Gang War, Richard Lloyd: Heat, New York NY
Andy Schwartz, New York Rocker, February 1980
WITH HIS bluish pallor and chopped fringe of hair, Wayne Kramer looks like an ex-con. But in his best moments with Gang War, he plays like a rocker reborn.
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