Xenon Codex

[John Majka]

Curiously, Chronicle of the Black Sword was also my first taste of Hawkwind. 
Although the opening track struck me as a bit more metal than the band 
really is, I couldn't stop listening to that record and I had to explore 
further... And now hundreds of CDs, albums, singles, posters, programs, 
shirts, and concerts later, I'm still just as interested!

I think that Xenon Codex is one of the most underrated albums in their vast 
catalog.  After listening to it for the first time I remember being in awe, 
thinking, how can Hawkwind of all bands go on making great albums when they 
are supposedly well past their "expiration date."  I thought it a remarkably 
solid album, especially for a band who had been at it as long as they had at 
the time.  Hawkwind always manage to somehow coax some additional energy 
from the fuel rods for another journey....

John Majka


Xenon Codex has to be my favorite Hawkwind album, and it was the second 
album by the band I got when it came out
right after buying my first Hawkwind CD in 1988 (Chronicle of The Black 
Sword) SHARP033
... Stuff like Neon Skyline and Sword of The East are just awesome still...

Guy Bidmead is in fact producing Uli Roth of The Scorpions these days...

a fan,
Christian

NP: Carpathian Forest - We Are Going To Hell For This



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