>> Hawkwind,
Heard them live, New Year's eve 1969 or so, in a bare concrete garage somewhere just off Euston Road, a word-of-mouth gig. No one had ever heard of them.
They were very hip and amusing, played with the feedback to excellent effect, kept everyone guessing. I thought they were frightfully good.
A few years later, spotting their name, I put a number of theirs on the jukebox. They were total rubbish.
That's the problem with hearing things under different complex circumstances. Were they ever any good at all, or was I just elated when I thought they were? Not that it matters.
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