HW Recent v Old

[flossbac]

> As the newbie to the group  (dontcha find you lose the fun when you cant
say
> that any more.....time to move on)  where was I.... oh yeah
>
> >From the compilation releases, various posts by quantity, both here and
> other groups/newsgroups and general vibe  (good word, now sadly fallen
into
> underuse) it seems that most Hawkfans, of both heavyweight and occasional
> variety are mainly into the older stuff.  Popularity seems to be in
> chronological order up to Levitation, then it tails off.

I must say that I have been really pleased with most of the post-1980
Hawkwind output.  I know that people on this list tend to attack some of the
most recent material, but honestly I think it's among the best!  Palace
Springs, for example, is sometimes my favorite HW album.  It Is The Business
Of The Future To Be Dangerous is also a fave!  And I must say that In Your
Area has really been expanding my mind lately!  I have nothing unfavorable
to say about the old "traditional" United Artists HW--of course it's
great--but so is the new stuff.  Sometimes I feel as if a lot of folks are
just stuck in a musical timewarp regarding HW, and they can't get out of
1973.  Wow--the thing that amazes me about this band is how they keep
blowing my mind wide open with every new record.  I have been holding my
breath waiting for a bad album to come along to signal the downfall of the
band, but it never happens!  They have earned my unflagging trust.  This is
quality material.  Granted, there have been a few lapses IMHO--for example,
"Song of the Swords" from COTBS tests my patience at times, as if with this
song HW wanted to be a metal band (something they never really were).
Overall, HW has been more consistently great than any band I can think
of.....
John Majka
http://www.nlci.com/users/flossbac/hawkwind.html