PETER KAUKONEN-BLACK KANGAROO-

If you put all your nutritious vegetables in your blender, you´ll probably get a more flovoured taste than just eating them one by one. This album is the vinyl concept of the very same thing. A good wholesome mix of Everything and in between. Hard/Blues/Psych/prog rock songs share the space together with softer tunes. A Brilliant mix!!

Peter Kaukonen is the younger brother of Jorma Kaukonen from Jefferson airplane/Hot tuna and is a multitaskin instrumentalist with a mile long collaboration sheet. This is his first solo effort and released in 1972. The production is a top notch story with dynamic bass together with a great drum sound and a perfect harmony with the other instruments. The vocal input is like a sugar coating on top of Everything. This is truly a producer´s wet Dream. Impressive work!! 🙂

Whatabout hte drummers, Shelley Silverman and Joey Convington?? The immediate response would be that there are very Little to seperate these fellows behind the drumkit. The striking abilities are similar and the drive together with a Heavy approach brings this album up several notches and the hit ratio is an impressiva affair. I like what I´m hearing and these fellows got some really good tricks to bring back to the rehearsal room. A big thumbs up!! Very solid work!! 🙂

So is this something to invest in? The answer is no unless you are a fan of Hard/Blues/psych/prog rock Music with a differential songs that really get you nowhere in sense of direction. This is a free falling experience with a recognaciable feeling of Carlos Santana and Jimmy Hendrix. A bit spacey…. But yet, the musical craftmanship is up with the best and the album sound so good that just this might convince you for a tryout. Great copies are out there, both reissues and original so why not give it a try. You certainly will be one of the lonely owners….. 🙂

VINYLRATING/GRADE

-5-OK!-WORTH EXPLORING-