tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post8841109829543516481..comments2024-02-25T08:15:34.559-05:00Comments on The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope: Patching Holes in My (Gaming) Music EducationMichael Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-81773596695432630562010-06-02T08:17:14.296-04:002010-06-02T08:17:14.296-04:00Space Ritual is awesome.
I love that genre tag, &...Space Ritual is awesome.<br /><br />I love that genre tag, "space". :DAndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-21221927735463325532010-05-29T10:06:09.161-04:002010-05-29T10:06:09.161-04:00As others have said:
SPACE RITUAL
Is the absolut...As others have said:<br /><br />SPACE RITUAL<br /><br />Is the absolute quintessential Hawkwind as far as I am concerned.Andrew Walternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-45835346252153019562010-05-28T20:50:47.397-04:002010-05-28T20:50:47.397-04:00Space Ritual. Took a couple of listens to realize ...Space Ritual. Took a couple of listens to realize my mind was blown.Ragnorakkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812860633134547618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-6865415899665304442010-05-28T10:46:22.941-04:002010-05-28T10:46:22.941-04:00Warrior on the Edge of Time is also notable for ha...Warrior on the Edge of Time is also notable for having a couple spoken-word interludes read by Michael Moorcock. Plus I love the cover art.David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-69259433292762993032010-05-28T04:37:21.914-04:002010-05-28T04:37:21.914-04:00All the best ones have already been mentioned, but...All the best ones have already been mentioned, but I just have to chime in – I based too many campaigns on Hawkwind albums back in the day not to comment...<br /><br />I had a sizable Hawkwind collection on vinyl (before it was carried off by a flood – really!), but the only ones I've felt necessary to reacquire were Doremi Fasol Latido and Warrior on the Edge of Time. Many of the albums were so eclectic and disjointed (not to mention badly produced) that they only appealed to me when I was a Hawkwind completist. These two are tight and thematic and could well be played as is, as a soundtrack to a game session (no cheeky ditties or scratchy bootleg outtakes to cause raised eyebrows around the table).<br /><br />The only other one I'm still missing is the majestic Space Ritual, but no iTunes download can really replace my old vinyl double with the enormous fold-out cover...<br /><br />AnttiNoburonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-79918546722368771812010-05-27T22:41:45.444-04:002010-05-27T22:41:45.444-04:00Thanks everyone for the numerous suggestions. I...Thanks everyone for the numerous suggestions. I'll have to see what I can get on intralibrary loan and take it from there.<br /><br />The feedback was greatly appreciated.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-60717779562246766242010-05-27T22:11:56.541-04:002010-05-27T22:11:56.541-04:00Duuude - You want to get "silver Machine"...Duuude - You want to get "silver Machine" if possible, but definitely "Hall of the Mountain Grill" is my favorite. "The Chronicle of the Black Sword" is good for subject matter, and I like a couple of the songs off there, but the sound is a little too early-80's electronica for me.<br />Actually, Motörhead's debut album, "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers," has some Hawkwind songs on it: "Motörhead" and "The Watcher" (I think), plus "Lost Johnny" is pretty good, too. Motörhead is Lemmy's band after he left Hawkwind.Christopher Letzelterhttp://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/thenorthjourney/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-15988420851951666262010-05-27T21:50:09.251-04:002010-05-27T21:50:09.251-04:00Yeah, I'm not too surprised that I've neve...Yeah, I'm not too surprised that I've never heard these guys on the radio. Sort of like a boring King Crimson. And King Crimson starts at boring. <br /><br />Still, different strokes!Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-87521189217008506552010-05-27T15:24:13.329-04:002010-05-27T15:24:13.329-04:00'epitome', no the frickin' zenith.'epitome', no the frickin' zenith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-63384191688261910022010-05-27T15:22:50.791-04:002010-05-27T15:22:50.791-04:00There is a quintessential Hawkwind album -
The l...There is a quintessential Hawkwind album - <br /><br />The live album 'Space Ritual' - it is the epitome of space rock and Hawkwind's finest moment.<br /><br />Trust me on this one :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-19920141224674544452010-05-27T14:41:11.304-04:002010-05-27T14:41:11.304-04:00Hawkwind have been around for so long that I don&#...Hawkwind have been around for so long that I don't think there's one album that could be considered quintessential. But in terms of the original early period, In Search of Space is probably as quintessential for that period as any other (although maybe Space Ritual is close). <br /><br />I'm very fond of Warrior on the Edge of Time personally, although that perhaps most closely resembles the progressive rock of the time than the previous work. Then again it might more closely resemble the type of suggestion you're requesting in terms of gaming. When you get a bit later into the 70s then perhaps you're hitting their more punk era and of those I see "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" quoted the most.<br /><br />Early 80s (say "Levitation" or "Sonic Attack") moves into the type of space rock which a lot of the English festival scene (perhaps best typified by Ozric Tentacles) was based on. After that, things get a lot more complicated, but I think by this point you're probably past what might be considered their more essential recordings.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653222586878961277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-52956339554300204282010-05-27T13:47:02.674-04:002010-05-27T13:47:02.674-04:00I think Hall of the Mountain Grill is the winner. ...I think Hall of the Mountain Grill is the winner. Doremi Fasol Latido and Warrior of the edge of time are good too. If you can, try to get hold of reissues that append the awesome singles "Motorhead" and "Urban Guerrilla."Welcome to Dungeon!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14346914156633328775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-35156131102651721222010-05-27T13:35:54.292-04:002010-05-27T13:35:54.292-04:00"The Chronicle of the Black Sword" is a ..."The Chronicle of the Black Sword" is a retelling of the Elric saga. I've found Electric Tepee, Choose Your Masques, and Quark, Strangeness, and Charm to all be really fun albums. Electric Tepee is probably the most gaming-thought-generating album of the three for me, but "Q,S,and C" has a song about the Zelazny short story Damnation Alley. (There are actually a few Zelazny-based songs in Hawkwind's work - one about Jack o' Shadows, another on Lord of Light...)<br /><br />I suspect that Sonic Attack and In The Hall of the Mountain Grill would be two other major albums worth checking out; I haven't heard them myself, though.Allandaroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046079318999891967noreply@blogger.com