Swindon Friday 10th

[Alisa]

Great to hear that Hawkwind rocks :).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Iain Ferguson" <iainferguson at AOL.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 3:35 PM
Subject: HW: Swindon Friday 10th


> Yes yes yes !
>
> Dave Brock out front like he should be, giving his guitar a good
> thrashing....
>
> What a cracker of a gig, fantastic stage set, with a wonderful back
> drop, lots of twinkley lights & some really good dancers. Topped with a
> great light show that washed everything with some enormous oil wheel
> patterns. This was a Sports centre gig & the bubble wheels shrank the
> whole space and made it far more intimate, Well done to all the crew
there.
> Great to see Arin, Rich, Rob, Alan L & Alan Day ( how bizarre was that
> bumping into you man )
>
> Highlights for me were Psychedelic Warlords with a great Bass solo and a
> classic straight down the line Dave Brock guitar sound, swirlling round
> the building. In fact Dave was playing the guitar much more and was
> great to see him Solo'ing as well.
> Ode to a flower ? with a Bob Calvert backing track was just superb, and
> the dancers did a really cool job on this as well.
> The new material was fantastic and all adds more light & Shade to the
> procedings. To Love a Machine is my fav. Some really good Drum & Bass
> was blasting out during a number I can't remember, I was getting
> disorientated with the sound shifts across the stage.
> Brainstorm rocked & the 50's throwback special Brainbox Pollution got a
> great pummelling.
>
> So, single & Fleece in hand , I skipped home thinking up a cunning plan
> on how I excuse a hotel room on the C/card to see the Astoria gig, I
> wanna go again now please !
>
> regards
> iain
>