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The band's best studio album, coming off of the success of Space Ritual. The group's rock roots are juxtaposed effectively with the swelling synthesizer flourishes and pretentious song ideas, creating the quintessential guitar-oriented space rock record. The highlight was the live recording of "You'd Better Believe It," with its crunchy guitars, but nobody minded keyboardman Simon House's languid synthesizer-laden "Hall of the Mountain Grill" (especially as it was followed by the Lemmy-sung "Lost Johnny," a great all-out rocker). The sound, especially the mix of ballsy high-volume guitar playing and soaring electronic keyboards ("The Psychedelic Warlords," "D-Rider"), would later get co-opted by outfits such as Blue Öyster Cult ("(Don't Fear) The Reaper") and Kansas. Overall, this is the sound and imagery that the punkier kids and druggies who went to shows like Laserium were looking for, and if the producers of Laserium had devised something hooked around this record, it could have run 20 years or better.
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Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Dave Brock, Composer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - Nik Turner, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Hawkwind, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer - Simon House, Composer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Ian Kilmister, Composer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer - Mick Farren, Composer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer - Del Dettmar, Composer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Roy Thomas Baker, Producer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Brock, Composer - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Morris, Engineer - Peter Mew, Engineer - Paul Cobbold, Engineer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Dave Brock, Composer - Hawkwind, Producer, MainArtist - David Hamilton Smith, Engineer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
The band's best studio album, coming off of the success of Space Ritual. The group's rock roots are juxtaposed effectively with the swelling synthesizer flourishes and pretentious song ideas, creating the quintessential guitar-oriented space rock record. The highlight was the live recording of "You'd Better Believe It," with its crunchy guitars, but nobody minded keyboardman Simon House's languid synthesizer-laden "Hall of the Mountain Grill" (especially as it was followed by the Lemmy-sung "Lost Johnny," a great all-out rocker). The sound, especially the mix of ballsy high-volume guitar playing and soaring electronic keyboards ("The Psychedelic Warlords," "D-Rider"), would later get co-opted by outfits such as Blue Öyster Cult ("(Don't Fear) The Reaper") and Kansas. Overall, this is the sound and imagery that the punkier kids and druggies who went to shows like Laserium were looking for, and if the producers of Laserium had devised something hooked around this record, it could have run 20 years or better.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:25
- Main artists: Hawkwind
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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