Take Me to Your Leader (Hawkwind album)
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Take Me To Your Leader is the twenty-third studio album
by UK rock group Hawkwind
. Released in 2005, it was their first studio album in 8 years. It featured guest appearances by Arthur Brown
, Lene Lovich
, the TV presenter Matthew Wright and past member Lemmy. The first 2000 copies came with a DVD containing interviews with band members and some live and "behind the scenes" footage http://www.hawkwind.com/alb/tmtyl.htm.
with
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by UK rock group Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....
. Released in 2005, it was their first studio album in 8 years. It featured guest appearances by Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown (musician)
Arthur Brown is an English rock and roll musician best known for his flamboyant, theatrical style and significant influence on Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Marilyn Manson, George Clinton, Kiss, King Diamond, and Bruce Dickinson, among others, and for his number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and...
, Lene Lovich
Lene Lovich
Lene Lovich is an American singer based in England, who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her most popular hit single was "Lucky Number", first released in 1979.-Early years:...
, the TV presenter Matthew Wright and past member Lemmy. The first 2000 copies came with a DVD containing interviews with band members and some live and "behind the scenes" footage http://www.hawkwind.com/alb/tmtyl.htm.
CD
- "Spirit of the Age" (Brock, Calvert) – 6:43
- "Out Here We Are" (Davey) – 5:56
- "Greenback Massacre" (Davey) – 4:14
- "To Love a Machine" (Brock) – 6:00
- "Take Me to Your Leader" (Brock, Chadwick, Davey) – 5:50
- "Digital Nation" (Chadwick) – 5:25
- "Sunray" (Brown) – 3:55
- "Sighs" (Brock, Davey) – 1:22
- "Angela Android" (Brock, Chadwick) – 5:08
- "A Letter to Robert" (Brock, Brown, Chadwick) – 6:08
Bonus DVD
- Interview With Dave Brock
- Interview With Alan Davey
- Interview With Richard Chadwick
- "Spirit of the Age" – Promo
- "Silver Machine" – Ruisrock Festival, Finland, 10 July 2004
- "The Right to Decide" – Live 1992
- "Spirit of the Age" – Live 2004
- "Psychedelic Warriors" – Live 2004
Personnel
- Dave BrockDave BrockDavid Anthony "Dave" Brock is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He plays electric guitar, synthesizer, bass and oscillators. He is best known as being one of the founders and musical focus of the English space rock group Hawkwind...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Alan DaveyAlan Davey (musician)Alan Davey is best known as the former bassist with Hawkwind. He is now the bass player and vocalist for Gunslinger as well as Hawklords, Meads of Asphodel, and Thunor.-Early musical career:...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals, keyboards - Richard Chadwick – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion and programming
with
- James Clemas – organ (tracks 1 and 7)
- Matthew Wright – vocals (track 1)
- Jez Huggett – saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
(tracks 2 and 6) - Jason Stuart – keyboards (tracks 3 and 4)
- Simon HouseSimon HouseSimon House is a composer and classically trained violinist and keyboard player, perhaps best known for his work with space rock band Hawkwind. His arrival in 1974 introduced a new element to the band's style...
– keyboards and violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
(tracks 7 and 9) - Arthur BrownArthur Brown (musician)Arthur Brown is an English rock and roll musician best known for his flamboyant, theatrical style and significant influence on Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Marilyn Manson, George Clinton, Kiss, King Diamond, and Bruce Dickinson, among others, and for his number one hit in the UK Singles Chart and...
– vocals (tracks 7 and 10) - Lene LovichLene LovichLene Lovich is an American singer based in England, who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her most popular hit single was "Lucky Number", first released in 1979.-Early years:...
– vocals (track 9) - Lemmy – vocals, bass (DVD track 5)
- Phil Caivano – guitar (DVD track 5)