Kool And The Gang at the Apollo Theatre, London
Lloyd Bradley, NME, 1982
WHEN THE American Funk Band Of The Month comes to town it doesn't really matter who they are as long as they're on the Robbie Vincent Show. When you attend a show it's more about the audience than whoever happens to be on stage. The important thing is "I was there and I did my dance", rather than whether or not the group was any good.
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