The Text of Festival
Hawkwind · 1983
36 min · 10 tracks · progressive rock
A cosmic journey blending progressive and psychedelic rock with sprawling improvisations and ethereal soundscapes.
Top tracks — play these first
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Master of the Universe Start here — This track exemplifies Hawkwind's cosmic themes, combining heavy riffs with philosophical lyrics that explore humanity's place in the universe.
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Hurry on a Sundown — A classic from the band’s catalog, this song blends melodic elements with vivid imagery, illustrating the connection between nature and existential thought.
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I Do It — This lengthy piece showcases the band's improvisational prowess, meandering through various sonic landscapes and reflecting their free-form approach to music-making.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like pacing with hypnotic rhythms
- sprawling cosmic journey experience
- immersive improvisational soundscapes
- late-night introspective exploration
Maybe skip if you
- seeking straightforward, quick songs
- prefer tightly structured albums
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Experimental — Showcases a blend of progressive and psychedelic rock, diverging from earlier styles.
- Career context
- Released in 1983, The Text of Festival was Hawkwind's ninth studio album, following their 1980 release Levitation. At this point, the band was navigating lineup changes and the evolving landscape of space rock, seeking to maintain their relevance in a shifting music scene.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Pink Floyd· Can· Monster Magnet
Tracklist
Disc 1
- 1 Master of the Universe Start here 6:04
- 2 Dreaming 4:13
- 3 Shouldn’t Do That 5:55
- 4 Hurry on a Sundown 6:23
- 5 Came Home
- 6 Paranoia
- 7 See It as You Really Are
- 8 I Do It 13:49
Disc 2
- 1 Sound… Shouldn’t… Improvise…
- 2 Improvise… Compromise… Reprise…
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