Earth, Wind & Fire: Powerlight (CBS)
Barney Hoskyns, NME, 12 February 1983
I SAY, let's not groove tonight. Sometimes Earth, Wind & Fire get down on a groove and flashily mess it around. Sometimes they just lie down and snooze in it. After the immense range and soaring heights of Raise! - tracks like 'Lady Sun', 'Evolution Orange' - Maureeece and the smooth ones have put their feet up. Powerlight coasts on auto-pilot.
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