Indian Reservation/The Shape Of Things To Come/Prince Of Peace/Heaven Help Us All/Take Me Home/Just Remember You're My Sunshine/Come In You'll Get Pneumonia/Eve Of Destruction/Birds Of A Feather/Turkey
After a couple of years in the doldrums the newly abbreviated Raiders came back in a big way with Indian Reservation, as the title track single propelled its way to the top of the US chart. (US:19)
“I suspect this is a hurriedly thrown together effort riding on the back of the surprise success of the Indian Reservation single. Most of the progressive elements of the earlier Collage LP are gone here, and this is back to more easy to digest chart pop. It's reasonably listenable, but a bit generic and quickly forgettable.”
“Just when it was thought that Paul Revere & The Raiders were finished they released one of the best singles and albums of their career. Indian Reservation was topical and a good rock sound for the time period, and the rest was well thought out and produced. The problem was that they could not sustain this level of excellence.”
“This is great stuff that has long been under rated critically in spite of its commercial success. You can't go wrong here if you have any leanings towards this group's work.”
“I loved these guys but they seemed to be fading into obscurity by this time, with too many band member changes. I guess that's how the music business is sometimes.”
“The image of the Raiders as loveable goofballs didn't stop Indian Reservation from being a huge hit, and the album itself did well too. So why they were unable to sustain that success is a bit of a mystery as there is other strong material on the album.”
“This LP is not very reminiscent of the kicking rock & roll band of the '60s: they're lush '70s AM pop artefacts. Indian Reservation has a decidedly soulful streak, present in the gospel style Heaven Help Us All, and the punching horns of Just Remember You're My Sunshine, and even in the rousing version of Leon Russell's Prince Of Peace. This is balanced by a sunshine pop bent on the rest of the record.”
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