Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill

Title: Hall of the Mountain Grill Artist: Hawkwind Release Date: 1974 Re-Released On: 4/10/2001 Label: EMI Music Distribution Duration: 41:24 UPCs: 724383755523, 0724353003555, 0724383755554 Genre: Rock Styles: Hard Rock, Prog-Rock, Heavy Metal, Art Rock Moods: Aggressive, Spacey, Trippy, Cerebral, Druggy, Eerie, Volatile, Cold, Freewheeling, Intense, Ominous, Provocative, Theatrical, Fiery, Indulgent, Rowdy Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear in Smoke)
2. Wind of Change
3. D-Rider
4. Web Weavers
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 [Single Version Edit]
11. The Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear in Smoke) [Single Version]
12. Paradox [Remix Single Edit][Edit]
13. It's So Easy

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD EMI Music Distribution 837555

Hall of the Mountain Grill [UK Bonus Tracks]

The band's best studio album, coming off of the success of Space Ritual. The group's rock roots are juxtaposed effectively with the swelling synthesizer flourishes and pretentious song ideas, creating the quintessential guitar-oriented space rock record. The highlight was the live recording of "You'd Better Believe It," with its crunchy guitars, but nobody minded keyboardman Simon House's languid synthesizer-laden "Hall of the Mountain Grill" (especially as it was followed by the Lemmy-sung "Lost Johnny," a great all-out rocker). The sound, especially the mix of ballsy high-volume guitar playing and soaring electronic keyboards ("The Psychedelic Warlords," "D-Rider"), would later get co-opted by outfits such as Blue Öyster Cult ("(Don't Fear) The Reaper") and Kansas. Overall, this is the sound and imagery that the punkier kids and druggies who went to shows like Laserium were looking for, and if the producers of Laserium had devised something hooked around this record, it could have run 20 years or better. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Morris Assistant Engineer Dave Brock Synthesizer, Organ, Keyboards, Harmonica, Vocals, Guitar (12 String), Guitar David Hamilton Assistant Engineer Del Dettmar Keyboards, Synthesizer, Kalimba Doug Bennett Producer Hawkwind Producer Lemmy Rhythm, Guitar, Bass, Vocals Nik Turner Flute, Saxophone, Oboe, Vocals Paul Cobbold Digital Remastering Peter Mew Digital Remastering Roy Baker Producer Simon House Keyboards, Vocals, Violin, Synthesizer, Mellotron Simon King Percussion, Drums