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Stool Man

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Posted: December 02 2014 at 14:15

Galactic Tarot 1971

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Posted: July 17 2014 at 00:02

"Space Ritual" is still a top-10 desert island (double) disc for me. And Moorcock has always been one of my favorite authors. They really occupy a difficult place, not really here nor there in the prog and space/psychedelic rock communities. I will have to dig up some of the German bands people are claiming that sound like them. (Name me some of those bands?)

Edited by Stereolab - July 17 2014 at 00:05

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Posted: July 15 2014 at 22:20

Also was a Hawkwind fan through much of the '70s - up to "Warrior...." and a few songs on "Astounding..." then they seemed to lose the plot a bit.... Out of the blue, I was lucky enough to see them last year - maybe their first tour to Australia? and have been listening again. Teepee was a pleasant "rediscovery" - getting back to their older sound maybe.... ISOS and Warrior remain my favourites.

Some of the offshoots were good too - Captain Lockheed was very good, and Sphinxitintoday had some interesting parts.

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Posted: April 11 2014 at 22:30

tszirmay wrote:

My guilty Hawkwind pleasure within a 21 album collection (no compilations!) is not even under the Hawkwind banner but a legal off-shoot (for all intended purpose, more of the same) named Hawklords. “25 Years On” is a special album for me, I really not know why, it just as a cachet a charm that I got from the get-go (I did see the Wind live, that life changing Lemmy event!). Robert Calvert shiningly excels on all songs, seducingly inspirational on “Only the Dead Dreams of the Cold War kids” (such a brilliant title) , the wispy and intense “The Age of the Microman” , its close cousin , the wily and twirly ‘Freefall’ , add some amazing Gong-like silliness with “Flying Doctor” and then, finally show some balls with the anthemic and punky ‘The Only Ones” . These 4 tracks really give me a package deal of vintage Hawk splendour, space like you could one dream of, though I have many other tracks to adore, littering their voluminous discography. I also love the murky sound, it somehow gives the production even more vaporous sheen.

Yeah, I too love that album.

I am currently digging:

Hawkwind, Rare Bird, Gong, Tangerine Dream, Khan, Iron Butterfly, and all things canterbury and hard-psych. I also love jazz!

Please drop me a message with album suggestions.

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Posted: April 10 2014 at 21:27

tszirmay wrote:

I am thinking of the live Hawklords CD. Not sure if this is the one you are talking about as I no longer

have it. It had a great version of High Rise on it.

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Posted: April 10 2014 at 21:21

tszirmay wrote:

I like that one, too. I agree it's special. Calvert is wonderful on that album.

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Posted: April 10 2014 at 04:35

I have been a fan since 1972 and they just kinda fit for me at that time as I was reading a lot of science fiction having read everything by Moorcock and was in the process of getting to know the Golden Age classics. The Hawks have been one of the few constants in my life since that first encounter and I have all their output since then and saw them live over 30 times including the Space Ritual tour & Stonehenge in the early 80's. Sadly not all of their albums are consistent but I always find some tunes to love. The constant rehashes can be annoying but I'll accept the latest for Huw Lloyd Langton's final contribution.

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Posted: April 10 2014 at 04:01

'Freefall' is an amazing tune from the Hawklords album. Always love 'Flying Doctor' as well.

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Posted: April 10 2014 at 02:55

I have never herd of the band, can you recommend a song or two?

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Posted: April 10 2014 at 01:19

Edited by tszirmay - April 10 2014 at 01:21

I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.

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Posted: April 09 2014 at 23:18

Hawkwind and Magma seem to be the only bands that have been consistant in quality in a 40 year or more career. Not that I'm a Hawkwind die hard fan, nor do I like a lot of the drug championing some of the offshoots of HW seem to be doing (as well as not into that side of Gong). Maybe the attitude some people have to Hawkwind and HW's humble attitude shows why they have been able to get at the top of their game for about 40 years.

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Posted: April 09 2014 at 17:37

Hawkwind seem to be a band that people either love or hate...if they know them at all. My first exposure was seeing the Hall of the Mountain Grill album sleeve in a store when it was first released and that imagery has stayed with me ever since. It took me another 30 years to delve deep into their catalogue but I am now a huge fan. One thing that hurts their legacy though is the huge number of poor quality recordings marketed by various labels. Some are just awful.

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Posted: March 19 2014 at 12:18

I'm still a relative newcomer, only being familiar with "In Search of Space" and "Space Ritual". I love what I hear, it's just that their albums are rather arduous to find around here. I've been meaning to get my hands on copies of "Hall of the Mountain Grill" and "Warrior on the Edge of Time", as those are the two I tend to hear the most positive things about

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Posted: March 19 2014 at 01:33

In the late 70s I was very keen on sci fi, Black Sabbath and punk - Hawkwind's albums from In Search Of Space through to Warrior On The Edge fitted in perfectly.

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Posted: March 18 2014 at 17:02

Robert Calvert was the genius. When he took charge they produced some real quality. Astounding is awesome. The next 3 albums were solid. Robert rubbed off in brock and they produced the very good levitation. But i don't like them after this album really. I really don't like them before 1976. They sounded like amateur hard rock punk. Never rated music involving Lemmy.

All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.

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Posted: March 17 2014 at 22:02

I have In Search Of Space, Space Ritual, Hall Of The Mountain Grill (which I stared out with) and Warrior At The Edge Of Time. Delightfully trippy stuff.

Also, is it me, or were Lemmy's song contributions ("Lost Johnny", "The Watcher", "Motorhead") kind of mediocre? They weren't terrible, there were just underwhelming compared to his bandmates. It wasn't until he overhauled them for Motörhead's first album that they went from "meh" to "Holy Censored

, these songs rule!"

He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!

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Posted: March 17 2014 at 21:38

I had one album back in the 70's Warrior On The Edge Of Time which I liked a lot.Then my music tastes changed and forgot about them.Coming here has re peaked my interest in then and now going back to discover their whole catalogue.
I was able to listen to Space Ritual and like it.I have been drawn into the whole space rock thing now and notice a lot of bands influenced by them.
Have to go into the cosmos now.............

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Posted: February 16 2014 at 18:45

All i know is i've been a huge Hawkwind fan for several years now.I admit i discovered them later in my life,luckily i discovered King Crimson & Atomic Rooster at about the same time.Once i thought nothing existed but Black Sabbath,Blue Oyster Cult,Deep Purple,Dio,Rainbow,Bad Company etc.Anyway back to Hawkwind.The first song i heard of theirs was Master Of The Universe and i instantly knew i had found something that was missing in my life.I've been hooked ever since.I do prefer the "Lemmy" era LPs.Calvert & later era's took awhile to grow on me but i enjoy most all of it now.I've moved Hawkwind to the top of my list of favorite bands.

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Posted: February 16 2014 at 18:09

Except the 5th is a compilation (though a pretty good one)

Help me I'm falling!

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Posted: February 16 2014 at 17:26

Oh by the way their first 5 albums are all fantastic and are all available for a cheap price with cardboard sleeves in a 5 CD box set!

You might even like to buy this just cos its so cheap and the packaging is great

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