Hawkwind – Live ’74 (CD, 2006)

Far more fuss should have been made about this concert recording when it was first unearthed from the archive back in the mid-’90s. Touring the U.S. in 1974, Hawkwind were in ferocious form.

True, the sheer cohesion of 1972’s Space Ritual performance was behind them, but a live show that brought in material from the recently released Hall of the Mountain Grill, alongside established older favorites, was still among the most dynamic of the day, and the ensuing The 1999 Party — Live at the Chicago Auditorium album ranks among the best live Hawkwind documents around.

Brainbox Pollution
You Know You’re Only Dreaming
Brainstorm
Seven by Seven
You’d Better Believe It
Psychedelic Warlords, The (Disappear in Smoke)
D-Rider
Master of the Universe
Welcome to the Future