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Good Luck Finding This One! [Very Rare]

Robert Sax | st. louis, mo. United States | 07/28/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"If you're a real Lee Michaels fan you may like this one, though I must warn you: You'll probably be blown away by the radical change! It not only had a Jamaican flavor, the 'old Lee' sound was completely lacking. Even the familiar voice with its distinctive wails and inflections was absent. I had to ask myself: 'Who is that guy?' I was disappointed at first, but after playing it again [and again!] it grew on me. I was even looking forward to it! Unfortunately, it's not one of his better offerings. If I had nothing to compare it with it wouldn't have been such a shocking disappointment. It DOES possess some nice tunes although most of them rely on the same beat. After selling this through mail order [I heard]on his own Squish label, I read that he retired to Hawaii. That's a shame. I miss you Lee and still have three pictures I took of you when you played the St. Louis Kiel Auditorium in 1971. God Bless you my friend!-Bob Sax"