Thanks to Mr Miyagi for his contribution.

(Review from progarchives.com)

The late ’70s were a lean time for Hawkwind, bickerings over name rights, never having really recovered from the loss of Lemmy Kilminster or the departure of Nik Turner – and despite their growing army of fans from the punk scene, they found their stock generally falling; which is a surprise, given the quality of this album.

The songs, on the whole are generally more mainstream rock than fans had been used to up to this point. The album sort of picks up where “Quark Strangeness and Charm” left off and if you liked that album you should have no problem getting into PXR5.

Lyrically, Calvert trims the fat and comes up with stunning poetry, sewn through with satire regarding everything from the space race (Uncle Sam’s on Mars) to urban decline and alienation (High Rise) – the sci-fi is still there, of course, with ‘Robot’ parodying Asimov’s 3 laws of robotics.

Overall, this is a tighter, rockier Hawkwind, and the final album to feature Robert Calvert in the driving seat.

Line-up:
- Dave Brock / vocals (4-5-8), guitar, bass, synthesizers
- Robert Calvert / vocals (1-2-3-6-7)
- Simon House / keyboards (2-3-6-7-8), backing vocals (2-7), violin (6-8)
- Simon King / drums
- Adrian Shaw / bass, backing vocals (2-3-6-7-8)

Track List:
01. Death Trap
02. Jack of Shadows
03. Uncle Sam’s on Mars
04. Infinity
05. Life Form
06. Robot
07. High Rise
08. PXR5

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