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By the time they entered the studio to begin working on their second album, 1974's
, the wheels were already starting to come off the supercharged
wagon. Though they involved virtually the same cast of characters responsible for the band's groundbreaking
LP (including producer
and engineer
), the sessions for
were often marred by the fast-deteriorating relationship between guitar hero
and his very talented lead singer,
. The resulting creative tug of war made for a schizophrenic, unfocused set, where powerful rockers like the title track, the heavy riffing "I Got the Fire" and the ripping instrumental "Starliner" stand out from the mostly lackluster, surrounding material, most of which falls significantly short of matching the first album's incredible energy.
is little more than a poor cousin to the debut's barnburning monster single,
and "We're Going Home" was weak enough that
reportedly refused to sing it, allowing
do the honors. In short, it didn't take a psychic to read the signs here:
would soon say his official "adios" and
would never be the same again. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia