HAWKLORDS: 25 YEARS ON

Another great "Ultravox!" opener. I can't listen enough of these great songs. Not unexpected any longer since "Hawkwind" copes with this style of music as of "Astounding Sounds". Indeed astounding but so pleasant and of course fully in-line with the new wave which was aired and very popular in those days.

Another tendency I could feel during the last couple of albums was.the early Roxy. And when you give an ear to the title track, the relation is pretty obvious although rather unexpected (well only half since they have already produced such Roxy-like oriented songs). I really like these two numbers but that's pretty much all you get here.

The band also gets back to some more "normal" standards with "Free Fall". Almost Floydian (at least during the first part). A nice way to remember that the band used to play spacey and psyche music.a very long time ago.

Some blunders still ("Automation", and more than anything else "Flying Doctor"). Unfortunately, the last three songs from this album are also pretty much forgettable which means that this "25 Years On" is the poorest "Hawkwind" offering so far.

Two very good songs. Two stars.