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  • Summary: The British rock band worked with composer/conductor Mike Batt to create new orchestral arrangements of some of its songs for its 31st full-length studio release, that also features a guest appearance from Eric Clapton.
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  1. Uncut
    Sep 21, 2018
    60
    Batt's orchestral arrangements as the band revisit classics such as "Quark..." and "Psychic Power" are surprisingly effective, even majestic in places. [Nov 2018, p.30]
  2. Mojo
    Sep 21, 2018
    60
    Purists may wince, but the takes are fresh. [Oct 2018, p.93]
  3. The Wire
    Sep 21, 2018
    60
    For the majority of the tracks featured here, Hawkwind and Batt have jumped the shark with enough velocity to achieve geostationary orbit. [Sep 2018, p.59]
  4. Classic Rock Magazine
    Sep 21, 2018
    50
    A Brock-sung acoustic setting of We Took The Wrong Step Years Ago is a highlight, but the less said about how the massed saxes treat Down Through The Night the better. [Sep 2018, p.91]
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