The Xenon Codex

AMG Review of The Xenon Codex

Gary Hill
All Music Guide

Coming from the late-'80s period of the band, this is a strong album from a fertile period in the musical history of this group. Although not considered the classic era of Hawkwind, the band released albums that were consistently quite strong during this era. Xenon Codex, although not the strongest album from that time, has a lot of very good material. Cuts that really set themselves apart from the rest include "The War I Survived" and the awesome "Sword of the East."