We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago…..
The 3rd studio LP for the band Poco continued their run as the band most likely to succeed but not accomplishing it.
For the album ‘From The Inside”, the band saw the departure of founding member Jim Messina who was replaced by Paul Cotton. Cotton became an intregal member of the band’s sound going through the 70’s and 80’s…especially after Richie Furay left in 1973.
To this venture he brings a couple of good songs including “Bad Weather” which is the best song on the album. He had originally recorded it with his previous band Illinois Speed Press. Here is their version, more uptempo than the ballad reading Poco gives it.
They also made a stop on the British TV show Old Grey Whistle Stop to support the LP
Cotton also brings the song Railroad Days to life with that fat guitar sound he became known for. Timothy B. Schmidt gives us the title track from his bass playing spot…as Glenn Frey would alter put it…”he plays way down low, and sings way up high”.
Furay’s songs are fine and the singing and playing is pretty…but with the exception of Bad Weather, nothing really jumps out at me from the LP. That would change the following year with “Good Feelin To Know” which was an excellent record that also didn’t chart particularly well.
I always like Poco’s stuff …more than most people it seems. They weren’t the Eagles but then who was?
