Raslee Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I had the pleasure of watching Mike perform in Steffi Sharpstrings band 'Sentient' last night in a cosy pub venue in Glastonbury. He played along side the amazing Joey Hinton (Ex Ozric Tentacles), Steffi Sharpstrings on guitar (pure genius to say the least) and the formidable Steve Cassidy on drums. What a night! Pure superb indulgent funky space rock and Mike was on top form. He has such an amazing unique groove and is a really nice chap too, really great to watch. He plays a pretty interesting, albeit totally battered, 60's P into an old Orange valve head and it looked like a Trace 4x10" - he really sounded great Viva le Gong! [attachment=231144:IMG_3247.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I love his work with Gong. Shamal is my all time favourite album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) I really wanted to be at that gig, but we had our own booked. Last time I saw Mike H. play was around 1974 with Gong. Steff I saw many times with Here & Now. Mike's playing has always been beautiful. Isle of Everywhere on You was and is perfect in everywhere. Rather bizarrely, I was recently approached to replace Mike in a festival band. Never felt so flattered! (I think I saw him play with Nik Turner's Sphinx at Deeply Vale in 77 or 78, bit hazy about that period!) Edited October 30, 2016 by FinnDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Love, love, love the bass playing on all of the classic Gong albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) Not only Gong ...check out his monstrous bass lines on Steve Hillages's ' Fish Rising ' all bumm Some fine fat string tubbing on Aftaglid, for example. Listen to the whole track as it keeps changing [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC1ZqVAA7VM[/media] Edited November 1, 2016 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1477962400' post='3165617'] Not only Gong ...check out his monstrous bass lines on Steve Hillages's ' Fish Rising ' all bumm [/quote] I remember buying Fish Rising the day it came out from Virgin Records in Manchester, using the voucher from a recent Gong gig for a substantial discount. My guitarist friend and myself were absolute fanatics about Gong and all its offshoots, we used to jam on the various riffs in Fish Rising for hours. There was some good Mike H bass on Nik Turner's 'Xitintoday' album as well (also some dodgy lyrics from NT, rhyming 'Fantasy' with 'Atlantis-y'!) Edited November 1, 2016 by FinnDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1477962400' post='3165617'] Not only Gong ...check out his monstrous bass lines on Steve Hillages's ' Fish Rising ' all bumm [/quote] Now there's a tune to start the day, I might just pop out to the shed for a quick...something... Superb bass playing on both Gong and Mr. Hillage's outings, what a player. Edited November 1, 2016 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Blimey guv , Nik Turner ....thats a name from my sordid youth The Hawkwind era of course, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1477991981' post='3165711'] Now there's a tune to start the day, I might just pop out to the shed for a quick...something... Superb bass playing on both Gong and Mr. Hillage's outings, what a player. [/quote] Easy there tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1477992128' post='3165713'] Blimey guv , Nik Turner ....thats a name from my sordid youth The Hawkwind era of course, Dave [/quote] I've seen Hawkwind this year, missed out on the Christmas gig in London with Steve Hillage as was stuck in hospital after my accident. Still got the ticket Nik Turner is a local lad, from Headington. Last time I saw him I was chatting with him before his set at Deeply Vale, probably 1978. Has a bad rep with a lot of Hawkwind fans, but he was an integral part of it all once. Edited November 1, 2016 by FinnDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 You're a mine of info Dave. Never knew turner was from headington !! Havent seen Hawkwind since Lemmy left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 When I saw them this year I had to go to Leamington Spa, but saw them in the O2 on the Cowley Road last Autumn. Still good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Caught Hawkwind at the North London Edmonton Sundown in the 70's ( sadly long gone ) and a few of the free festivals in the 70's, which they always seem to manage to play no matter where they were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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