Ghost Town

Performer: Poco
Artist: Buell Neidlinger
Engineer: John Mills; Dave Marquette
Producer: Poco; John H.R. Mills; Poco; John Mills
Distributor: Bayside Record Dist.

Notes: Poco includes: Rusty Young (vocals, guitar, pedal steel); Paul Cotton (vocals, guitar); Kim Bullard (vocals, keyboards); Charlie Harrison (vocals, bass); Harry Bluestone (concertmaster); Denise Subotnic (viola); Armand Kaproff (cello); Buell Neidinger (acoustic bass); Phil Kenzie (saxophone); Stephen Chapman (drums); Steve Forman (percussion). Recorded at Soundcastle Recording Studios, Silverlake, California. Personnel: Rusty Young (vocals, guitar, steel guitar); Denise Subotnil, Paul Cotton (vocals, guitar); Kim Bullard (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Charlie Harrison (vocals, background vocals); Denise Sulotine (viola); Armand Karpoff (cello); Phil Kenzie (saxophone); Steve Chapman (drums); Steve Forman (percussion). Unknown Contributor Role: Buell Neidlinger. While it's nowhere near on par with the Poco of the late '60s and '70s, Ghost Town is surprisingly polished, AOR-friendly classic rock with a country tinge. Very similar in warmth and production values to the Eagles (a group that Poco member Timothy B. Schmit would eventually join), the songs are pleasant but easily forgettable in comparison to the rest of their catalog. Moments like the eponymous title track, "How Will You Feel Tonight," and "Shoot for the Moon" offer glimpses of the band's glory years, but the rest of the album fades into the "classic rock" mists whence it came. ~ Rob Theakston

Poco was part of the first wave of West Coast country-rock bands, emerging from the ashes of the seminal Buffalo Springfield and initially built around Springfield's singer/guitarist Richie Furay and producer/sessionman Randy Meisner. They combined the harmony-laden folk-rock sound of the '60s with a country twang (mostly courtesy of pedal steel guitarist Rusty Young) and made a few noted country-rock albums in the early '70s before their sound turned slicker and poppier later in the decade.

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