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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gods of Hellfire, 14 Sep 2005
Space-rock speed-merchants Hawkwind have rarely been captured on such a good DVD. The five-camera shoot directed by Dave Meehan records a gig from Newcastle Opera House in December 2002, featuring the line-up of founder member Dave Brock on guitar, vocals and keyboards, Hugh Lloyd Langton on guitars and vocals, Alan Davey on bass and vocals, Richard Chadwick on drums, Tim Blake on vocals and keyboards, and on guest vocals the legendary Arthur 'God of Hellfire' Brown, who fits in pretty well though he seesm to be making up the words half the time, but then that's his style.
All the faves from the Space Ritual era and before are present - Master of the Universe, Hurry on Sundown, Earth Calling plus of course 'the hit', Silver Machine - also included are Tim Blake's Lighthouse, and Aero Space Age Inferno, Time Captives, The Watcher, Sonic Attack, Angels of Death, The Song of the Gremlins and more. Total is 80 minutes.There are no strippers, lasers or fire-eaters this time, but some nice back-projections make this a colourful show.
That the picture is 4:3 is disappointing, but it's reasonably clean and sharp. The Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound is fine, with plenty of bass, clarity and separation.
There's an enjoyable hour-long interview with Brock, though the text band notes are a bit redundant.
Fans won't need much encouragement to snap this one up.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Time Captain meets Masters of the Universe, 30 Oct 2006
This is an interesting snapshot of Hawkwind at the start of the 21st century. The gig itself is the first leg of a concert tour that, if you watch the extra DVD, Dave Brock himself was dubious about filming. If you compare the playing against the performance a few months later on the much slicker Spaced Out In London Walthamstow 2002 CD you realise what he means.
Despite that you do get footage of Arthur Brown with the band, and one of his better numbers (Time Captains) really suits the Hawkwind vibe. The lineup also includes Huw, breifly back with the band, and while maybe not as exuberant as on the previous year's tour, still good to see him on stage, particularly given the recent problems with health.
The concert sounds great on 5.1 (if you can turn the bass up!) and is neatly bracketed by the original and a new version of Earth Calling.
Overall worth getting for the lineup if nothing else!
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
a game of two halves, 8 Mar 2008
It's amazing how much we colour in when we remember things.Bought this on the premise that cos it sounded great on the day, shuold be a good momento.In many ways it is.The band play well all the way through only to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with the 'help' of a guest vocalist.On a good day good old Art can warble up there with the best of them but on a bad day, well........ he is getting on a bit.Dave Brock even makes some remarks about not being in tune and the anchor says it all really.
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