Search - Hawkwind :: Lord of the Light

Short Disk with Odd Mix - Collector Stuff

crumbhunger | Fresno, CA United States | 12/30/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Before Bob Calvert passed away from an unspecified show-biz related ailment he earned a few fans; and there are two cuts for them on this disk: 'The Right Stuff' and 'Ejection'. Also included is a Nik Turner solo-effort: 'The Weighing of the Heart and Negative confession'. Dave Brock does not play on the preceeding songs; he does of course play on the single versions of: 'Lord of Light', 'Seven by Seven' ('Silver Machine' B-side), 'Paradox', and 'You'd Better Believe It'. 'Lord of Light' is culled from the 'Space Ritual' tour at the "Mamouth Space Ritual". The disk is fairly well mastered, but is only 35 minutes long."

Hawkwind - 'Lord Of Light' (Cleopatra)

Mike Reed | USA | 10/06/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"May have JUST seven tracks,but at the time of this release,several of these tunes could not be easily had.Two reasons I'm giving it a four star rating instead of three.First,it's a budget priced disc and second,it has a couple of the original mixes of two Bob Calvert gems from his 1973 'Captain Lockheed' lp "The Right Stuff" and the stellar "Ejection".Love the way Nik Turner performs this song during most of his live gigs.Speaking of which,there's a tune that closes out the CD here,"The Weighing Of The Heart And Negative Confession"(Travel Mix)".Isn't THAT a Nik Turner song from his 'Sphynx' effort?Some may refer to 'Lord Of Light' as a second rate compilation.Maybe just should have had a few more tunes added."