All Hawkwind followers know of the rift between Nik Turner and Dave Brock. The result is Hawkwind, Brocks band and Space Ritual, Niks band. Hawkwind play a sound similar to the Levitation, Quark Strangeness and Charm period sound. Space Ritual, a more free for all, Space Ritual come Astounding Sounds Amazing Music set. More of an underground feel. I took Ron Tree , who I know from Leeds and who also lives in Frome, to play thier first gig after the BBC4 documentary. They played a blinder. Last years Hawklords do has caused a further rift. Now there is a third band, Hawklords Zoo who play Frome in a week or 2. We will report.Everyone knows the mess that was the Hawkestra event at Brixton Academy.
It is a tragedy that one of Britains greatest bands cant agree on anything. Before Acid House, before ecstasy we were there, off our heads on acid, watching, listening, dancing to Hawkwind at illegal festivals like Stonehenge, the only major band brave enough to play. A movement bigger than Punk. A movement written out of history.
Couldnt agree more man! but on one level Hawkwind always were a lot of different projects and offshoots, From Hawklords to Motorhead to Pinkwind (Live only? melding of Pink Fairies & Hawkwind in a field in Somerset... 2 drummers and a riff that lasted at least 8 hours, or was that the dots)onto The various Nik Turner outfits including the acidjazzska all stars. The collaborations (many uncredited)with GBOA, PWEI and gawd knows what else. HOWEVER Waters n Gilmour made up long enough to make some moolah. Then again maybe its better to be able to see yer fave rock band in various guises from various eras. OR it might be that Dave lives a secluded life in a mansion with stone lions for gate posts (allbeit ramshackle I'm told) and Nik lives in an old farmhouse surrounded by young musicians and alternative types, dare I say hippys.... DB IS A TRULY AMAZING & MAGICAL axeman but many other fantastamoric musos have been a big part of the sound over the years not least NT who is, by a country mile the best Sax player Ive ever seen ever.... I think they both wanna be underground but one IS a tad more underground than t'other.... theres no room for breadheads in the fucked up cosmic world of fans they created.....
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