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Title: not ready for prime time
Review: It's difficult for me to believe that at least one of the other band members couldn't sing "Cheerio", for example, better than Ian Anderson does here. But if, for one reason or another, this is not an option, then, it seems to me, three remain: The band might (belatedly) 1) hire a singer, 2) go instrumental, or 3) hang it up.I vote for 2) with the caveat that this should be not be construed to be a license to indulge in the interminable jigs and reels Mr. Anderson has favored since 1974 or so (represented here by the middle section of "In the Grip"--an arrangement different from that found on the Dances album).
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