Who's Who in Rock: Is the Demand a Drain?
Ellen Sander, Saturday Review, 25 March 1972
THINGS MOVE SO FAST in pop that all too frequently changes are not perceived. The very vitality of the scene often obscures its subtleties, its moments of importance just below the surface, and its newer artists. There is a very definable upper echelon of performers, and it is clear that they will not go the way of the teen stars who characterized rock's infancy.
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