Hawkwind is back
Daniel Leithauser | Grand Junction, CO USA | 12/18/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As one official review indicated, "more Hawkwind than Hawkwind". And it is. Space Ritual is the culmination of decades of playing psychedelic electronic space music. Clean analog and digital mix with some of the story telling of Moorcock thrown in. This is a blend of the old stuff ("Space Ritual"--how telling!) and the new stuff (Quark Strangeness and Charm, marking less space and more pop than prior stuff) creating a must have for Hawkwind fans young and old, along with attracting those that have not even heard of these folks. Since I am in a nostalgic retroactive mode right now, converting old vinyl to digital, I found that much of the older Hawkwind is already on disk and sounding cleaner than ever with some remixing. Notably, the first album (simply Hawkwind) and Space Ritual (one of the best live space rock albums ever recorded) are well worth picking up in addition to Otherworld as a rambling time line of what Hawkwind, and lovingly currently reconstituted, Space Ritual are all about!"
A must have for every Space Rocker!!!
Antonios Alexandrakis | 11/13/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've been waiting for so long for this album....more Hawkwind than Hawkwind?Maybe true if somebody likes only the 70's version of Hawkwind,personally i'm happy for the excistance of Hawkwind&Space ritual,as well!
Apart from the legendary x-Hawkwind members who are involved on this masterpiece of modern space rock music,this album stand by itself for its music....it's AMAZING!!!!A must have for every space rocker....don't loose the opportunity to see a live show of space ritual and their amazing dvd Satyricon!"
