POOBAH Steamroller Original Private Hard Rock Psych WOW

$

136

Poobah

Steamroller

 

Personnel: Jim Gustafson- Guitar & Vocals, Phil Jones- Bass & Vocals, Judd Gaylord - Drums

 

1979 Peppermint Productions Youngstown, Ohio PP 1180 Stereo

  

Vinyl EX/Cover VG+ to EX

1 or 2 very light scuffs/very few spindle trails/bottom right corner cover wear

Played only 2 or 3 times

 

Side One. "You Don't Love Me" is the first track, and it thunders in on prowling guitar riff, overlaid with some excruciating lead. One thing that stands out here is something that is a constant on this record: a guitar tone that is just DEATH. The rhythms are low, guttural and leaden and the solos are piercing and raw, so much so that the overall combination may be the heaviest ever carved in vinyl. "You Don't Love Me" also includes a charging middle section completed by some nice upper range vocals from Jim Gustafson. Next up is a bit of a surprise, "Rock & Roll." Yes, it's a cover of the Zeppelin classic, and to show you the caliber of POOBAH's own material, its far and away the weakest cut on the album! Still, it is plenty good and contains leadwork and vocals that ask for no quarter (sorry, couldn't help the pun!). Following "R & R" is the only instrumental on "Steamroller," the oddly-entitled "Integrated Circuit." While it's a pretty short number, it's very long on the kick-ass-quotient, displaying musicianship of a jazz-fusion level from all 3 members. The riff to this one is really original and '70's-sounding at the same time. Side One ends up with "She's That Kind Of Lover," and if your butt isn't pinned to the wall, begging for mercy at the end of this one, it's probably because you've already been beaten unconscious! Based on a simple-yet-catchy riff, the first part of the song comes off as a cool, old bar-room rock and roller being played by Black Sabbath. It kicks plenty booty on it's own, but when it's time for the guitar solo, all hell breaks loose. Streaming plumes of molten electric lead explode like fireworks from Gustafson's axe as he pillages through one of the heaviest exercises in 6-string mutilation ever laid down. You're waiting for the solo to end and let you down, but it just keeps going, building to an amazing crescendo wherein Jim grabs a bottle neck and ventures into what can only be called psychedelic slide from hell, a sort of mutant cross between Duane Allman and Tony Iommi. God!!! Now, what if I were to tell you that Side One of "Steamroller" is the weaker (no, that is not even a fair word!) of the two?!?!?! Uh-oh! Holy hell!!!
Side Two opens with the riff all of hard rock and heavy metal was created to produce, the mother of all distorted guitar lines and the epic "Jump Through The Golden Ring" heralds it's entrance. After 2 verses of classic lines like "I asked my lover, while we were under the covers, 'How do you think I rate?!", the real fun starts. The rhythm slides into a slow, ultra-heavy pace and Gus totally lets loose, shredding in another massive solo, the speed and detail of which call jazz great Al DiMeola to mind. From there, it's into a progressive exploration of the themes from "Peter Gunn" and "Pipeline" and finally, some 8 minutes later, they wrap up what's surely one of the heaviest cuts EVER with THAT devastating riff! At this point, POOBAH must have thought, "Well, the listener needs a break - SCREW THAT!!!" and pummel through "Frustration," another barn-stormer with Phil Jones on vocals and more violent leadwork by Jim. The only "break" is that the song is fairly short and to the point. Up next is the title cut and, really, what more needs to be said about a song called "Steamroller"?!?!?! It's a pounder with a chorus riff that nearly rivals "Jump…." The odd thing about the cut is the weird little drum solo near it's conclusion. It's short enough to be cool and shows Mr. Gaylord's ability nicely. Also notice that some of the guitarwork here includes moves that Randy Rhoads popularized a few years later. Finally, this epic killer album draws to a close with "Don't Change," a melodic ballad featuring some great vocals by Jim Gustafson and ending with a guitar solo that points out the less explosive, beautiful side of the man's style.

 

 Tracks: 1 You Don't Love Me Gaylord, Gustafson, Jones 3:53 2 Rock and Roll 4:20  3 Integrated Circuit Gaylord, Gustafson 1:43 4 She's That Kind of Lover Gustafson, Jones 5:31 5 Jump Through the Golden Ring Gustafson 7:38  6 Frustration Gustafson, Jones 2:18 7 Steamroller Gustafson 4:40 8 Don't Change Gustafson, Jones 6:29

 

 

I am not a dealer but have been collecting thousands of LPs over the past 40 or so years. I am now retired and it is high time to sell off my clutter.

 

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