CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL: "Wheelin' and Dealin'” (Capitol):: Now that its musicianship and production values are established, the album quality of this excellent but marginal band will depend mostly on the song quality. Except for “Miles and Miles of Texas,” this LP singles out no really striking nonoriginals, and LeRoy Preston has apparently been touring too hard to contribute more than two new compositions.
CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL: "Wheelin' and Dealin' ” (Capitol):: Now that its musicianship and production values are established, the album quality of this excellent but marginal band will depend mostly on the song quality. Except for “Miles and Miles of Texas,” this LP singles out no really striking nonoriginals, and LeRoy Preston has apparently been touring too hard to contribute more than two new compositions. B
"TONY BIRD” (Columbia)::At his worst, this white Rhodesian is just a folkie—poety, sententious, and he does go on. But even when he’s bad youcan hear black Africa in the rhythms and intense intonations of his singing, and when he‘s good you can hear it in the lyrics, too. I wonder how much he steals, but I suspect he’s an original nonetheless. B