Howard Werth And The Moonbeams: King Brilliant
Max Bell, NME, 13 September 1975
AUDIENCE WERE ALWAYS a band which threatened massive stardom. That they never made the final breakthrough wasn't for want of trying. They made four excellent albums, had a fanatical cult following, and a very fine lead singer called Howard Werth who turned down a gig with The Doors.
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