Robert Palmer: Pressure Drop
Bud Scoppa, Rolling Stone, 12 February 1976
BRITISHER Robert Palmer is another marcher in the growing column of white folks who prefer playing it greasy and getting down (notable recent examples: Bowie, Cate Bros., Frankie Miller, Little Feat). A talented chameleon, he knows what he wants and gets it.
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