Listen to me yack about Poco

[Fred Treece]

https://www.playlistparley.com/podcast/ ... t8d3-ga2xw

If you have a long flight or can’t get to sleep or you’re trying to get well from a cold or something, this might make the time go by even slower...

Mostly I just want to try to get some hits for my buddy Josh Certo who came up with the concept of interviewing local musicians about their musical influences. Who knows, you might enjoy some of what I have to say about my favorite band, and you can check out some of the other sessions too.

[Jerry Overstreet]

Interesting and informative podcast. I've only got through about 20 mins. where you've just started talking about Rusty and Poco, so I'll have to start over to listen when I have more time.

[Tucker Jackson]

Good stuff, Fred. Let no one say the subject was not thoroughly covered. I learned a lot.

I know you and Josh made a combined top 10 list at the end of the show, but I would be interested in seeing your list. If you have a minute, I'm pretty sure you could punch that out faster than I could scroll back through the podcast and piece it together Thanks!

[Fred Treece]

I could punch out a top 100, Tucker! Thanks for listening, and for the kind words. I had no idea I was so long-winded, and poor Josh had no idea what he was getting into 😎

Anyway, you asked for it, here’s my Top Eleven:

1) Medley: Just In Case It Happens/Grand Junction/Consequently So Long
2) Bad Weather
3) Railroad Days
4) What If I Should Say I Love You
5) Rose Of Cimarron
6) Crazy Eyes
7) Angel
8) Good Feelin To Know
9) Sagebrush Serenade
10) Ghost Town
11) Look Within

I had to add #11 because it is on an album (Legacy) that I had not given a fair shot before doing this interview. Not much steel from Rusty on it, unfortunately, but other than that it’s an excellent representation of what the original Poco lineup might have become if they had stayed together. Lots of great music on it, but ”Look Within” hit me in the groovy spot. It is clean-picking clear-voiced Jim Messina at his country-gospel best.

[Tucker Jackson]

Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I know a bunch of these songs, but not all... so now, I'm off to listen.

[Craig Stock]

Great selection of songs, I have everything from Poco love them, I think their album Blue and Gray was underlooked, it's about the civil war, lots of really great songs, not any steel but worth looking into. Check out Glory Bound!

[Fred Treece]

I like Widow Maker and Sometimes We Are All We Got. It’s a very good album, and a challenging concept. With only 10 choices, I had to stop somewhere, Craig

[Mike Bacciarini]

What a great interview on this thread….. thanks Fred. I share your love of Poco and Rusty (and Paul) RIP. Saw them live many times, one time the last night Jimmy played with them at the Fillmore West. One more track I would have slipped into the list would have been “Calico Lady”. George singing lead, stellar harmonies, fantastic musicianship, hot hot acoustic guitar riffs, Rusty’s psg, on and on I could go. Their live performances of this song were killer…. surgical precision and always had the crowd going crazy. The fondest of memories….

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RZsdUV4MhmM

[Daniel Dickie]

Hi Fred
Thanks for the podcast I enjoyed listening to it.
I am also a bit of a Poco fan as well.
Was interesting learning more about Richie Furey as well