We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago…..
When the 4th studio LP for the country-rock pioneers known as Poco did not do well, it showed Richie Furay that the band he formed after the breakup of Buffalo Springfield didn’t have the kind of future that he thought it did…he would leave after the next LP
“Good Feelin To Know” is too good an album to have done as poorly commercially as it did. As I have said before, LPs were expensive for my limited resources back in the day but I bought this album after hearing the title track blaring from my radio. I didn’t even have to hear the other tracks.
In my opinion, it’s the strongest album the band ever did. Loaded with ringing guitars including Rusty Young’s sweet pedal steel, tight harmonies featuring a pre-Eagles Timothy B. Schmidt hitting those high notes, and Paul Cotton’s clean but fat guitar lines.
The songs are strong too, anchored by Furay’s title track and the rave-up “And Settlin Down” which kicks off the LP. Cotton and Schmidt add some fine numbers and the band delivers a solid cover of the Springfield’s “Go And Say Goodbye”.
The band’s record company really did them a disservice by not promoting this more. It should have been a monster but wasn’t. Nevertheless, it has always had a spot in my collection and rotation.
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