Poco - Good Feelin To Know (9 tracks) +Album Reviews

+ 1/2 Stars...Another Solid Album From Furay & Co.

Steve Vrana | Aurora, NE | 11/30/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"On this 1972 release of eight originals and one cover tune (an arguably superior version of the Buffalo Springfield's "Go and Say Goodye" written by Stephen Stills), Poco put together one of its best albums. Band members Richie Furay, Paul Cotton and Timothy B Schmit each contribute excellent songs. Highlights include Cotton's lovely "Ride the Country" and Schmit's achingly beautiful "I Can See Everything." But it's still Furay who steals the show with the rollicking "And Settlin' Down," the gorgeous "Sweet Lovin'" and what should have been a monster hit, "A Good Feelin' to Know." Why Poco never had the kind of commercial success of the Eagles (whose debut was released just months before A Good Feelin' to Know) is a mystery. Fans of country-rock will want to add this to their collection. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED"

Prismatic harmonies , glistening guitars, no nonsense rock

James McDonnell | NJ | 04/28/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As an adolescent in '72/'73, this album forced me to re-think my musical preferences. I had been a "Deep Purple - Humble Pie" head (still am to some degree), but all this changed with "AGFTK". For those of you who believe this album was under-promoted/under acclaimed, you are correct. For those of you who believe this album strayed from the typically languid California rock blue-print of the time, again you are right, and therein lies the album's lack of critical mass and ultimately its lack of mass appeal. It confused many of the band's traditional fandom who moved on to the Eagles/Rondstadt. I remain as equally enthralled with this music today as I was back in the Spring of '73 when I first heard it. The vocals are breathtaking, the song writing is inspired and the guitars pick up where the Byrds should have gone. Special mentions - the powerful & exuberant opening track: "And settling down", the wrenching, moody and restrained "Restrain", the Byrd-like "Ride the Country", the impossibly catchy re-make of the Stills classic "Go and say Goodbye" and of course the title track, which you can still hear occasionally as a lost classic on your local classic rock station. This is the one album to which most classic rock stations do not devote sufficient airplay. Hey K-Rock, lose the Born in the USA and start playing some real music. This CD is a strong buy."

Poco's Best

The Footpath Cowboy | Kingston, NY United States | 11/15/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A GOOD FEELIN' TO KNOW is Poco's best album ever. Most of the songs are great, and the singing and instrumental work is phenomenal. This album proves that there was more to California country-rock in 1972 than the Eagles. It's a shame that this album didn't sell more copies when it was first released."

Smitten

Steven Clem Haley | Stillwater, Oklahoma United States | 04/17/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Good Feeling to Know sprung on me late as I did not hear about POCO until I was a soph in high school (1975). The 8 track of this, along with other POCOs was never further than arm's reach.This genre of music was a calm harbor after being surrounded by the turbulent swells of Purple, Sabbath, Amboy Dukes, that adolescent boys were expected to listen while chugging their first beers.These guys were the unsung heros of the whole, "Southern California Cowboy" movement brought to the commercial forefront by such legacies as the Eagles, Browne, Ronstadt, etc. Poco helped create them all.Long Live POCO."

THE single greatest Poco album, PERIOD.

Mike | San Jose, CA | 05/18/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When the original members of Poco (Grantham, Young, Messina, Furay, Meisner) reunited for the extremely-less-than-satisfying "Legacy" in 1989 (Richard MARX...are you KIDDING ME?), they promised that they would be the only "Poco" releasing albums in the future. That lasted all of about five minutes...and rightfully so. It doesn't matter that Paul Cotton and Timothy B. Schmidt didn't appear on "Pickin' Up The Pieces." They belonged to the CLASSIC lineup of this band, the one found on "A Good Feelin' To Know" (Grantham, Young, Furay, Cotton, Schmidt). There's not a bad song on this album. Not a bad SECOND. The opener, "And Settlin' Down," sets the tone...perfect harmonies, chunky rhythms, "Poco Themes" ("I miss my woman, yes, I miss my woman") and pristine playing is only the beginning. The tension / release of Paul Cotton's "Ride The Country" is next..."Here she comes a' ridin'...on a morning sunrise..." punctuated with clean, sharp bursts of rhythm guitar...MAGIC. Just MAGIC. Another Cotton track, "Early Times," is probably the best track he's ever written. Back to Furay for the title track and the ONLY statement Poco's ever made, regardless of the lineup or song..."It's a good feelin' to know somebody loves you." That's IT. That's what POCO was...and still IS...all about, and it is beautifully and energetically expressed on every single second of this 40 minute album. THIS album is "Poco's Greatest Hits," the one you should buy first. Buy as many as you want...AFTER you buy THIS one."

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