Robert Calvert - 'Newcastle 1986: Ship Of Fools' (Voiceprint
Mike Reed | USA | 08/05/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Two disc, twenty song archive unreleased performance of Hawkwind's resident poet. Not sure, but I believe I have have an edited single-disc bootleg version of this show. Either way, sound quality isn't great but acceptable. I more or less need to be in the 'right mood' to properly enjoy this title. The Calvert material I liked best were "Lord Of The Hornets", "Acid Rain" and his signature tune "All The Machines Are Quiet". Thought he did an okay job on the Hawkwind tracks that he chose to play on this tour, like "Orgone Accumulator", "Quark, Strangness And Charm", "Days Of The Underground" and the rocking "Damnation Alley". 'Ship Of Fools' is just one of the several such titles that Voiceprint has unearthed. This one was a date off his UK tour in support of his 'Test Tube Conceived' lp which I, for one have always thought it was one of his better efforts. Enjoy."