HAWKWIND - Assault & Battery/Golden Void | FIRST TIME COUPLE REACTION (BMC Request)
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The Legendary Hawkwind! The pioneers of spacerock. This still gives me chills listening to it. What a sound. Live they were incredible. Lemmy started in Hawkwind but he was fired early on. One of the greatest British bands of ALL TIME.
Yup. Caught them around Doremi Faso Latido, my brother played this a lot.
Dave Brock is 80 years young, a confirmed Vegan, and still touring and writing new music with Hawkwind. Somnia was released last year. I ve been a fan since hearing Silver machine in 1972, and still buy and look forward to each new album as its released.
Hey Karl…me too..been into the Hawks since 1972..seen them numerous times…have all their music….lucky me even had a drink with Nik, lovely guy, off and on over the decades been in contact with them all….just great great artists…….cheers Karl….from another Karl
@@karlhoward2737 ..Thanks Karl...All the best.
Me to, my brother bought the first album and I was hooked. My first live attendance was their Space Ritual concert in 1972, and went to all their official tours until the mid 80's when I saw the Chronicles of the Black Sword. Sadly life got in the way big time, so the only other time I saw them live was at a benefit gig in Manchester's rock world (Jillies) I took my daughter to see them for her 18th birthday, part way through I went to get a drink and ended up talking to this guy for several minutes; thinking this is a really cool guy. For some reason , I'd tried to pass him a few times, be he always moved in the direction I was aiming for. Turned out I'd been talking to myself in a mirror (My daughter had decked me out in some of her scarves, so I looked different to my usual self. I have all their official albums. If I could only take one album with me it would be the first release of Space Ritual
@@stephenbrown318 That's hilarious Stephen😄.. All the best, Karl.
Great to hear Hawkwind on your channel! They're still going, over 50 years since their debut in 1970, here in the UK. My favourite album of theirs is Doremi Fasol Latido
Hawkwinds Space Ritual is a monstrous live album from 1972-3
The live version of "Master of the Universe" has one of the most exciting intros ever recorded - it literally sounds like a spaceship taking off
Deffo one of the greatest live experiences out there. The interwoven bass and guitar , with the bass driving a lot of the riffs is amazing.
Best live album ever.
Possibly the finest , most mind blowing live album ever, their live shows were something else.
I was at the space ritual concert liverpool stadium December 1972. It blew me away, best ever hawkwind live concert ever
I’ve been waiting a very long time for you guys to stumble across this band. They are one of my all time faves.
This is another very deep rabbit hole. They’ve been around for a very long time, and as far as I know, they’re STILL rockin!
still touring naturally
They're not just still rockin', they're still putting out new albums. Although it's basically Dave Brock and any of a hundred or so people who filter in or out over the decades....
This was the first album that I ever bought. It was in the '70s. I heard a friend's copy and had to have it. I think I was about 15. I saw Hawkwind so many times in the following years. They were the soundtrack of my youth.
At 81 y/o Dave Brock is about to chart in the UK for the 7th time in the last 11 years.
Hawkwind has been continuously recording and touring since 1969.
Fun fact, Dave taught Eric Clapton to play guitar and they busked as a duo 1957-8.
Amazing guitar player, rock, jazz, blues, folk and space.
I was brought up on Hawkwind Nick and Lex! My brother's favourite band .Back in the days when when Glastonbury and Stonehenge were not as commercial as they are today! At the end of the festivals people would leave money on the floor to be collected by the organisers 👏They would perform for hours to meet the sun on the summer solstice!Thank you so much for this reaction! Also I must add Lemmy from Motorhead used to be in Hawkwind ! Great suggestion Colin 👌
Hawkwind are "Space Rock". Great album! I have seen the band twice once in the 70s and once more recently at 2013 where they played the whole of "Warriors at the Edge of Time". I also recommend tracks from "Do-ra-me-fa-so-la-te-do", "In Search of Space" then they will be ready for the live master piece "Space Ritual" which was Hawkwind at it's best.
love Doremi Fasol Latido.
Thanks for the reaction. You've not even scratched the surface of their huge discography. These guys were part of the soundtrack of my teenage years, still listen to them now. Really hard to think of my suggestion for the next track you should try out, there's so many. Having said that I always had a soft spot for " Hurry On Sundown" and of course " Masters Of The Universe".
Hall of the Mountain Grill!! Paradox, You'd Better Believe It, Lost Johnny, Psychedelic Warlords!! Gotta be done, guys...
If you want to blow your mind . "You'd Better Believe It" from the album Hall of the Mountain Grill. Hawkwind at it's finest.
You can here violin, sax and flute - all altered so they sound different, and some guy called Lemmy on bass. There's a deliberate psychedelic revival going on here, 5th album in, the group was coming from a heavier sound earlier and became more new wave in the next few albums before going quite electronic in the early 80's! I nominate Uncle Sam's On Mars. My absolute favourite group of all time some way ahead of the Beatles.
Love Hawkwind! The quintessential hippy festival band. If they were not actually on the bill for a festival they often used to turn up and play for free anyway. Thanks for the reaction!
A glorious sonic attack from spacerock pioneers Hawkwind. I haven't heard this for 40 years! Oh, the psychedelic memories. This really hit the spot.👾
They had a trippy sound with a lightshow and a heavy undertone. The Bass player was Lemmy who later formed Motorhead. Great band.
The original album cover opens out into a shield and has an insert as well.... Hawkwind are THE GREATEST SPACE ROCK band and were the last of the true underground bands from that era.... that oscillator at the start of The Golden Void has got to be one of the best screeches ever recorded from a Moog or EMS synth. Just listen to that Mellotron too.... absolute heaven. Guys why don't you read up on their history....??? All older bands like this are a product of their times and environments bringing an intelligence born from being some of the last generations to get proper educations in regards to art, music, philosophy and critical thinking....
Great to bring "HAWKWIND' on the channel... they are still making music and do live shows, I have see them some years ago.. it was like i was in a spaceship.. you have to see them live.. thanks !!
It is like that, Hawkwind is a journey.
I got to see Hawkwind in a bar in Philadelphia, had some really interesting conversations with the band. This is the band that Lemmy Kilminster of Motorhead was in before he formed Motorhead
I was at that concert. I got a slew of pictures from the concert. I also have a bootleg recording of the concert.
A big favourite of mine and a very nice reaction, big thumbs up! BTW Lemmy on bass and 2 drummers.
Yeah Alan Powel & Simon King were known as the drum empire with in the Hawkwind Ranks!
Great band pioneers of Space Rock, check out their famous hit 'Silver Machine' also one of the greatest live albums ever recorded 'Space Ritual' but for me, their finest moment was the album 'Quark, Strangeness and Charm'. Great reaction
The lines "Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;" are from a poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.....
Saw them first in 1980, on the Levitation tour. Ginger Baker on drums. Hawkwind are an absolute institution in UK rock music.
Me too, at the Lyceum, London :-)
@@marcuswakefield946 Me at the Lewisham Odeon, London, 18th Dec 1980. My first ever gig. I was 15. My older brother gave me an Afghan coat to wear...much to the amusement of his friends. The air thick with marijuana smoke. :-)
I've lost count of the number of times I've seen Hawkwind - May I suggest you give the Levitation album a listen, it's my favourite
Hawkwind are so well known by the heads in England, any real hippy over 45 knows about them and yet at the same time completely unkown by people who are into pop music. 2 different parralel worlds!
1975, I saw the tour. Bass player at the time was a pre Motorhead Lemmy of course. Hawkwind are classed as 'Space Rock'. Successfully spanning psychedelia, prog and even later revered by punks and surviving the business until this very day. I have been going to see Hawkwind all my adult life, still vital and brilliant live. Dave Brock (who sings here) has led the band throughout. Now in his late 70's he's still going strong. Supporting righteous charities, fundraisers and keeping the spirit of the 'free festival' alive. There is a ton of footage from the last 40 years available on YT including one on my own channel from a couple of years pre pandemic.
All of the above are snippets, an introduction if you like. Generalisations perhaps. Arguments over ownership still run, court cases, fallings out, bitternesses festered. This is not the whole story. A vast array of musicians have passed in and out and back in again over the decades. Spin off groups abound ('The Spirit Of Hawkwind,' 'Hawklords', 'Space Ritual' and so many more). Still supported by a fiercely loyal fan base worldwide, but playing live predominantly in the UK. The band is largely independant although releases are now brought to market by the Cherry Red label.
The rabbit hole runs deep and treasures may be found therein.
Great band and much much more . Seeing them again at the Hawkeaster event in September .
Delighted you are reviewing this masterpiece
That Hawkwind is awesome! Thank you guys for introducing me to music I've never heard before. You're the best!
All albums Lemmy is on are a must.... in fact every album from the first one into the mid 80's will bring you many hidden gems... there's many twists and turns to their history.... they were the last of the true underground bands.
For more info on Hawkwind .... ruclips.net/video/Yo4Hr0bZ8BI/видео.html
Uncle sams on mars, Angels of death,Motorway city, Moonglum classic tracks.
With the exception of almost every song on Hall of the Mountain Grill (my favourite Hawkwind album), these are my two favourite Hawkwind songs. They are indeed more psychedelic (like early Pink Floyd) than they are progressive, but there are progressive elements in their music. Next you should try reacting to D-Rider and Psychedelic Warlords by Hawkwind (both from Hall of the Mountain Grill). By the way, another fantastic Hawkwind album is Quark, Strangeness and Charm.
Many people call their music "Space Rock" because they often deal with or refer to outer space and science fiction. All I know is I like Hawkwind, regardless of applicable genre. Also, it helps to listen to them while stoned or tripping on acid, as I occasionally might have done in the 70s. 😂
D-Rider, absolutely!
Thanks for playing this and reacting to it. I really like the Mellotron playing on this.
_Space is Deep_ is possibly the ultimate Hawkwind number.
I never tire of hearing it..(the live Space Ritual is excellent as well.) .. There's a whole list of Hawkwind songs I never tire of hearing......at least half the stuff they made from 1970 to mid 80's at least ;)
Hawkwind had different styles as their career went forward, for me tey hit a three album run style with Bob Calvert as main vocal, Quark Strangeness And Charm---Hawklords--PXR5, those three albums i think are fantastic, i'd say listen Quark as a full album listen not track to track as it's a fantastic journey.
You missed out on Astounding Sounds from that Calvert period too....
@@ZalMoxis absolutely...it was more the transition album though....Quark and the next 2 albums were where Robert Calvert's visionary lyrics hit their amazing peak (and still sound both more relevant than ever but still ahead of their time)
Captain Lockheed and the.starfighters
@@Spirit-Of-The-Age 👍
So I just looked-up this album . . .
This was probably their 1st writings about the character "Elric of Melniboné", loosely based on _poems_ from the book "The Eternal Champion" (The TV series character "The Witcher" is basically a rip-off of the story). The Novelist "Michael Moorcock" became friends with the band and co-wrote many songs on the album, and especially the Elric based album; "Chronicles of the Blacksword" (the swords being "Mournblade & Stormbringer"), who would subsequently be a co-writer on future albums.
Lots of artists have created depictions of Elric, my 2 favorites are from Sci-Fi/Fantasy artists Michael Whelan & Rodney Matthews who have both created earlier editions of the novels, but "Robert Gould" probably created the most accurate likeness on more recent book covers, as Elric is very thin, has feminine facial features, and is soo weak, that he has to have potions and magic to keep him alive. He's sort of an ironic Anti-Hero, because he comes from a cruel race, he's destined to be King, but wants to travel to the "young kingdoms" to see what's outside his walls. And by fate, he has to race to find the Blackswords, before his evil Cousin "Yyrkoon" finds them, who fights for the right to the Ruby Throne and Elric's fiancée "Cymoril".
Highly recommend you search for the art, and also the Graphic Novel series by Blondel, Poli, Recht, Bastide. I think probably the best illustrated versions of the novel. They have tried to make a Film of it, but Michael Moorcock has been very picky as to who would make it, which I don't blame him.
The character is VERY popular in Metal, Powermetal and U.S. Powermetal bands as featured in this playlist (description in the playlist page): ruclips.net/p/PL2DU3TBNutEc7IVIE8vTAONgUueAGvTEb
I'm glad people are noticing your VAST variety of bands you tackle, that most Reaction makers don't. We in the N&L "Familia" will do our best to keep that going 🙂.
Michael Moorcock formed his own band and released an album. His band was called ''Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix''. Very cool album. He is one of the greatest SF writers of all time. The History of the Runestaff series with the classic hero named ''Dorian Hawkmoon'' plus his alternative history series are brilliant.
My all time favorite album,Hello Doug Smith are you still on planet earth.
Saw them once in the early 70s, one of the best bands I have ever seen.
Great choice...this was on my list to do a BMC...glad you got this one through. Steven Wilson remixed this album several years ago, so you know it's a very good album based on that fact alone.
Apt considering Jupiter Island by Porcupine Tree leans so heavily on Assault & Battery!
It was good enough without S.wilson.
Just saying "Hurry on sundown"
First track from their first album.
Short but oh so good from these space rockers.
Since you gave Hawkwind a listen I finally subscribed.
Mellotron, Flute, Oboe, Sax ...... all the Koool instruments of Classic Prog !! : D
Please give Gong a try... Isle Of Everywhere from their YOU album...
Lemmy of Motorhead was the bassplayer for Hawkwind. This was his last album with the band.
Nick, Hawkwind also did a Pink Floyd cover, the Roger Waters song Cymbaline, on their debut album, Hawkwind (1970).
I love hawkwind you should check out. Quark, Strangeness and Charm
Absolutely Danny 👌
@robert wands They released an album in 1978 under the name of Hawklords called 25 years on and its great very similar to Quark, Strangeness and Charm
I'm old enough to have seen Hawkwind in their pomp several times in the early to mid 70s here in the UK. Happy days.
RIP Thunder Rider... It's not an harmonica, but the mighty saxophone of Nik Turner. The Spirit of Hawkwind lives on. Forever in deep space..
First band I ever saw and seen them more than any other band. Best time was in a lay-by on the A303 when they played to about 100 people.
One of the most influential bands ever.
Hawkwind also were called Hawklords and Sonic Assassin's over the years. 50 years and over 100 different members. Highrise and Black Elk my personal favorite s of Hawkwind and Silver machine.
It was Lemmy's (Mororhead) final album with Hawkwind....He was the Bass Player and occasional Vocalist and driving force behind Hawkwind between 1971 - 1975 :)
Oh man this is great! I can't believe you're doing Hawkwind, one of my most favoritest bands from the 70s. I bought the vinyl of this back then and played it constantly. I love how it's so epic and dreamy and heavy. The synthesizers! The horns! The guitars! And Lemmy playing bass. Too much man. I also like their lyrical content. They were heavily influenced by Michael Moorcock, a famous great British fantasy author. In fact he knew Hawkwind and there are some Hawkwind songs that Moorcock wrote lyrics for, on this album. Warrior On the Edge of Time is a great album and has many cool songs. I recommend "The Demented Man" and "Magnu". Also you should check out their previous album In Search of Space. It was the first Hawkwind album I bought, and it was the coolest album. It folded out and contained all kinds of artwork and The Hawkwind Log, which was the diary of the Hawkwind, which was an interplanetary spaceship in the Hawkwind mythos. From In Search of Space listen to "Masters of the Universe" and "We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago". They are awesome songs, and show their range, going from acoustic to total rocked out heaviness. Their album Hall of the Mountain Grill is also very good. Keep going on your Hawkwind journey guys! A deep and satisfying rabbit hole it is yes.
In my early 20s I was really diving into the underground. A friend introduced hawkwind's this album. We tripled with good weed and were traveling through space. ThT wa 1976. I have been a hawkwind fan since. The US record labels refused to release their albums so I had to search underground vinyl. They pioneered space rock with a huge accid rock influence.
Good choice, but now you need to listen to Space Ritual...that will blow your mind!
Saxophone and flute played by Nik Turner RIP.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they were at least in part an influence for the Trance genre. Saw these twice in the 70’s in venues which were filled with a very distinct smelling smoky haze.
Of course they were! I think Orbital were founded on the way to see the group play live.
Yup, Hawkwind def influenced and helped instigate the original dance/ rave scene due to their passion for turning up at free festivals with a huge PA and gigging all through the night, Also Opa Loka the 4th song on the album (as one example ) is very dancey , ravey despite being from 1975 (almost 15 years before the rave / dance scene was born around 1988/89 )
@@Spirit-Of-The-Age I'm a veteran of a thousand 80's free festivals AND the early house scene. Knew a few house DJ's, including a couple of well known ones - all liked a bit of Hawkwind.
The bass you mention at 3:00 is Lemmy, who later went on to form Motorhead, named after a Hawkwind song.
Space is Deep, Hurry on Sundown, enough said.
Hawkwind are not so much a music band, they are instead a way of life.
So glad you guys enjoyed your first introduction to the best band in the known universe (imho).
It would have been extra special if you had been recommended to play the whole 1st side of the album as the next 3 tracks you didn't get to, all flow into each other and also show an example of the massive diversity of Hawkwind, from amazing psychedelic space rock (the 2 songs you just heard), into the poetry and wonder of the next track 'The Wizard Blew His Horn' (via Sci Fantasy legend author Michael Moorcock) , into the (earlier than rave and dance era) rhythmic , hypnotic 4th track Opa Loka, then onto the gentle, folky psychedelia of the 5th track on that 1st side, called The Demented Man.
Interesting that you remarked on how good the bass was, as this was Lemmy on bass in his final Hawkwind album before he started Motorhead :)
Hawkwind's music from their first album in 1970 to their mid 80's stuff at least is full of absolute gold (both musically and lyrically, especially the 3 main Calvert albums from 1977 to 1978/79)
So many bands and genres of music ,owe so much to Hawkwind as they basically instigated the Punk Movement (or at least were massive influences on it), and also due to them being the true 'peoples band' by turning down paid gigs to instead go to free festivals in the 70's and 80's they helped launch what was to be the original rave music scene (when rave started in the late 80's it was all about the free festival scene and people self policed and had no club bouncers chucking people out at 3am etc)
Here's a link (that hopefully works in all regions) that gives a good insight of what the band were all about and why they were so important to not only music, but to the whole counter culture and the struggle to build real eco communities away from the corporate , soul destroying rat race....
ruclips.net/video/Yo4Hr0bZ8BI/видео.html
I'd suggest Orgone Accumulator and/or Levitation as your next Hawkwind tracks.
Your first selection, 1st track on side 3 on Space Ritual has the very distinctive elements of Suzi Quatro's hit ''Can The Can''. Check out the instrumental section and the riffing plus the horns that is ''Can The Can.'' As soon as I heard Suzi's great song I looked at my 4 brothers and 2 sisters and said ''that's Orgone Accumulator'', then went to the stereo and put the stylus straight onto that part of the song. Total consensus. We loved Suzi even more thinking that great minds think alike. Made her even cooler for us. Listen to both tracks and it's unmistakeable.
Highly recommend the Hawkwind rabbit hole! It's like a universe in it's own right! I did when I was 14 (38 years ago), and I never came up...! Hawknerd for life!
Probably the best band I've ever seen live (twice) amazed you found them, not sure they are your cup of tea, but theor range is amazing. Try Zarozinia next. Anything off the Zones album also brilliant. This is from Warrior on the Edge of Time, about Elric. Please listen to either Zorazinia or Moonglum live.
You are so very correct about discovering bands and not having known about them if not for reaction channels. I always considered myself well-versed in all music but I'm continually amazed at what I didn't know.
There is another band that I had discovered on my own about a year ago that seems to have never made it here in the US but should most certainly have as their music from 1969 to 1975 is really quite good. It's a dutch band named Earth & Fire (not to be confused with Earth, Wind & Fire). They are proggish and have a female vocalist. If anyone is interest, I'd highly suggest their song "Storm and Thunder" from 1971. Start with the studio version.
The Mellotron is the secret weapon here, like the Moody blues. Hawkwind are one of the most influential bands ever , full spectrum ,one of a kind. Great reaction.
Warrior On The Edge Of Time Was base on the book by Micheal Moorcock ''Eternal Champion'', it's space rock at is best.
If you want to understand Hawkwind you have to read the works of Michael Moorcock who spans Sword and Sorcery to time-travel alternative urban fantasy (years before Neil Gaiman) (in which members of the band appear as themselves and others)and collaborated with the band at this time. Plus Lemmy propelling them on bass for the last time on this album. I saw these guys at Stonehenge twice before the festival was shut down in Thatchers reactionary 80s. It's a very British working class prog as compared to Pink Floyd or Yes who were the public school university guys, and just as good in their own way. You could trance dance to this, as opposed to the others mentioned. This album was the Sergio Leone drifter travelling through space/time gates, which a decade later would be on TV in Stargate.
Love Hawkwind! Unique. Groove-based, hypnotic, elemental, and very different to so many other ‘refined’, ‘intellectual’ prog bands. Hawkwind were always a bit more dangerous and dirty. Genuinely alternative. Proto-punk, almost. Check out their ‘Levitation’ album. And their incredible ‘Space Ritual’ live album. And also move on to the band ‘Gong’ for deeper space rock weirdness.
Full disclosure - I work with their guitarist. ;)
It's an Alto Sax as played by Uncle Nik as was the flute, the excellent bass playing you noticed was played by Lemmy from Motorhead!
Sweet! So glad you two did a reaction to this, the song(s) that best captures the essence of the mighty Hawkwind. The "corridor of flame" part always gives me chills.
Maybe you two could do a dual review collab with another lovely couple, Brad & Lex.
I grew up with Hawkwind in the 70's. Never saw them live unfortunaly.
The look on your faces as you listened to the track, magic!
God bless Lemmy!!
Not many rock bands can pull off a flute solo and a violin solo and a saxophone solo along with synths when synths were still primitive, but Hawkwind did it 3 or 4 times a year for half a century.
Great to see you doing some Hawkwind :-) I know there will be plenty who will disagree but this is one of my favourite albums from one of my favourite bands and for me marks the end of my favourite Hawkwind era. They did some great tracks after this but on the whole not as good as they are here (obviously that's my very personal opinion!). As other commenters have said: 'Space Ritual' is a great double album with 'Master of the Universe' being one of its highlights. Other great live tracks are: 'Needle Gun' and 'Spirit of the Age', both from the 'Live Chronicles' album. You might want to go right back to the beginning with 'Hurry On Sundown' from their eponymous first album. This was a track that (IIRC) Dave Brock used to play when he was a busker in London. Hope you enjoy the rest of your Hawkwind journey of discovery ;-)
Psychedelic space rock at it's finest. I think Lemmy was playing with them until 1975, so It's most likely him on bass.
Don't know how I managed to miss this for a year. Hawkwind one of my faves. Space Rock. I tell people they're the best band you've never heard. Also call them Punk Floyd (gotta hear their 80s stuff).
I still have the original vinyl LP. It was a gatefold design that unfolded horizontally and vertically into a shield on one side and and the knight on horseback of the front cover standing on the edge of a chasm. I miss creative artwork on albums.
Hi, forgot to mention the album sleeve was 'gatefold' and it opens out into a shield with the word 'chaos' written on it! Imagine seeing that for the first time as a teenager! Also on the Mike Moorcock theme, the Blue Oyster Cult tracks 'Black Blade' & Veteran of the Psychic Wars are also based on his books ( now that is another great band you need to react to!)
Great to see someone checking out some Hawkwind! For me it's all about the Space Ritual era version of the band. From what I understand, the premise of the band is that "Hawkwind" is actually the name of a space ship that has arrived on Earth, and it is powered by the energy of an audience, and "Hawkwind" will take the audience on an exploration of the universe, in which their songs act as explanations or stories about the different regions of the universe the ship passes through. Ya got that? Anyway, if you're looking for more, check into Orgone Accumulator, Born to Go and Brainstorm. They are really about trans inducing music when ya get down to it.
Great band, still touring, the band leader Dave Brock is 80 years old and still writing fabulous music, thankfully I have seen them live in every decade since the 70's. I recommend the Levitation album. Peace.
Ah, memories! Saw them at Guildford Civic Hall in about 1974. Chaotic, weird, spacey, heavy but not heavy, druggy, quite an experience for a 13 year old. Somewhere I still have their best known song, Silver Machine, on blue vinyl in a picture sleeve…
Really liked this. Had never heard them before.
Hawkwind purveyors of the Space Rock genre...their music is a journey...enjoy the ride!
Lemmy was their bassist and left the band (or was kicked) and formed Motorhead.
Earth Calling/Born To Go from Space Ritual will blow you away.
Listen to Silver Machine, which is most people's first listen from the period. It was mine and one of my first records aged eleven 3/4.
Are we related ? your giving of exact age, when this was released, could be my idea :-) by the way, I was 12 and 26/365 on the day of release of the single - 09jun72 LOL .... can you figure my date of birth ? I guess your are born in September 60 ? by the way, it was also my introduction to Hawkwind
Check out A song called Steppenwolf by Hawkwind its an amazing track, I've often asked other reactors to check it out to no avail, so be groundbreakers and check it out, it's well worth it.
This was their best album IMO, although my favourite era of the band was when Bob Calvert fronted them for the three albums that followed Warrior. It's worth checking out Magnu from Warrior.
Agreed, Warrior is right up their with their best - love the Charisma era and Hall of the Mountain Grill as well. Space Ritual is flat out awesome.
yep, best album to accompany the good old shrooms
Hi NicknLex, so glad you have got around to some Hawkwind ! Funnily enough i was listening to this last night ( always been one of my favourites of theirs ). As previously mentioned they were heavily influenced by Sci-Fi writer Mike Moorcock around this time and he is listed in the album sleeve notes!!
Check out; Hawkwind - Live 1990. No lead guitar but lead violin and female vocals, sings The Golden Void. I was in the audience, and there was a bank of herbal remedy fog. You got stoned whether you wanted to or not.
Lemmy's last album with Hawkwind
I have the first pressing of Warrior on the Edge of Time. The Album sleeve on the original unfolds to a large chaos shield. I've only ever unfolded it once when I first got the album back in the mid seventies. Still got the vinyl copy but haven't played it in years; use my CD version instead. Brilliant album. I remember them playing at Reading Festival where they played most of the album as it had only been released a few months previously. They had Michael Moorcock, who wrote all the eternal champion series of books, who frequently helped them out back then. He used to recite the poetry on stage before Bob Calvert took over. Of all the Hawkwind concerts I've attended from Space Ritual right through to Chronicles of the Black Sword (another Eternal Champion themed album with contributions from Moorcock) , plus benefit gigs. I took my daughter to one of those when they played at Jillies rock club in Manchester back in the mid 90's for her 18th birthday. Part way through the set I went for a drink and ended up having a conversation with this guy. After a short while I though this guy is really cool; only to discover I'd been talking to myself in a mirror. My daughter had decked me out in some of her gear, so I didn't recognise myself initially.
You should check out their Space Ritual Album. It was the first concert I ever went to and it blew my mind. I've been a fan ever since. (Try Orgone Accumulator)
just saw John Smith recommending the same thing.
Definitely a pleasure to share this discovery, guys. My favorite band (well, and Zappa) in 1979. How about some Hawkwind w/ Robert Calvert, also 70s era? So many great moments. Freefall, Hassan I Sahba, Damnation Alley, Orgone Accumulator to name but a few.
SAW THEM SEVERAL TIMES AT THE HAMMY OD, WOW, I'VE NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE. BIG LOVE.
P.S. IT'S SPACE ROCK.
Their first album, self titled, the first track: "Hurry On Sundown". You will end up thanking me later, youbetcha.
I have just seen the legend Dave Brock front his amazing current Hawkwind band in a packed out ballroom Glasgow - wow unbelievable still putting it out there- in my opinion the best stuff is early especially Warrior on the Edge of Time - Hall of the Mountain Grill- Space Ritual but also Levitation - Astounding Sounds … and PXR5 - hugely underrated Space Rockers ❤
Hawkwind have gone through alot of changes in line up & style of music over the years. I think their peak is the psychedelic heavy rock 70's period you did here. Try something from the Space Ritual live concept album : maybe Orgone Accumulator but its all pretty amazing.
Orgone Accumulator 👍
A lot of changes, but Dave Brock is always there.
Oh, the stories that could be told!!
Lemmy after leaving Hawkwind named his new band Motorhead after a Hawkwind song Motorhead. Hawkwind were the undisputed kings of the free festival scene
Hawkwinds last album with Lemmy and their last Classic Hawkwind Prog sound !!
You Must their Great Live album "Space Ritual" but you must listen to it all the way through like the concert, it's how it should be they all the songs lead into each other, Just pretend there is a Fantastic Psychedelic Spacy light show going on and a Large-Breasted naked woman dancing with Hippie paint here n there because that'show it was Kids !! Lol : D
Why have I never heard this? I love it.
Orgone Accumulator showcases early classic Hawkwind at its best 😀
'Space Ritual' of course but also check out 'Live 79' it's never mentioned x
Your description of Brock's singing is accurate. Brock is the eternal presence guiding all the true Hawkwind albums.
Hawkwind are musical pioneers that don't get enough credit, totally unique and ahead of their time... more people should get to hear them and know about them, as others have pointed out here there are different phases in their career some of their later material is really advanced and their use of synthesisers was very forward thinking, more artists than you may realise have been influenced by this band...great to see someone react to this, again a first for me....your really pushing the envelope these days guys and I love it, thank you!
My favorite band of all time. Nice to see someone react to the gods.