Huw Rejoins

[iain ferguson]

Hi
I hope I am able to eat my words, I truely hope that Huw is awesome. I don't
want the band to sound bad, I even like the fella. the issue is one of the mid
80's guitar style that he played with the band for me. His guitar sound made the
band sound leaden and like an average heavy metal band. ( but only on CYM, Live
Chronicals and Black Sword, the earlier stuff was great and Sonic Attack is one
of my fav hawkwind albums).

i'm sure that with Huw's talent he make the band sound even better. I truely hop
ethis is the case.  BUT as everyone has said just get the band in the studio and
get it recorded while they have such talent around them <G>

Regards
Iain

"Guido N. Vacano" wrote:

> I think _Xenon Codex_ and _Chronicles_ are both great, and do not sound like
> your "average heavy metal band" (unless I've been missing average heavy
> metal altogether, which is quite possible). I also like _It Is the Business
> of the Future to be Dangerous_, which has also been panned here before, and
> may represent the other extreme (average space rock band?). Hell, I like it
> all (except _Text of Festival_, because of the crappy sound quality), which
> is weird wih a band like Hawkwind, that changes band members like most folks
> change socks. :-) As for Huw, he's a very talented guitarist who contributed
> to the great RCA albums CoH, SA, and CYM. I'm glad he's back, and I'm
> looking forward to the day when all the Huw detractors will be eating their
> words. :-)
>
> Guido
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU]On
> Behalf Of William Duffy
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:34 AM
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> Subject: Re: Huw Rejoins
>
> Hi
>
> It's the same as with Doctor Who (a particular TV favourite of mine). There
> were some great stories, & there were some crappy stories. Sometimes the
> actors were brilliant, sometimes embarrassing to watch. Tom Baker (the most
> well known) in particular became annoying after a few years, when he started
> sending the role up! But know matter how bad it sometimes became, I stayed
> with it, as I had faith in it.
>
> Hawkwind have also went through some low points, but I know that it's only
> temporary. I found albums like Xenon CodeX & Black Sword to be drifting into
> the realms of your average heavy metal band, yet there was material within
> those albums (such as Sword of the East for one) that showed they still had
> what it takes.
>
> William
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Lindas" <Lindas at MARKETDAY.COM>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Huw Rejoins
>
> > There have been alot of folks in and out of HAWKWIND. I think HUW added a
> > very nice touch to their music. I don't see why alot of people on here
> keep
> > bashing HUW or NIK. If you don't like them don't go to the show. Each HW
> > album is unique to me. I have a few I don't really like as well as people
> > that have been in the band. I think HUW is a talented player as well as
> > writer. It saddens me that you guys think he sucks. Is Calvert gonna be
> > bashed next for being too punk? The 80's was good for metal music. I don't
> > really like it much. Don't you think that maybe HW were trying to fit in
> > with the times. HAWKWIND rule. If you want to bash people why not MARILYN
> > MANSON or someone that deserves it. Peace STEPHE
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Laura Waesche [mailto:laura.waesche at CEXP.COM]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 8:25 AM
> > To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Huw Rejoins
> >
> >
> > Oh, come now. Let's play nice.
> >
> > And I would think the actual members of Hawkwind would best know what
> > they're about.
> >
> > Laura Waesche
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> >
> > >>> "Stuckey, Robert" <robert.stuckey at WCOM.CO.UK> 08/07/01 04:46AM >>>
> > From:    Chris Allen <beautiful_foot at HOTMAIL.COM>
> > >
> > >Who played on Levitation (and on the bootleg Utopia 1984)?  It's my 2nd
> > fave
> > >besides Space Ritual.
> > >
> >
> >
> >     Levitation is my favourite ever Hawkwind song, but it was not
> >    made by Huw's guitar.
> >
> >     Levitation could have a cover version made by Atomic Kitten and
> >    it would still be fantastic!!!
> >
> >     I stand by what I say about Chronicles...a load of soft-rock bollocks.
> >
> >    Hawkwind is about driving bass lines, psychedelic synth and punky
> >    3-chord distorted guitar rythyms, with fantastic hooks in the vocals
> >    not crappy eighties squiddly widdly guitar etchings!!!
> >
> >        bye - Rob
> >