The Darling Buds: Beyond The Valley Of The Blondes
Chris Roberts, Melody Maker, 24 September 1988
Budism
THERE ARE SOME people, believe it or not, who don't like The Darling Buds. They don't recognise this music as the very Taj Mahal of arrested development, fail to appreciate its accidental sexy drive as it clears every fence like Tuesday weld and Montgomery Cliff on amethyst amphetamines.
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