The shamanistic trance-dance “Run, Shaker Life” proves the devil doesn’t have all the best tunes, because Havens had several of his own. Havens even anticipates World Music with the 7:27-minute raga-Rock title-track, which must have been soundtrack for every crash-pad and psychedelic dungeon, even though the stoned bliss liner photos of him wielding the sitar look more of their time than timeless. “The Klan” is a stark anti-racist weapon, written under alias by Alan Arkin of ‘Catch-22’ and the ‘Pentagon Papers’. Loose jerky rhythms, pattering bongos, darting flute, clavinet and smashing gong on “No Opportunity Necessary” – later covered by Yes. Six are Havens originals, three of them written with producer John Court. Issued on prestigious Verve Forecast in 1968, this second album followed ‘Mixed Bag’ (1966) into the lower rungs of both the Pop and Jazz charts, just before he did ‘Woodstock’. He took songs by the best contemporary writers, his fluid baritone translating them into his own compelling urgency, while Jeremy & The Satyrs cook dense and busy grooves around him. Product details Package Dimensions : 5.59 x 4.96 x 0.47 inches 3. He was the Folkie who played open ‘E’ thumb-chord acoustic guitar with minimalist highly percussive rawness. Marty Balin 2 Audio CD 5 offers from 39.90 Track Listings Editorial Reviews Japanese reissue. Casette clean with little sign of being played. 'Hearts' & 'Atlanta Lady' Condition: Very Good Case bumped and mild soiling. He was the Greenwich Village beatnik reading the kind of Beat Generation poetry he strips across the rear album-sleeve. MARTY BALIN - Balin - CDassette- RARE 1981 Incl.
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