New Anatomy

by Inner City Unit

Overview

Hot off a U.K. tour highlighted not only by riots, but also by the merciless on-stage slaying of Huesker Due at the American hardcore band's first ever British show, Nik Turner and Inner City Unit were poised to deliver the greatest album of their entire career. Instead they turned in one of the most disappointing records in the entire Hawkwind family tree, a disheveled, featureless, and melody-less gaggle of half-songs highlighted by two numbers ("Birdland" and "Forbidden Planet") but so hamstrung by the other eight that, even today, it's difficult to discern quite what they were trying to do. Later, it became apparent that difficulties with Demi Monde, the label set up by another former Hawkwind alumnus, Dave Anderson, played a part in the record's overall demeanor, but even that understanding cannot wipe away the disappointment. Indeed, if Turner and company hadn't bounced back with the superlative President's Tape, even fans would have trouble remembering them with affection today. ~ Dave Thompson

Product Details

Release Date:	09/04/2015
Label:	Gonzo / United States
UPC:	5060230864945
Rank:	134564

Tracks

1. Young Girls
2. Convoy
3. Beyond the Stars
4. Help Sharks
5. Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
6. Forbidden Planet
7. Stop the City
8. Doctor Strange
9. Wildhunt
10. Cars Eat With Autoface [The Heavy Version]
11. Watching the Grass Grow [Demo]
12. Alright on the Night [Demo]
13. King Bee [Live in Bristol]
14. Nightlife [Demo]
15. Lonesome Train [Live in Salford]
16. Ejection [Live in Sanford]
17. Forbidden [Live in Sanford]
18. [Untitled]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Inner City Unit   Primary Artist
Nik Turner   Primary Artist