When convinced , , and to join forces to form a supergroup, it seemed like an inspired suggestion. 's had scored big with a similar idea, while bands such as , who recorded for , had made some waves commercially in recent years. But despite high expectations along with the history of their members, 's 1974 eponymous debut never quite lived up to its promise. The trio, along with steel guitarist , drummer on piano, delivers a collection of ten pleasant, if overall unremarkable tunes in the vein. There are glimmers of past glories by each, but only really connects solidly. His which opens the record, is a winning, -like rocker, while is by far its most beautiful track. On the other hand, with the exception of a pair of modest successes, including the lightly funky and the straightforward of and 's contributions are fairly lightweight. Even 's heartfelt tribute to former bandmate , who had died a few months earlier, is a bit lackluster and pales in comparison to ' from the same year. Still, there should be enough here -- thanks especially to the tracks -- that will at least be of moderate interest to most fans. Originally released by in 1974, was reissued domestically on CD by the label in 2002. ~ Brett Hartenbach