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Hawkwind - 'Spacebrock' (Voiceprint)

Mike Reed | USA | 12/15/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Only recognized a few of the names listed upon the CD's recording line-up.Brock,Richard Chadwick,and past HW drummer Martin Griffin who guests on "Some People Never Die".A player simply listed as Hawkman does a good job of playing bass and violin through out the entire seventeen track disc.Somewhat similar to 'Strange Trips&Pipe Dreams' and 'Alein 4',yet updated.Standouts are "Dreamers","Earth Breath","Sex Dreams","Earth Calling"(a totally different song than the one on 'Space Ritual'),"Behind The Face",the rocking title cut and the somewhat techno "Do You Want This Body".Good vocals supplied by guest Capt.Natty on this closing song.Some interesting voice overs and sound effects were used to make 'Spacebrock'.Another tasty selection to add to Hawkwind's ALREADY extensive music catalog."

Spot the influences

@ | 06/22/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"While listening to this CD,I kept hearing other bands as parts of many tracks rang bells in my cerebral music archive:- Gong, Steve Hillage, Tangerine Dream and Steve Hackett to name but a few. Some of it was a bit techno synthi, but Dave's guitar work kept it Hawkwind. Not the best Hawkwind album ever, it's no Levitation or Xenon codex. But still pretty good and much much better than a lot of stuff that finds its way to the shelves these days and with seventeen tracks, you don't get short changed."