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(1968 – present)

Poco, founded in 1968 by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Richie Furay (inducted 1997 with Buffalo Springfield), virtually invented the “country rock” genre commercially popularized by The Eagles through a long string of early-to mid-’70s hits like “

Take It Easy.” Poco’s 1969 debut, “Pickin’ Up the Pieces,” received the rare 5-star designation in Dave Marsh’s “Rolling Stone Record Guide.”

Bud Scoppa wrote in Rolling Stone of Poco’s unique talent of not only being able to take a sad song and make it better like a (Rock and Roll Hall of Famer) Rod Stewart, but they actually write sad songs and perform them as they were about something better than sorrow. Veteran DJ Dave Herman, among the notable DJ’s highlighted in the Rock and Roll Hall, told his WNEW-FM listeners after playing Poco’s 1971 classic, “

Bad Weather,”: “You have to go far and wide through many a stack of albums to find a better song.”
Current Eagles bassist/vocalist Timothy B. Schmit replaced original Poco member Randy Meisner after Poco’s debut album and later replaced the a charter member of the Eagles in 1978.
Rusty Young flat-out revolutionized pedal steel guitar playing, both in broadening the range of its application and in creating a new variety of its sonic possibilities, winning Guitar Player magazine’s venerated poll for “Best Pedal Steel Guitarist” award so many times it enshrined him in its Hall of Fame.

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1	Crazy Love full track	237
2	Keep On Tryin' full track	118
3	Rose Of Cimarron full track	106
4	Call It Love full track	105
5	You Better Think Twice full track	89
6	Pickin' Up the Pieces full track	69
7	Heart Of The Night full track	68
8	A Good Feelin' to Know full track	57
9	Bad Weather full track	32
10	Indian Summer full track	30
11	Keep on Trying	28
12	Midnight Rain full track	22
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14	Barbados full track	17
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Nololob wrote:
September 2009

Klasyka Rocka

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roxce wrote:
September 2009

Just saw POCO in concert this weekend at VA Beach, they still have it goin on....it was a really awesome time!!!

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rg9290 wrote:
May 2009

after all these years, STILL a great song............

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petergavin wrote:
April 2009

Poco is at Stagecoach this weekend! http://www.last.fm/event/1010089 Join Twitter: LastSummerFest

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raydl wrote:
March 2009

Muzzy_Olorea escribió: Abril 2007 'Keep On Tryin' was featured on 'Bones' last week. David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel singing it was very funny. :) yes, i saw it too, i love bones

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avantgardening wrote:
March 2009

this sucks, how the hell did i come to download this...

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arrowe1969 wrote:
January 2009

This song is country/rock at it's best. Still reminds me of John Peel.

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RandyB1961 wrote:
October 2008

If you like Poco, you may like my new group: http://www.last.fm/group/Twenty+Thousand+Roads

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furay wrote:
September 2008

Someone change that picture, please!

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unionjackass wrote:
September 2008

under 100,000 plays, what the deuce?!? consequently, so long....

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kfrancais wrote:
August 2008

my cousin's husband is in poco! love them...

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CasLast wrote:
August 2008

It's a good feelin to know that POCO, music is very well listened ! My favorites Here we go again and Susannah...

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Wayspooled wrote:
June 2008

Their first two albums - Pickin' Up The Pieces and Deliverin' should be in every rock music fan's collection. They were far above good music.

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carlosen wrote:
January 2008

indian summer, every summer!

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aibom wrote:
October 2007

Hideously underrated.

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ohmuzak wrote:
July 2007

Muzzy_Olorea: I just watched that episode! LOL

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Muzzy_Olorea wrote:
April 2007

'Keep On Tryin' was featured on 'Bones' last week. David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel singing it was very funny. :)

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ChadFromCanada wrote:
March 2007

Crazy Love is too good for this world.

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