For a band which, quite frankly, released its share of duds over the years, this is a remarkably consistent compilation. Not strictly a hits collection (widespread commercial success came to Poco only years after the period covered here) or a rarities collection (though it does contain a generous portion of previously unreleased material), The Forgotten Trail is a best-of in the truest sense of the term. Most of the original albums from this era are worth picking up in their own right, but for new fans, this is a worthy cross section of them.
As the liner notes point out, Poco was so influential on more commercially successful bands like the Eagles (two of whom were ex-Poco members) that it's easy to forget how radical their country-rock approach was when they appeared on the scene in 1969. More than most country-rock bands - including the later and more popular Poco lineups - the original Poco leaned heavily on the country half of its genre. For that reason, this album might be offputting to fans of later country-rock at first, but repeated listenings will be rewarded. If you know these guys mostly from the later years, this is the best place to start when it comes to "how it was when it all began."
As the liner notes point out, Poco was so influential on more commercially successful bands like the Eagles (two of whom were ex-Poco members) that it's easy to forget how radical their country-rock approach was when they appeared on the scene in 1969. More than most country-rock bands - including the later and more popular Poco lineups - the original Poco leaned heavily on the country half of its genre. For that reason, this album might be offputting to fans of later country-rock at first, but repeated listenings will be rewarded. If you know these guys mostly from the later years, this is the best place to start when it comes to "how it was when it all began."
Tracklist:
CD1 :
01 - Pickin' up the pieces
02 - Grand junction
03 - Consequently so long
04 - First love
05 - Calico lady
06 - My kind of love
07 - Hard luck
08 - Last call (cold enchilada)
09 - Honky tonk downstairs
10 - Hurry up
11 - You'd better think twice
12 - Anyway bye bye
13 - I guess you made it
14 - C'mon
15 - Hear that music
16 - Kind woman
17 - Just for me and you
18 - Bad weather
19 - You'd better think twice
20 - Lullaby In September
CD2 :
01 - You are the one
02 - From the inside
03 - Good feelin' to know
04 - I can see everything
05 - And settlin' down
06 - Blue water
07 - Fool's gold
08 - Nothin's still the same
09 - Skunk Creek
10 - Here we go again
11 - Crazy eyes
12 - Get in the wind
13 - Believe me
14 - Rocky Mountain breakdown
15 - Faith in the families
16 - Western Waterloo
17 - Whatever happened to your smile
18 - Sagebrush serenade
Download Links :
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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