Recommendations please

[Arjan Hulsebos]

Carl Edlund Anderson wrote:

>On 25-Jan-2005 00:19, Tony wrote:
>
>
>>OK folks, I need some recommendations.  As I originally joined this list for
>>the BOC part of it, I feel somewhat of a pretender, not having bought a
>>Hawkwind CD since "Hall Of The Mountain Grill" back in 945 BC!!.  However I
>>feel the need to remedy this situation immediately.  If you had to choose
>>only five Hawkwind albums for a relative novice (I've got "Masters Of The
>>Universe" and "Space Ritual", which would they be?  It's my birthday soon
>>and I know I'll be scratching my head wondering what to buy with the Amazon
>>vouchers I'm bound to get.
>>
>>
>
>Well, if you own _Space Ritual_, then you own what I reckon in the one
>HW album to own if you only own one :)
>
>
Yes, definitely.

>Moving on from there, I'd definitely suggest _Palace Springs_ (barring
>the pointless "Acid Test", pretty great latter-day HW and my favorite
>version of Assault'n'Battery>Golden Void).
>
There's another reason for getting this one: Bridget Wishart's voice. Such a lovely voice, a shame she wasn't longer in the band.

>But failing a good Calvert comp ...
>
The Hawklords Live ain't too bad, nor is Atomhenge.

Another one I'd suggest is Collecters Series Vol. 2: Choose Your Masques.

Gr,

Arjan H