lemmy years, the band was more together, less out
> of it, and the sound was clearer. Were you there? This stemmed from a
> conversation re pro's and con's of reunions e.g. Led Zep brilliant
> performances but always a crap sound - hence reform with Jason and do
> it right, Black Sabbath with Ozzy - would've been brilliant if the
> band hadn't been so bombed - have reformed, UFO with Schenker - did it
> recently and on form. Floyd with Roger - brilliant in the 70's, shite
> corporate rock in the 80's/90's without him - no chance of a reunion -
> more of a chance with Syd. Gong reformed in 94 albeit without Steve
> Hillage - blinding. Deep Purple/ Yes - egos intact in both bands
> keeping the feuds fuelled and full reunions unlikely.

        Purple are four-fifths reformed and have been for years. Ritchie's
current bent being the medieval minstrelsy stuff, I think that's about
as good as it can get anyway... Of course, that's only two-fifths of the
_original_ lineup but that one barely had any riffs. Yours,
                                                            Jon

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