Gong are
the ultimate psychedelic hippy band, who've been playing for around 30 years...
Daevid Allen, now 62, and dressed all in white to match his aging hair, looks
like a stylised God icon and to some perhaps he is!
Sounding
as good as on vinyl (remember that?) they powered through their songs, rising
above the normal and into the stratosphere where the flying teapots took you
on their trip, while Gilli Smythe's loopy vocals wafted around filling in
between the stars...
The crowd
of mainly 30-somethings, loads of beards, long hair, etc, knew what they'd
come to see, and expressed their delight at getting it... the silver teapot
thrust aloft by one adoring guy showed the fanatacism with which they are
still regarded by some, and in these days of 'e-culture', Gong proved they
are still relevant - in fact they could seriously lay claim to being the grandaddy's
of it all, having been at the forefront of danceable 'head-music'.
They were
everything that you'd expect... more... ignoring the cliche's muttered by
those who encountered Gong in their youth and feel they've "moved on"
since - while Gong haven't - this is a band who deliver much more live that
you could possibly wish for, without having to resort to hiding behind a show.
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