Old Enough to Forget

I'm not sure how I ended up so many releases that feature Chris Hillman. I knew of him of course, from that one time he appeared on a 77s album way back in 1987. Everyone always made such a fuss over Roger McGuinn, and David Crosby that was all I really knew about The Byrds ... of course there were other members of the band but they seemed to be a footnote. Right or wrong, perception can be a cruel and unfair thing. A while ago I found Chris' 1976 release Slippin' Away. It was on Asylum records (which I always associated with prestige back in the day) and the cast of characters on the album was really impressive. The album though? I can't remember it ... at all. It was instantly forgettable, but pleasant as well. It was enough that when I found anything with Chris on it, I bought it. From his collaboration with J.D. Souther and Richie Furay, to an album with former Byrds McGuinn and Gene Clark. I would snap them up. When I found a pristine, and I mean pristine copy of D...

Sometimes the anticipation and mystery of the unknown are greater than the reality once revealed.  I found this album the same day I found the debut album by The Karroll Brothers, and at this time I mentioned I was pretty stoked about find this particular album. That Karroll Brothers album was a wonderful surprise - this one was a surprise too, but for different reasons. Let's get a couple of things out of the way right up front. I'm a casual J.D. Souther fan, and I have a couple of his albums and aside from his "hit" "Only the Lonely" they were rather forgettable. However his contribution to the 1988 movie Permanent Record (where I  became a fan of Keanu Reeves) "Wishing on Another Lucky Star" is one of the finest pop songs EVER written. So for that alone, I consider myself a fan. Chris Hillman is another guy who I know more of, than I actually know of . I do have one of his albums, that was enjoyable, but can't actually remember any of the ...