Creem Magazine February 1974 Volume 5, Number 9
THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE clean slices by Robert Christgau 13
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS 17
THE BEAT GOES ON 20 Speedy Keen's New Hollywood Dream; Peter Wolf's Sleepless Nights; The Miracles' Fresh The Sweet Hunk; Yes Meets Richard M; Osmond vs. Hymen; What They're Geezing To in Jr. High
WE'RE WASTED & WE'RE PROUD: THE DR. HOOK STORY Hippie minstrels come & go; but these hock at everybody. desanex by Lester Bangs 27
SULKY ANGEL: The Poetry of  Patti Smith 30 She's bad, she's beautiful, and she's ours.
LETTER FROM BRITAIN Bowie may be boffo, but Gary Glitter's got 'em wild in the streets. stiff lip from Simon Frith 32
Elton John: PRISONER OF WAX Archivist-turned-tyro demonstrates that any pudge can go and do likewise. sunbathing by Ben Edmonds 34
Elton John'S HEAVY HUNDRED 38
Steely Dan: PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO BOSSA NOVA Here they come, bouncing to the AM from their old dorms, grimacing winningly. alma mutterings by Wayne Robins 39
MARTY A mellifluous morsel of mishugenah is this month's
CREEMMATE. And he puts out. pictorial by Wendi Lombardi 41
JUST LIKE MICK JAGGER (ONLY FUNNIER) Martin Mull. Martin Mull. Martin Mull. There. But we still don't believe he's real. proof by Ed Naha 44
ON THE ROAD The coast to coast odyssey of the American chopper. Jack Kerouac was never like this. But then, neither was Easy Rider. photos by Dennis Anderson; text by Ed Ward 46 .
ELEGANZA England sWings with a thud. taloned tourism by Lisa Robinson 50
UTTER TRASH The comix of the future are after your scalp. astigmatism by Mike Baron 52
REWIRE YOURSELF whirrs and clicks by Richard Robinson 53
PLAY IT LOUD buzzes and rushes by Guitar Arnie 54
MOVIES 55 The N.Y. Film Festival; Boy Howdy's Top Ten; AND MORE! CONFESSIONS OF A FILM FOX 59
BOOKS 60 Vote for the Worst of Everything; THE WATERGATE HEARINGS, THE WATER-GATE FILE, and CONTRACT ON THE PRESIDENT (reviewed by David Marsh) RECORDS 62
John Lennon by Lester Bangs; THE BAND by JR Young; BONNIE RAITT by Ed Ward; Ringo Starr by Robot Hull; AND MORE. JUKE BOX JURY arcana by Greg Shaw 70 Cover photograph by Emerson-Loew


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