CANTERBURY FAYRE 2001

Screeching, wailing and grinding its way through the best of its catalogue, Hawkwind triumphs in a sonic attack to remind us of what can be. All eras of this legendary group are given recognition, yet the songs are played as if written yesterday. There are no dull moments here.

This show evidences a timeless band's taking the stage to drive our psyches and senses toward reliving moments of glory: some magically transcendent, others ecstatically lunatic. With the release of Canterbury Fayre 2001 we blast off from Earth on Starship Hawkwind as if it were our last chance to escape the planet's seeming madness.

All the playing is exemplary, but Simon's violin stands out as it knits together the rest of band like cosmic stitches threading and tightening this incredible song list. All of the song versions here exude spontaneous moments of power, sensation, and mystery. Canterbury Fayre 2001 is a flawless tour de force in the way best suited to the Mighty Hawks.Live!

Long lived is Hawkwind, and long may Hawkwind yet live