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General Information
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Artist...............: Hawkwind
Album................: In Search of Space
Year.................: 1971
Genre................: Space Rock
Source...............: CD
Number of Songs......: 06
Duration.............: 00:42:22 min
Audio Format.........: MP3
Bitrate..............: CBR 192 HQ
Channels.............: Stereo / 44,100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Included.............: Covers
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Release Notes
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Track Listing:
01. "You Shouldn't Do That" (Brock/Turner) - 15:41
02. "You Know You're Only Dreaming" (Brock) - 6:35
03. "Master Of The Universe" (Brock/Turner) - 6:16
04. "We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago" (Brock) - 4:50
05. "Adjust Me" (Hawkwind) - 5:46
06. "Children Of The Sun" (Anderson/Turner) - 3:14
Album Review:
In Search of Space strengthened Hawkwind's science fiction-type brand of progressive rock,
gaining bass player Dave Anderson and galactic poet extraordinaire Rob Calvert, while
losing John Harrison at the same time. The album opens with the mind-numbing galactic haze
of "You Shouldn't Do That," a spooky little 15-minute excursion that warps, throbs, and
swirls with Dik Mik's "audio generator" and the steady drum pace of Terry Ollis.
Then comes the ominous whispering of the title, set to the pulsating waves of Dave Brock's
guitar and Turner's alto sax, with Dettmar's synth work laying the foundation. Wonderfully
setting the tone, "You Shouldn't Do That"'s improvisational looseness and rhythmic fusion
smoothly open up the album into the realm of Hawkwind. The peculiarity never ceases, as
"You Know You're Only Dreaming" and "We Took the Wrong Steps Years Ago" delves even deeper
into obscurity, sometimes emanating with the familiar jangle of the guitar which then has
its acquaintance overshadowed by the waft of the keyboard. Just as "Master of the Universe"
chugs and rolls with a foreboding rhythm, "Adjust Me" retaliates with its moaning verse and
tonal fluctuations fading into oblivion. The groundbreaking sound which Hawkwind achieved
on In Search of Space helped to open up a whole new avenue of progressive rock. This album
would lead to their most successful release in Space Ritual, coming two years after In Search
of Space, with their interplanetary groove already set for takeoff.
- Mike DeGagne, All Music Guide
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