Trouble In Paradise
Not a good as their first effort, but you gotta get this one country rockers...
As anyone who has followed the career's of these three artists, it is well known how far and wide their music has been tasted. From Furay's time with Poco and Buffalo Springfield, groups whose members crossed paths as well as his individual work to Hillman's music with The Byrds,The Desert Rose Band, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas and individually and finishing with Souther's mostly individual music to his work with several other artists (Ronstadt) before and after SHF. The previously known obvious talents of these artists made it a very easy decision to buy the album before hearing a song, I believe, in 1976. The album was played so many times that when I decided to copy it on a cassette (oops, am I allowed to say that?) it had so many scratches, nothing could save the sound. But what I have always remembered is the depth of the talent and how the emotions played with such deep sincerety in each track, It seemed sure that this was a group that would be around for some time. Making albums full of songs that were all worth listening to. With all due respect to The Eagles, Souther, Hillman and Furay would more than likely stole much of their thunder, had SHF chose to stay together. But given the trio's already mentioned history, it seemed logical they would not be together long. Regardless, this album has to rank in the top 10 of it's music genre of the 70's. Overall it is timeless in the so called Country Rock format. It would be "a good feeling to know" as well as "the sweetest amnesty," to hear this music again on disc. Until then I'll have my, "Black Rose," in the window to console me.
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