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Originally Posted by MRM

I agree. Context is essential, especially as the backdrop for the music of the mid to Late 70s. Arab oil embargo, stagflation, Iranian hostage crisis, Carter Administration, national malaise, avacado green appliances and dark oak paneling, Ford Pinto. Chevy Vega. Even Doonsbury declared the 70s as the kidney stone of a decade - this too shall pass. Truly the nadir of the American Century and the music matched.

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