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ANNE'LL TELL you about Poco. At the drop of a hat. She's told me about them more often than almost anything I can think of, except the fact that the Butterfield Blues Band played her senior prom at Scarsdale High School in 1969. For Anne was one of those who clapped until their hands were raw at the old Tea Party close to two years ago, waiting for an encore from Poco that never came...
Taking this an an indirect recommendation, I saw their Sunset Series show last year on Boston Common, and was treated to the best show to come off that stage during a summer that featured the Allman Brothers and Faces, among others. I bought Poco albums, and waited to see them again...
WBCN's Charles Laquidara loves Poco's music almost beyond the legal limit. So whenever they come into town, he introduces them. It's just as well. George Davis couldn't do them justice. Besides, Laquidara's liner notes to their live album, Deliverin', are as adequate a description of Poco as any I've ever seen, "Laughing- eyed, high-bouncing Poco--creating images of green hills, amber fields, rolling white clouds, and a balanced planet...
...with country influences. Al Garth, one of the hornmen, played country fiddle quite well on "Listen to a Country Song," and "Dixie Holiday" was performed as only a country rock band would perform a country style song, with an emphasis on bounce. Throughout the set the band's Springfield-Poco influences became evident. Loggins and Messina play the same kind of joyous country rock that Poco is able to succeed so well at. There are no frills, and yet, there's a feeling that this band has much more range than Poco. It's the horns. Garth and Jon Clarke...
...rock concerts. Summerthing's Sunset Series, sponsored by the Falstaff Brewing Company, brings rock to Boston Common twice a week through August. It's your best bet, even thought this year's run of bands doesn't match last year when the Series imported Faces, the Allman Brothers, and Poco, among others. Each concert is $2.50. Tickets can be bought in advance, but most people just go down before the show, which starts at six, and ends, by law, at nine. This year the series will bring Poco, the Beach Boys, BB King, Buddy Miles, and Merry Clayton, among others...