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Rag, The

The Rag was an underground newspaper launched in Austin, Texas in 1966, and published until 1977.

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Rock Has Nowhere To Go But Up

Comment by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 15 February 1971

AH, IT'S GREAT to be living in these days of "progressive" rock. Or so the record companies, hip record stores, and groups themselves would have ...

Jimi Hendrix: The Cry of Love (Reprise 2034)

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 22 February 1971

I'M REALLY glad a final Jimi Hendrix album has finally come out, as it adds to the domain from which to consider the exceptionally puzzling ...

Charlie Rich: A Time For Tears (Sun 1231)

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 15 March 1971

CHARLIE RICH from Colt, Arkansas, came out in the mid-50's with a voice and delivery very similar to that of Elvis Presley's early Sun style, ...

The Flamin' Groovies: Teenage Head (Kama Sutra)

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 12 April 1971

A FRIEND OF mine came over about three weeks back to play me this killer new album he said he’d gotten. So, sure, I said ...

The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones Records COC 59100)

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 3 May 1971

IN KEEPING with our Rag policy of bringing the hottest platters straight to you, kats and kittens, so's you can be up on the newest ...

Black Sabbath: Master Of Reality

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 20 September 1971

GRAND FUNK HAS been the most important band in the land for the last year, which you’re probably aware of anyway. Grand Funk in concert ...

The Beach Boys: Surf's Up (Brother/Reprise 6653)

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 8 November 1971

ENOUGH'S BEEN written about the Beach Boys' comeback to choke a horse, and 99% of it has been rubbish. The Beach Boys have been putting ...

Van Morrison, Them: Van Morrison: The Hottest Hand in Rock And Roll

Discography by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 6 December 1971

THERE ARE four remaining survivors from the English Invasion: the Kinks, the Hollies, the Rolling Stones, and Van Morrison. All four of these have wound ...

The Rock & Roll Press

Overview by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 24 January 1972

MOST PEOPLE LISTEN to rock and roll. Yet others read about it, and some actually have the lunacy to write about it! Where there’s money ...

Grin: 1+1 (Spindizzy 31038)

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, March 1972

NILS LOFGREN and Fanny are odds-on, for my money, the two most exciting young talents in mainstream rock today. Nils' initial reputation came about from ...

Fanny: Fanny Hill (Reprise 2058)

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, The Rag, 13 March 1972

FANNY HAVE put out a totally consistent album that captures the spirit of 1964-5 rock coupled with the White Album Beatles/middle-period Badfinger instrumental sound. Considering ...

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