Hawkwind and Moorcock

[skull_bearer]

Watching a program about Hawkwind, a mad acid rock band from the '70s who's music was written by people on LSD, preformed by people on LSD, and listened to by people on LSD. They're pretty good, and anyone who had preform alternative music with strobe lights while f*cked up on acid gets my vote. I bet my dad would be able to name each and every one of them. The main reason I'm watching this though, is because it had the magic words in the summery: Interview. With. Micheal. Moorcock.

One of my favourite authors ever.

You probably have never heard of him. Have you ever heard of the multiverse? Or the nine pointed star symbolising chaos? How about Elric? Blame Moorcock. I ran into his books when I was fifteen and have loved it ever since. He's not the best writer, nor the most original. His writing style is good, but I've read better. I like him because everything he does comes together to make something completely new. You can't pin it down, but it's fantastic, and not something to read while on drugs (as the author undoubtably was when he wtote it). Corum is good, his one-shots are great, and Elric of Melnibone has a place on my 'favourite characters of all time' list (along with Raistlin and Magneto).

Anyway, enough typing, I'm enjoying this.

Comments

[casfic.livejournal.com]

You're speaking to an old Hawkwind fan here! I didn't do acid then as I recall though. Their music was all kinds of fabulous, and Afghan coats were compulsory at their gigs. I had four or five of their albums, although their later stuff like Quark Strangeness and Charm wasn't nearly as good as their earlier stuff - like a lot of bands.

Kind of dates me doesn't it! :D

[halokitty69.livejournal.com]

*grins*...you have great taste in books. I randomly found a Moorcock book called The Dreamthief's Daughter in the library but had no idea how popular he was. I picked up the book cos the cover art caught my eye. I've become quite a fan. I love the whole law/chaos balance idea. And Elric is so damn cool. Dead chuffed cos one of my mates had a moving house clearout not long ago and gave me a huge stack of Moorcock stuff ^_^

I seem to have a thing for antihero type characters. And white hair on young(ish) ppls is cool

< /fangirl >

[skull-bearer.livejournal.com]

I suggest you read the eariler ones. I've read Dreamthief's Daughter and was pretty disappointed, his style's slipped a lot since the heyday. Elric rocks.