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Jerry Gilbert, Melody Maker, 14 March 1970

ONE OF the worst group hang ups is the premonition of having to play on stage according to audience expectations rather than choice. The alternative is to forsake any form of creativeness and just play shallow good time music; but in either case it's a pretty frustrating experience.

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