HW: Interesting Challenge - The final solution!

[Doug Pearson]

On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 15:23:10 -0400, Brian Halligan <brianh at PULLEYN.COM> wrote:

>>I 2nd this observation.  For overall texture when presenting a newboy
>>Hawkwind, if I wasn't going to make a compilation tape, I'd play *Hall
>>Of The Mountain Grill*.  It has held up really well over a quarter of a
>>century, IMO.I can vouch for this:
>
>HotMG was my first HW album (I was here for BOC originally) and PW (DIS)
>totally blew me away.  I now own 10 HW albums and counting (HotMG is
>still my favorite, although I can't find Warrior, or a decently priced
>Space Ritual remaster, in the stores so I haven't checked them out yet.)

I guess I gotta jump in on this, too ... the first Hawkwind I ever heard
was "Psychedelic Warlords" on my college's radio station in fall 84 ... I
was so blown away that I ran down to the store the next day and bought
secondhand copies of "Space Ritual", "Roadhawks" and "Live 79" (all for
less than $5 each ... ah, the 1980s ...).  Come to think of it, all three
of those would make good introductions (IMO, of course).

There should probably be some kind of FAQ on this subject, though, since a
previous poster quite correctly pointed out that certain HW albums will
make better introductions than others, depending on their individual music
tastes.  I wouldn't start someone into punk or alternative rock off with
'Chronicle of the Black Sword', for instance (unless I was trying to make
them laugh) - but 'Stasis', 'Quark', or 'Hawklords Live' would probably fit
the bill.   OTOH, CotBS and 'Levitation' (as well as the intermediary
albums) would make great starters for someone coming from a heavy metal
background, but 'Astounding Sounds' surely wouldn't.  And for someone who's
a fan of Primus and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, I'd start off by playing
"Time For Sale" from the new 'Atomhenge' CD-R (who does Paul Rudolph think
he is ... Bootsy Collins?!).  At the very least, there ought to be a list
of HW albums that BOC fans should start with ...

        -Doug
         ceres at sirius.com