NIK - Space Ritual

Mark Storer mjec.storer at NTLWORLD.COM
Sun Jul 24 18:23:00 EDT 2005


Just been listening to Space Ritual Live at the Venusian Electric Ballroom,
and I am well impressed.
Not as good as the real thing of course, but good non the less.

Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Taylor" <alan.taylor96 at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: NIK - Space Ritual


> I agree with y'all
>
> At the risk of repeating what you already know, here's a link to audio
> of Space Ritual at the April Roadburn festival
>
>
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/3voor12/festivals/media/index.jsp?portal=2534202&event=21711857
>
> It's a load of old dreck.  It beggars belief that some still think that
> this 5 or 6/7ths-ish of the original band can legitmately lay claim to
> the Hawkwind name.  To hell with the 'true spirit of Hawkwind', I'm with
> Brock Davey and Chadwick all the way.
>
> Cheers
> Alan
>
>
> Maxine Wesley wrote:
>
> >Hallo peeps,
> >
> >I couldn't agree with Keith's summary of Nik's Space Ritual more. I saw
> >them play at the Brook Club last winter. The sound was very very very
> >(very) retro, more avant-garde jazz skiffle than progressive rock.
> >
> >I was dissappointed ...but what was worse was the fact that, after 25
> >years of her knowing my penchant for HW, i had finally managed to
> >persuade my big sister to come along and see what i had been going
> >on about! Caroline herself doesn't get out that much....2.4 kids etc and
> >I think the last band she saw was actually Status Quo (in about 1977!).
> >She is also one of the most generous people i know; selfless, non-
> >critical, accepting of all etc - so to see her shifting from foot to foot
in
> >abject boredom was almost unbearable - she may never venture out
> >again! Do SR give refunds or does anyone think we have a case for
> >compensation?
> >
> >
> >regards
> >
> >Maxine
> >
> >p.s. The only point i disagree with Keith is that they sounded anything
> >like Status Quo - the proof of this is that Caro would have been leaping
> >about.. probably doing "the shoulders".
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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