WARRIOR ON THE EDGE OF TIME

Of their Lemmy-era records, Warrior on the Edge of Time features the best production and finest instrumental craftsmanship. It is anchored by the longer tracks, most notably the suite of "Assault & Battery" and "The Golden Void," "Opa-Loka," and the fantastic "Magnu," which sounds like a flying saucer crash landing. The lyrics are still loaded with fantasy adventure sci-fi concept album nonsense courtesy of songwriter Michael Moorcock, but they are never really a distraction. Though the record lacks the scuzzy-psychedelic propulsion of Doremi Fasol Latido or Space Ritual, it improves on the direction found on Hall of the Mountain Grill. This would be bassist Lemmy's final hurrah with the group before departing and forming his own band, Motörhead. Fans of early Hawkwind will find themselves liking it despite its move away from the psychedelic proto-punk found on their earlier records. 5.0 probably in the top three of their discography.

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