Rock — Energy For Revolution
Mick Farren, Melody Maker, 3 October 1970
WHEN I first brought home Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry albums my parents didn't much like it. They made the mistake of thinking rock was a passing craze, like the hula-hoop and not paying it too much attention.
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