Monday, March 25, 2013

The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (1974)



It had a certain logic: this worked for CSNY. But this name doesn’t flow as well, and I’m somewhat convinced that’s why it never took off; it’s neither more grating nor less interesting than your average soft-country bland-rockers of the era, but “Poco” rolled off the tongue more cleanly (couldn't they at least have gone with some phonetic version, like Shuff?). 

Oh, and there's music on the round plastic thing, though to what end? It’s sad to hear how little Hillman has left to offer—I keep hoping against hope for another “Have You Seen Her Face,” but no dice. Probably the highlight is when J.D. Souther’s “Deep, Dark, and Dreamless” almost passes for an Eagles song. That should not be a highlight. 

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