The Very Best of Poco [1975] [Remaster]

Performer: Poco
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Poco: Rusty Young, Jim Messina, Richie Furay, Paul Cotton, Timothy Schmit, George Grantham. Producers: Poco, Jim Messina, Steve Cropper, Jack Richardson, Jim Mason. Compilation producer: Bob Irwin. Recorded between January 16, 1969 and August 29, 1974. Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York). VERY BEST OF POCO is a fine set with a generous track list (it was originally a two-record package) which includes the group's most well-known cuts. Though they existed in the shadow of the Eagles, and were plagued by constant personnel changes, Poco stood as one of the finest country rock bands of the 1970s, a claim supported by the excellent material on VERY BEST OF. Since the set was released in 1975, it provides a substantial cross-section of the band's early work, particularly the line-up featuring Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Characterized by a driving sound, high, sweet group harmonies, and a fair bit of twang, Poco are the missing link between the Byrds' SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO and the Eagles' sleek, mainstream sound. VERY BEST OF POCO is a fine set with a generous track list (it was originally a two-record package) that includes the group's most well-known cuts. Though they existed in the shadow of the Eagles, and were plagued by constant personnel changes, Poco stood as one of the finest country-rock bands of the '70s, a claim supported by the excellent material on VERY BEST OF. Released in 1975, the set provides a substantial cross-section of the band's early work, particularly the line-up featuring Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Characterized by a driving sound, high, sweet group harmonies, and a fair bit of country twang, Poco is the missing link between the Byrds' SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO and the Eagles' sleek, mainstream sound.

Q (4/00, p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...mixes a cocktail of '60s pop, bluegrass and country and shapes heir own brand of sift rock....still carries a quiet charge today and points to what might have been." Uncut (3/00, p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...At their best they were magnificent, and almost everyone who passed through the band was a fine songwriter..." Mojo (Publisher) (4/00, p.117) - "...Focuses on their early days and misses a few cues but when on form...Poco's energetic country-rock was a perfect tonic for the tired, dispirited souls of dark Vietnam war days."

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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