They mightn't have actually started the San Francisco Summer of Love Hippie Explosipon sound. Credit in that department usually goes to one of the lesser known outfits (The Charlatans?) or the Grateful Dead, They were, however, the first outfit from Frisco to striike it big. And, at their best, they were very good indeed. Rank them somewhere between Iconic, Outstanding and So What? depending on where one boarded the flight or inspected the Departures Board. File under: Originals and originators (San Francisco Chapter)
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