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Christgau Consumer Guide

Pretty convoluted: great falsetto of great drummer-led black pop band seeks solo identity, turns for production aid (and duet on single) to drummer who’s led great (i.e., best-selling) white art-rock band back into money by ripping off (appropriating?) black rhythms and vocals.

March 1, 1985
ROBERT CHRISTGAU

Christgau Consumer Guide

ROBERT CHRISTGAU

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