Not sure which publication this was in - probably International Times - but this could be the start of a sporadic series: reviews in which critics don't perceive the significance of something at the time of its release.
Interesting, though, that the one track Farren digs and praises is "We Will Fall" - the track that most Stooges fans find tedious and interminable.
Contradicting his own point, it also the one with the least "live" energy.
But he's right - "We Will Fall" is a great track, precisely for its droning narcotic lassitude - the absence of kinetic-ballistic energy. Attributing it all to John Cale strikes me as unfair, but it does indeed resemble The Marble Index relocated to Michigan.
Personally I never had any problem with its protractedness or inertia - always loved it. Plus it functions similarly as side-one ender to "Dirt" on Fun House.
It's an atmosphere to sink into. An ambience somewhere between an opium den and a temple. Sinister ceremonies, rituals of annulment. It could go on for ever.
"Ann", on the flipside, starts with a similar kind of limpid limpness - before erupting (erecting) with rampaging desire.
What's this "Dance of Romance"? Presumably an ironic title - courtship, wooing, seduction, cloaking the animal reality.
I could go for a 70 minute version honestly.
