Souther-Hillman-Furay Band (1974)

Voer voor mensen die willen weten waar een groep als Venice de mosterd vandaan haalt. Vooral gedragen songs als "Believe Me" en "Deep, Dark And Dreamless" zijn door de gevoelige meerstemmige vocalen onweerstaanbaar meeslepend. "Formed in 1973, this band was the offspring of just about every notable country-rock band. Richie Furay was a founding member of both Buffalo Springfield and Poco; Chris Hillman had been with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Stephen Stills' Manassas; and J.D. Souther formed Longbranch Pennywhistle with Eagle Glenn Frey, as well penning tunes for artists like Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, and the Eagles. SHF's supporting cast also came with impressive credentials: Paul Harris on piano, Al Perkins (Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas) on pedal steel guitar, and former Derek & the Dominos drummer Jim Gordon (who also wrote the piano piece that concludes "Layla"). The band was meant to be a sort of country-rock version of Crosby, Stills & Nash." (Brett Hartenbach, Allmusic)