Spacebrock?..Hawkwind?

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

or would you rather have nothing at all - the situation we had for just
about 18 months beforehand, except for  'In Your Area' and just after the
disappointing ' Distant Horizon' (sorry Dave!!). No, I'd much rather hear
something like this ( I being one who actually thinks Spacebrock is a great
album of great material - forget where it comes from and just LISTEN to the
darned thing).
Andy G.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Melvyn Vincent" <mel at MVA.U-NET.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 1:07 AM
Subject: Re: Spacebrock?..Hawkwind?


> I've been listening to Spacebrock for the past 2 weeks and it most
> definitely (in my opinion) IS NOT A HAWKWIND ALBUM (in the classic sense).
> It's really a Dave Brock album and the only reason ( I suspect ) that DB
> has emblazoned 'Hawkwind' on the top of the front cover is simply so that
> your average record store catalogues it under the 'H' ...'Hawkwind'
section
> where it stands a better chance of being purchased,as opposed to the 'B'
> section where it could be lost for ages amongst the likes of 'Backstreet
> Boys,Garth Brooks,Elkie Brooks etc,etc.
>
> I've been trying really hard to get into Spacebrock....but I have to admit
> I'm disappointed overall.
> I seem to recollect a quote from DB some time ago saying how 'as an
artist'
> you don't regress on your work....you move on.
> So I find myself asking.....why...why...why do we have two 20 year old
> tracks included (life form & some people never die)?????
> Why 'Kauai' ? (from Distant Horizons 4 yrs ago)
> Why '1st Landing' ? (from In Your Area a year ago)
> If all these old pieces had been substantially re-worked, then it would be
> easier to justify their inclusion on this album.....but they haven't.
> Personally...I think 'Strange Trips & Pipe Dreams' was a better DB solo
> album overall. Okay...it also included old material such as 'Space is
Deep'
> as well as the more recent 'Death of War' but they were at the very
> least,noticeably re-worked for inclusion on that album.
>
> Spacebrock? Well.....if you cut out the old material and possibly
> re-engineered and mixed the remaining tracks (as well as their
> order).......it would be much better!
>
> mel