Hawkwind: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Miles, NME, 16 October 1976
TIGER OPENED to a leaden audience who failed to be moved even by big Nicky Moore, twisting and turning through the vocals like a giant Womble in tailcoat and topper. Big Jim Sullivan's guitar played over a rhythm section as subtle as someone slamming an aircraft hanger door.
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