These guys started out by playing under the flyover down portabella road , late 60s , saw them a few times ,the odd festival here and there , im almost 73 now , good to hear them again. Well done,
If I hadn't gotten involved with a local radio station (AM, in fact) towards the end of high school, I don't know if I ever would have heard of Hawkwind. And, now I have somewhere around 45 CDs by them. Around 72 or so, while in high school, I found out a slightly older neighbor had gotten a DJ job at the local radio station. My friends and I were interested in that idea, and, each in turn, we all ended up getting jobs there. Of course, once one of us was working there, the rest of us were hanging out there. It was a small town, daytime only station and we were on our own at the transmitter site when on the air. No program manager, no supervision other than listening to us on the air, no playlist, etc. Teenagers, on our own on the air, running a "Top 40" show. That's where we all three discovered Hawkwind, with promos for In Search Of Space, Doremi Fasol Latido, and Space Ritual we found at the station. In fact, that job opened our eyes to lots of music we didn't know existed since nobody was airing it. Like the Groundhogs, Nektar, Pavlov's Dog, Man, and the Strawbs, for examples. Let's just say we turned that "Top40" show into what we called "Progressive Rock" radio. We became first in the area to air Robin Trower, Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes), Montrose, Nazareth, Styx, among others. Because we listened to every promo that came in and aired whatever we liked and thought our audience would also like. And brought in our own records. We were playing JJ Cale's original "Cocaine" before Clapton covered it. Even after discovering bands like Hawkwind, actually finding their stuff wasn't easy. That's why, to me, the development of CDs and the ensuing reissues was a godsend. Until the early 80's, I had no more than 4-5 Hawkwind LPs. Thanks to the CD reissues, I now have around 45 albums on CD. But it all started with that little small town radio station and a job.
seen um 20 times, and tbh silver machine is not really where they are at, or have been at for 50 years :P dave brock is very much alive.... as he says on one version of it..... 'my mothers got a washing machine' and stacia is the well endowed one
My friend of mine and I were just talking about Lemmie and Hawkwind last night! A lot of their concert goers in the early 70s where handed acid tabs going in! On top of the psychedelic tunes, the acid added to the whole experience 😂. A track from Nazarath's album " No Mean City " would be excellent or Wishbone Ash Album "Argus" 1972. My favourite album of theirs and not a bad song on it either! Seen them eventually in 1997!
Oh the memories. I first heard this at a heavy rock venue called 'The Chelsea Drug Store' on the Kings Road, Chelsea in 1972. They had, for the time, an amazingly good sound system, and this sounded, literally, out of this world. I had in fact seen Hawkwind live when they played a gig at a venue local to me on the south coast a year or two earlier, so I knew who they were and liked them. I've been a big Hawkwind fan ever since then. The girl is Stacia. Around this time Hawkwind were doing collaborations with Sci Fi writer Michael Moorecock. He even wrote a novel about a thinly disguised version of Hawkwind called 'The Time of the Hawklords'. I regard Lemmy as one of the best rock bass guitar players ever. As the Tee shirt says, 'I may be old, but I got to see all the good bands' 😄
I finally got to see a version of Hawkwind. In 1995, at a bar in Springfield, VA. They were the headliner, so to speak, of a four band lineup. All four bands were good, but it would have been better with just the first act and Hawkwind, leaving the other two for another night. They were good, but not of the same type music. The opening act, however, was a local band that fit in very well, with the interesting name of Slow Acid Factor. I actually ran into their guitarist in the restroom. I was talking to him, when he suddenly realized, "Oh shit, I'm supposed to be on stage!", and ran off. Let's just say, he wasn't very "focused"... I'm not even sure who the Hawkwind lineup on stage was, other than Dave Brock of course. The lead singer, short-lived I believe, came on stage in an outfit covered in light bulbs, for some reason. My biggest problem with that night was that each set was too short. Which is why I think it would have better splitting the middle two bands out to another night. They would have been good together, as would Slow Acid Factor & Hawkwind. As for Lemmy, while I love the work he did with Hawkwind, I never got into Motorhead. And, actually, didn't even know the connection for a long time. I didn't encounter Motorhead until 1982, while I was aboard the USS Forrestal. A friend invited me down to his shop to hear "something different". That was the first time I ever heard them. No idea what was played for me, but I didn't much care for it. It wasn't until years after that I learned that the Lemmy on the early Hawkwind albums was the Lemmy that founded Motorhead. And that, in fact, the name of that band was also the name of the last song he wrote for Hawkwind.
@@brolinofvandar Hi, thanks for your story. I do agree with you that Motorhead went in a very different direction to Hawkwind, and that either of these bands may not be everyone's cup of tea. I like Motorhead for the rawness and energy of their music, whilst Hawkwind have a more 'spacey' theme to much of their work, but for me both have their place. With Lemmy, I think it's the way he plays his bass as if it were a lead guitar that appeals. I'm not a fan of putting music into different pigeon holes as some like to do. If I like it, I like it, whatever genre it may be, and my record collection and listening covers a very wide range. In recent years, in my mid 70's, I've been diving into the world of Japanese rock and metal, and am finding some amazingly good bands. In a couple of weeks I'm off to London to see an all female Japanese metal band called Lovebites (name taken from the song by Halestorm) who I have developed a great liking for. I like to think exploring new music is helping keep me young(er) and I like the way it has the power to bring together people around the world. Regards from the UK
Good review. I had the pleasure of seeing Hawkwind just after they released Silver Machine. Just finished watching Ayreon Beneath The Waves DVD.it's brilliant. Show. Also Ayreon has released another track from Beneath The Waves Fate Of Man.
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These guys started out by playing under the flyover down portabella road , late 60s , saw them a few times ,the odd festival here and there , im almost 73 now , good to hear them again. Well done,
Always loved Hawkwind. Heard them at a record store and grabbed two of their albums
Still got the vinyl In Search of Space. Nic Turner is another name that comes to mind. The band still survives I think.
Heard them at a festival. But I couldn’t get up to see them .
Nik Turner (Sax) died recently but Dave Brock is still going strong and leading the band.
Dave Brock is still going
If I hadn't gotten involved with a local radio station (AM, in fact) towards the end of high school, I don't know if I ever would have heard of Hawkwind. And, now I have somewhere around 45 CDs by them.
Around 72 or so, while in high school, I found out a slightly older neighbor had gotten a DJ job at the local radio station. My friends and I were interested in that idea, and, each in turn, we all ended up getting jobs there. Of course, once one of us was working there, the rest of us were hanging out there. It was a small town, daytime only station and we were on our own at the transmitter site when on the air. No program manager, no supervision other than listening to us on the air, no playlist, etc. Teenagers, on our own on the air, running a "Top 40" show.
That's where we all three discovered Hawkwind, with promos for In Search Of Space, Doremi Fasol Latido, and Space Ritual we found at the station. In fact, that job opened our eyes to lots of music we didn't know existed since nobody was airing it. Like the Groundhogs, Nektar, Pavlov's Dog, Man, and the Strawbs, for examples. Let's just say we turned that "Top40" show into what we called "Progressive Rock" radio. We became first in the area to air Robin Trower, Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes), Montrose, Nazareth, Styx, among others. Because we listened to every promo that came in and aired whatever we liked and thought our audience would also like. And brought in our own records. We were playing JJ Cale's original "Cocaine" before Clapton covered it.
Even after discovering bands like Hawkwind, actually finding their stuff wasn't easy. That's why, to me, the development of CDs and the ensuing reissues was a godsend. Until the early 80's, I had no more than 4-5 Hawkwind LPs. Thanks to the CD reissues, I now have around 45 albums on CD. But it all started with that little small town radio station and a job.
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seen um 20 times, and tbh silver machine is not really where they are at, or have been at for 50 years :P dave brock is very much alive.... as he says on one version of it..... 'my mothers got a washing machine' and stacia is the well endowed one
My friend of mine and I were just talking about Lemmie and Hawkwind last night! A lot of their concert goers in the early 70s where handed acid tabs going in! On top of the psychedelic tunes, the acid added to the whole experience 😂.
A track from Nazarath's album " No Mean City " would be excellent or Wishbone Ash Album "Argus" 1972. My favourite album of theirs and not a bad song on it either! Seen them eventually in 1997!
Wishbone Ash, can't go wrong 👌
the very first record I bought
Oh the memories. I first heard this at a heavy rock venue called 'The Chelsea Drug Store' on the Kings Road, Chelsea in 1972. They had, for the time, an amazingly good sound system, and this sounded, literally, out of this world. I had in fact seen Hawkwind live when they played a gig at a venue local to me on the south coast a year or two earlier, so I knew who they were and liked them. I've been a big Hawkwind fan ever since then.
The girl is Stacia. Around this time Hawkwind were doing collaborations with Sci Fi writer Michael Moorecock. He even wrote a novel about a thinly disguised version of Hawkwind called 'The Time of the Hawklords'.
I regard Lemmy as one of the best rock bass guitar players ever.
As the Tee shirt says, 'I may be old, but I got to see all the good bands' 😄
I finally got to see a version of Hawkwind. In 1995, at a bar in Springfield, VA. They were the headliner, so to speak, of a four band lineup. All four bands were good, but it would have been better with just the first act and Hawkwind, leaving the other two for another night. They were good, but not of the same type music. The opening act, however, was a local band that fit in very well, with the interesting name of Slow Acid Factor. I actually ran into their guitarist in the restroom. I was talking to him, when he suddenly realized, "Oh shit, I'm supposed to be on stage!", and ran off. Let's just say, he wasn't very "focused"...
I'm not even sure who the Hawkwind lineup on stage was, other than Dave Brock of course. The lead singer, short-lived I believe, came on stage in an outfit covered in light bulbs, for some reason.
My biggest problem with that night was that each set was too short. Which is why I think it would have better splitting the middle two bands out to another night. They would have been good together, as would Slow Acid Factor & Hawkwind.
As for Lemmy, while I love the work he did with Hawkwind, I never got into Motorhead. And, actually, didn't even know the connection for a long time. I didn't encounter Motorhead until 1982, while I was aboard the USS Forrestal. A friend invited me down to his shop to hear "something different". That was the first time I ever heard them. No idea what was played for me, but I didn't much care for it. It wasn't until years after that I learned that the Lemmy on the early Hawkwind albums was the Lemmy that founded Motorhead. And that, in fact, the name of that band was also the name of the last song he wrote for Hawkwind.
@@brolinofvandar Hi, thanks for your story. I do agree with you that Motorhead went in a very different direction to Hawkwind, and that either of these bands may not be everyone's cup of tea. I like Motorhead for the rawness and energy of their music, whilst Hawkwind have a more 'spacey' theme to much of their work, but for me both have their place. With Lemmy, I think it's the way he plays his bass as if it were a lead guitar that appeals.
I'm not a fan of putting music into different pigeon holes as some like to do. If I like it, I like it, whatever genre it may be, and my record collection and listening covers a very wide range. In recent years, in my mid 70's, I've been diving into the world of Japanese rock and metal, and am finding some amazingly good bands. In a couple of weeks I'm off to London to see an all female Japanese metal band called Lovebites (name taken from the song by Halestorm) who I have developed a great liking for. I like to think exploring new music is helping keep me young(er) and I like the way it has the power to bring together people around the world. Regards from the UK
How can you forget Miss Stacia's name?
My brains a bit foggy about those days.
@@grandad.reacts in fairness, it isn't her name that immediately springs to mind...
Good review. I had the pleasure of seeing Hawkwind just after they released Silver Machine. Just finished watching Ayreon Beneath The Waves DVD.it's brilliant. Show. Also Ayreon has released another track from Beneath The Waves Fate Of Man.