The James Gang: Thirds
John Mendelsohn, Rolling Stone, 22 July 1971
By no exertion of the imagination are James Gang the greatest rock and roll band ever to walk the face of the earth or anything (although some maintain that they are the greatest rock and roll band ever to have walked the face of Cleveland, Ohio), but they are capable of some nice little treats every now and again.
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