2001: A Space Rock Odyssey

RELEASE
2001
LABEL
Castle Music Ltd.
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Prog-Rock, Hard Rock

Album Review

Having come out in the early part of 2001, the title of this set is very apt. In the year that Kubrik set his metaphysical epic, people are still enjoying the pleasures of rock music -- some things just won't change! David Well's comical liner notes slyly mock a few of the more extravagant opuses, and in essence this is a slightly tongue-in-cheek job. However, if an introduction to spacy late '60s and early '70s underground Brit-rock is what you seek, this is a great way to learn about it. Two CDs housed in a lovely foldout cardboard digipak feature the likes of Uriah Heep, space masters Hawkwind, and the great and mainly ignored Stray, all who get cosmic and heavy. A decent set and overall view of the era.
Jon "Mojo" Mills, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Also Sprach Zarathustra [Excerpt]
  2. and in the Beginning
  3. The Kettle
  4. Mr. Mind Detector
  5. Dreammare
  6. Time Machine
  7. Mendle
  8. Space Chase
  9. Song from the Fourth Ear
  10. and the Eagle Chased the Dove to It's Ruin
  11. Azrael (Angel of Death
  12. Master of the Universe [Live]
  13. Metamorphis Exploration
  14. Goodbye Planet Earth
  15. Mice and Rats in the Loft
  16. The Great Birth
  17. B (L) Ack Transit Blues
  18. Space Is Deep
  19. Empty Room
  20. Zeus
  21. Jonesy (Edit)
  22. A Distant Thought. A Point of Light
  23. Observe the Ravens
  24. Traveller in Time
  25. Jumping off the Sun
  26. All in Your Mind
  27. Starlight, Starbright
  28. It Is as It Must Be
  29. Telstar '69
  30. Also Sprach Zarathustra [Excerpt]