PXR 5 - Hawkwind

Advantages: Original, influential
Disadvantages: Should have had more success

..." and the almost creepy "Days of the Underground". Still a very good album. 4/5. PXR5 (1979) continues the transition into harder, leaner Hawkwind with the fast, punky "Death Trap" and the brisk title track. Standout track on this one has to be "High Rise". 3/5. Levitation (1980) is the first album by what was effectively almost a brand-new Hawkwind lineup. Aside from Dave Brock, none of the musicians who had take part in the previous albums remained. This resulted in a sound which was different and still recognisably Hawkwind, and this album is in fact the best one they ahd done since "Hall of the Mountain Grill". This is stuffed full of alternative rock anthems, right from the title track through live favourite "Motorway City" and one of my favourites, "Dust of Time". Another must-have. 5/5. Sonic Attack (1981) continued what was now Hawkwind... Read review

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Advantages: Few extra minutes added to vinyl version
Disadvantages: DVD has no concert footage

.... There are a few notes about how the sales of "Silver Machine" (no 1 in UK and other European countries) allowed the band to stage Space Ritual in the first place. Overall I'd recommend this to anyone who wants a record of how good Hawkwind could be when they were all friends and their live shows were second to none. You will be disappointed if you want footage of the concert in question though. If you want those few extra minutes of the concert that fade out on the vinyl version then buy this. You can always use the DVD as a coaster! If you're happy to miss out on those extra minutes, then buy the remastered CD which is several pounds cheaper. Available from all good record shops (and a few bad ones) and all the usual online suppliers. The RRP (if there is still such a thing) is about £15.00, but you may be able to get it for less... Read review

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Advantages: Full show, 5.1 sound, bonus interview with Dave Brock
Disadvantages: One small gripe - Arthur Brown ad libs too much!

...This is the most recent concert DVD release from Hawkwind. Recorded in Newcastle in 2002, the line up is Dave Brock, Huw Lloyd Langton, Tim Blake, Richard Chadwick, and very special guest on vocals - Arthur Brown (he of the 60's classic hit 'Fire' by the Crazy World of Arthur Brown). All in all this is a great concert with a mix of old classics and newer material. Soundwise it is superb with a great 5.1 mix which gives it much more of a proper live feel, especially if you can turn the volume up! Track listing is - Earth Calling Aerospace Age Inferno Angels Of Death Out Of The Shadows Time Captives Master Of The Universe Song Of The Gremlins Time And Confusion Hurry On Sundown Lighthouse The Watcher Assassins Of Allah Earth Calling (including You Shouldn't Do That) Sonic Attack Silver Machine That is the full 90... Read review

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