Hawkwind – Stories From Time And Space

 

 

Hawkwind – Stories From Time And Space
Cherry Red Records / Suburban
Rock, Space, Psych, Prog
Rated: ***

I really had not expected that grand master Dave Brock would continue to churn out an album equal to the damn fine 2021 record Somnia. With his eighty-two and going on eight-three years on this planet; and for more than half of that time behind the Hawkwind steering wheel, the man has given us so much great space rock to travel with. Sure, the legendary Hawkwind albums all came out in the seventies, but these last few in the past couple of years have still been pretty impressive. Especially Somnia in my humble opinion. Well, Stories From Time And Space comes close to that album. Even though it opens fragile with Our Lives Can’t Last Forever, which fits the song. And of course, fits the man’s age and his recent stint at the hospital. Old hippy times will be there to take you away with its vapors once second track The Starship (One Love One Life) rolls around. Space rock that will evoke that nostalgia within you and the absolute lust to keep experiencing these wild musical cosmic adventures. As we can be sure Dave Brock also feels this, that it’s the reason he keeps soaring as much as he can. And Stories From Time And Space rocks, not as hard as they might have in the past and always with a leisurely groove, but that’s often exactly what you need to zone out to. That’s also the reason why the sparing vocal usage feels right for this album, it all sounds like the music is there to make you dream and that those dreams will tell you all the stories you need to hear. Relaxed yet very energizing. And as Hawkwind regales you with everything they learned through time and space, we cannot help but hope to hear more in the future…

(Written by JK)

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