Poco - Ultimate Collection

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Free Music Review: Influence Outglows Hit Success On First-Rate Poco Greatest
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Its hit songs and best albums scatter across haphazard collections on major labels, yet Poco remains a popular touring band with integral members (songwriters Paul Cotton and Rusty Young, drummer George Grantham) intact."The Ultimate Collection" makes appreciating Poco easier, gathering its best from 30 years of music previously left on budget sets like "Backtracks" and incomplete boxes like Epic's "Forgotten Trail."

It says much for Poco's vision that, despite changing personnel nearly every track, its trademark harmonies and tight instrumentation remained intact. This is true on hits that should have charted (1972's soaring "Good Feelin' To Know," the sing-a-long "Rose of Cimmaron," 1982's pensive "Shoot For The Moon") and those that did ("Crazy Love" and "Heart Of The Night," from 1978's "Legend,." were soothing exhales after disco-dance exhaustion. The late comedian Phil Hartman designed that best-seller's cover, the closest Poco came to a cohesive national identity.)

The final song, the unlikely Top 20 hit "Call It Love" was from 1989's aptly titled "Legacy," a fine LP that imploded into another missed opportunity. It was a near-perfect single with wistful message, unforgettable mandolin-style intro and powerful guitar break. Founding member Richie Furay was back, the then-hot Richard Marx contributed, and the then-"Saturday Night Live" star Hartman even designed a variation on his "Legend" cover. But Furay could not tour with the group due to ministerial duties; his priorities were correct, but Poco would not score another hit.

Poco's influence would outlive its chart success, much of what stands as country music today owes as much to its 1970s vision as anything the Eagles did, let alone the Buck Owens-Merle Haggard Bakersfield country inspiring country-rock to begin with. "The Ultimate Collection" is just that for new fans and those seeking one stop for the hits; longtime fans can reach for the original Epic or MCA LPs, many of which remain in print.

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