Huw Rejoins

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I can't quite figure why any are labeled as "heavy metal"
fer chris-sakes its Hawkwind
HAWKWIND is HAWKWIND or space rock if you wanna be funky

signed
Michael Blackman
gazoo player extrodinaire!!!!


----- Original Message -----
From: Guido N. Vacano <nycademon at HOME.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: Huw Rejoins


> 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
> > Corporate Express Document & Print Management
> > 1721 Moon Lake Blvd
> > Suite 305
> > 888-252-1526
> >
> > >>> "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
> >