Track Listing

1. Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)
2. Wind Of Change
3. D River
4. Web Weaver
5. You'd Better Believe It
6. Hall Of The Mountain Grill
7. Lost Johnny
8. Goat Willow
9. Paradox
10. You'd Better Believe It
11. Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)
12. Paradox
13. It's So Easy

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12980 in Music
• Released on: 2001-08-20
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

CD Description
HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN GRILL found Hawkwind pushing the thudding hard rock of their early albums into the sci-fi influenced soundscapes that would define their legendary sound. In fact, this 1974 album is something of a prog rock classic, given everything from its futuristic cover to the sounds of mellotron, synthesizer, harpsichord, and flute interspersed among the overdriven guitars.
Hawkwind were pioneers in thefirst wave of space rock, and their sound often draws comparisons to Pink Floyd's music of the same era. But for all their cosmic meanderings and Tolkien imagery, Hawkwind rocked hard (Lemmy, who later went on to form Motorhead, was a member of the band), and HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN GRILL is full of driving, fuzzed-out guitar songs that perfectly balance the touches of ethereal psychedelia. With that in mind, this heralded effort should please fans of prog, psych, and early-'70s metal; and for fans of space rock proper--it's a must.

Customer Reviews

Newcomers to Hawkwind, start here!
Whether it was sheer chance or simply fate, this was the first Hawkind album I ever purchased many moons ago, and what a purchase it proved to be. Having only previously been familiar with the single Silver Machine (which seems to be the only Hawkwind song ever played on the radio) I wasn't sure whether to expect more of the same or something completely different. It only took one play to get me completely hooked, that's how good the songs on this album are. From the opening rocker The Psychedelic Warlords (good title) right through to the last track Paradox (on the original album) the music takes you many light-years away, so let your imagination run riot. To my ears this album is designed to be played in its entirety in one sitting, as they all flow so well from one to the other. This really is the perfect album to begin your Hawkwind collection; the songs are very immediate, nothing too long or experimental, indeed probably their most commercial-sounding album. But it will prepare you well for their other work, so do what I did, take a chance and you'll never look back. Buy!!

An Original Album that has been well Re-Mastered
Given the range of repetitive and ill-chosen anthologies you can buy for Hawkwind on CD releases based on orginal LP albums are a breath of fresh air. The re-mastering is very good and I was literally stunned when I played it for the first time through head-phones. This is genuine 70s Hawkwind.

Better Believe It
I f you like 70's space rock look no further this is the best! A mixture of live and studio though hard to tell which is which the productions is so good, the music takes you on a psychedelic trip to far off worlds, drifting through Celtic ‘Tolkien’/mythology to ‘Druillet/Moorcock,s’ science fiction. At points you cant tell what instruments making what sound more like the wine of a spaceships engine, the would be soundtrack to the movie ‘Darstar’. Classic songs still played in their live shows today; Better Believe It, Paradox, Lost Johnny, D-rider will boost your imagination to such a height you drool!
I’m sure if you listen hard enough you’ll here the horn of ‘Gondor’ blown one last time.