CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
AMAZING RYHTHM ACES: "Burning The Ballroom Down" (ABC):: Just figured out why I've always been attracted to Russell Smith's sly , sincere songs and lethargic though hardly shiftless phrasing—he's a kind of laid-back Ronnie Van Zant. Which must be why I don't like him as much as I liked Ronnie Van Zant.
September 1, 1978
CHRISTGNU CONSUMER GUIDE
AMAZING RYHTHM ACES: "Burning The Ballroom Down" (ABC):: Just figured out why I've always been attracted to Russell Smith's sly , sincere songs and lethargic though hardly shiftless phrasing—he's a kind of laid-back Ronnie Van Zant. Which must be why I don't like'him as much as I liked Ronnie Van Zant. B-
