Marty Balin Balin (Vinyl, EMI America, 1981) ***
Genre: American pop/rock
Places I remember: Marbecks (Balin), Amoeba Records - San Francisco (Lucky, Bodacious DF)
After leaving Airplane that second time, he went solo and produced regular solo albums right up until 2016.
Marty Balin Lucky (Vinyl, EMI America, 1982) ***
Genre: American pop/rock
Places I remember: Marbecks (Balin), Amoeba Records - San Francisco (Lucky, Bodacious DF)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Hearts (Balin)
Gear costume: I Do Believe In You (Balin), Heart Of Stone (Lucky)
Active compensatory factors: When Marty Balin left Jefferson Airplane in 1971, he embarked on other projects until rejoining in 1975 (he left again in '78).
Gear costume: I Do Believe In You (Balin), Heart Of Stone (Lucky)
One such activity was this one off album by a loose supergroup called Bodacious DF. What a ridiculous name. I never would have found this if it hadn't been positioned in the Airplane/Balin racks at Amoeba Records.
Other members of the band included personel from other San Francisco bands (Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe and The Fish).
Thanks to the bass moves, the music is funkier than Airplane's early style of folk/rock music. Marty is the lead vocalist and he proves he can do funk as well.
Balin was the first and Lucky the second; they are close in style - mianstream rock, and could be Volume 1 and 2 of a double album.
Each has some great moments, with his trademark quality vocals. They utilise his strengths in a glossier package but class will out!
Where do they all belong? Sadly Marty passed away in 2018. It was a shock. I read about it on the train into London and gasped. Jacky asked me what was wrong - that sort of shock.
Where do they all belong? Sadly Marty passed away in 2018. It was a shock. I read about it on the train into London and gasped. Jacky asked me what was wrong - that sort of shock.
No more creamy Balin vocals and wonderful music from this San Franciscian legend.
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