TUCKY BUZZARD-WARM SLASH-

This unkown outfit originated from the UK and released this, their second album in 1971. With a fresh input of Hard/Blues/Prog rock with great riffs and strong material, this is truly one of the more mysterious releases from this great year in Music.

The production is timetypical with the soft touch of Bill Wyman as producer and perhaps you do hear some Stones resemblence here and there. There are great interaction between the piano and guitar with the vocals as an icing above Everything. This is a very good album and in my opinion the best by Tucky Buzzard. There would be four more releases Before the band called it a day. The guitarist Terry Taylor would end up working with Wyman on other project´s lateron, such as Rhythm King´s.

Whatabout the drummer or drummers?? This is a shared task between Paul Francis and Chris Johnson. The latter would be credited on this album though he only played on half of the song´s. So what about the performance? This is battle between good and evil because at some songs the playing is top notch with great striking abilities and splendid Dynamics. The drive is there and I pick up a thing or two on this recording. The trouble is I can´t distingquise which is who of the two players. This is in some moments a very good effort on the drums.  A Very Good Job!! 🙂

Early Protometal/Hard rock album of this calibre is hard to find and it would turn out that Tucky Buzzard never released Another album like this one. So, if you´re in for Hard/Blues/prog rock from the early ´70s this gotta be in your Collection. Original copies are out there for a hefty pricetag but all in all the conditions are often very good. There are reissues on CD for a nice price for those who like to include a sixpack of beer with the listening event…. 🙂

VINYLRATING/GRADE

-7-VERY GOOD-GAME, SET AND MATCH-