Hawkwind

[PinkFinal]

Another band, like the Grateful Dead, I know little about , though I do have their In Search Of Space album, which I remember I really liked in parts.

Any recommendations?

They have a new album out in the autumn by the way.

 

[Two Gun Bob]

My favourite Hawkwind album Warrior On The Edge Of Time with brilliant ethereal lyrics that encapsulate that long forgotton timeless feeling of space rock and joy de vivr'e even if the Melody Maker did not quite approve, but what do they know. Remastered below for your kind persual along with Magnu the horse with the golden mane to ride you deep into a dimensions new ..Best listened to with a few scoops of the amber necar or maybe a magic elixorial potion.. To this day they remain quite quite remarkable and I had the honour and the pleasure of seeing them live in 1975 ..




Full album




"Assault and Battery" lyrics quote from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "A Psalm of Life". The song is a popular live number, being performed occasionally over the years, and has appeared on numerous live albums, sometimes under the title "Lives of Great Men". It was included as part of the live show for The Chronicle of the Black Sword concept, appearing on the album Live Chronicles.

"The Golden Void" segues from "Assault and Battery", and the two songs are often performed live as a pair as on the albums Palace Springs (1991) and Canterbury Fayre 2001. The song is a popular live number, being performed occasionally over the years, and has appeared on numerous live albums, sometimes under the title "Void of Golden Light", as on 1994's The Business Trip.

"The Wizard Blew His Horn", "Standing at the Edge" and "Warriors" are Michael Moorcock poems based on his Eternal Champion literary figure. The poems are recited to atmospheric soundscapes provided by Simon House, and the percussionists Simon King and Alan Powell. The band had been performing them on stage during 1974, versions appearing on The 1999 Party live album.

"Opa-Loka" is an instrumental that features a motorik rhythm and is strongly influenced by the music of Neu!, the title possibly being a reference to Opa-locka, Florida. It was performed live, but when Robert Calvert joined the band at the beginning of 1976, he would recite the poem "Vikings on Mars" over the top of it, the song evolving into "Uncle Sam's on Mars" on the 1979 album PXR5.

"The Demented Man" is a Brock acoustic number. (Also listed as "The Demented King".)

The lyrics of "Magnu" are based upon Percy Shelley's poem "Hymn of Apollo". The song is a popular live number, being performed occasionally over the years, versions on the albums Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2 (1982), The Friday Rock Show Sessions (1986) and Canterbury Fayre 2001.

"Spiral Galaxy 28948" is a Simon House instrumental, the title being his date of birth (28 September 1948). It was performed live in 1975 after the release of the album, and again during 2001 when House had temporarily rejoined the band, a version appearing on the album Canterbury Fayre 2001.

 

[idahoblues]

My favourite Hawkwind album Warrior On The Edge Of Time with brilliant ethereal lyrics that encapsulated that long forgotton timeless feeling of space rock and joy de vivr'e even if the Melody Maker did not quite approve but what do they know ? Rremastered below for your kind persual along with Magnu the horse with the golden mane to ride you deep into a dimensions new ..Best listened to with a few scoops of the amber necar or maybe a magic elixorial potion..To this day they remain quite quite remarkable and I had the honour and the pleasure of seeing them live in 1975 ..



Magnu horse with golden mane
I want your help yet once again
Walk not the Earth but fly through space
As lightning flash or thunder's race
Swift as the arrow from the bow
Come to me so that no one can know,
Sunbeams are my shafts to kill,
All men who dare imagine ill

Deceit that fears the light of day
Fly from the glory of my ray
Good minds open and take new light
Until we diminish by the reign of night
Until we diminish by the reign of night
Until we diminish by the reign of night
Until we diminish by the reign of night

A burning brand was seen to fall,
It lit the darkness of the hall
The flying hoof beats circling in,
Come to me and let us spin
Sunbeams are my shafts to kill,
All men who dare imagine ill

Full album remastered



"Assault and Battery" lyrics quote from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "A Psalm of Life". The song is a popular live number, being performed occasionally over the years, and has appeared on numerous live albums, sometimes under the title "Lives of Great Men". It was included as part of the live show for The Chronicle of the Black Sword concept, appearing on the album Live Chronicles.

"The Golden Void" segues from "Assault and Battery", and the two songs are often performed live as a pair as on the albums Palace Springs (1991) and Canterbury Fayre 2001. The song is a popular live number, being performed occasionally over the years, and has appeared on numerous live albums, sometimes under the title "Void of Golden Light", as on 1994's The Business Trip.

"The Wizard Blew His Horn", "Standing at the Edge" and "Warriors" are Michael Moorcock poems based on his Eternal Champion literary figure. The poems are recited to atmospheric soundscapes provided by Simon House, and the percussionists Simon King and Alan Powell. The band had been performing them on stage during 1974, versions appearing on The 1999 Party live album.

"Opa-Loka" is an instrumental that features a motorik rhythm and is strongly influenced by the music of Neu!, the title possibly being a reference to Opa-locka, Florida. It was performed live, but when Robert Calvert joined the band at the beginning of 1976, he would recite the poem "Vikings on Mars" over the top of it, the song evolving into "Uncle Sam's on Mars" on the 1979 album PXR5.

"The Demented Man" is a Brock acoustic number. (Also listed as "The Demented King".)

The lyrics of "Magnu" are based upon Percy Shelley's poem "Hymn of Apollo". The song is a popular live number, being performed occasionally over the years, versions on the albums Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2 (1982), The Friday Rock Show Sessions (1986) and Canterbury Fayre 2001.

"Spiral Galaxy 28948" is a Simon House instrumental, the title being his date of birth (28 September 1948). It was performed live in 1975 after the release of the album, and again during 2001 when House had temporarily rejoined the band, a version appearing on the album Canterbury Fayre 2001.

A fine album

 

[idahoblues]

Another band, like the Grateful Dead, I know little about , though I do have their In Search Of Space album, which I remember I really liked in parts.

Any recommendations?

They have a new album out in the autumn by the way.

Grateful Dead had no interest in their albums, they were a touring machine. Never came over well on vinyl, definately something that had to be seen live, like Widespread Panic who are one of the best bands I've seen.....and I've seen them many times

 

[jayfx]

I've only ever heard of Hawkwind when they were mentioned on The Young Ones

 

[Martinblueboy]

My favourite band! Space Ritual is considered their best album. A mix of heavy, spacey rock music interspersed with spoken word/poetry stuff by Bob Calvert. Turn the lights out and turn it up to 11! It'll scare the neighbours to death.

As Two Gun Bob said, my favourite of their studio output is Warrior on the Edge of Time, I can't add anything that he's not said other than to say that Steven Wilson did a fabulous job of remixing and remastering it a few years back.

Their first five studio albums are all well worth a listen, though their first might not be the best place to start; it's very trippy and largely recorded with the band loaded on acid. I also adore Quark, Strangeness and Charm too from 1977.

If you're buying physical copies of their material, you'd better have deep pockets! There's also an awful lot of rubbish in the back catalogue too, with some truly terrible unauthorised releases.

Other releases worth a listen imo are:

Levitation (1980)
Live 1979
Sonic Attack (1981)
Electric Tepee (1992)

It has to said that there's little similarity to the Grateful Dead (well I can't hear any).

 

[idahoblues]

I had this on vinyl single

 

[PinkFinal]

 

[BlindEyeSeesAll]

My favourite band! Space Ritual is considered their best album. A mix of heavy, spacey rock music interspersed with spoken word/poetry stuff by Bob Calvert. Turn the lights out and turn it up to 11! It'll scare the neighbours to death.

As Two Gun Bob said, my favourite of their studio output is Warrior on the Edge of Time, I can't add anything that he's not said other than to say that Steven Wilson did a fabulous job of remixing and remastering it a few years back.

Their first five studio albums are all well worth a listen, though their first might not be the best place to start; it's very trippy and largely recorded with the band loaded on acid. I also adore Quark, Strangeness and Charm too from 1977.

If you're buying physical copies of their material, you'd better have deep pockets! There's also an awful lot of rubbish in the back catalogue too, with some truly terrible unauthorised releases.

Other releases worth a listen imo are:

Levitation (1980)
Live 1979
Sonic Attack (1981)
Electric Tepee (1992)

It has to said that there's little similarity to the Grateful Dead (well I can't hear any).

Agree with most of this apart from the Steve Wilson remix of Warrior on the edge of time - he fucked up Golden Void which is unforgivable imo. If it's not broken don't try and fix it - shouldn't have let him near this iconic album.

Hawkwind we're the first band I went to see by myself - Sheff uni 76, and saw them play loads up to when levitation came out and I started to get into other stuff.

Space ritual sums up the band for me - Best live album ever made IMO.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I only really like “Hurry On Sundown”, which is one of my all-time favourite songs.