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Strawbs: Stumbling Cousins

Andrew Bailey, Rolling Stone, 26 September 1974

LONDON — THERE'LL always be a Dave Cousins, sure, but will he always have a Strawbs? The group's leader has a knack for not saying things at the right time — and for saying the wrong things when he does pipe up — that keeps the question alive. However, he also has a dogmatic confidence that guarantees that something Strawblike survives.

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