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CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL: "Served Live" (Capitol):: Side one is playable, although "God Bless The Child" was born under a bad sign and the hot live performances don't suit the living room as weD as the more delicate studio versions available on three out of five songs.

November 1, 1979
Robert Christgau

CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE

by Robert Christgau

ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL: "Served Live" (Capitol):: Side one is playable, although "God Bless The Child" was born under a bad sign and the hot live performances don't suit the living room as weD as the more delicate studio versions available on three out of five songs. Side two, however, sounds terribly forced. Not only does John Nicholas' overstated, bloozey original make it clear that Leroy Preston's songwriting is goingto be missed, but his duet with Chris O'Connell is too close to Peggy Scott and Jo-Jo Benson to remain so far away. And "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" might just as well be "Saints," or "Send In The Clowns." C +

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