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Description: Hawkwind were a British rock band, forming in 1969 the group was one of the earliest space rock proponents. Notable ... more
Hawkwind in general ... science fiction writer Michael Moorcock was an occasional collaborator.

Newest Review: ... through all the live albums (except for a few outstanding ones) and the compilations here, because there are simply far too ... more

 ... many of them. I will however go through the "proper" studio albums briefly (and this will take a while!) because each one is different- far moreso than most bands' back-catalogues. Hawkwind (1970) is their first effort- an odd combination of some acoustic, hippie-ish rock tracks (you can see from this album how the mud stuck) together with some minimalist electronica and knob-twiddling which showcased even then the band's fascination with new technologies. One for completists really. 2/5 In Search of Space (...more

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Premium Review Hawkwind in general: The Psychadelic Warlords (1455 words)
by bagoproverbial - written on 09/10/07 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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Hawkwind are one of those bands that a number of people have heard of, most people haven't bothered listening to, and very few people seem to know a lot about, despite a well-documented chronlogoy, a huge number of album, live album and compilation releases (many not even properly authorised) and a huge influence on rock music as we know it today. Detractors of Hawkwind often refer to them as either hippies or sci-fi nerds, or more often both. There are many more facets to the band than that, even though they often dip into contemporary sci-fi and fgantasy writings for accompaniements to their music. For over thirty-five years they have been producing ...

 
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