The Crusaders: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Cliff White, NME, 7 October 1978
ON STAGE, as on record, The Crusaders an elusive synthesis of assorted musical elements which, although generally bonded in a cohesive sound that is unmistakably Crusaders, is never forthright enough to establish whether they've arrived at any special destination or are simply lost en route to nowhere in particular.
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