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Patto: Roll 'Em Smoke 'Em Put Another Line Out

Ken Barnes, Fusion, February 1973

PATTO'S THIRD ALBUM is something different. Not different than their last release, Hold Your Fire, which is fairly similar stylistically, but very distinctive indeed in comparison with the general run of present-day musical product. Songs like 'Singing the Blues On Reds' and 'I Got Rhythm' are unique; seldom have such bizarre musical/lyrical creations seen the vinyl light (in the case of tracks like 'Mummy' and the bulk of 'Cap'n P and the Atto's', seldom have such thoroughly unlistenable nonmusical creations blighted the vinyl scene, but you can skip those after maybe one audition).

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