DIAMOND REO-DIRTY DIAMONDS-

To share the same bandstand as great acts like Aerosmith, Kiss, Ted Nugent and Canned Heat, one can only wonder what happened to this American outfit from Pittsburgh. This release from 1976, the band had added yet one more guitarist in Warren King and snap, crackle, pop, this record suddenly races against the top notch releases from 1976.

Strong songs in a Hard/blues/psych classic rock mix makes this a perfect partycracker with lots of good friends, BBQ and loads of beer. The production is timetypical with great interaction between vocals and the Twin guitar action. High snap bass playing drives the material in the right direction. This is some serious attitude and tour de force!! I like it!! 🙂

Whatabout the drummer, Ronnie “Byrd” Foster?? This is a great fit for this outfit with no input to be written down in history. But there are some genuine drive, striking abilities that shows force and determination. The hitratio and Dynamics are below par and there are some questionmarks concerning overall input. Not the  worse but more to wish for…

So, if you´re in for Hard/blues/psych rock in the Classic sense this is a total forgotten pot of gold. Strong songs with no missteps and great delivery with frank attitude! Just jawdropping!! Great issues of this obscure Classic is out there and do hurry up, I Think the pendulum is swinging the other way round. This Always means more expensive records!!

VINYLRATING/GRADE

8-EXCELLENT!-HEAD ON RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES COLLISION WITH A FREIGHT TRAIN-