Knights of Space review on amazon.com

[John Majka]

It is indeed remarkable how poor the mix of Knights of Space really is.  A 
friend unfamiliar with Hawkwind was over while I was listening to it for the 
first time, and his comment about it summarizes the problem.  He asked me, 
"Does this band have a guitar player?"  For much of the album the guitar is 
subliminal or nonexistent at best.  It's only from watching the video that I 
know Tim Blake was playing a theremin, because it's also not audible.  It's 
irritating to see the DVD footage of dramatic closeups of Tim or others 
playing their instruments while not hearing one bit of what they're playing. 
This is definitely a release that would benefit dramatically from being 
properly mixed.
John Majka


>Maybe Jimmy got the one copy that had the proper sound mix? I have a very 
>high end stereo and it sounds like crap. Almost no guitar, the camera 
>focuses on people playing and you don't hear their instrument.. Poor mix, 
>sadly, which makes, what might have been a pretty cool concert, not worth 
>spending the time or money on. Very disappointing..

Scott



-----Original Message-----
From: Lost Johnny [mailto:busterpepper at MIDWAYNET.NET]
Sent: 19. februar 2009 08:52
Subject: Knights of Space review on amazon.com

Cold outside, long workday ,need a laugh? Finally found out what the problem 
is with Knights of Space. Like most others I thought it was the terrible 
sound quality, but I guess I was wrong. On Amazon.com there is a review for 
the Knights of Space cd by a Jimmy Gilas.  He says that "Knights of Space is 
the greatest Hawkwind  album of all-time ." And that since it came out he 
says ," he will no longer listen to the Space Ritual album of 1973." He says 
"the Space Ritual album of 1973 pales in comparison and is boring and 
outdated." He says the problem is ,"the fans who are complaining ,have very 
poor and cheap stereos to play it on. If you get a high priced stereo like I 
have ,the Knights of Space cd will sound like you are there live."