-HAYSTACKS BALBOA-

Hello and lets start with a personal favourite at the moment on the turntable.

Haystacks Balboa is one of those lost gems of progressive heavy rock from 1970.

This band originated from NYC and they really stood out with their fuzzy guitarsound and really cool backbeat drumming from Mark Babani.

It is a fresh slap in the face when it comes to the personal and thriving drumming. In company with bass player Mark Polott they create their own fuzz on the toes, carpet of groove, totally unaware of what the guitar is playing. Brilliant.

Yet it is not”all in”. Yet there are nice hints of really dynamic playing which the album must get credit for.

When it comes to the production it is one of the best albums i´ve heard from 1970. From the backside of things the songs on the album do tend to bend to much in every direction.

There are some real cool rockriff buttkickers such as “Spoiler”, “The Children of heaven” and “Sticky finger”  but in all the record is to uneven. That said, it always find itself on the top when it comes to obscure albums of the 70´s.

All in all it´s a pleasant listen because of the funky rhythmsection. Here are some things for the kids to pick up. Just listen to the satanic laugh in “The Children from heaven” Great!

RATING/GRADE

-5-  OK!-WORTH EXPLORING-.