And forty years ago, when this album was made? London is considerably less violent all over than it was in those days. Casual violence was a part of my youth t

And forty years ago, when this album was made? London is considerably less violent all over than it was in those days. Casual violence was a part of my youth that I’m very happy my teenage kids would not recognize. I think NYC and some other US cities are similarly less scary these days. Not all places, and not for all people, of course.