Hawkwind / Hawklords - Free Fall

To celebrate the fact that Hawklords will be back in 2009, headlining the space rock spectacular at the 229 Club on 29 November, here's Free Fall from the 1978 album 25 Years On.

Hawklords was very-much the brainchild of Robert Calvert and this track, co-written with Harvey Bainbridge, shows Robert's skill as a wordsmith.

Alongside the Captain you can hear Harvey Bainbridge on bass, Dave Brock on guitar, Martin Griffin on drums and Steve Swindells on keys.

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• Hawkwind
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• Robert
• Calvert
• Free
• Fall
• Freefall
• Steve
• Swindells
• Harvey
• Bainbridge
• Martin
• Griffin
• Dave
• Brock

[bonifaciomusso]

nice barney bubbles graphics - and Bobs concept - brilliant song and lyrics as ever 

[HeidiLandRover]

@bonifaciomusso Yes: Robert's lyrics are always brilliant.

[plexihout]

Well made video! You might join the youtube-video-contest at the channel : playbiennial (a collaboration between YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum)

What software did you use to make this clip?

[HeidiLandRover]

@plexihout

Ha! Thanks for that. The software is just a free slideshow thing I got somewhere on the web. The bits that look animated were drawn by me in MS Paint and then stuck into the slideshow with the smallest time rate allowed (which was something like 0.2seconds if I remember correctly) it was a while ago. I don't think I'd win any prizes for film making but it gives people something to look at while they're listening to Robert's fantastic work. Cheers for your support :-)

[snaebjorn53]

Cheers for the link to this, takes me back to my spotty-faced youth, and they still sound fabulous!

I saw Hawklords and Hawkwind many times in Kent during the 70's. best gigs were with Bob Calvert, what a performer!

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[HeidiLandRover]

You're right: Robert Calvert was THE MAN. Sorely missed.

[elicat1]

@LordoftheHornets

heard this track nearly 30 years ago and still makes a big impression on me

[q3nightmare]

love this track, hawkwind (hawklords) strutting there stuff

[adjustme100]

Very nice video and music...

[Molesworth2K]

Nice one, Heidi!

"25 Years" is definitely the definitive Calvert album - it's kind of Freq meets Captain Lockheed with a sprinkling of the inevitable quark, strangeness and charm. I'm tempted to say that it's the best Hawkwind album of the lot ...

[liverlisa]

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[liverlisa]

@aniolku25 thank you.... my brother loved music like I do and he loved Hawkwind...

[aniolku25]

@liverlisa May God be with him and Peace be upon you!! He was my age. Be strong and take solace in music :)

[liverlisa]

this makes me think of my brother Glenn Peter Anderson, God rest his soul (1957 - 1991) RIP