From: ozhawk-l-request@maxwell.pcmicro.com.au
[mailto:ozhawk-l-request@maxwell.pcmicro.com.au]On Behalf Of Stephen Overmyer
Sent: Friday, 25 February 2000 11:22 AM
To: ozhawk-l@maxwell.pcmicro.com.au
Subject: Re: Hawkwind in Sydney


At 09:23 25/02/00 +1100, you wrote:

>Not being a totally devoted fanatic of the band it seems they didn't venture
>too far from the New Zealand track-list of right stuff, coded languages,
>motorway city, assault and battery, golden void, forge of vulcan, spirit of
>the age, assasins of allah, arrival in utopia, blue skin, free fall,
>brainstorm, ejection, uncle sams on mars and gremlin.

 I also recall Right Stuff and Icarus from Capt.Lockheed&the Starfighters
 (along with Ejection)  which was nice to hear esp.as it wasn't
 actually a HW record but a Robert Calvert project that HW  played on.
 Same thing really I guess...
>
>They started bang on 9:15 PM and finished at 11:10 PM with only a 5 to 6
>minute break for the one and only encore.  They played tight with the only
>glitch being a 'midi' problem with Harvey Bainbridge's keyboards.  It didn't
>seem to effect the sound so I don't know what was going on.

 I didn't notice any effect on the sound either from that apparant
 problem but I did feel the (presumably local) sound mixer did a pretty
 ordinary job.He often seemed to miss cues for Jerry & Harvey's vox,
 Jerry's guitar and the synth FX often washed over the instruments a
 bit too much.There was also a low frequency humm that he was slow
 to sort out.
 None of this detracted too much from the enjoyment of the night but
 a good sound man would have been nice.
 But the boys played well and it was a wonderful experience to finally
 see them (twice) yesterday.

>My only issue with the night was Jerry Richards saying he'd see everyone
>'next time'.  Yer, right Jerry, it only took you 30 years to get here the
>first time!!!!

 Well after the recording at Studio 22 I briefly spoke with Dave Brock
 and he said the band is hoping to be back in Oz somewhere between
 November & next February.Sounds like they've had a good time so perhaps
 they will be more keen to make sure it happens.

 Cheers,

 Steve O.