Hawkwind - Yule Ritual: London Astoria, 29. 12. 00 (2cd) - 21 July 2010

Artist: Hawkwind
Album: Yule Ritual: London Astoria, 29. 12. 00
Released: 2001
Source: Hawkwind cat # hawkup19cd
Genre: Space/Prog Rock
Format: EAC/APE

Review:

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There are so many live recordings of Hawkwind on the market now that words like "best" or "essential live album" simply have lost any signification. The double-CD set Yule Ritual presents the better part of the seminal space rock group's performance at the Astoria (London, England), the venue chosen for its annual year-end show in 2000. The lineup consisted of Dave Brock, Richard Chadwick, Ali, Tim Blake (also of Gong), Simon House, and Jerry Richards. Ron Tree, Mike Moorcock, and Capt Rizz walked on-stage to sing a few songs. Heith Hniveton contributed some EMS synthesizer lines, Jez Huggett touches of saxophone and flute. The whole band was in good shape and positive mood, giving a good, slightly higher than average performance. The set is a cross section of the group's career (three decades by then). Some songs were inevitable and if "High Rise" and "Spirit of the Age" have known better days, "Assassins of Allah" still packs enough energy to make a worthy show-closer and Moorcock delivers an excellent performance in "Sonic Attack." "Hurry on Sundown" (from the group's infancy) and "Space Is Deep" are nice inclusions. In short, good moments abound, there are many examples of interesting jamming, but nothing out of the ordinary and no reason to recommend this live album over other ones. A safe bet.

Track List:
1 Electronic Intro Hawkwind 4:27
2 Levitation Brock 8:48
3 Money Tree Brock, Tree 6:09
4 Space Is Deep Brock 5:45
5 Flying Doctor Brock, Calvert 5:04
6 Warrior at the Edge of Time 4:15
7 Angels of Death Brock 6:37
8 High Rise Calvert, House 5:07
9 Damage of Life Brock 6:40

10 Lighthouse Blake 7:54
11 Sonic Attack Bainbridge, Brock ... 5:57
12 Freefall Bainbridge, Calvert 6:32
13 Motorway City Brock 6:14
14 Hurry on Sundown Brock, Hawkwind 3:44
15 Spirit of the Age Brock, Calvert 7:06
16 Assassins of Allah Brock, Calvert, Rudolph 8:59

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EAC extraction logfile from 8. January 2007, 19:22 for CD
Hawkwind / Yule Ritual (Disc 2)

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Artist: Hawkwind