War: The Battle Against 'Unlove'
Keith Altham, NME, 21 July 1973
THIS IS the story of war declared but not yet unilaterally. Approximately two years ago, when the American 'jazz-rock-blues-soul' band appeared in the U.K. with their 'vocalist' Eric Burdon, NME carried a headline suggesting they could be 'The Best Group In The World. The lovely Roy Carr wrote lavishly is their praise.
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