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Mitchell Cohen, Creem, May 1982
HO HUM, you might say. One more slick-surfaced pop rock band with hooks to spare (many made out of spare parts), sax breaks, high-pitched harmonies and lyrics about boy-girl matings and misunderstandings.
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