The Chris Darrow bio is one of a guy who played with a lot of cool people in the late 1960s and early ’70s, but the people he played with were the artists who defined the music; he was one of the guys who helped make it happen. As such, if the name doesn’t ring a bell, it’s understandable. He has lived on the perimeter of history, which makes him exactly the sort of artist that hip folks who want to reclaim another overlooked genius gravitate to. This CD of his albums from 1973 and 1974 respectively explain why people want to make that case and why the case won’t stick. Darrow blends country, rock, blues and psychedelia better than Gram Parsons. Parsons sang country and carried the rest with his persona and wardrobe, while you can hear it in Darrow’s music. But Darrow didn’t have Parsons’ voice or his gift for musical clarity, so the songs simply aren’t as memorable. When Darrow clicks, though, it’s powerful. His workmanlike voice makes the lonely “We Don’t Talk of Lovin’ Anymore” all the sadder.