History Music / Hawkwind

* BigBrotherIsEmployingYou: Songs such as ''Spirit of the Age, I, Robot,'' and '' High-Rise'' are set in future dystopias and [[CrapsackWorld]]s where authoritarian governments treat people as little more than easily-replaced machines who are continually monitored for signs of rebellion, individuality and independence of thought.

* Rikki Howard, stage dancer.

%%--> In the case of sonic attack, survival must mean every man for himself. Statistically, more people survive if they think only of themselves. Do not stop to rescue friends, relatives or loved ones, or you will inevitably die.

* BigBrotherIsEmployingYou: Songs such as ''Spirit of the Age, I, Robot,'' and '' High-Rise'' are set in future dystopias and CrapsackWorlds where authoritarian governments treat people as little more than easily-replaced machines who are continually monitored for signs of rebellion, individuality and independence of thought.

%%* RevolvingDoorBand: Just go to the list at the top of the page.
%%* RockOpera: ''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'', a full multimedia stage performance and a concept LP based on ''Literature/TheElricSaga'', written and produced by the band with Creator/MichaelMoorcock's cooperation.
%%* RunOrDie:

* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Terry Ollis. Terry insisted on the right to play drums naked, arguing that if the stage dancers should be allowed to strip off, he should too.

%%* BigBrotherIsEmployingYou: ''Spirit of the Age, I,Robot, High-Rise''
%%* DeadEndJob: Being Hawkwind's drummer. No less than ''fifteen'' drummers have taken the stage with Hawkwind over the years.

%%* EpicRocking: We'd list all the examples, but then this page would be a {{Doorstopper}}. Let's just say there are a lot.
%%* GettingHighOnTheirOwnSupply: "Flying Doctor" is partly about this:
%%--> Out in the Outback there's been an outbreak\\

%%* RockOpera: ''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'', written with Michael Moorcock's cooperation.

* BigBrotherIsEmployingYou: ''Spirit of the Age, I,Robot, High-Rise''

* DrugsAreGood: Most of their output. "Motorhead" is about doing speed. Famously, its author and lead singer Lemmy Kilminster was later thrown out of the band for doing too much of it and took the song with him. "Hashcake 77" is an instrumental which manages to convey the way it feels when doing dope. You can feel righteously stoned just listening to it.

* EchoingAcoustics - They frequently use this trope to invoke the spacey feel.
* EpicRocking - We'd list all the examples, but then this page would be a {{Doorstopper}}. Let's just say there are a lot.
* GettingHighOnTheirOwnSupply: "Flying Doctor" is partly about this:
--> Out in the Outback there's been an outbreak\\

They're running low, you can see where they go\\

* {{Greed}}: the ongoing rancour and ill-feeling about where all the money went, with most fingers pointing in one or two specific directions. Allegedly.
* GreenAesop: "We took the Wrong Step Years Ago"
* HighTurnoverRate: ''At least'' forty-three people have been a part of the band over the years, with an extremely high proportion being drummers.
* IAmTheBand - Dave Brock.
* LargeHam: Robert Calvert during "Sonic Attack". The piece was also later rerecorded for the band's stage shows by none other than Creator/BrianBlessed himself.
* MsFanservice: The Amazing Stacia.

* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: the ill-fated disaster that was the Hawkestra. Getting ''every'' ex-member of the band back on stage with the current line-up for a series of gigs [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime was an inspired idea - on paper.]] It was never repeated.
* PsychedelicRock + ProgressiveRock
* RevolvingDoorBand - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawkwind_band_members Definitely]]. See the article on The Other Wiki, or just go to the list at the top of the page.
* RockOpera - ''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'', written with Michael Moorcock's cooperation.
* RunOrDie:
--> In the case of sonic attack, survival must mean every man for himself. Statistically, more people survive if they think only of themselves. Do not stop to rescue friends, relatives or loved ones, or you will inevitably die.

* SpaceMadness: ''Space Is Dark, Golden Void, This is Earth Calling''
* SpaceRock: An UrExample of this genre.
* SpecialGuest: On ''Space Ritual Live 2014'', Creator/BrianBlessed, no less, provides pre-recorded guest narration on "Sonic Attack".
* SpokenWordInMusic - That was Robert Calvert's job, especially on ''Space Ritual''.
* TransAtlanticEquivalent: especially when Michael Moorcock was writing songs for them, the Music/BlueOysterCult were thought of by some as ''America's Hawkwind'' for being a hard rock band with science fiction-themed songs.
* WeirdnessMagnet: Mrs Dave Brock has come up with a brand new idea - ''[[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8159908.stm Hawkwind Holidays]]''.
* WordSaladLyrics: It happens occasionally.

* RevolvingDoorBand - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawkwind_band_members Definitely]]. See the article on TheOtherWiki, or just go to the list at the top of the page.

* RevolvingDoorBand - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawkwind_band_members Definitely]].

%%* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Terry Ollis.

They've had an insane amount of members over the course of their career. Former band member Del Dettmar estimated that by 1994, there had been some ''thirty-five'' people who at one point or another had been official members of Hawkwind. Taken from the band's unofficial history, there are in fact ''more''. Perm any thirty-five you like from:

Of their imitators, the best are probably 1980s space rockers [[Music/UndergroundZero Underground]] [[HeavyMetalUmlaut Zerø]].

* Arthur Brown, known as "the godfather of theatrical stage rock",[[note]]Famous for his single hit "Fire!", which he performed with a lighted brazier strapped to his head [[/note]] has at intervals been a part of the Hawkwind collective, fronting the band as lead singer in 2001-02.

* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Terry Ollis.
* ArtisticStimulation - Dave claims he always mixed Hawkwind albums while stoned.

* BuxomIsBetter: The Amazing Stacia.

* Nik Turner, saxophone, alleged inventor of the band's name. Any lingering hope for a reconciliation with Dave Brock passed when Nik died, aged 82, on November 20th 2022.

* Nik Turner, saxophone, alleged inventor of the band's name. No longer on speaking terms with Brock.

* RefrainFromAssuming - "Psychedelic Warlords" is not called "Disappear in Smoke", regardless of what the chorus wants you to think.

* Craig high, vocals.

* Kris Tait (Madam X): stage dancer, fire-eater and occasional vocalist.