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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 38, Number 20. August 8 1975

Reviewed by Patrick O'Dea

Listening to this piece of finely-wrought muzak for frustrated Kelburn virgins three possibilities become apparent:

1.	If EMI had taken a small portion of some of the loot used to make Mark Williams (and approximately 11 months of studio time doesn't come cheaply) and given it to two lyricists to disappear into the bush for three months to come up with some original lyrics, they could have produced an album that would have cracked any market in the world.
2.	If the boy himself listened to any of the four adjacent albums in my record collection - Wet Willie's Keep on Smiling, the Who's Who's Next original version of Tommy, and Jessie Winchesters Third down, 110 to go - he may possibly find more in the way of inspiration than by listening to the Carpenter's "Now and Then" rock n' roll medleys. He's obviously got the talent - and EMI have the resources - it seems a shame to squander it.
3.	Perhaps EMI may like to allocate a quarter of the recording money spent on this senseless cover version extravaganza to the Country Fliers, who may or may not be New Zealand's Commander Cody. Eyes closed or not, if they can produce one Hot Rod Lincoln, then it will be worth it.