I've always loved Hawkwind - saw them live at the Royal Albert Hall last year and it was amazing. Dave Brock, the sole remaining member, is 82 and still rocking out. Eighty-fucking-two.
Long after Simon left Hawkwind they needed a new drummer, Simon turned up and they said he had to pass an audition. He told them to piss off, and never drummed again..
@@powerdavid6235 NOT ENTIRELY TRUE! His heroin habit was frowned upon and votes against him defined the leaving of Simon. (see BBC doc of the band) Im a drummer of 43 years and it was the "Warrior" album that inspired me to advance my Head Banging in 1975..ish.
What he thinks is a theremin is DikMik's audio generator. The punk movement was heavily influenced by Hawkwind as both Johnny Rotten and the Clash were big fans. Nearly all the bands he mentions came much later and were to a greater or lesser extent influenced by them. They were never hippies and really the only thing 'punk' about them was their attitude to pretty much everything especially the music press. It was recorded live with virtually NO studio overdubs. They had rehearsed this for many, many months before taking it on the road an dit gives lie to the belief then and now that they were a bunch of stumbling, bumbling stoned, untogether hippies. Totally professional.
very well rehearsed was that tour. Have you seen the BBC doc on them? Funny and informative although Brock (our Captain) didnt take part as Nik Turner was in it during the legal rift when Nik tried touring with ex members called "EX HAWKWIND". BROCK HAD COPY RIGHTED THE NAME HAWKWIND...SO SUED NIK!
Welcome to Space Rock. Hawkwind, along with Gong and Here & Now played loads of free gigs (sometimes outside festivals) and worked with Science Fiction writer Michael Moorcock as The Hawklords. They also features a 6ft topless Amazonian lady called Stacia who danced on stage throughout their gigs. As mentioned below, Lemmy Kilminster wa son bass and went on to form Motorhead.
The Space Ritual, one of the best live albums of all time. Hawkwind were a London band. Most people refer to them as Space Rock. Lemmy is the bass player on this album.
Not one of the best, THE best. Don't bother with the new re-mix as Lemmy has been mixed down too much. The Sunderland Lorano Ritual show is cool though !
I like both versions, the new mix/master separates the instruments more so i really enjoy being able to hear things that I hadn't heard before.@@hawkboy451
And. Please remember that these guys had their roadies nail 4x2 timbers to the front of the stage so that they didn’t fall on top of us. Not because they couldn’t stay upright, but because they were so out of it! Seriously, some of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. Glastonbury 1981, for example. The then drummer was one Ginger Baker, who you may have heard of, threw his sticks into the crowd and stormed off stage. Only to return for a blistering ‘Masters of the Universe. Just as that second microdot kicked.
I saw Ginger Baker at Guildford (Surrey University) being grabbed from behind and pulled off his kit by a crazed audience member. The stage was only a plinth there.@@graemem111
It's worth mentioning that Hawkwind are still gigging and recording - their last album came out a few months ago and is fantastic. So glad you liked it - it's the best live album of all time, in lots of people's opinion (mine included!)
Saw their April 4th 2024 gig at Manchester's academy; the first since I took my daughter to a benefit gig of theirs at Jillies Rock World in Manchester, almost 30 years to the day for her then 18th birthday. Prior to that I used to see them every year from their Space Ritual gig (Blackburn Kings Hall) Xmas 1972 (that blew my mind and sealed them as my all time favourite band) up to their Chronicles of the Black Sword tour (Apollo Theatre Manchester), then life got in the way.
@@stephenbrown318 Chronicles was a brilliant show saw it at the Liverpool Empire the same week. Only thing I missed was the original ritual at the stadium. Some of the best and most memorable nights of my life.
He was a lead guitarist for sam gopal..check that album out its mint ..the bassist never turned up for a gig one night ..dave brock said grab that bass and play something in e ❤
"it was like star trek, with long hair and drugs" Lemmy Considered by many the best live album of all time and by far the best album cover of all time, what you're seeing is one of six panels, the backside is full of cosmic wisdom from the ages. The cover was done by the late great Barney bubbles as were the covers for their albums in search of space and warrior on the edge of time. P. S. If you stare at the goddess on the covers third eye long enough you will come to realize that the outlines on each side of her form a hawk's beak and wing.
I saw them during this tour in 72 and did an interview for our uni radio station with the bassist who was none other than Lemmy, later of Motorhead. We drank a bottle of wine together and I met the whole band. Amazing band and amazing concert. You need to listen to the whole album.
@@L33Reacts Totally serious. A couple of us from the radio station also went to interview an almost unknown band playing at our uni. They'd made their first TV appearance the evening before. Turned out to be Queen and we interviewed Roger Taylor and John Deacon but also chatted with Freddy and Brian. Great times.
This song is the perfect example of “the power of the groove.” It ain’t hyper-technical, it isn’t super showy. It locks into that motorik groove and just carries ya!
I bought my first Hawkwind album (Masters of the Universe compilation album) ) purely on the cover art and track names - I'd never heard of them before. They're still may favourite band now - 45 years later!
The Leeds date on this tour was my first ever music gig as a 17 year old. My mind was truly blown, particularly when the entire concert was released on the double album Space Ritual. 50 years and many thousands of minutes of music later it remains the best live album I have ever heard.
This is the lineup for the band on this album… Hawkwind edit Dave Brock - guitar; vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15) Nik Turner - saxophone, flute; vocals (tracks 2, 19, 20) Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) - bass guitar; vocals (tracks 6, 7, 13, 15) Dik Mik (Michael Davies) - audio generator, electronics Del Dettmar - synthesizer Simon King - drums Robert "Bob" Calvert - poetry, vocals ("poet and swazzle" on the album credits) (tracks 4, 6, 9, 11, 14) Stacia - dancer and visual artist (often danced in the nude! - this was the early seventies in England!)
A space ritual alive in Liverpool and London was an 18-month long LSD fueled tour of psychedelic madness that featured dancers strobes and all kinds of lighting effects from their own lighting company that to toured with them called liquid Len and the lensmen, along with the album it's been called the best tour of all time.
Lemmy talking about taking up playing bass with Hawkwind " I just don't play like a bass player. There are complaints about me from time to time. It's not like having a bass player; it's like having a deep guitarist". In Search of Space and Space Ritual were among my favourite albums at the time.
Welcome to the world of Simon King on drums. Together with Lemmy and Dave Brock, they were unstoppable back in the day. Simon retired in 1980, aged 33 or thereabouts!
Hawkwind has through their long career covered a gamit of rock genres. Space rock is their main genre, with a strong veins of Psychdelia, Punk, Electronic and Prog. I've seen them a couple of times in concert here in Canada, and I got to mee the band at the second concert of theirs I attended.
Hawkwind were huge in the UK in the 70s while still remaining underground. Basically they were the UK equivalent of the Grateful Dead, although much heavier musically. Going to a Hawkwind show was a rite of passage for any kid wanting to run off with the circus so to speak 😂
A great live album from 1973. "Brainstorm" and "Seven by Seven" are personal favourites. Of the 2 venues used Brixton Sundown is still there I think, now the Brixton Academy, but Liverpool Stadium is long gone.
the whole (double) album & the live show were a concept piece - each track following seamlessly with spoken interludes & poems performed by Bob Calvert - - there is not a bad track on the whole thing, its a masterpiece by a band at the height of their powers after several years playing extended LSD fuelled jams at festivals & free shows. Yes highly influential - cited by both Johnny Rotten & Jello Biafra amongst others.
Many modern artists were influenced or were fans of Hawkwind, this and Slade alive by slade are the two best live albums ever, been to many many Hawkwind concerts since 1974 to this day, and they never disappoint
Also, the this was the first track on the album and it only got better from here. If you want one morerecommendation from this album I suggest Orgone Accumulator. But I really recommend listening to the whole album from start to finish. The way the music flows with intermittent ‘poetry’ by Bob Calvert providing the odd break, it is a work of genius.
Big "free fetival" band. Played every Stonehenge free festival. Saw them one time play to about 100 people in a lay-by on the A303. None of us could get to the main site so they just set up and played anyway.
Hawkwind are still going more than 50 years after the Mothership first lifted off. They have changed their line up so many times as wellas their sound. Noted Members and Guests over the years are Nik Turner (RIP), Bob Calvert (RIP), Lemmy (RIP), Ginger Baker and Micheal Moorcock (the Sci Fi Author). A syou are a Drummer, you may appreciate the Levitation LP with Ginger Baker on Drums.
"Six minutes later" Sci-fi / fantasy author Michael Moorcock, who was involved with the band, marveled at their ability to veer off of a song into wild improv and then bring it right back to finish out the track.
Stoner rock sums it up nicely. I first saw them in 1971 age 15. Changed my life. Wait until you hear Brainstorm and Shouldn't do that from In Search of Space. Still a favourite album after all these years. You'll have fun with this. Nice one mate.
Try their second album album " In search of Space " - The standout tracks are "You shouldn't do that," and "Master of the Universe". It is not Lemmy of Motorhead fame on bass this time though. Their first album "Hawkwind" is a bit patchy tbh, and their third album "Doremi Faso Latido" is a slightly mixed bag, but it has the wonderful Brainstorm on it. Space Ritual is by far their best work, and there are roughly similar live versions of it - Greasy Truckers Party, and Live at the BBC 1972. The BBC show is exceptionally weird, and a little "frightening" for want of a better word. The stereo version is on RUclips now. The other early album to look out for is "Warrior on the edge of time". It is more of a prog sound than the previous "grungy space punk stuff," but it is VERY entertaining and weird . The killer song for me is "Dying Seas", but Magnu is also excellent.
Great reaction Lee - love it - pls consider Hawkwind live ‘Moonglum’ Hammersmith Odeon London 1985 - you will not regret it as a reaction as it’s one of Hawkwinds’ immersive classic tunes - just gorgeous- delve into Moonglum & Elric intriguing 🤔
Ya man.. the late Lemmy of Motorhead fame was in Hawkwind. I was turned on to Hawkwind, indirectly by Monstermagnet. Wyndorf, the lead singer in an interview for the magazine Hit Parader, Circus...or whatever was citing Hawkwind as his main influence, and that his brother used to smoke weed in his room listening to Space Ritual and it was the 'coolest shit'. Monstermagnet did a cover of 'Brainstorm'...so like you, had to jump in that rabbit hole.. but I had to special order most if not all the albums because you couldnt find them in record stores and the internet/yt was not yet a thing.
Space ritual is an experience . You have to listen to it from the beginning to the end . Simon King a drummer with stamina , Lemmy Kilmister at its best at the bass . What can we say about captain Brock at the guitar/vocals . He is the captain . Must listen to "Shot down in the night"
My Lucky Day was in the early 70's when I walked into a EJ Korvettes Department store music section and thumbed through the imports and stumbled upon Hawkwind's "Space Ritual" & I immediately fell in love with the album cover. "Yes! The cover" I never heard of the band before! I always loved space fantasy art and I'm also a fan of the art of Moebius, Boris, Frank Frazetta, & the father of space art: Chesley Knight Bonestell Jr. Later when I played the album at home and under the influence I became a lifetime lifelong fan. Sad I never got to see them live. Hawkwind ROCKS!
The whole album (Space Ritual) is probably the best Live Album ever! I've been into Hawkweed since 1972 (In Search of Space). Orgone Accumulator is amazing. There isn't a bad song on the two vinyl discs recorded in 1972 and released in 1973. And that's Lemmy on bass.
Recently picked up the double vinyl album while visiting Belfast and off to see them again later in the year although rumors this might be the last year of touring.
John Lydon said Punk Rock officially started with Hawkwind- Brainstorm, nuff said 😂 They remastered the Space Ritual this year on the 50th Anniversary!!!
Good to see you getting into it, soundtrack to my misspent youth…. Line up of the band has never been set in stone, but this was considered by many to be their most powerful incarnation. Dave Brock on guitar and vocals, Simon King on drums, Del Dettmar on synth, Dik Mik on audio sqibbly bits, Lemmy on bass, Nik Turner on sax and vocals and though not appearing on this track was Bob Calvert too, who did spoken word stuff and some vocals. There was also Stacia, the famously buxom and occasionally naked dancer and visual artist to help set the scene. Lots of pot, acid, speed and associated chemicals were part of the scene, a hugely influential but often overlooked band from back in the day.
1972 i think. Just let that sink in. Nothing like it at the time. The 'motorik' beat you live though is borrowed from Krautrockers, Neu! Check out their track Hallogalo
Favourite live album of all time. The singer/lyricist Robert Calvert... his story is amazing. I think there's a cool documentary about him online too. This is by far their best album. Studio record wise: X In Search Of Space, DoremiFasolLatido, Hall of the Mountain Grill and Warrior on the Edge of Time are all really great.
Hah, guess you found twenty bucks _and_ a rabbithole! I knew you'd like them, but that was even more of a hit than I thought it would be - thanks for getting to the reaction so quick! This isn't even late 70s, it's 1972, and as someone else said, one of the best live albums ever IMO. Don't expect too much from the vocals; usually they're just part of the soundscape even in studio. A prime example is "(You) Shouldn't Do That", which is mainly that single line repeated over and over, often in time with the bassline with the "sh" emphasised. Sometimes it's not even words, so basically just another instrument. The exception is when they have literal poetry (spoken not sung). The woman on the cover is Miss Stacia, who danced as part of the show; also, Liquid Len, who did the lighting, got given a nod in the Genesis track "The Battle of Epping Forest" (which you already reacted to) as one of the gangsters! You probably know the bassist: Lemmy, later of from Motörhead. I usually have trouble making out the bass when there are electric guitars, so I'm very happy that he's so high in the mix. He later said he learned his craft while he was in Hawkwind. Enjoy your family time, and good luck getting home! When my mum was training as a nurse and visited her parents, she'd walk 4 or 5 miles to get there. When leaving they'd walk to the bus stop with her, so she'd get on the bus and ask for the cheapest ticket you could buy, then get off once she was out of sight and walk home again. She didn't want to worry them that she was struggling for money...
@@L33Reacts We saw Monster Magnet in a small venue in London 93 i think, they played the whole of this live Hawkwind Album over the PA before their gig.
You should hear the remastered versions from the box set of 12 disks all dedicated to this amazing album, that includes the full set from the three gigs that were recorded. The original Space Ritual album was a mix of the London and Liverpool Gigs, with Space Ritual Volume 2 released twelve years later with other mixes from the same two gigs. The third gig played at Sunderland was never released until the box set in 2022. Each gig has slight difference for each of the tracks (obviously as it was live). Brilliant album.
"The older bands just had the mojo man!" Yep,you better believe it. As do us old blokes who were there at the time. I first saw Hawkwind aged 15 and had this album at about the same age. We had no point of reference with ehich to compare it( punk and the other elements that you mentioned hadn't been concieved yet!) so our love for the old stuff was open, raw innocent.
I used to boom Born To Go in my apartment every morning before I went off to college. I even had speakers in the bathroom...but the real question I ask people is, what's the lead instrument on this cut? because LEMMY kills it on lead/bass. I guess our listener never heard him before.
If you really want to get a feel for this band, you need to get a hold of the video "'Born to Go' -- Taken from 'Space Ritual', 1973" (released through Cherry Red Records): it's available for viewing on You Tube now. This is the best example of how the band was live during the years 1972-1975 (the time when they were the biggest single musical influence in my life). During this period, I went to four Hawkwind shows (a lot for a penniless American). Robert Calvert (guru to the astral plane) appeared on stage at one show; Michael Moorcock (the noted science fiction writer)appeared on stage at another. Lemmy was right in front of me at two shows (as in grab-your-leg close). More importantly, Stacia (their chief interpretive dancer) was right in front of me for much of one show (as in slap-your-bum close). That night she wore a thin leather belt, with two shorter belts attached to it, fore and aft. That was it for clothing. Her entire body was painted in day-glo and black light paint, with a plethora of colors used, and a LOT of attention given to detail (as in ALL details). Strangely, I still remember this show vividly, all these years later. Notes: Hawkwind was formed as a recording band in 1969; they're still with us (albeit with only one original member left -- he's 82). Stacia was actually 6'2" in her bare feet (I should know). I seem to remember her having "a bit" of a chest on her
Try Orgone Accumulator from the same album; another track with no studio version. If you loved the bass/ guitar interplay on Born To Go then this will blow you away. Bassist was Ian Kilminster aka Lemmy in the days before Motörhead.
Man, another band with 50 years of back catalogue to explore. Most of it amazing. Try Chronicles of the Black Sword, Levitation, and Live 79 albums and Space is Deep (the song). Those were my hazy trippy go-to songs back in the day ❤
I've fallen into so many damn rabbit holes lately... and I'm allergic to rabbits in real life so I'm getting a little red eyed... wait that was the edible nvm 🙂
Just listening now. Used to listen to them after “consuming” back in the late 80s with joss sticks and shrouded lights. Space is deep indeed 🎶🎶😍🤪 😂🎉❤ Their contemporaries, Gong and Steve Hillage, were the godfathers of trance. Later, Hillage formed System 7, still putting out very hard techno ❤❤❤
There's some great stuff on Warrior on the Edge of Time. Pretty much everything except the Michael Moorcock spoken tracks are amazing on that one. Also some good stuff on Quark, Strangeness and Charm, which feels at times like a different genre (Hawkwind constantly experimented and reinvented their sound). From the Hawkwind Anthology (I think) is a wonderful live version of Spirit of the Age. And (I know this is a minority opinion) I really like a bunch of the stuff from The Xenon Codex. Also, if you're a fan of the Elric books at all, the Chronicle of the Black Sword is a must.
I'll add to some of the albums I've already seen mentioned in the comments to check out, Hall of the Mountain Grill, In Search of Space, Warrior on the Edge of Time, Hawklords (named diue to contractual issues, and really quite 'punky'). Quark Strangenes and Charm, Astounding Sounds Amazing Music. That should keep you going for a while 🙂
This sprawling double live album acted as a testament to all things riff-laden and unutterably heavy. - The Rough Guide to Rock Sticking just to the 70's for now: In Search of Space (1971) is one of the greatest Space Rock albums EVER. "Stasis: The U.A. Years" and "Parallel Universe" collect essentials, including non-album cuts and whatnot, from this era. "Seven By Seven" is one of my favorites. Afterwards, "Warrior on the Edge of Time", "Quark, Strangeness and Charm", "PXR5", and "Live 79" are key albums. The conceptual "Warrior" features sci-fi/fantasy writer Michael Moorcock. The band's own mercurial visionary Robert Calvert is on the next two.
Yep, this is live. The band were out of their heads on drugs. The audience were out of their heads on drugs. Just imagine the blend of weird energies in the venue, and this recording was the result.
Now you know what Lemmy did before Motörhead. Hawkwind played outside the Isle if Wight festival the Hendrix played inside because they were champions of free festivals, they created an entire genre of music. Before them there was no space rock. They have been cited by numerous punk rockers as an influence and I'm even convinced that one of the songs by that awful untalented rabble the sex pistols, ripped off the riff from brainstorm and slowed it down - might have been Anarchy in UK. The Space Ritual was an experience as well as a great live performance cut to vinyl. Still one of my favourite albums.
As othera hae no doubt said. thos is an 'intro' to the album - just recently re-issued for its 50th anniversary Essential to listen to as one 'piece' Pure space trip heaven....
Celebrating their 50th year in 2022, this is Born To Go still in their set and watch the spectacular light show. I managed a couple of shows on the tour and it was fantastic. Founder member Dave Brock is now 82 and I believe he was 79 on the tour. Legend. ruclips.net/video/bMGbZvULPJo/видео.html&pp=ygUpSGF3a3dpbmQgbGl2ZSA1MHloIGFubml2ZXJzYXJ5IEJvcm4gVG8gR28%3D
If he thinks this is crazy someone should point him in the direction of Hawkwind's slightly earlier recoding of the BBC Radio In Concert cd specifically 'Brainstorm' half way through the concert. THAT is unbelievably wild.
This album is kinda like DSOM. You should listen to all the way through. In one of the Hawkwind books, there's story about when the cops would come it confiscate their recreational materials, the band would leave the stage and audio generator (synth) players DIKMIK and Del Dettmar stay and play "brown" noise to get to leave as quick as they could.
Hawkwind influenced so many bands, from the stoners such as Kyuss, Monster Magnet, QOTSA to crusty/alternative/punk with Ozric Tentacles, Crass, John Lydon is a Hawk fanatic, through to the dance guys Orbital and The Orb (admitted being major Hawk fans and have played with The Hawks). Hawkwind practically invented the rave/techno genre, they were doing that stuff way before it became ubiquitous (as did Steve Hillage/System 7/Gong), check out Choose Your Masques from the Live Chronicles album. Right up to Pulp's Jarvis Cocker (massive Hawkfan) and Kasabian (listen to the guitar work, so much Dave Brock in there) plus musician fans - Bruce Dickinson, Brian May, Peter Hook, Dave Wyndorf, Josh Homme......... Hawkwind deserve far more credit than they get, one of the most influential bands ever.
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I've always loved Hawkwind - saw them live at the Royal Albert Hall last year and it was amazing. Dave Brock, the sole remaining member, is 82 and still rocking out. Eighty-fucking-two.
"Without Hawkwinds song Brainstorm there would have been no sex pistols" john Lydon (Johnny Rotten)
Hawkwind...trip to space,every album is gold,love this band
Simon King- The greatest drummer no one has heard of.
Totally agree.
Long after Simon left Hawkwind they needed a new drummer, Simon turned up and they said he had to pass an audition. He told them to piss off, and never drummed again..
@@powerdavid6235 NOT ENTIRELY TRUE! His heroin habit was frowned upon and votes against him defined the leaving of Simon. (see BBC doc of the band) Im a drummer of 43 years and it was the "Warrior" album that inspired me to advance my Head Banging in 1975..ish.
A very underrated band. Late 60s early 70s. Innovative. Creative. Some of the best rock EVER.
Still going strong!
Current lineup is very powerful
What he thinks is a theremin is DikMik's audio generator. The punk movement was heavily influenced by Hawkwind as both Johnny Rotten and the Clash were big fans. Nearly all the bands he mentions came much later and were to a greater or lesser extent influenced by them. They were never hippies and really the only thing 'punk' about them was their attitude to pretty much everything especially the music press. It was recorded live with virtually NO studio overdubs. They had rehearsed this for many, many months before taking it on the road an dit gives lie to the belief then and now that they were a bunch of stumbling, bumbling stoned, untogether hippies. Totally professional.
very well rehearsed was that tour. Have you seen the BBC doc on them? Funny and informative although Brock (our Captain) didnt take part as Nik Turner was in it during the legal rift when Nik tried touring with ex members called "EX HAWKWIND". BROCK HAD COPY RIGHTED THE NAME HAWKWIND...SO SUED NIK!
Welcome to Space Rock. Hawkwind, along with Gong and Here & Now played loads of free gigs (sometimes outside festivals) and worked with Science Fiction writer Michael Moorcock as The Hawklords. They also features a 6ft topless Amazonian lady called Stacia who danced on stage throughout their gigs. As mentioned below, Lemmy Kilminster wa son bass and went on to form Motorhead.
Stacia went totally nude with paint
Let's not forget the mighty Pink Fairies
The Space Ritual, one of the best live albums of all time. Hawkwind were a London band. Most people refer to them as Space Rock. Lemmy is the bass player on this album.
Space rock... I dig it. That's a much better title than what I called it. That's so cool he is the bass player I had no idea.
Not one of the best, THE best. Don't bother with the new re-mix as Lemmy has been mixed down too much. The Sunderland Lorano Ritual show is cool though !
I like both versions, the new mix/master separates the instruments more so i really enjoy being able to hear things that I hadn't heard before.@@hawkboy451
And. Please remember that these guys had their roadies nail 4x2 timbers to the front of the stage so that they didn’t fall on top of us. Not because they couldn’t stay upright, but because they were so out of it! Seriously, some of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. Glastonbury 1981, for example. The then drummer was one Ginger Baker, who you may have heard of, threw his sticks into the crowd and stormed off stage. Only to return for a blistering ‘Masters of the Universe. Just as that second microdot kicked.
I saw Ginger Baker at Guildford (Surrey University) being grabbed from behind and pulled off his kit by a crazed audience member. The stage was only a plinth there.@@graemem111
It's worth mentioning that Hawkwind are still gigging and recording - their last album came out a few months ago and is fantastic. So glad you liked it - it's the best live album of all time, in lots of people's opinion (mine included!)
Saw their April 4th 2024 gig at Manchester's academy; the first since I took my daughter to a benefit gig of theirs at Jillies Rock World in Manchester, almost 30 years to the day for her then 18th birthday. Prior to that I used to see them every year from their Space Ritual gig (Blackburn Kings Hall) Xmas 1972 (that blew my mind and sealed them as my all time favourite band) up to their Chronicles of the Black Sword tour (Apollo Theatre Manchester), then life got in the way.
@@stephenbrown318 Chronicles was a brilliant show saw it at the Liverpool Empire the same week. Only thing I missed was the original ritual at the stadium. Some of the best and most memorable nights of my life.
"that bass player"' was Lemmy, an exceptional bass player by anyones standards
He was a lead guitarist for sam gopal..check that album out its mint ..the bassist never turned up for a gig one night ..dave brock said grab that bass and play something in e ❤
@@lemmy9809that wasn't Dave. It was Nik Turner who said that
"it was like star trek, with long hair and drugs" Lemmy
Considered by many the best live album of all time and by far the best album cover of all time, what you're seeing is one of six panels, the backside is full of cosmic wisdom from the ages. The cover was done by the late great Barney bubbles as were the covers for their albums in search of space and warrior on the edge of time. P. S. If you stare at the goddess on the covers third eye long enough you will come to realize that the outlines on each side of her form a hawk's beak and wing.
I saw them during this tour in 72 and did an interview for our uni radio station with the bassist who was none other than Lemmy, later of Motorhead. We drank a bottle of wine together and I met the whole band. Amazing band and amazing concert. You need to listen to the whole album.
Are you serious?? That's fucking awesome dude. Having a drink with lemmy. I can only imagine haha good on you bro.
@@L33Reacts Totally serious. A couple of us from the radio station also went to interview an almost unknown band playing at our uni. They'd made their first TV appearance the evening before. Turned out to be Queen and we interviewed Roger Taylor and John Deacon but also chatted with Freddy and Brian. Great times.
This song is the perfect example of “the power of the groove.” It ain’t hyper-technical, it isn’t super showy. It locks into that motorik groove and just carries ya!
I bought my first Hawkwind album (Masters of the Universe compilation album) ) purely on the cover art and track names - I'd never heard of them before.
They're still may favourite band now - 45 years later!
Exactly the same story for me !!!
It was the only way to choose a record in those days.
The Leeds date on this tour was my first ever music gig as a 17 year old. My mind was truly blown, particularly when the entire concert was released on the double album Space Ritual. 50 years and many thousands of minutes of music later it remains the best live album I have ever heard.
The Blackburn leg of this tour was also my first ever live gig at the age of 16. :)
This is the lineup for the band on this album…
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Dave Brock - guitar; vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15)
Nik Turner - saxophone, flute; vocals (tracks 2, 19, 20)
Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) - bass guitar; vocals (tracks 6, 7, 13, 15)
Dik Mik (Michael Davies) - audio generator, electronics
Del Dettmar - synthesizer
Simon King - drums
Robert "Bob" Calvert - poetry, vocals ("poet and swazzle" on the album credits) (tracks 4, 6, 9, 11, 14)
Stacia - dancer and visual artist (often danced in the nude! - this was the early seventies in England!)
Stacia! ❤❤
Stacia ❤️ eh I mean... wow so many members! That's awesome. They have quite the original and unique sound. I definitely want to hear more!
Yes, saw her ‘in all her glory’ at Hammersmith Ocean in the mid seventies.
A space ritual alive in Liverpool and London was an 18-month long LSD fueled tour of psychedelic madness that featured dancers strobes and all kinds of lighting effects from their own lighting company that to toured with them called liquid Len and the lensmen, along with the album it's been called the best tour of all time.
Lemmy talking about taking up playing bass with Hawkwind " I just don't play like a bass player. There are complaints about me from time to time. It's not like having a bass player; it's like having a deep guitarist". In Search of Space and Space Ritual were among my favourite albums at the time.
This is your captain speaking your captain is dead ❤
Welcome to the world of Simon King on drums. Together with Lemmy and Dave Brock, they were unstoppable back in the day. Simon retired in 1980, aged 33 or thereabouts!
Hawkwind has through their long career covered a gamit of rock genres. Space rock is their main genre, with a strong veins of Psychdelia, Punk, Electronic and Prog. I've seen them a couple of times in concert here in Canada, and I got to mee the band at the second concert of theirs I attended.
Hawkwind were huge in the UK in the 70s while still remaining underground. Basically they were the UK equivalent of the Grateful Dead, although much heavier musically. Going to a Hawkwind show was a rite of passage for any kid wanting to run off with the circus so to speak 😂
A great live album from 1973. "Brainstorm" and "Seven by Seven" are personal favourites. Of the 2 venues used Brixton Sundown is still there I think, now the Brixton Academy, but Liverpool Stadium is long gone.
Brainstorm is a monster, especially live. When those chords cut in 🔥
Must do Orgone Accumulator!!
My favorite!!
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the whole (double) album & the live show were a concept piece - each track following seamlessly with spoken interludes & poems performed by Bob Calvert - - there is not a bad track on the whole thing, its a masterpiece by a band at the height of their powers after several years playing extended LSD fuelled jams at festivals & free shows. Yes highly influential - cited by both Johnny Rotten & Jello Biafra amongst others.
Many modern artists were influenced or were fans of Hawkwind, this and Slade alive by slade are the two best live albums ever, been to many many Hawkwind concerts since 1974 to this day, and they never disappoint
Also, the this was the first track on the album and it only got better from here. If you want one morerecommendation from this album I suggest Orgone Accumulator. But I really recommend listening to the whole album from start to finish. The way the music flows with intermittent ‘poetry’ by Bob Calvert providing the odd break, it is a work of genius.
Big "free fetival" band. Played every Stonehenge free festival. Saw them one time play to about 100 people in a lay-by on the A303. None of us could get to the main site so they just set up and played anyway.
Hawkwind are still going more than 50 years after the Mothership first lifted off. They have changed their line up so many times as wellas their sound.
Noted Members and Guests over the years are Nik Turner (RIP), Bob Calvert (RIP), Lemmy (RIP), Ginger Baker and Micheal Moorcock (the Sci Fi Author).
A syou are a Drummer, you may appreciate the Levitation LP with Ginger Baker on Drums.
One of my top Hawkwind tunes, "Spirit of the Age". Space rock pinnacle.
"Six minutes later" Sci-fi / fantasy author Michael Moorcock, who was involved with the band, marveled at their ability to veer off of a song into wild improv and then bring it right back to finish out the track.
Stacia was a goddess. This was so far out for its time. Lemmy was born to play bass.
I saw them do space ritural at wembley pool in 73, i was 15 and not yet a pothead,
Stoner rock sums it up nicely. I first saw them in 1971 age 15. Changed my life. Wait until you hear Brainstorm and Shouldn't do that from In Search of Space. Still a favourite album after all these years. You'll have fun with this. Nice one mate.
Try their second album album " In search of Space " - The standout tracks are "You shouldn't do that," and "Master of the Universe". It is not Lemmy of Motorhead fame on bass this time though. Their first album "Hawkwind" is a bit patchy tbh, and their third album "Doremi Faso Latido" is a slightly mixed bag, but it has the wonderful Brainstorm on it.
Space Ritual is by far their best work, and there are roughly similar live versions of it - Greasy Truckers Party, and Live at the BBC 1972. The BBC show is exceptionally weird, and a little "frightening" for want of a better word. The stereo version is on RUclips now. The other early album to look out for is "Warrior on the edge of time". It is more of a prog sound than the previous "grungy space punk stuff," but it is VERY entertaining and weird . The killer song for me is "Dying Seas", but Magnu is also excellent.
Magnu horse with golden mane, I need your help yet once again!
This whole album is amazing
I definitely want to hear more from this album. I might just keep going track by track...
Went to.the stadium gig when this was recorded 1972🇬🇧
I was at the space ritual concert with my then girlfriend December 1972 liverpool stadium
saw Hawkwind at the Royal Albert Hall back in September with the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, great gig.
welcome to the rabbit hole that is Hawkwind!
Possibly the greatest live double ever 😍👌
another fave band of mine, this whole LP is astounding
My brother and me both had out of body experiences listening to this; oh yes, we were also smoking some temple ball
Great reaction Lee - love it - pls consider Hawkwind live ‘Moonglum’ Hammersmith Odeon London 1985 - you will not regret it as a reaction as it’s one of Hawkwinds’ immersive classic tunes - just gorgeous- delve into Moonglum & Elric intriguing 🤔
Try Orgone Accumulator from the same album. Lemmy's bass is fantastic
Excellent band. Hurry on Sundown is a classic.
Ya man.. the late Lemmy of Motorhead fame was in Hawkwind. I was turned on to Hawkwind, indirectly by Monstermagnet. Wyndorf, the lead singer in an interview for the magazine Hit Parader, Circus...or whatever was citing Hawkwind as his main influence, and that his brother used to smoke weed in his room listening to Space Ritual and it was the 'coolest shit'. Monstermagnet did a cover of 'Brainstorm'...so like you, had to jump in that rabbit hole.. but I had to special order most if not all the albums because you couldnt find them in record stores and the internet/yt was not yet a thing.
Space ritual is an experience . You have to listen to it from the beginning to the end . Simon King a drummer with stamina , Lemmy Kilmister at its best at the bass . What can we say about captain Brock at the guitar/vocals . He is the captain . Must listen to "Shot down in the night"
Yeah us oldies know, I'm 64 and I life long fan
Hawkwind with Huw Lloyd Langton is my fav era...79-88 Rip Huw
My Lucky Day was in the early 70's when I walked into a EJ Korvettes Department store music section and thumbed through the imports and stumbled upon Hawkwind's "Space Ritual" & I immediately fell in love with the album cover. "Yes! The cover" I never heard of the band before! I always loved space fantasy art and I'm also a fan of the art of Moebius, Boris, Frank Frazetta, & the father of space art: Chesley Knight Bonestell Jr. Later when I played the album at home and under the influence I became a lifetime lifelong fan. Sad I never got to see them live. Hawkwind ROCKS!
The whole album (Space Ritual) is probably the best Live Album ever! I've been into Hawkweed since 1972 (In Search of Space).
Orgone Accumulator is amazing.
There isn't a bad song on the two vinyl discs recorded in 1972 and released in 1973. And that's Lemmy on bass.
Got to see them 4 times over the years.
Best version of ‘Born to Go ‘ is the version off Greasy Truckers … Mind blowing
Recently picked up the double vinyl album while visiting Belfast and off to see them again later in the year although rumors this might be the last year of touring.
John Lydon said Punk Rock officially started with Hawkwind- Brainstorm, nuff said 😂 They remastered the Space Ritual this year on the 50th Anniversary!!!
Great reaction!Hawkwind are EPIC!Cool
Good to see you getting into it, soundtrack to my misspent youth…. Line up of the band has never been set in stone, but this was considered by many to be their most powerful incarnation. Dave Brock on guitar and vocals, Simon King on drums, Del Dettmar on synth, Dik Mik on audio sqibbly bits, Lemmy on bass, Nik Turner on sax and vocals and though not appearing on this track was Bob Calvert too, who did spoken word stuff and some vocals. There was also Stacia, the famously buxom and occasionally naked dancer and visual artist to help set the scene. Lots of pot, acid, speed and associated chemicals were part of the scene, a hugely influential but often overlooked band from back in the day.
Nice to see you enjoying the great bands of the 70s, it was a very creative time.
1972 i think. Just let that sink in. Nothing like it at the time. The 'motorik' beat you live though is borrowed from Krautrockers, Neu! Check out their track Hallogalo
Favourite live album of all time. The singer/lyricist Robert Calvert... his story is amazing. I think there's a cool documentary about him online too.
This is by far their best album. Studio record wise: X In Search Of Space, DoremiFasolLatido, Hall of the Mountain Grill and Warrior on the Edge of Time are all really great.
Hah, guess you found twenty bucks _and_ a rabbithole! I knew you'd like them, but that was even more of a hit than I thought it would be - thanks for getting to the reaction so quick!
This isn't even late 70s, it's 1972, and as someone else said, one of the best live albums ever IMO. Don't expect too much from the vocals; usually they're just part of the soundscape even in studio. A prime example is "(You) Shouldn't Do That", which is mainly that single line repeated over and over, often in time with the bassline with the "sh" emphasised. Sometimes it's not even words, so basically just another instrument. The exception is when they have literal poetry (spoken not sung). The woman on the cover is Miss Stacia, who danced as part of the show; also, Liquid Len, who did the lighting, got given a nod in the Genesis track "The Battle of Epping Forest" (which you already reacted to) as one of the gangsters!
You probably know the bassist: Lemmy, later of from Motörhead. I usually have trouble making out the bass when there are electric guitars, so I'm very happy that he's so high in the mix. He later said he learned his craft while he was in Hawkwind.
Enjoy your family time, and good luck getting home! When my mum was training as a nurse and visited her parents, she'd walk 4 or 5 miles to get there. When leaving they'd walk to the bus stop with her, so she'd get on the bus and ask for the cheapest ticket you could buy, then get off once she was out of sight and walk home again. She didn't want to worry them that she was struggling for money...
Never knew the Liqud Len crossover. Man these rabbit holes. White Rabbits? 🎶🎶😎
Hawkwind invented space rock, they are a genre of one.
I can tell they are in a whole genre and class of their own from these songs alone lol 😆
@@L33Reacts We saw Monster Magnet in a small venue in London 93 i think, they played the whole of this live Hawkwind Album over the PA before their gig.
You should hear the remastered versions from the box set of 12 disks all dedicated to this amazing album, that includes the full set from the three gigs that were recorded. The original Space Ritual album was a mix of the London and Liverpool Gigs, with Space Ritual Volume 2 released twelve years later with other mixes from the same two gigs. The third gig played at Sunderland was never released until the box set in 2022. Each gig has slight difference for each of the tracks (obviously as it was live). Brilliant album.
monster magnet basically a hawkwind tribute band as they admit
Time We Left This World Today is my favorite one on this live set... better than the studio version imo
"The older bands just had the mojo man!"
Yep,you better believe it. As do us old blokes who were there at the time. I first saw Hawkwind aged 15 and had this album at about the same age. We had no point of reference with ehich to compare it( punk and the other elements that you mentioned hadn't been concieved yet!) so our love for the old stuff was open, raw innocent.
"90 minutes of brain damage" Lemmy
I used to boom Born To Go in my apartment every morning before I went off to college. I even had speakers in the bathroom...but the real question I ask people is, what's the lead instrument on this cut? because LEMMY kills it on lead/bass. I guess our listener never heard him before.
If you believe that Sabbath single handedly invented Heavy Metal, then Hawkwind single handedly invented Space Rock and or Stoner Rock.
If you really want to get a feel for this band, you need to get a hold of the video "'Born to Go' -- Taken from 'Space Ritual', 1973" (released through Cherry Red Records): it's available for viewing on You Tube now. This is the best example of how the band was live during the years 1972-1975 (the time when they were the biggest single musical influence in my life). During this period, I went to four Hawkwind shows (a lot for a penniless American). Robert Calvert (guru to the astral plane) appeared on stage at one show; Michael Moorcock (the noted science fiction writer)appeared on stage at another. Lemmy was right in front of me at two shows (as in grab-your-leg close). More importantly, Stacia (their chief interpretive dancer) was right in front of me for much of one show (as in slap-your-bum close). That night she wore a thin leather belt, with two shorter belts attached to it, fore and aft. That was it for clothing. Her entire body was painted in day-glo and black light paint, with a plethora of colors used, and a LOT of attention given to detail (as in ALL details). Strangely, I still remember this show vividly, all these years later.
Notes: Hawkwind was formed as a recording band in 1969; they're still with us (albeit with only one original member left -- he's 82). Stacia was actually 6'2" in her bare feet (I should know). I seem to remember her having "a bit" of a chest on her
Try Orgone Accumulator from the same album; another track with no studio version. If you loved the bass/ guitar interplay on Born To Go then this will blow you away. Bassist was Ian Kilminster aka Lemmy in the days before Motörhead.
Man, another band with 50 years of back catalogue to explore. Most of it amazing. Try Chronicles of the Black Sword, Levitation, and Live 79 albums and Space is Deep (the song). Those were my hazy trippy go-to songs back in the day ❤
YES, hardly ever see Man reactions. Many are called but few get up is an all time classic
I've fallen into so many damn rabbit holes lately... and I'm allergic to rabbits in real life so I'm getting a little red eyed... wait that was the edible nvm 🙂
Probably best to stay off the edibles when listening to Hawkwind, the music’s freaky enough.
Just listening now. Used to listen to them after “consuming” back in the late 80s with joss sticks and shrouded lights. Space is deep indeed 🎶🎶😍🤪 😂🎉❤ Their contemporaries, Gong and Steve Hillage, were the godfathers of trance. Later, Hillage formed System 7, still putting out very hard techno ❤❤❤
Simon King is a fabulous drummer
Good one. I also highly recommend this album, especially the tracks Orgone Accumulator and Master of the Universe
Master of the Universe is a force from beyond ❤
Definitely a big influence on stoner and grunge, they were included in the official Nirvana Tribute album. One of the QOTSA members is a big fan.
There's some great stuff on Warrior on the Edge of Time. Pretty much everything except the Michael Moorcock spoken tracks are amazing on that one. Also some good stuff on Quark, Strangeness and Charm, which feels at times like a different genre (Hawkwind constantly experimented and reinvented their sound). From the Hawkwind Anthology (I think) is a wonderful live version of Spirit of the Age. And (I know this is a minority opinion) I really like a bunch of the stuff from The Xenon Codex.
Also, if you're a fan of the Elric books at all, the Chronicle of the Black Sword is a must.
I'll add to some of the albums I've already seen mentioned in the comments to check out, Hall of the Mountain Grill, In Search of Space, Warrior on the Edge of Time, Hawklords (named diue to contractual issues, and really quite 'punky'). Quark Strangenes and Charm, Astounding Sounds Amazing Music. That should keep you going for a while 🙂
Can't believe I missed out - Doremi Faso Latido . That one and Hall of the Mountain Grill are with Lemmy
This sprawling double live album acted as a testament to all things riff-laden and unutterably heavy. - The Rough Guide to Rock
Sticking just to the 70's for now:
In Search of Space (1971) is one of the greatest Space Rock albums EVER.
"Stasis: The U.A. Years" and "Parallel Universe" collect essentials, including non-album cuts and whatnot, from this era. "Seven By Seven" is one of my favorites.
Afterwards, "Warrior on the Edge of Time", "Quark, Strangeness and Charm", "PXR5", and "Live 79" are key albums. The conceptual "Warrior" features sci-fi/fantasy writer Michael Moorcock. The band's own mercurial visionary Robert Calvert is on the next two.
Hawkwind would take acid and then go and do a gig tripping 😂😂😂
HW don’t get the kudos they deserve for their consistently ahead of the game proto metal/punk/new wave output
check out ‘The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear in Smoke)’
This is the greatest live album of all time imho
Check out Hawkwind's live album "Live Seventy Nine" if you want to hear Hawkwind go off! It's ballistic.
Yep, this is live. The band were out of their heads on drugs. The audience were out of their heads on drugs. Just imagine the blend of weird energies in the venue, and this recording was the result.
During their performances back then they had a dancer on stage with them, her name was stacia, she was 6'2 smoking hot with gigantic....tracks of land
You Shouldn’t Do That, from In Search Of Space and well really the whole album… and Warrior on the Edge of Time.. both glorious albums
I was at the space ritual concert with my then girlfriend December 1972 liverpool stadium
Now you know what Lemmy did before Motörhead. Hawkwind played outside the Isle if Wight festival the Hendrix played inside because they were champions of free festivals, they created an entire genre of music. Before them there was no space rock. They have been cited by numerous punk rockers as an influence and I'm even convinced that one of the songs by that awful untalented rabble the sex pistols, ripped off the riff from brainstorm and slowed it down - might have been Anarchy in UK.
The Space Ritual was an experience as well as a great live performance cut to vinyl. Still one of my favourite albums.
Still going strong
No studio version of Born to Go has been released by Hawkwind... check out Monster Magnet's cover for that.
My first Hawkwind album was Doremi Fasol Latido, with time we left and lord of light and more great stuff I call the genre “heavy metal space punk”
As othera hae no doubt said. thos is an 'intro' to the album - just recently re-issued for its 50th anniversary
Essential to listen to as one 'piece'
Pure space trip heaven....
Celebrating their 50th year in 2022, this is Born To Go still in their set and watch the spectacular light show. I managed a couple of shows on the tour and it was fantastic. Founder member Dave Brock is now 82 and I believe he was 79 on the tour. Legend. ruclips.net/video/bMGbZvULPJo/видео.html&pp=ygUpSGF3a3dpbmQgbGl2ZSA1MHloIGFubml2ZXJzYXJ5IEJvcm4gVG8gR28%3D
there is a bbc doc on Hawkwind that I recommend you to watch. Not as a reaction video, but privately :)
Check out The Psychadelic Warlords
If he thinks this is crazy someone should point him in the direction of Hawkwind's slightly earlier recoding of the BBC Radio In Concert cd specifically 'Brainstorm' half way through the concert. THAT is unbelievably wild.
1972,,,year i was born, the best year
This album is kinda like DSOM. You should listen to all the way through. In one of the Hawkwind books, there's story about when the cops would come it confiscate their recreational materials, the band would leave the stage and audio generator (synth) players DIKMIK and Del Dettmar stay and play "brown" noise to get to leave as quick as they could.
Hawkwind influenced so many bands, from the stoners such as Kyuss, Monster Magnet, QOTSA to crusty/alternative/punk with Ozric Tentacles, Crass, John Lydon is a Hawk fanatic, through to the dance guys Orbital and The Orb (admitted being major Hawk fans and have played with The Hawks). Hawkwind practically invented the rave/techno genre, they were doing that stuff way before it became ubiquitous (as did Steve Hillage/System 7/Gong), check out Choose Your Masques from the Live Chronicles album. Right up to Pulp's Jarvis Cocker (massive Hawkfan) and Kasabian (listen to the guitar work, so much Dave Brock in there) plus musician fans - Bruce Dickinson, Brian May, Peter Hook, Dave Wyndorf, Josh Homme......... Hawkwind deserve far more credit than they get, one of the most influential bands ever.
Other tracks by Hawkwind? Pick any at random from the first 5 albums (4 studio and live double). They are all 'out of this world'.