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Hawkwind
Doremi Fasol Latido
(Liberty UA/EMI, 1972)
Lemmy’s Hawkwind debut provides empirical proof that space is deep…
Despite the success of Silver Machine, their one and only hit in June 1972, Hawkwind refused to flirt with potential pop stardom and the single wasn’t even included on this, their third album five months later. Instead, they trumpeted a collection of “ritualistic space chants, battle hymns and stellar songs of praise”, marking album debuts for Lemmy The Lurch and drummer Simon King. A defining moment in Hawkwind’s iconography thanks to Barney Bubbles’ cover art, Doremi... is also a hefty moment of sonic confirmation, underlined by warped, elephantine 11-minute opener Brainstorm, the brooding Space Is Deep and the spiralling Time We Left This World Today. While the band’s next album, the monolithic live Space Ritual, is often hailed as their definitive statement, Doremi... is a seismic effort that continues to inform the band’s set to this day and, back then, established them further as Ladbroke Grove’s most uncompromising streetwise gang of speed-freaks.
Phil Alexander
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 6:00 AM GMT 05/12/2007
Further Listening
Hawkwind – Space Ritual (Liberty UA, 1973)
Robert Calvert – Captain Lockheed And The Star Fighters (Liberty UA, 1974)
Monster Magnet – Tab (Caroline, 1991)
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"Lemmy’s Hawkwind debut provides empirical proof that space is deep…"
Damn straight!
Posted by Space_Is_Deep at 6:34 AM GMT 05/12/2007 Report Abuse
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