Daughter asked did I want to go see Hawkwind for my b/day

[anubis]

As above they are playing locally, now I haven't seen them for umpteen years, last time was at Liverpool Empire when Ginger Baker was on the drums, and not sure what their current sound is like.  So I just had to dig out the vinyl and relive my youth.

Currently listening to "Warrior on the Edge of Time", oh man,  it just allows you to loose yourself.  Before you know it I'll be digging out the Michael Moorcock books   .  Now I realise why I like Trance 

Which one next now
Doremifarsolatido
Space Ritual
Hall of the Mountain Grill



Ummmm decisions decisions

anubis

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anubis I wonder if Stacia Blake still dances with them?

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I always though that Space Ritual had a touch of Gong about it

[greendollar]

Feb 21, 2016 17:18:32 GMT @kopiert said:

I always though that Space Ritual had a touch of Gong about it

WOW Floating Anarchy ......my most loved album of all time , spent many a night dropping white lightning listening to Gong in my youth , Allez Ali Baba , what tune ...helps if you're smashed out of your brain though , was lucky enough to catch the Here & Now Band at the Tricorn , Portsmouth where the played the whole of the Floating Anarchy album , it was mind-blowingly amazing.

Saw Hawkwind last year & for me it really depends on how much of their old stuff they play , Pyschedelic Warlords imo are much better , they really thrash out some good Hawkwind tunes , they go under the name Eclectic Devils now ,well worth seeing.

[Chrissie]

Sounds like a brilliant birthday present anubis

[anubis]

I know it's a wonderful present, but, I wonder if revisiting the past can be such a good thing. Would hate to have expectations that did not deliver in reality, although this didn't happen many moons ago when we went to re-see (well second time for me) Barclay James Harvest, they were superb.

I can't really leave it to long to decide in case all the tickets are sold.

anubis

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Feb 21, 2016 20:26:07 GMT greendollar said:

Feb 21, 2016 17:18:32 GMT @kopiert said:

I always though that Space Ritual had a touch of Gong about it

WOW Floating Anarchy ......my most loved album of all time , spent many a night dropping white lightning listening to Gong in my youth , Allez Ali Baba , what tune ...helps if you're smashed out of your brain though , was lucky enough to catch the Here & Now Band at the Tricorn , Portsmouth where the played the whole of the Floating Anarchy album , it was mind-blowingly amazing.

Saw Hawkwind last year & for me it really depends on how much of their old stuff they play , Pyschedelic Warlords imo are much better , they really thrash out some good Hawkwind tunes , they go under the name Eclectic Devils now ,well worth seeing.

I loved Gong - I never got to see them. I tried once. They were playing at south bank poly i suppose in the late seventies. A mate and I decided (worse for wear) that we should try to go. We got to London and realised that had no idea where south bank poly was. Then got kicked out of a newsagent trying to read an AtoZ (pre-google maps) and sat in a park in the Oval getting even more out of it. Fun days. I found a very worn out copy of You when I got a USB turntable a couple of years ago - just a brilliant album.

Sorry to hijack your thread anubis , but you start to play one song....

[greendollar]

Feb 22, 2016 21:38:08 GMT @kopiert said:

Feb 21, 2016 20:26:07 GMT greendollar said:

WOW Floating Anarchy ......my most loved album of all time , spent many a night dropping white lightning listening to Gong in my youth , Allez Ali Baba , what tune ...helps if you're smashed out of your brain though , was lucky enough to catch the Here & Now Band at the Tricorn , Portsmouth where the played the whole of the Floating Anarchy album , it was mind-blowingly amazing.

Saw Hawkwind last year & for me it really depends on how much of their old stuff they play , Pyschedelic Warlords imo are much better , they really thrash out some good Hawkwind tunes , they go under the name Eclectic Devils now ,well worth seeing.

I loved Gong - I never got to see them. I tried once. They were playing at south bank poly i suppose in the late seventies. A mate and I decided (worse for wear) that we should try to go. We got to London and realised that had no idea where south bank poly was. Then got kicked out of a newsagent trying to read an AtoZ (pre-google maps) and sat in a park in the Oval getting even more out of it. Fun days. I found a very worn out copy of You when I got a USB turntable a couple of years ago - just a brilliant album.

Sorry to hijack your thread anubis , but you start to play one song....

Managed to see Daevid Allen)RIP) a couple of times , Boscombe Academy when I talked a load of my mates into going , they walked out half way through during a weird tune as Allen dressed up as Zero the Hero walked about on stage with a blown up condom on his head/face , & the Joiners , Southampton 20 years ago but can't remember much about that one , white lightning again , Here & Now Band are still touring , must make the effort to see them again before they get carted off to a nursing home , funnily enough I was listening to You Friday night ...only got to listen to Sprinkling of Clouds & I'm away with the pixies again