HW: Live Chronicles

Michael Habiby mhabiby1 at NYCAP.RR.COM
Sat Apr 7 18:28:24 EDT 2001


Ironically I just relistened to the studio and I liked it better than the
last time.  Definitely not cold.  But I still prefer the live versions.

Mike in Troy NY

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU]On
:::Behalf Of Stephen Swann
:::Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 5:40 PM
:::To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
:::Subject: Re: HW: Live Chronicles
:::
:::
:::I was LOL too.  "Hawkwind fans" are surely the most
:::heterogeneous bunch that any band were ever saddled
:::with.  ;-)
:::
:::I'm in the "Live Chronicles rules with rod and scepter" *
:::camp, myself...
:::
:::Steve
:::
:::* turn of phrase courtesy of Carl Anderson
:::
:::On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 07:02:04PM -0500, Michael Habiby wrote:
:::> and I totally disagree  LOL
:::>
:::> I got the Live before the studio and being a monster Moorcock
:::fan I love the
:::> extra additions and the live renditions of Chronicles Live.  The studio
:::> leaves me cold. Even the Vinyl....
:::>
:::> Mike in troy NY
:::>
:::> :::-----Original Message-----
:::> :::From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU]On
:::> :::Behalf Of Nick Medford
:::> :::Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 6:53 PM
:::> :::To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
:::> :::Subject: Re: HW: Live Chronicles
:::> :::
:::> :::
:::> :::In message <002d01c0afad$bbc31060$e107883e at jezd>, J D <Jeremy at DAC
:::> :::OMBE.FSNET.CO.UK> writes
:::> :::>
:::> :::>    Hi,
:::> :::>    It continually surprises me how highly rated the Live
:::> :::Chronicles LP is.
:::> :::>    For me, the studio LP was/is fabulous, this was backed up
:::> :::by a great live show,
:::> :::>    however the magic failed to be captured on the recorded
:::> :::live release.
:::> :::>    I seem to be in the minority here, but there you go.
:::> :::
:::> :::I agree, it's probably the only HW live release where very few
:::> :::of the songs
:::> :::are as good as the original studio versions, like you I
:::prefer the studio
:::> :::Chronicle album. 'Moonglum' and 'Dreaming City' are good though.
:::> :::
:::> :::--
:::> :::Nick Medford
:::> :::
:::
:::--
:::Steve Swann      |  Speak to me in many voices, make them all
:::swann at cugc.org   |     sound like one - Blue Oyster Cult
:::



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