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HORRIBLE! SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS!

03/10/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This 2-CD set is an awful recording. The first CD is nothing more than a compilation of tracks from Hawkwind's "Space Ritual vol. 2", sounding inferior to the original from which it was copied. The second CD was taken from a live concert, and contains less than exemplary versions of songs which can be found on Hawkwind's many other recordings. Also, the sound quality of this CD is just downright pathetic....almost like a bootleg(and, not even a good one). "Year 2000..." was released by Demi-Monde, the same record label owned by ex-Hawkwind bassist Dave Anderson that also put out "Bring Me The Head Of Yuri Gagarin"(overwhelmingly voted as the worst Hawkwind album ever in terms of sound and performance quality on a recent internet poll). With the release of "Year 2000: Codename Hawkwind", it appears as though "Bring Me The Head...." finally has some competition for the "Hawkwind Albums Everyone Should Avoid" category."

Hawkwind-'Year 2000:Codename Hawkwind' (NMC/Pilot)

Mike Reed | USA | 12/07/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Nicely packaged in a soft cover snap case,shouldn't be very hard to spot as it sort of stands out in the CD bins.Disc one is another reissue(how many does that make now?)of the 'Space Ritual II' disc as it's been remastered and gives the listener a chance to hear slightly different versions of some of the tunes.Starts off with an alternative edit of "Space Is Deep",then really gets good as "Orgone Accumulator","Upside Down","Time We Left(This World Today)" and "10 Seconds Of Forever" proceed.Disc two is several assorted live cuts recorded in Cambridge,UK in September,1972.Have heard most of these tracks before.A bit raw sounding,but the quality is fine.Liked "You Know You're Only Dreaming","You Shouldn't Do That","Hurry On Sundown" and "Paranoia" the best.Another cool thing about 'Codename...' is it has an inner-changeable cover.Aimed pretty much at Hawkwind completists."

Space is deep and they where born to go.

fdsz | Sweden | 01/15/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This record has a great load of songs, all which have been remastered. The remastered songs sounds awesome, but it doesnt really sound like a classic Hawkwind record anymore. It get's sorta ... well ... too clean ... I don't know whether this is good or bad...sometimes it works and sometimes it feels like they just should have left the song as it where before. Anyways, if you can't get your hands on Doremi fatsol latido , Spaceritual or Hall of the mountain grill : BUY THIS !"