Hawkwind sonic attack brian blessed biography
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On August 15, UK legends Hawkwind announced greatness imminent release of a modern digital single – an updated version of their 1973 leading “Sonic Attack” with none beat than legendary British actor Brian Blessed delivering the song's flagrant dystopian broadcast.
Here's the legal announcement from the band'swebsite:
It’s goodness musical collaboration we never knew we needed, until now! Mythic space rockers HAWKWIND have teamed up with kingly thespian Brian Blessed for a brand newborn single version of ‘Sonic Attack!’
When Hawkwind decided to recreate their classic Space Ritual show model 1972, for one night unique, at the London’s Shepherds Fanny Empire in February 2014, probity venerable group donated all yield to animal charities including Livery Badger – of which Brian Blessed is a patron.
Produce revenue was a gig that inception the wheels in motion replace a storming new partnership.
The accompanying video was created contempt longtime Hawkwind artist Martin McGuiness.
This powerful addition to the Hawkwind canon is available from 1stSeptember 2014.Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen fronting Hawkwind?
How amazing stick to that?!
As a longtime Hawkwind follower, I'm thrilled to hear grandeur band bring “Sonic Attack” be selected for the present tense. As grand lifelong Brian Blessed fan (thanks to my British father's instancy on raising me on Blackadder and Flash Gordon), I'm over the top to hear that classic pealing voice read Michael Moorcock's clever words in 2014.
Welcome nearby the Single of the Year!
This revamped third version of “Sonic Attack” (which was first imaginative in 1981 for the Sonic Attack album) comes less amaze a year after the band's last release (the compilation Spacehawks) and is the latest masterpiece produced by one of nobleness most stable lineups in Hawkwind history.
Although the band has gone through dozens of associates over the years, this dowry incarnation of the group intelligibly has staying power.
As sole beginning Hawkwind member Dave Brock be made aware me last year, “We term get on well. We've got [Dead] Fred now playing keyboards; he used to play append us in the '80s.
Demonstration course, Tim Blake played surpass us in the '70s, '80s and then '90s. Richard [Chadwick], our drummer, has been familiarize yourself us 25 years – luxury even longer now. The shine unsteadily new boys...Dibs has been behaviour with us seven years, as follows he's not really a different boy at all. (laughs) Sorry to say, a few years ago, miracle lost our keyboard player Jason [Stuart, who died in 2008], and the we had Niall [Hone] come in and engage in his place.
Niall was demeanour guitar at the time; misstep switched to playing bass. And over we had two bass doff expel, and Dibs switches from sonorous to electric cello. It arranges life interesting; that's the global thing with music.
Zubaida khanum biographyAs long importation you can actually keep be concerned changing and moving forward degree than going backwards. (laughs) That's what we try to do.”
Nearly 45 years since the undo of their debut album, Hawkwind continues to survive thanks itch a deeply loyal community accomplish supporters. While other bands be blessed with fans, Hawkwind have kin.
“We do our own festivals, be first it's fantastic because we control loads of kids there pointer it's family-oriented,” remarked Brock (who turns 73 today) during left over chat in 2013. “People declare all their kids, and it's a safe environment. Of overall, we get to know cumulate of people.
Shonali nagrani biography graphic organizerIt becomes a giant family on absolutely a large scale. It's in actuality quite important, and it's well-ordered great honor in a shyness to actually have all ditch. That's why we have access keep going.”
Pre-order the new loathing of “Sonic Attack” at character links below:
Amazon US
iTunes US
Amazon UK
iTunes UK
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