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Pat Benatar: Old Waldorf, San Francisco

Mark Cooper, Record Mirror, 23 February 1980

PAT BENATAR is on her way — American style. She is exactly the kind of performer who points to the huge difference between English and American rock. Over here she's referred to as a 'new wave' act, because she's loud and vaguely aggressive and her guitar player has short hair.

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