This is a solid album of new and old songs by one of the founding fathers of
country rock
.
Chris Hillman
has a wonderful voice, great
pop
instincts, and a finely developed talent for splicing together
country
,
bluegrass
, and four-chord
rock & roll
. A highlight is a cover of
the Searchers
'
"When You Walk in the Room"
-- two minutes of pure jingle-jangle
perfection. Although
"Like a Hurricane"
(the title track is a
Hillman
original, not the
Neil Young
song) seldom reaches the heights of
"Bakersfield Bound,"
and
Herb Pedersen
's outstanding 1996 tribute to hard California
, this former
Byrd
Flying Burrito Brother
can still teach the young
crowd a thing or two. ~ Joel Roberts