HAWKWIND - Assault & Battery/Golden Void | FIRST TIME COUPLE REACTION (BMC Request)

[@vitusdoom]

The Legendary Hawkwind! The pioneers of spacerock. This still gives me chills listening to it. What a sound. Live they were incredible. Lemmy started in Hawkwind but he was fired early on. One of the greatest British bands of ALL TIME.

[@crimsonwizard2560]

Yup. Caught them around Doremi Faso Latido, my brother played this a lot.

[@carlomercorio1250]

Hawkwinds Space Ritual is a monstrous live album from 1972-3

[@michaelcottle6270]

The live version of "Master of the Universe" has one of the most exciting intros ever recorded - it literally sounds like a spaceship taking off

[@auntieprimrose4138]

Deffo one of the greatest live experiences out there. The interwoven bass and guitar , with the bass driving a lot of the riffs is amazing.

[@mcwulf25]

Best live album ever.

[@adrianhorgan8944]

Possibly the finest , most mind blowing live album ever, their live shows were something else.

[@josephwright6154]

I was at the space ritual concert liverpool stadium December 1972. It blew me away, best ever hawkwind live concert ever

[@karlj.9501]

Dave Brock is 80 years young, a confirmed Vegan, and still touring and writing new music with Hawkwind. Somnia was released last year. I ve been a fan since hearing Silver machine in 1972, and still buy and look forward to each new album as its released.

[@karlhoward2737]

Hey Karl…me too..been into the Hawks since 1972..seen them numerous times…have all their music….lucky me even had a drink with Nik, lovely guy, off and on over the decades been in contact with them all….just great great artists…….cheers Karl….from another Karl

[@karlj.9501]

@@karlhoward2737 ..Thanks Karl...All the best.

[@stephenbrown318]

Me to, my brother bought the first album and I was hooked. My first live attendance was their Space Ritual concert in 1972, and went to all their official tours until the mid 80's when I saw the Chronicles of the Black Sword. Sadly life got in the way big time, so the only other time I saw them live was at a benefit gig in Manchester's rock world (Jillies) I took my daughter to see them for her 18th birthday, part way through I went to get a drink and ended up talking to this guy for several minutes; thinking this is a really cool guy. For some reason , I'd tried to pass him a few times, be he always moved in the direction I was aiming for. Turned out I'd been talking to myself in a mirror (My daughter had decked me out in some of her scarves, so I looked different to my usual self. I have all their official albums. If I could only take one album with me it would be the first release of Space Ritual

[@karlj.9501]

@@stephenbrown318 That's hilarious Stephen😄.. All the best, Karl.

[@gtarry]

Great to hear Hawkwind on your channel! They're still going, over 50 years since their debut in 1970, here in the UK. My favourite album of theirs is Doremi Fasol Latido

[@scottstevens7639]

I’ve been waiting a very long time for you guys to stumble across this band. They are one of my all time faves. This is another very deep rabbit hole. They’ve been around for a very long time, and as far as I know, they’re STILL rockin!

[@Robbsart]

still touring naturally

[@GruffyddFO4]

They're not just still rockin', they're still putting out new albums. Although it's basically Dave Brock and any of a hundred or so people who filter in or out over the decades....

[@craigozancin]

In my early 20s I was really diving into the underground. A friend introduced hawkwind's this album. We tripled with good weed and were traveling through space. ThT wa 1976. I have been a hawkwind fan since. The US record labels refused to release their albums so I had to search underground vinyl. They pioneered space rock with a huge accid rock influence.

[@lemmy9809]

They are the best .nice to here you chaps enjoying what I had ..you gotta go back to go forward when listening to music..this is your captain speaking your captain is 😂

[@lemmy9809]

It takes you there and brings you back safely 🙏 ❤️

[@richardkingshott3929]

Hall of the Mountain Grill!! Paradox, You'd Better Believe It, Lost Johnny, Psychedelic Warlords!! Gotta be done, guys...

[@kensolar69]

At 81 y/o Dave Brock is about to chart in the UK for the 7th time in the last 11 years. Hawkwind has been continuously recording and touring since 1969. Fun fact, Dave taught Eric Clapton to play guitar and they busked as a duo 1957-8. Amazing guitar player, rock, jazz, blues, folk and space.

[@tobiashouse2744]

Thanks for the reaction. You've not even scratched the surface of their huge discography. These guys were part of the soundtrack of my teenage years, still listen to them now. Really hard to think of my suggestion for the next track you should try out, there's so many. Having said that I always had a soft spot for " Hurry On Sundown" and of course " Masters Of The Universe".

[@David8n]

This was the first album that I ever bought. It was in the '70s. I heard a friend's copy and had to have it. I think I was about 15. I saw Hawkwind so many times in the following years. They were the soundtrack of my youth.

[@michaelmalone3089]

I was brought up on Hawkwind Nick and Lex! My brother's favourite band .Back in the days when when Glastonbury and Stonehenge were not as commercial as they are today! At the end of the festivals people would leave money on the floor to be collected by the organisers 👏They would perform for hours to meet the sun on the summer solstice!Thank you so much for this reaction! Also I must add Lemmy from Motorhead used to be in Hawkwind ! Great suggestion Colin 👌

[@tonygrinney7115]

Hawkwind are "Space Rock". Great album! I have seen the band twice once in the 70s and once more recently at 2013 where they played the whole of "Warriors at the Edge of Time". I also recommend tracks from "Do-ra-me-fa-so-la-te-do", "In Search of Space" then they will be ready for the live master piece "Space Ritual" which was Hawkwind at it's best.

[@nim4464]

love Doremi Fasol Latido.

[@quarkwrok]

You can here violin, sax and flute - all altered so they sound different, and some guy called Lemmy on bass. There's a deliberate psychedelic revival going on here, 5th album in, the group was coming from a heavier sound earlier and became more new wave in the next few albums before going quite electronic in the early 80's! I nominate Uncle Sam's On Mars. My absolute favourite group of all time some way ahead of the Beatles.

[@Rich-pj9wv]

They had a trippy sound with a lightshow and a heavy undertone. The Bass player was Lemmy who later formed Motorhead. Great band.

[@ZalMoxis]

The original album cover opens out into a shield and has an insert as well.... Hawkwind are THE GREATEST SPACE ROCK band and were the last of the true underground bands from that era.... that oscillator at the start of The Golden Void has got to be one of the best screeches ever recorded from a Moog or EMS synth. Just listen to that Mellotron too.... absolute heaven. Guys why don't you read up on their history....??? All older bands like this are a product of their times and environments bringing an intelligence born from being some of the last generations to get proper educations in regards to art, music, philosophy and critical thinking....

[@Jonathanart-jm9fx]

Love Hawkwind! The quintessential hippy festival band. If they were not actually on the bill for a festival they often used to turn up and play for free anyway. Thanks for the reaction!

[@mikenichols3965]

A glorious sonic attack from spacerock pioneers Hawkwind. I haven't heard this for 40 years! Oh, the psychedelic memories. This really hit the spot.👾

[@blamhof]

Great band pioneers of Space Rock, check out their famous hit 'Silver Machine' also one of the greatest live albums ever recorded 'Space Ritual' but for me, their finest moment was the album 'Quark, Strangeness and Charm'. Great reaction

[@richardbishop1413]

If you want to blow your mind . "You'd Better Believe It" from the album Hall of the Mountain Grill. Hawkwind at it's finest.

[@dunk8157]

Hawkwind are so well known by the heads in England, any real hippy over 45 knows about them and yet at the same time completely unkown by people who are into pop music. 2 different parralel worlds!

[@kenterenchin]

I got to see Hawkwind in a bar in Philadelphia, had some really interesting conversations with the band. This is the band that Lemmy Kilminster of Motorhead was in before he formed Motorhead

[@johnapplegate1289]

I was at that concert. I got a slew of pictures from the concert. I also have a bootleg recording of the concert.

[@markspooner1224]

A big favourite of mine and a very nice reaction, big thumbs up! BTW Lemmy on bass and 2 drummers.

[@mattjammy9884]

Yeah Alan Powel & Simon King were known as the drum empire with in the Hawkwind Ranks!

[@simonrangeley]

First band I ever saw and seen them more than any other band. Best time was in a lay-by on the A303 when they played to about 100 people. One of the most influential bands ever.

[@elfensteen5222]

Great to bring "HAWKWIND' on the channel... they are still making music and do live shows, I have see them some years ago.. it was like i was in a spaceship.. you have to see them live.. thanks !!

[@mattmale7183]

It is like that, Hawkwind is a journey.

[@danhollifield]

Not many rock bands can pull off a flute solo and a violin solo and a saxophone solo along with synths when synths were still primitive, but Hawkwind did it 3 or 4 times a year for half a century.

[@lemmy9809]

Best band ever to have existed...this is your captain speaking your captain is dead

[@sunlightglider6772]

'Space Ritual' of course but also check out 'Live 79' it's never mentioned x

[@darrenbutler4466]

Great band and much much more . Seeing them again at the Hawkeaster event in September .

[@simonreid1002]

I have just seen the legend Dave Brock front his amazing current Hawkwind band in a packed out ballroom Glasgow - wow unbelievable still putting it out there- in my opinion the best stuff is early especially Warrior on the Edge of Time - Hall of the Mountain Grill- Space Ritual but also Levitation - Astounding Sounds … and PXR5 - hugely underrated Space Rockers ❤

[@HawklordLI]

One has not experienced existence until they drop acid and listen to this album.

[@petergoddard1960]

1975, I saw the tour. Bass player at the time was a pre Motorhead Lemmy of course. Hawkwind are classed as 'Space Rock'. Successfully spanning psychedelia, prog and even later revered by punks and surviving the business until this very day. I have been going to see Hawkwind all my adult life, still vital and brilliant live. Dave Brock (who sings here) has led the band throughout. Now in his late 70's he's still going strong. Supporting righteous charities, fundraisers and keeping the spirit of the 'free festival' alive. There is a ton of footage from the last 40 years available on YT including one on my own channel from a couple of years pre pandemic. All of the above are snippets, an introduction if you like. Generalisations perhaps. Arguments over ownership still run, court cases, fallings out, bitternesses festered. This is not the whole story. A vast array of musicians have passed in and out and back in again over the decades. Spin off groups abound ('The Spirit Of Hawkwind,' 'Hawklords', 'Space Ritual' and so many more). Still supported by a fiercely loyal fan base worldwide, but playing live predominantly in the UK. The band is largely independant although releases are now brought to market by the Cherry Red label. The rabbit hole runs deep and treasures may be found therein.

[@frugalseverin2282]

Since you gave Hawkwind a listen I finally subscribed.

[@peterfhere9461]

The lines "Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time;" are from a poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.....

[@pxr0583]

Saw them first in 1980, on the Levitation tour. Ginger Baker on drums. Hawkwind are an absolute institution in UK rock music.

[@marcuswakefield946]

Me too, at the Lyceum, London :-)

[@pxr0583]

@@marcuswakefield946 Me at the Lewisham Odeon, London, 18th Dec 1980. My first ever gig. I was 15. My older brother gave me an Afghan coat to wear...much to the amusement of his friends. The air thick with marijuana smoke. :-)

[@michaeljackson5914]

My all time favorite album,Hello Doug Smith are you still on planet earth.

[@bmac1205]

Thanks for playing this and reacting to it. I really like the Mellotron playing on this.

[@alshipman2114]

Delighted you are reviewing this masterpiece

[@smithpm81]

what real music sounds like

[@rickmcmillan3270]

Hawkwind also were called Hawklords and Sonic Assassin's over the years. 50 years and over 100 different members. Highrise and Black Elk my personal favorite s of Hawkwind and Silver machine.

[@garyives8676]

That Hawkwind is awesome! Thank you guys for introducing me to music I've never heard before. You're the best!

[@ZalMoxis]

All albums Lemmy is on are a must.... in fact every album from the first one into the mid 80's will bring you many hidden gems... there's many twists and turns to their history.... they were the last of the true underground bands.

[@Spirit-Of-The-Age]

For more info on Hawkwind .... kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6CXeaVml79reKs

[@paulcollins5586]

Uncle sams on mars, Angels of death,Motorway city, Moonglum classic tracks.

[@amcken9316]

The bass you mention at 3:00 is Lemmy, who later went on to form Motorhead, named after a Hawkwind song.

[@peterhayden7136]

That was freekin awesome . Wow

[@riadoc7001]

I've lost count of the number of times I've seen Hawkwind - May I suggest you give the Levitation album a listen, it's my favourite

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Mellotron, Flute, Oboe, Sax ...... all the Koool instruments of Classic Prog !! : D

[@lemmy9809]

SPACE ROCK ..this is your captain speaking your captain is dead 😂

[@philbell5774]

I'm old enough to have seen Hawkwind in their pomp several times in the early to mid 70s here in the UK. Happy days.

[@ProgMannen]

Just saying "Hurry on sundown" First track from their first album. Short but oh so good from these space rockers.

[@manuelgomes1569]

RIP Thunder Rider... It's not an harmonica, but the mighty saxophone of Nik Turner. The Spirit of Hawkwind lives on. Forever in deep space..

[@mvjonsson]

Lemmy of Motorhead was the bassplayer for Hawkwind. This was his last album with the band. Nick, Hawkwind also did a Pink Floyd cover, the Roger Waters song Cymbaline, on their debut album, Hawkwind (1970).

[@stuartryan610]

Listen in full to albums, Levitation, Church of Hawkwind, Quark Strangeness and Charm, PXR5, Hawklords are a spin off band - long story - so check album 25 years on.

[@scottyscot8]

Best band of all time,50+ years of mystery, atmosphere, quark,strangeness and charm 🎼🎵🎵🎶🎶🎧❤️🎸💥

[@frankpentangeli7945]

With the exception of almost every song on Hall of the Mountain Grill (my favourite Hawkwind album), these are my two favourite Hawkwind songs. They are indeed more psychedelic (like early Pink Floyd) than they are progressive, but there are progressive elements in their music. Next you should try reacting to D-Rider and Psychedelic Warlords by Hawkwind (both from Hall of the Mountain Grill). By the way, another fantastic Hawkwind album is Quark, Strangeness and Charm. Many people call their music "Space Rock" because they often deal with or refer to outer space and science fiction. All I know is I like Hawkwind, regardless of applicable genre. Also, it helps to listen to them while stoned or tripping on acid, as I occasionally might have done in the 70s. 😂

[@ghiaman65]

D-Rider, absolutely!

[@spazimdam]

Oh man this is great! I can't believe you're doing Hawkwind, one of my most favoritest bands from the 70s. I bought the vinyl of this back then and played it constantly. I love how it's so epic and dreamy and heavy. The synthesizers! The horns! The guitars! And Lemmy playing bass. Too much man. I also like their lyrical content. They were heavily influenced by Michael Moorcock, a famous great British fantasy author. In fact he knew Hawkwind and there are some Hawkwind songs that Moorcock wrote lyrics for, on this album. Warrior On the Edge of Time is a great album and has many cool songs. I recommend "The Demented Man" and "Magnu". Also you should check out their previous album In Search of Space. It was the first Hawkwind album I bought, and it was the coolest album. It folded out and contained all kinds of artwork and The Hawkwind Log, which was the diary of the Hawkwind, which was an interplanetary spaceship in the Hawkwind mythos. From In Search of Space listen to "Masters of the Universe" and "We Took the Wrong Step Years Ago". They are awesome songs, and show their range, going from acoustic to total rocked out heaviness. Their album Hall of the Mountain Grill is also very good. Keep going on your Hawkwind journey guys! A deep and satisfying rabbit hole it is yes.

[@davidjames1817]

I grew up with Hawkwind in the 70's. Never saw them live unfortunaly. The look on your faces as you listened to the track, magic! God bless Lemmy!!

[@webkahmik]

Definitely a pleasure to share this discovery, guys. My favorite band (well, and Zappa) in 1979. How about some Hawkwind w/ Robert Calvert, also 70s era? So many great moments. Freefall, Hassan I Sahba, Damnation Alley, Orgone Accumulator to name but a few.

[@hawkmoon419]

Don't know how I managed to miss this for a year. Hawkwind one of my faves. Space Rock. I tell people they're the best band you've never heard. Also call them Punk Floyd (gotta hear their 80s stuff).

[@RGRG3232]

Great choice...this was on my list to do a BMC...glad you got this one through. Steven Wilson remixed this album several years ago, so you know it's a very good album based on that fact alone.

[@quarkwrok]

Apt considering Jupiter Island by Porcupine Tree leans so heavily on Assault & Battery!

[@paulcollins5586]

It was good enough without S.wilson.

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

Listen next to Hawkwind's "The Hall of the Mountain Grill." The entire album, from beginning to end. I realise that you probably can't do a reaction video to the whole album but still listen to it on your free time. Why? Because your soul needs it.

[@kevinbutler3665]

Hawkwind had different styles as their career went forward, for me tey hit a three album run style with Bob Calvert as main vocal, Quark Strangeness And Charm---Hawklords--PXR5, those three albums i think are fantastic, i'd say listen Quark as a full album listen not track to track as it's a fantastic journey.

[@ZalMoxis]

You missed out on Astounding Sounds from that Calvert period too....

[@Spirit-Of-The-Age]

@@ZalMoxis absolutely...it was more the transition album though....Quark and the next 2 albums were where Robert Calvert's visionary lyrics hit their amazing peak (and still sound both more relevant than ever but still ahead of their time)

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Captain Lockheed and the.starfighters

[@paultraynorbsc627]

@@Spirit-Of-The-Age 👍

[@chrisformby3039]

Space is Deep, Hurry on Sundown, enough said.

[@simonreid1002]

Orgone Accumulator showcases early classic Hawkwind at its best 😀

[@Rich-pj9wv]

Saw them once in the early 70s, one of the best bands I have ever seen.

[@stephenandrewsrealestatevi7138]

Please give Gong a try... Isle Of Everywhere from their YOU album...

[@mattjammy9884]

It was Lemmy's (Mororhead) final album with Hawkwind....He was the Bass Player and occasional Vocalist and driving force behind Hawkwind between 1971 - 1975 :)

[@marxman00]

The Mellotron is the secret weapon here, like the Moody blues. Hawkwind are one of the most influential bands ever , full spectrum ,one of a kind. Great reaction.

[@silentqueue2344]

Sweet! So glad you two did a reaction to this, the song(s) that best captures the essence of the mighty Hawkwind. The "corridor of flame" part always gives me chills. Maybe you two could do a dual review collab with another lovely couple, Brad & Lex.

[@dannymcgovern40]

I love hawkwind you should check out. Quark, Strangeness and Charm

[@michaelmalone3089]

Absolutely Danny 👌

[@dannymcgovern40]

@robert wands They released an album in 1978 under the name of Hawklords called 25 years on and its great very similar to Quark, Strangeness and Charm

[@Spirit-Of-The-Age]

Hawkwind are not so much a music band, they are instead a way of life. So glad you guys enjoyed your first introduction to the best band in the known universe (imho). It would have been extra special if you had been recommended to play the whole 1st side of the album as the next 3 tracks you didn't get to, all flow into each other and also show an example of the massive diversity of Hawkwind, from amazing psychedelic space rock (the 2 songs you just heard), into the poetry and wonder of the next track 'The Wizard Blew His Horn' (via Sci Fantasy legend author Michael Moorcock) , into the (earlier than rave and dance era) rhythmic , hypnotic 4th track Opa Loka, then onto the gentle, folky psychedelia of the 5th track on that 1st side, called The Demented Man. Interesting that you remarked on how good the bass was, as this was Lemmy on bass in his final Hawkwind album before he started Motorhead :) Hawkwind's music from their first album in 1970 to their mid 80's stuff at least is full of absolute gold (both musically and lyrically, especially the 3 main Calvert albums from 1977 to 1978/79) So many bands and genres of music ,owe so much to Hawkwind as they basically instigated the Punk Movement (or at least were massive influences on it), and also due to them being the true 'peoples band' by turning down paid gigs to instead go to free festivals in the 70's and 80's they helped launch what was to be the original rave music scene (when rave started in the late 80's it was all about the free festival scene and people self policed and had no club bouncers chucking people out at 3am etc) Here's a link (that hopefully works in all regions) that gives a good insight of what the band were all about and why they were so important to not only music, but to the whole counter culture and the struggle to build real eco communities away from the corporate , soul destroying rat race.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6CXeaVml79reKs

[@RGRG3232]

You are so very correct about discovering bands and not having known about them if not for reaction channels. I always considered myself well-versed in all music but I'm continually amazed at what I didn't know. There is another band that I had discovered on my own about a year ago that seems to have never made it here in the US but should most certainly have as their music from 1969 to 1975 is really quite good. It's a dutch band named Earth & Fire (not to be confused with Earth, Wind & Fire). They are proggish and have a female vocalist. If anyone is interest, I'd highly suggest their song "Storm and Thunder" from 1971. Start with the studio version.

[@mattmale7183]

Probably the best band I've ever seen live (twice) amazed you found them, not sure they are your cup of tea, but theor range is amazing. Try Zarozinia next. Anything off the Zones album also brilliant. This is from Warrior on the Edge of Time, about Elric. Please listen to either Zorazinia or Moonglum live.

[@rayquirk4947]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they were at least in part an influence for the Trance genre. Saw these twice in the 70’s in venues which were filled with a very distinct smelling smoky haze.

[@quarkwrok]

Of course they were! I think Orbital were founded on the way to see the group play live.

[@Spirit-Of-The-Age]

Yup, Hawkwind def influenced and helped instigate the original dance/ rave scene due to their passion for turning up at free festivals with a huge PA and gigging all through the night, Also Opa Loka the 4th song on the album (as one example ) is very dancey , ravey despite being from 1975 (almost 15 years before the rave / dance scene was born around 1988/89 )

[@quarkwrok]

@@Spirit-Of-The-Age I'm a veteran of a thousand 80's free festivals AND the early house scene. Knew a few house DJ's, including a couple of well known ones - all liked a bit of Hawkwind.

[@paulkirk9168]

Hi NicknLex, so glad you have got around to some Hawkwind ! Funnily enough i was listening to this last night ( always been one of my favourites of theirs ). As previously mentioned they were heavily influenced by Sci-Fi writer Mike Moorcock around this time and he is listed in the album sleeve notes!!

[@marcuswakefield946]

Great to see you doing some Hawkwind :-) I know there will be plenty who will disagree but this is one of my favourite albums from one of my favourite bands and for me marks the end of my favourite Hawkwind era. They did some great tracks after this but on the whole not as good as they are here (obviously that's my very personal opinion!). As other commenters have said: 'Space Ritual' is a great double album with 'Master of the Universe' being one of its highlights. Other great live tracks are: 'Needle Gun' and 'Spirit of the Age', both from the 'Live Chronicles' album. You might want to go right back to the beginning with 'Hurry On Sundown' from their eponymous first album. This was a track that (IIRC) Dave Brock used to play when he was a busker in London. Hope you enjoy the rest of your Hawkwind journey of discovery ;-)

[@tanis7050]

Warrior On The Edge Of Time Was base on the book by Micheal Moorcock ''Eternal Champion'', it's space rock at is best.

[@timpindar]

Ah, memories! Saw them at Guildford Civic Hall in about 1974. Chaotic, weird, spacey, heavy but not heavy, druggy, quite an experience for a 13 year old. Somewhere I still have their best known song, Silver Machine, on blue vinyl in a picture sleeve…

[@paulkirk9168]

Hi, forgot to mention the album sleeve was 'gatefold' and it opens out into a shield with the word 'chaos' written on it! Imagine seeing that for the first time as a teenager! Also on the Mike Moorcock theme, the Blue Oyster Cult tracks 'Black Blade' & Veteran of the Psychic Wars are also based on his books ( now that is another great band you need to react to!)

[@chrisdevine7878]

I still have the original vinyl LP. It was a gatefold design that unfolded horizontally and vertically into a shield on one side and and the knight on horseback of the front cover standing on the edge of a chasm. I miss creative artwork on albums.

[@gurnleygropple4734]

DO NOT PANIC! In case of Sonic Attack, do one thing, and one thing only: listen to SPACE RITUAL end to end, as loud as you can, in a dark room.......

[@stephenbrown318]

I have the first pressing of Warrior on the Edge of Time. The Album sleeve on the original unfolds to a large chaos shield. I've only ever unfolded it once when I first got the album back in the mid seventies. Still got the vinyl copy but haven't played it in years; use my CD version instead. Brilliant album. I remember them playing at Reading Festival where they played most of the album as it had only been released a few months previously. They had Michael Moorcock, who wrote all the eternal champion series of books, who frequently helped them out back then. He used to recite the poetry on stage before Bob Calvert took over. Of all the Hawkwind concerts I've attended from Space Ritual right through to Chronicles of the Black Sword (another Eternal Champion themed album with contributions from Moorcock) , plus benefit gigs. I took my daughter to one of those when they played at Jillies rock club in Manchester back in the mid 90's for her 18th birthday. Part way through the set I went for a drink and ended up having a conversation with this guy. After a short while I though this guy is really cool; only to discover I'd been talking to myself in a mirror. My daughter had decked me out in some of her gear, so I didn't recognise myself initially.

[@stephenbrown318]

You should check out their Space Ritual Album. It was the first concert I ever went to and it blew my mind. I've been a fan ever since. (Try Orgone Accumulator)

[@stephenbrown318]

just saw John Smith recommending the same thing.

[@edklingon]

Lemmy was their bassist and left the band (or was kicked) and formed Motorhead.

[@tommyblikeng9722]

Highly recommend the Hawkwind rabbit hole! It's like a universe in it's own right! I did when I was 14 (38 years ago), and I never came up...! Hawknerd for life!

[@mcwulf25]

Flute and sax played by Nik Turner who at least until a couple of years ago was still touring with Hawklords (formed by some former Hawkwind members) age 80.

[@sonicart1808]

Hawkwind are musical pioneers that don't get enough credit, totally unique and ahead of their time... more people should get to hear them and know about them, as others have pointed out here there are different phases in their career some of their later material is really advanced and their use of synthesisers was very forward thinking, more artists than you may realise have been influenced by this band...great to see someone react to this, again a first for me....your really pushing the envelope these days guys and I love it, thank you!

[@donaldb1]

_Space is Deep_ is possibly the ultimate Hawkwind number.

[@Spirit-Of-The-Age]

I never tire of hearing it..(the live Space Ritual is excellent as well.) .. There's a whole list of Hawkwind songs I never tire of hearing......at least half the stuff they made from 1970 to mid 80's at least ;)

[@karlmoles6530]

My favorite band of all time. Nice to see someone react to the gods.

[@christopherosborne7058]

Secret Machines have been listening to Hawkwind i guess😊

[@paddyeason9677]

Love Hawkwind! Unique. Groove-based, hypnotic, elemental, and very different to so many other ‘refined’, ‘intellectual’ prog bands. Hawkwind were always a bit more dangerous and dirty. Genuinely alternative. Proto-punk, almost. Check out their ‘Levitation’ album. And their incredible ‘Space Ritual’ live album. And also move on to the band ‘Gong’ for deeper space rock weirdness. Full disclosure - I work with their guitarist. ;)

[@jonibz1456]

This is the band i have probably seen live most in my life. proper underground band that always stuck to their guns.

[@markrae1317]

Fantastic! I have seen Hawkwind perform this, and the rest of Warrior on the Edge of Time, live... 🙂

[@alshipman2114]

Your description of Brock's singing is accurate. Brock is the eternal presence guiding all the true Hawkwind albums.

[@curtc2194]

Hawkwind purveyors of the Space Rock genre...their music is a journey...enjoy the ride!

[@tonybaker55]

Good choice, but now you need to listen to Space Ritual...that will blow your mind! Saxophone and flute played by Nik Turner RIP.

[@bengazeley9730]

I'd suggest Orgone Accumulator and/or Levitation as your next Hawkwind tracks.

[@letstalk3265]

Your first selection, 1st track on side 3 on Space Ritual has the very distinctive elements of Suzi Quatro's hit ''Can The Can''. Check out the instrumental section and the riffing plus the horns that is ''Can The Can.'' As soon as I heard Suzi's great song I looked at my 4 brothers and 2 sisters and said ''that's Orgone Accumulator'', then went to the stereo and put the stylus straight onto that part of the song. Total consensus. We loved Suzi even more thinking that great minds think alike. Made her even cooler for us. Listen to both tracks and it's unmistakeable.

[@lordofthehornets3238]

Earth Calling/Born To Go from Space Ritual will blow you away.

[@SmilingMedicineEntertainment]

Great to see someone checking out some Hawkwind! For me it's all about the Space Ritual era version of the band. From what I understand, the premise of the band is that "Hawkwind" is actually the name of a space ship that has arrived on Earth, and it is powered by the energy of an audience, and "Hawkwind" will take the audience on an exploration of the universe, in which their songs act as explanations or stories about the different regions of the universe the ship passes through. Ya got that? Anyway, if you're looking for more, check into Orgone Accumulator, Born to Go and Brainstorm. They are really about trans inducing music when ya get down to it.

[@colinpottle6850]

One of my fave bands, worth checking out 'Images' from the album Space Bandits or 'LSD' from the album Electric Tepee for total freakout!! Other bands to watch out for are Groundhogs (Split Part 2) and If (Sunday Sad)

[@timfeeley714-25]

Welcome aboard the good spaceship Hawkwind. The original warrior On The Edge Of Time album cover was a four panel fold out, you're seeing one of the four panels. Their album Space Ritual is considered by many to be the greatest live album of all time, the album cover is hands down the best ever, it is a six panel fold out of psychedelic art and photography by the late great Barney bubbles, the Space Ritual tour was a year and a half of LSD fueled live madness, with strobes, psychedelic lighting effects and dancers (the famous Stacia). Hawkwind even had their own lighting company that travelled with them, they were called Liquid Len and the Lensmen. Great reaction. Thanx

[@yiasemi]

If you want to understand Hawkwind you have to read the works of Michael Moorcock who spans Sword and Sorcery to time-travel alternative urban fantasy (years before Neil Gaiman) (in which members of the band appear as themselves and others)and collaborated with the band at this time. Plus Lemmy propelling them on bass for the last time on this album. I saw these guys at Stonehenge twice before the festival was shut down in Thatchers reactionary 80s. It's a very British working class prog as compared to Pink Floyd or Yes who were the public school university guys, and just as good in their own way. You could trance dance to this, as opposed to the others mentioned. This album was the Sergio Leone drifter travelling through space/time gates, which a decade later would be on TV in Stargate.

[@GruffyddFO4]

Thank you so much for 1) reacting to Hawkwind (a rarity), and 2) not choosing Silver Machine or Master of the Universe. A&B/TGV (really two songs, but they merge together so well into one) is an absolute masterwork of psychedelic/space rock from a progenitor of the genre. A great introduction to the group.

[@mrinteresting6072]

SAW THEM SEVERAL TIMES AT THE HAMMY OD, WOW, I'VE NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE. BIG LOVE.

[@mrinteresting6072]

P.S. IT'S SPACE ROCK.