CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
ARTFUL DODGER: (Columbia) :: Having barely conquered my addiction to “Think Think,” the supra Beatles raver which opens side two, and having learned that “Think Think” stiffed as a single, I find myself clearheaded enough to report that if “Think Think” didn’t make it, this band will have to wait till next year and to point out that next years sometimes come for bands this tight, melodic, and intense.
CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
ARTFUL DODGER: (Columbia) :: Having barely conquered my addiction to “Think Think,” the supra Beatles raver which opens side two, and having learned that “Think Think” stiffed as a single, I find myself clearheaded enough to report that if “Think Think” didn’t make it, this band will have to wait till next year and to point out that next years sometimes come for bands this tight, melodic, and intense.
B+
BAY CITY ROLLERS: “Rack V Roll Love Letter” (Arista) :: I started playing this cos 1 got hooked on the title single, which they didn’t write. Then I got to like the production on “I Only Wanna Dance With You,” which, needless to say, they didn’t produce. Nevertheless, cooler than the Osmonds.
C+