Creem Magazine September, 1974 Volume 6, Number 4
MAIL 7
THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE 6 gnats by Robert Christgau 13
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS 15
THE BEAT GOES ON 18
Hats Off to Hells Angels; Van Morrison Honks Off; Boy Howdy Blasts Off; Great Moments in TV; Alex Harvey Robs the Poor: Barry Manilow, Nazi Schlock-meister; David Johansen Dresses Up; Jerry Lee Lewis Stomps Ass.
Elton John'S DREEM BAND 25
PRIME TIME Look out, mudda, you in Jeopardy. vidiocy by Maxene Fabe 26 "I AIN'T NO DYLAN, YOU KNOW": THE Stephen Stills INTERVIEW The crown prince of the musically laidback and personally uncouth lets fly again. patience by Cameron Crowe 28
PLAY IT LOUD shout bama/amma with Guitar Arnie 32
STONEWALL JACKSON AIN'T NO NAZI: Primeevil Career of the Blue Oyster Cult How these nice Jewish boys from Long Island brought Hitler to rock 'n' roll. eugenics by Lester Bangs 34
RICK WAKEMAN'S FINAL DAYS WITH YES Stormy petrel awash in topographic oceans, chanting: "Gimme a burger and a beer." mashed potato schmaltz by Gordon Fletcher 36
SMACK AS CATCH CAN: The Shape of Dope Today An exclusive CREEM report on pills and other things you can get in the street, what they do and where they're headed. too much fun by Lester Bangs 40
THE CREEM PEOPLE'S DRUG REFERENCE CHART 42
FRANK ZAPPA DOIN' THE HAND JIVE 46
Bryan Ferry'S BLINDFOLD TEST In which one of the truly dapper and distinguished superstars of tomorrow expounds on the best and worst of yesterday's records. master blasters by Dave Marsh and Jim Miller 48
THE GREATEST ROCK SHOW IN HISTORY Was only a prelude for the Impending Disaster. Satire from the inside. port-o-sanity by Flo and Eddie 50
REWIRE YOURSELF zzzz by Richard Robinson 54
EXTENSION CHORDS brrr by Michael Brooks 55
DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL Has Joni Mitchell joined Jethro Tull? hmmm by Dave Marsh 56 ELEGANZA Sly's wedding was right out of DeMille. disher s Mite toy Lisa Robinson 58
MOVIES 60 FRANKENSTEIN reviewed by Grigoris Daskalogrigorakis; A POEM IS A NAKED PERSON reviewed by Michael Goodwin; DAISY MILLER reviewed by John Kane; & More. BOOKS 64 MICK JAGGER: EVERYBODY'S LUCIFER by Tony Scaduto (reviewed by Lester Bangs); BLACK MAFIA by Francis lanni and THE HEADHUNTERS SERIES by John Weisman and Brian Boyer (reviewed by Ed Ward); & More. RECORDS 66
Eric Clapton by Dave Marsh; DR. JOHN by Tony Glover; The Kinks by Wayne Robins; MELANIE by Colman Andrews; Queen by Jim Miller; & More. Cover
Photo by Howard Kloc


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