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 ...  Read the complete review