ELECTRIC TEPEE

After a few albums that were in a way only half-hearted attempts (Out-and Intakes, for example), Hawkwind found back to form with a double-album that just fitted on one CD. There is evrything Hawkwind dabbles in, from full blown smashers ("LSD", "Secret Agent", "Right to Decide") over oriental pieces ("Snake Dance") to the usual synthi tracks, and it is delivered with a vengeance and hits home. True, Dave Brock is not a lead guitar virtuoso, but the album doesn't call for one; the group is a uint. And the "Electric Tepee" surely is something to find shelter under.