...Mounties, Maple Syrup: The Band at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
Mick Farren, NME, 25 September 1976
RUMOURS HAD BEEN circulating (the way rumours always do) for some months. They claimed that there was some kind of rift between The Band and Bob Dylan. "A falling out", they said in that unique insinuating voice that seems standard for delivering rock and roll gossip.
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