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This excellent two-disc collection captures Poco's finest moments from the days when they were laying down the template for all the country-rock music that was to follow. It's hard to remember, but when the Eagles first hit the scene, they were thought by many to be a Poco-wannabe band. Listen to this set and you'll hear why. The Forgotten Trail (1969-1974) culls tracks from Poco's first eight albums, as well as unreleased cuts and singles. From the classic anthem "Pickin' Up the Pieces," which kicks things off, through "You Better Think Twice," "C'mon," "Kind Woman," "From the Inside," "A Good Feelin' to Know," "Crazy Eyes," and on and on, this is wonderful music, ahead of its time in many ways. If Poco had arrived on the scene in the early '90s, they would have been kings of the country charts. Of course, without Poco, country music wouldn't have taken on the rock trappings that it did in the '80s and '90s. As it was, the band was considered too country for the Top 40 rock format of the time, and too rock & roll for country radio. This set is the place to start for an appreciation of the original Poco, when the group was considered to be Richie Furay's band. All the ingredients are here that made their music so delightful: the trademark high-vocal harmonies; Rusty Young's pedal steel guitar wizardry; Furay's patented juxtapositions of sad lyrics against bouncy, harmony-filled tunes; and their spirit of optimism and good feelings even in the face of hard luck and bad weather. The 36-page booklet does a fine job of telling the story in print, and the 38 songs speak volumes about the band's place and influence. Thanks to this compilation, Poco's trailblazing days need be forgotten no longer.
© Jim Newsom /TiVo
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Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Randy Meisner, Vocal - Randy Meisner, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - Jim Messina, Bass - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Randy Meisner, Vocal - Randy Meisner, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - Jim Messina, Bass - R. Young, Composer - R. Young, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Randy Meisner, Vocal - Randy Meisner, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - Jim Messina, Bass - S. Goodwin, Composer - S. Goodwin, Lyricist - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Randy Meisner, Vocal - Randy Meisner, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - Jim Messina, Bass - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - Jim Messina, Bass - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Randy Meisner, Vocal - Randy Meisner, Bass - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - J. Messina, Composer - J. Messina, Lyricist - S. Goodwin, Composer - S. Goodwin, Lyricist - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo - Poco, Performer
Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - T. Schmit, Composer - T. Schmit, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - R. Young, Composer - R. Young, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Recorded 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - D. Frazier, Composer - D. Frazier, Lyricist - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Composer - Jim Messina, Lyricist - Jim Messina, Guitar - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Recorded 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Vocal - Richie Furay, Guitar - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally released 1970. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - T. Schmit, Composer - T. Schmit, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Steve Cropper, Producer - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Steve Cropper, Producer - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - P. Cotton, Composer - P. Cotton, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Composer - Jim Messina, Lyricist - Jim Messina, Guitar - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Recorded 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jim Messina, Producer - Jim Messina, Vocal - Jim Messina, Guitar - J. Messina, Composer - J. Messina, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Recorded 1969 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
DISC 2
Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Producer - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Recorded 1971 Sony Music Entertainment
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Steve Cropper, Producer - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - T. Schmit, Composer - T. Schmit, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Released 1971 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Jim Mason, Producer - Jack Richardson, Producer - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Poco, Performer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
T. Schmit, Composer - T. Schmit, Lyricist - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Jim Mason, Producer - Jack Richardson, Producer - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Poco, Performer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Jim Mason, Producer - Jack Richardson, Producer - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Poco, Performer
(P) 1972 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Jack Richardson, Producer - P. Cotton, Composer - P. Cotton, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - R. Young, Composer - R. Young, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - D. Davis, Composer - D. Davis, Lyricist - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Jack Richardson, Producer - George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Poco, Performer
Originally Recorded 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - R. Young, Composer - R. Young, Lyricist - Jack Richardson, Producer - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Recorded 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Jack Richardson, Producer - T. Schmit, Composer - T. Schmit, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Jack Richardson, Producer - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Jack Richardson, Producer - P. Cotton, Composer - P. Cotton, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Recorded 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Richie Furay, Guitar - Richie Furay, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Jack Richardson, Producer - R. Furay, Composer - R. Furay, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
Originally Recorded 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Jack Richardson, Producer - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - R. Young, Composer - R. Young, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - Jack Richardson, Producer - P. Cotton, Composer - P. Cotton, Lyricist - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - P. Cotton, Composer - P. Cotton, Lyricist - Poco, Producer - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - T. Schmit, Composer - T. Schmit, Lyricist - Poco, Producer - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Grantham, Vocal - George Grantham, Drums - Timothy Schmit, Vocal - Timothy Schmit, Bass - Paul Cotton, Vocal - Paul Cotton, Guitar - R. Young, Composer - R. Young, Lyricist - Poco, Producer - Poco, Performer - Rusty Young, Vocal - Rusty Young, Dobro - Rusty Young, Banjo
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
This excellent two-disc collection captures Poco's finest moments from the days when they were laying down the template for all the country-rock music that was to follow. It's hard to remember, but when the Eagles first hit the scene, they were thought by many to be a Poco-wannabe band. Listen to this set and you'll hear why. The Forgotten Trail (1969-1974) culls tracks from Poco's first eight albums, as well as unreleased cuts and singles. From the classic anthem "Pickin' Up the Pieces," which kicks things off, through "You Better Think Twice," "C'mon," "Kind Woman," "From the Inside," "A Good Feelin' to Know," "Crazy Eyes," and on and on, this is wonderful music, ahead of its time in many ways. If Poco had arrived on the scene in the early '90s, they would have been kings of the country charts. Of course, without Poco, country music wouldn't have taken on the rock trappings that it did in the '80s and '90s. As it was, the band was considered too country for the Top 40 rock format of the time, and too rock & roll for country radio. This set is the place to start for an appreciation of the original Poco, when the group was considered to be Richie Furay's band. All the ingredients are here that made their music so delightful: the trademark high-vocal harmonies; Rusty Young's pedal steel guitar wizardry; Furay's patented juxtapositions of sad lyrics against bouncy, harmony-filled tunes; and their spirit of optimism and good feelings even in the face of hard luck and bad weather. The 36-page booklet does a fine job of telling the story in print, and the 38 songs speak volumes about the band's place and influence. Thanks to this compilation, Poco's trailblazing days need be forgotten no longer.
© Jim Newsom /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
- Total length: 02:26:44
- Main artists: Poco
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1972, 1973, 1974, 1990 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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