Superb track. What a line-up Dave Brock vocals & guitar, Ginger baker drums, Huw Lloyd Langton lead guitar, & James May from Top Gear on the bass guitar having a bad hair day.
Huw playing Hendrix lines , always a joy. Ginger on drums at Lewisham was interstellar…..recently discovered a better recording than This is HW do not panic, with the Levitation album…..much clearer
The first band I ever saw at a fair it was the summer of about 83 and I was blown away I was on acid and amazing , I still listen to there albums I love masters of the universe , great live band
Dave looks like Arthur Brown here...... .....Although the Hawkwind legend is mainly about the 70's , up until the 90's Dave managed to keep his ship in tiptop shape . That's over 30 years of very good music, that even The Stones couldn't manage.....
The BEST roto-rhythm Hawkwind has ever done! Starting about 2:58 in you'll feel a physiological change in your body -like you're lifting off. Happens everytime!
Hawkwind-mania This is my music and proud of it. I am a fan and met & talked to them more times than I can remember, Lemmy is really bright and the rest are articulate, kind, & grounded.Plus:!! They really believe in what they do. No BS
Indeed. The band as a whole underrated. Of course there's been many people involved but generally an astounding band. Ginger was a mad addition but somehow fitted. HUW best guitarist though!
Simon King and Ginger Baker , abeit for a short time , are two of the best drummers to play with Hawkwind. This is classic Ginger Baker , classic Hawkwind , fkn Classic classic acid classic.
Ginger took any band he played with to another level... Of course Hawkwind was already an established band, but his drumming just gave them that extra oomph.
@boris boris I don’t care for his solos either. It’s his groove I Iove. And I don’t care he was an asshole either. Tons of musicians are/were. Each to his own.
@boris boris I wandered far in lands unknown Until I came to my earthly home Far away I found life's dreams Drifting on a silver beam You'd better believe it It's so easy to say It's so easy to say It's so easy to say It's so easy to say
I've never seen this before. I started my Hawkwind journey in 1975 and certainly saw them live on this tour and several times since of course. For me the albums released 1970-79 are the best. On his game, Huw was the perfect lead guitarist and gave the band real muscle. Robert Calvert was a genius in his own way.
@owenkrysler8235 😆 I don't remember where I saw/read it,but afterwards said, ' I can't believe that the World's finest Drummer has been sacked by the World's worst Bassist' (Harvey Bainbridge). A bit unfair, as He was voted out by the rest of the band, but Bainbridge announced the decision to him.
Hawkwind played at a Motorcycle Action Group weekend open air in somerset in the early 1980s. Loads of bikers loved Hawkwind and wherever they played whether it was Stonehenge Festival or indoors it was always a party. This was the best music before Prodigy, rave but better in my opinion.
Looks like Dave borrowed some mascara from Arthur Brown! That said, this is a brilliant number from Hawkwind, and the presence of Ginger Baker is especially amazing.
A true classic! The band AMORPHIS did a killer version of "Levitation".It's worth checking out.Obviously,it's not QUITE as good as the original but it's still excellent.
HAWKWIND - LEVITATION LYRICS part 2/2 I have this fascination No cause for a deviation It's called levitation Magnetic force, repel-attract Once it starts, there's no turning back I offer you this chance to learn Take it now, there's no return
I don't remember when was the last time that I heard that song, or when was the last time that I heard the full album from which the song comes, I remember that the guitar player who plays the solos had a unique sound and style
what a mega geiler Song and I was grown up in 90s. A mix some of ABBA, some of Kiss sound in that solo. So many Sounds of my favourites of rock and heavy metal even actually Death metal bands Therion and Disco sounds
This is Saxonwench's favorite video...she's from England so naturally, this is the ultimate treat for her...I miss my English connections,,in total..xxx..
Lucky enough to see them on the Levitation tour supported by Vardis. A real treat to see Ginger in the flesh and a fantastic album.
Think I might have seen them then too. I'd forgotten about Vardis! :)
absolute masterpiece! Hawkwind is the most underrated band of all time!
Truly they were the last of the real underground bands... them and the Pink Fairies.
Superb track. What a line-up Dave Brock vocals & guitar, Ginger baker drums, Huw Lloyd Langton lead guitar, & James May from Top Gear on the bass guitar having a bad hair day.
Lemmy on Bass would have made it perfect. Who's on Keys?
On bass was Harvey Bainbridge, who eventually migrated to keyboards. On keyboards i think on here was Tim Blake.
@@alanrockman9678 Tim blake
@@ianwilkinson4602 *Yeah it was Harvey* BUT now its said its hard to unsee it 😋
I Went to a levitation tour gig 1980, really good
RIP Ginger, on a side note though - Huw lloyd and those so distinctive solos - bloody terrific. Irresistible and infectious tune.
I used to know his daughter Jo hope you're OK in Worcester Darling .
R.I.P Ginger and Huw
Huw Lloyd Langton is probably the best guitarist most people have never heard of!!!! Amazing guitarist.
Huw playing Hendrix lines , always a joy. Ginger on drums at Lewisham was interstellar…..recently discovered a better recording than This is HW do not panic, with the Levitation album…..much clearer
I love Huw's solos. Best part of any HW album/song those long sweeping solos.
Excellent song!The guitarist is mind blowing!!The vocal melody one of best ever!!
This is my favorite album from Hawkwind
Captain Brock at his best. And the great Ginger Baker and Lloyd-Langton. R.I.P.
Dave Brock man! The Wizard of British Psycho-Rock! The amount of talent that passed through his band... unsung hero of the fuckin' western world!
rip Ginger one of the best hawkwind albums
@boris boris Yh have to agree with you.
best band in the world 51yrs and going
The first band I ever saw at a fair it was the summer of about 83 and I was blown away I was on acid and amazing , I still listen to there albums I love masters of the universe , great live band
Dave looks like Arthur Brown here......
.....Although the Hawkwind legend is mainly about the 70's , up until the 90's Dave managed to keep his ship in tiptop shape .
That's over 30 years of very good music, that even The Stones couldn't manage.....
So I see Hawkwind fans say this alot, what happened 90s onward? Love the Hawks!
Stones were fkn good though
@@Headwind-1 Not live they weren't.
They're still going! Gonna see them in Glasgow in 4 weeks. 😊
The BEST roto-rhythm Hawkwind has ever done! Starting about 2:58 in you'll feel a physiological change in your body -like you're lifting off. Happens everytime!
Oh yes
Oh yes indeed 😂
One of the best psych songs of the mid to late HW era ❤❤❤❤❤
So sad to hear about the death of Huw.One of rock true gents and a great guitarist as well
Ginger Baker actually smiling ! That was a rare occurrence !😀
Musically the best Hawkwind lineup
One of Hawkwinds iconic tracks...just bloody brilliant...always ahead of their time.....and still going strong.
Hawkwind-mania This is my music and proud of it. I am a fan and met & talked to them more times than I can remember, Lemmy is really bright and the rest are articulate, kind, & grounded.Plus:!! They really believe in what they do. No BS
RIP Peter - you took an already great album to a new level.
Goodbye Ginger, and thank you. RIP.
Great album . Hue loyd langton was a brilliant guitarist. Fab keyboards, A very musical Album
Yet another unique unrecognised brilliant talented guitarist ... Ladies and gentlemen I give you Mr HUW LLOYD LANGTON. wehhhhhhhhh !!!!!!
Indeed. The band as a whole underrated. Of course there's been many people involved but generally an astounding band. Ginger was a mad addition but somehow fitted. HUW best guitarist though!
Intonation Connection That is what does it. That is it
He is not unrecognised by me! His guitar work on Levitation is otherwordly!
i just went through the entire rolling stone top 100 guitarists (boring hipster list)....then came here to hear something good.
Had the privilege of meeting him in Cardiff 1985
great guy
Simon King and Ginger Baker , abeit for a short time , are two of the best drummers to play with Hawkwind. This is classic Ginger Baker , classic Hawkwind , fkn Classic classic acid classic.
This is the first Hawkwind album I bought... without knowing anything about the band and solely based on the cover art! And I loved it.
I bought many albums based on the cover art and either the band or the lead single. It was foolish but successful. Cheers!
I bought a few great albums going on the cover art alone. Never bought a CD on that criteria though.
This is what your metalwork teachers got up to on their lost 'mushroom' weekend.
Ginger took any band he played with to another level...
Of course Hawkwind was already an established band, but his drumming just gave them that extra oomph.
@boris boris You’re absolutely right.
@boris boris I don’t care for his solos either. It’s his groove I Iove. And I don’t care he was an asshole either. Tons of musicians are/were.
Each to his own.
@boris boris You seem very angry at the world, buddy.
Musical taste is subjective. Let it go.
@boris boris
I wandered far in lands unknown
Until I came to my earthly home
Far away I found life's dreams
Drifting on a silver beam
You'd better believe it
It's so easy to say
It's so easy to say
It's so easy to say
It's so easy to say
I will never lose this fascination.
I've never seen this before. I started my Hawkwind journey in 1975 and certainly saw them live on this tour and several times since of course. For me the albums released 1970-79 are the best. On his game, Huw was the perfect lead guitarist and gave the band real muscle. Robert Calvert was a genius in his own way.
Given that it was Huw Lloyd-Langton's input which made this track, it's a shame there's so little of it shown.
Carl Sagan snuck this & Beethoven symphony 5 in C onto the Viking spacecraft.
There was much joy in
bugville that night.
Love them in the 80.s and still love them.walk on water float on air.
.RIP Ginger Baker, Levitation tour was only time I got to see him live
Yeh, just heard the bad news. Bummer
Yep same here, RIP
me too.
It's an insult his passing didn't get more airplay than it did. I hope Clapton went to pay his respects as Ginger thought of him as his only friend.
yep me too
Saw them during this time,and thankfully before Mr.Baker was sacked before completing all this tour. Memorable show 🔥🔥🔥
Actually, I think it was Baker who sacked the rest of the band.
@owenkrysler8235 😆 I don't remember where I saw/read it,but afterwards said, ' I can't believe that the World's finest Drummer has been sacked by the World's worst Bassist' (Harvey Bainbridge). A bit unfair, as He was voted out by the rest of the band, but Bainbridge announced the decision to him.
I love this song.
Sophia Gardens 81.remember well. Great band album. Rip ginger Baker. Huw
Hawkwind = Awesome .... loved Huw's return on this album.....great album.... 💪
O my what a great band seen many times keep them going Dave
My Lord, it's just impossible to listen to this and not to dance in the same time!
I know. Before I even realise what's happening I have my clogs on and I'm wearing out the living room carpet.
Got the album on blue vinyl when it came out classic late on Hawkwind still have it in the cupboard.
Me too, my sister bought it for me, never heard of 'em, but once heard, never forgotten RIP Huw
andy glass I’ve got it also it’s like a priceless artefact to me.
Hawkwind played at a Motorcycle Action Group weekend open air in somerset in the early 1980s. Loads of bikers loved Hawkwind and wherever they played whether it was Stonehenge Festival or indoors it was always a party. This was the best music before Prodigy, rave but better in my opinion.
An under rated prog rock band like Nektar and Amon Duul 2, very unique!
very good......................................................
Looks like Dave borrowed some mascara from Arthur Brown! That said, this is a brilliant number from Hawkwind, and the presence of Ginger Baker is especially amazing.
Gawd! Saw them in Birmingham on this (shroom season) tour. Ginger on drums, Tim on keyboards :) We all took off in a giant UFO that night. Good times.
I was there too :)
Not Ginger Baker?
Yes. Ginger Baker
Me Too. Brum Odeon.
Quiet a few UK tours coincide with the mushroom season :) :) recall Choose your Masks tour gig on Shrooms. Good times:)
Late Father took me at the tender age of rwelve in 74ish with Stacia .......Still cut the mustard for me!!!
Brilliant. .what a line up at that time. . ..huw Lloyd langton harvey bainbridge ..brock ..and ginger baker on drums
Hell yeeaaahhhh.....and RIP Ginger Baker :(
I discovered this as a teenager in the mid 90s when I was into magic mushrooms!
I was Born With the Hawks~ And 54Years Later.....{{..there Still my Parents..}}
Huw Lloyd langton made this, backed by Ginger bakers amazing drumming, that's why this is such a stand out album
I'll never forget Huw.
attention kids - wht you are watching are 2 legends & HAWKWIND :)
Great stuff, saw this tour in Oxford and St Austell and they were superb gigs......and they're still going :)
Thanks again for all of your hard work in showing this rare clips
what an everlasting pulse , thanks to ginger baker !!!
A true classic! The band AMORPHIS did a killer version of "Levitation".It's worth checking out.Obviously,it's not QUITE as good as the original but it's still excellent.
Dave panting like a German Shepard at 4:20. And Ginger actually smiling (!!!) at about 4:55.
Hawkwind class was listening to them at 14 51 now
Drums are so perfect they sound like a drum machine. Cool song!
Indeed!!! Ginger Baker was a human drum machine!!!
Wonderful atmospheres and landscapes
created. I was there
HAWKWIND - LEVITATION LYRICS
part 2/2
I have this fascination
No cause for a deviation
It's called levitation
Magnetic force, repel-attract
Once it starts, there's no turning back
I offer you this chance to learn
Take it now, there's no return
Thanks so much for your time and love to your talent , I have to say you, the hawk's RIP past members ,. Thanks for the journey to the edge of time,jB
I don't remember when was the last time that I heard that song, or when was the last time that I heard the full album from which the song comes, I remember that the guitar player who plays the solos had a unique sound and style
Huw Lloyd-Langton - vastly underrated.
Fantastic. I saw this great line-up on the Levitation tour back then (1980 ?)
Proberbly my favorite Hawkwind album
Levitation, Levitation, LeviTATION!
Oh, happy memories...from the '80s, no less!!
Amazing band.
Classic Hawkwind track & classic album…Mr Brock on top form 👌
My fav band and what a find this is from an awesome album thanks for sharing :)
astonishing piece of work,
power up the spaceships we be leaving Earth
Whenever I see recordings of live performances or music videos of groups like Hawkwind I always just how many drugs they were on at the time.
I love Hawkwind
Can't believe I smoked & lit up reality
unlike any other band.
Truely brilliant style.
I ♥️ Hawkwind
This shows Huw's fantastic guitar style
Great RIP Huw!
Stunning!
Burning Hell, what a song! Well done, Dave Brock! O:-) you belong to the best in RockHistory!!! B-)
Love this. The album is great.
Still listening 2021
They were such a good band around that time.
Anyone who loves this track, get the live album Yule Ritual on, it's available on RUclips and opens with Levitation, best version I've ever heard.
Thanks for the tip :-) cheers.
My favourite version is on Canterbury Fayre 2001.
Levitated every time I hear HAWKWIND.
Wow great line up. .Huw Lloyd Langton on guitar..x
I love this Music .
peaked with this album, amazing
Great band and Master Ginger on drums always fantastic yessssthatsit
what a mega geiler Song and I was grown up in 90s. A mix some of ABBA, some of Kiss sound in that solo. So many Sounds of my favourites of rock and heavy metal even actually Death metal bands Therion and Disco sounds
love this song love hawkwind
Although I sit upon this chair
I rise and float up in the air
This is Saxonwench's favorite video...she's from England so naturally, this is the ultimate treat for her...I miss my English connections,,in total..xxx..
fantastic!!!
Sad indeed, His play will be greatly missed. RIP Huw.
Great song
Incredible performance with rock solid Ginger on the drums, amazing.
Fantastic- ginger baker's drumming is superb
You never heard music until you heard Hawkwind.. I mean come on, you can’t beat this
This makes me proud to be english - we are the best !!!
There are no English really we are still the Britons IE Celts by DNA mostly
Fantastic album.
Great I get to listen to this great song while I tunes plugs b.s. like Adell