Henry Cow Bio Error + Suggestion

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   http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=608

 British progressive pioneers
HENRY COW was the leading group of the Rock In Opposition* (R.I.O. for
short) movement, initiated by their drummer Chris CUTLER. All members
of HENRY COW have been involved in collaborations with Canterbury
groups and artists at one point or another, and most of them still are.
Their music aged amazingly well over the last 20 years due to diverse
influences: some of its roots in the Canterbury school, most notably
early SOFT MACHINE, other influences (FRANK ZAPPA, BELA BARTOK, KURT
WEIL...). The group functioned more or less as a collective, with a
true group identity that changed from album to album as members came
and went.

Their first album, "Legend" (read "Leg End"), is their
most accessible, IMO, and makes a good starter. Their sound draws on
modern classical music, jazz and experimental music. "In Praise of
Learning" was a collaboration with SLAPP HAPPY, which featured in the
addition of a real vocalist (the infamous Dagmar KRAUSE), Pete BLEGVAD
and Anthony MOORE. However, they sound nothing like HENRY COW. "In
Praise of Learning" and "Concerts" are more noisy albums with a fair
dose of improvisation. With their final album "Western Culture" is the
final HENRY COW release, and it represents the next logical step from
"In Praise of Learning". "Western Culture" seems the obvious choice as
their best album being essentially jazz-tinged modernist classical
music for an extended rock band instrumentation but it contains
outstanding music: some fantastic, frenetic drumming, biting guitar
work, and the usual array of saxophones, clarinets, oboes etc.

These are just some really minor dents I felt compelled to point out. 

Firstly, personally I don't think the acronym "in my opinion" is altogether appropriate for a (semi)objective and (somewhat)formal biography. That's just me though.

The second thing to point out is the redundancy in "With their final album 'Western Culture' is the final HENRY COW release...". 

Again, just some really minute details that the perfectionist in me couldn't bare to leave unfixed - especially for such a prolific band. 

Sorry for being so obsessive of details. 