(Review from vintageprog.com)

Lemmy had been fired from the band on their US-tour in 1975 after being jailed for possessing drugs, and Paul Rudolph replaced him. The band would from then have a rather unstable line-up with many personnel-changes over the years. Robert Calvert had also joined the band on a permanent basis and he took over most of the vocals on “Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music” that also was their first album for Charisma. But despite the promising title, the album wasn’t on the same level as “Hall of the Mountain Grill” and “Warrior on the Edge of Time” and was probably their weakest release since the debut-album. The three instrumentals on the record go nowhere, and sounds all like some unfinished leftovers. “City of Lagoons” sounds even like a Gong-clone. The choice for a single was yet again a simple and rocking tune, this time called “Kerb Crawler”. One of the most interesting tracks here is “Kadu Flyer”. It starts as a tasty and melodic tune that gradually becomes more and more eastern-influenced. The opener “Refer Madness” and “Steppenwolf” are both decent tunes, but nothing special or outstanding. “Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music” can unfortunately not be counted among with Hawkwind’s best albums.

Line-up:
- Dave Brock / lead vocals, guitars, synthesizers
- Robert Calvert / vocals
- Simon House / keyboards, violin
- Alan Powell / drums
- Paul Rudolph / bass
- Nik Turner / sax, flute, vocals

Track List:
01. Reefer madness (6:03)
02. Steppenwolf (9:46)
03. City of lagoons (5:08)
04. The aubergine that ate Rangoon (3:33)
05. Kerb crawler (3:45)
06. Katmandu flyer (5:29)
07. Chronoglide skyway (4:40)
08. Dream Of Isis
09. Back On The Street
10. Honky Dorky

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