tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post3321764120707137456..comments2023-11-05T09:33:34.696+00:00Comments on The 'Spill: Gong: Bristol 19th November 2009Blimpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062521891682719767noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-42907324836849879352009-11-23T20:38:33.499+00:002009-11-23T20:38:33.499+00:00@{Chris - yes, give them a listen. Despite a few r...@{Chris - yes, give them a listen. Despite a few reservations about some aspects of the gig (which I did enjoy overall) I like them. Listen to the album I posted earlier.<br /><br />@devotionalhooligan - thanks!Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068889968857575433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-73223703280844909382009-11-23T12:33:36.796+00:002009-11-23T12:33:36.796+00:00hiya carole
i agree,the 2032 is gong back on form....hiya carole<br />i agree,the 2032 is gong back on form... and i enjoyed your review & your blog. for anyone wanting to hear some gong,here's a free downloade link for their out of print peel sessions lp.<br />laters.x<br /><br />http://devotionalhooligan.blogspot.com/2009/10/gong-pre-modern-wireless-peel-sessions.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-74696580603610055202009-11-21T00:45:09.717+00:002009-11-21T00:45:09.717+00:00Carole: That wasn't your local Deadhead postin...Carole: That wasn't your local Deadhead posting up there. I'm not sure I've ever actually listened to Gong, although I do know someone who rates them. I should give it a listen maybe? Would I see if you did miss the point?Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-90575972855302918612009-11-20T22:28:07.980+00:002009-11-20T22:28:07.980+00:00You'll need to create a new post and then you ...You'll need to create a new post and then you can add photos from your PC. You just click on the little icon at the top of the box.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068889968857575433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-30192255467436257092009-11-20T22:17:09.369+00:002009-11-20T22:17:09.369+00:00Carole, yeah they were clamping down on SLRs but e...Carole, yeah they were clamping down on SLRs but even though my Fuji camera looks like it might be an SLR, it's a fixed lens and the security guy was cool. He even went it and told the other security guys it was OK and not to stop me taking photos. Any idea how I might post a few photos here?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670403693411518224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-71614231463569772362009-11-20T22:08:27.251+00:002009-11-20T22:08:27.251+00:00I was surprised when you said they didn't allo...<i>I was surprised when you said they didn't allow pics.</i><br /><br />That dates back to a previous occasion when I wanted to take a SLR in there and I had to leave it in the ticket office and collect it afterwards.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068889968857575433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-26003229045398525392009-11-20T22:05:37.244+00:002009-11-20T22:05:37.244+00:00I should have added that Hillage was excellent. A...I should have added that Hillage was excellent. As I was the first person in the hall, Mr Hillage was still wandering around and got to talk to him for all of 45-60 seconds, reminding him that the last time I saw him was in 1976 at the now defunct Queensway Hall in Dunstable, Beds. He described it at the time as a "space age egg box" and got everyone in the front row to sit down so everyone in the back could sit down too and enjoy the gig. He didn't remember but then why should he.<br /><br />As more of a Hillage fan than a Gong fan, I didn't recognise much of the Gong stuff. What was the set list. The tracks I recognised were Dynamite/I Am Your Animal, You Can't Kill Me, Flute Salad, Oily Way but that was about it.<br /><br />By the way, Mike Howlett was excellent and Steve Hillage is still the master!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670403693411518224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-73230423915489980692009-11-20T22:05:30.228+00:002009-11-20T22:05:30.228+00:00I should have added that Hillage was excellent. A...I should have added that Hillage was excellent. As I was the first person in the hall, Mr Hillage was still wandering around and got to talk to him for all of 45-60 seconds, reminding him that the last time I saw him was in 1976 at the now defunct Queensway Hall in Dunstable, Beds. He described it at the time as a "space age egg box" and got everyone in the front row to sit down so everyone in the back could sit down too and enjoy the gig. He didn't remember but then why should he.<br /><br />As more of a Hillage fan than a Gong fan, I didn't recognise much of the Gong stuff. What was the set list. The tracks I recognised were Dynamite/I Am Your Animal, You Can't Kill Me, Flute Salad, Oily Way but that was about it.<br /><br />By the way, Mike Howlett was excellent and Steve Hillage is still the master!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670403693411518224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-90962877165267598652009-11-20T22:03:53.069+00:002009-11-20T22:03:53.069+00:00I remember listening to that Carole, I didn't ...I remember listening to that Carole, I didn't really like it. Is their latest album representative of their sound. I preferred Nektar actually. I think I like my prog with a limited amount of distorted guitar, I think. It's all very new to me though, so I may not know what I'm talking about.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689297995853131102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-44811384162282066402009-11-20T21:56:07.968+00:002009-11-20T21:56:07.968+00:00I was surprised when you said they didn't allo...I was surprised when you said they didn't allow pics. Security were fine with me, and I was right at the front and took loads of pics. Let me know if you want any and I'll be happy to email them.<br />wraxallman@hotmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670403693411518224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-80922393571939816172009-11-20T21:21:55.622+00:002009-11-20T21:21:55.622+00:00Not really, ejaydee.
Check out my post from a few...Not really, ejaydee.<br /><br />Check out my post from a few weeks back. There is a whole album of Gong there.<br /><br />http://readersrecommend.blogspot.com/2009/10/gong-new-album-2032.htmlCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068889968857575433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-29213200008290201662009-11-20T21:19:16.666+00:002009-11-20T21:19:16.666+00:00For some reason (maybe it's the name), I feel ...For some reason (maybe it's the name), I feel like Gong could be the kind of Prog I like. Do they sound like Egg (by whom I've only heard 2 songs)?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689297995853131102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-35829799840014162662009-11-20T20:32:53.387+00:002009-11-20T20:32:53.387+00:00Really enjoyed reading your review, I've liked...Really enjoyed reading your review, I've liked Gong for many years, but never seen them live so I was interested to hear what they're up to now. I can understand the Hawkwind comparisons at times. Thanks for posting your thoughts about the gig.bethnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383069246571134707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-86291971525364656362009-11-20T17:49:53.609+00:002009-11-20T17:49:53.609+00:00I am not slagging them off, devotionalhooligan. I ...I am not slagging them off, devotionalhooligan. I enjoyed it most of the time.<br /><br />I rather like the new album, 2032, and I thought that the overall package was pretty good last night.<br /><br />I just wasn't convinced by Daevid Allen all the time, not sure about the genius tag either.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068889968857575433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-82342393996705470432009-11-20T17:44:17.889+00:002009-11-20T17:44:17.889+00:00i have to agree with chris,i've seen gong(&...i have to agree with chris,i've seen gong(& the many alter-ego's)many times over the years... i was at last nights gig and they blew me away.... totally far out & easily as good as the floating anarchy gigs. Allen is a genius.xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-54019669882815495032009-11-20T17:41:16.456+00:002009-11-20T17:41:16.456+00:00@Chris - how so?
Musically they were OK, it was t...@Chris - how so?<br /><br />Musically they were OK, it was the whimsy that got a bit too much.<br /><br />What do you think was the point?Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068889968857575433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-90078414813592673552009-11-20T17:34:12.253+00:002009-11-20T17:34:12.253+00:00Divided Alien Playbax 80 - one of theeeemost under...Divided Alien Playbax 80 - one of theeeemost under-rated albums ever IMHO but Daevid Allen was / is a geeeenius. "Bodygas go...heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy bodygas go...ee popa checka aha...(or does he really say "Barney Gaskill"?)<br />Not sure about Gong again either but one of theee most surreal moments in my life was staying in a huge tent in Munich in summer of '86 put up for students as cheap accommodation and being awoken by "Angel Egg" never having heard it before over massive loud speakers. What you'd call a life-changing moment.gremlinfchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777398122363521907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-78562980974396416162009-11-20T17:28:29.214+00:002009-11-20T17:28:29.214+00:00You miss the point.You miss the point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643029313424971813noreply@blogger.com