Spandau Ballet, “Instinction” (Diamond, 1982)
“A bombastic fusion of frilly shirts and neo-disco…more of the same.” Paul Evans, Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)
Prism, “See Forever Eyes” (See Forever Eyes, 1978)
“A dab of Genesis, a smidgen of Yes…For synthesizer clones only.” Dave Marsh, The New Rolling Stone Record Guide (1983)
Mott, “See You Again” (Shouting And Pointing, 1976)
“Made after [Ian] Hunter left for a solo career…shrill and pointless.” Dave Marsh, The Rolling Stone Record Guide (1979)
Devo, “Post-Post Modern Man” (Smooth Noodle Maps, 1990)
“Funny but monochromatic.” Paul Evans, Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)
Black Oak Arkansas, “Jim Dandy” (High On The Hog, 1973)
“Unlike most similar bands they have never achieved competence—they are actively untalented, incapable of even an interesting cop.” Robert Christgau, Christgau’s Record Guide: Rock Albums Of The ’70s (1981)
The Nylons, “Busy Tonight” (Rockapella, 1989)
“Its ‘rockapella’ approach - a capella harmonies backed by a drum machine - comes across like Muzak with an attitude.” J.D. Considine, Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)
The Patti Smith Group, “Ask The Angels” (Radio Ethiopia, 1976)
“The [Lenny] Kaye-led group, inferior to her in imagination if not technique, simply overwhelms her and drowns her out.” Dave Marsh, The Rolling Stone Record Guide (1979)
The Spinners, “Rubberband Man” (Happiness Is Being With The Spinners, 1976)
“The beginning of the end.” Russell Gersten, The Rolling Stone Record Guide (1979)
Platypus, “Smokin’ On The One” (Cherry, 1980)
“Lays eggs.” Dave Marsh, The New Rolling Stone Record Guide (1983)
Kingdom Come, “Do You Like It?” (In Your Face, 1989)
“On which the band stressed its ‘originality.’” J.D. Considine, Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)
