Pickin’ with the Renegade: Steve Young
Richard Wootton, Melody Maker, 25 April 1981
ITS a depressingly familiar scenario. An American musician whos acquired a strong cult following over several years with a string of excellent but hard-to-get albums finally makes it to London for a long-awaited live debut. Hes fine, but his band and the sound are bad and the set is nearly ruined.
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