I was listening to Inamorata just the other day. I can understand any Poco fan not liking it because it has so little in common with classic era Poco. Indeed it's gone so for down the pop-rock/AOR route, it seems like a different band than the one that one that recorded Ghost Town, two years earlier. Throw in Joe Ciccarelli's all bells & whistles Eighties production (see also Al Stewart's Last Of The Century record). it's no surprise that long time fans throw their hands up in horror at it. However.... I do think it is a super example of Eighties pop-rock record. The writing and performances remain top notch and, as someone who quite likes Eighties production styles, I'm happy enough with the sound too. If - and it's a rather large if - you can forget the history and forgive the production, you might just get a modicum of enjoyment from the album.
I agree. Same is true for his Poco songs for me. Out of all of the members who contributed songs, his are my least favorite. Of course, that's just my opinion. Love Richie Furay, Rusty Young and Timothy B Schmidt songs.
Was just relistening to GFTK album and it struck me how much better I like Paul Cotten’s and Timothy B. Songs than Richie’s. Sweet Lovinh could have been so much better if they would have lost the operatic harmony part. As a matter of fact, as I listen back to a lot of the Poco tracks. I think a lot of the songs would have been better served if the harmonies were sang in a lower register.
Young was at the top of his game especially lyrically with Ghost town. But then he went back to the more commercial lyrics. If that had completed that album with civil war songs it would have been a masterpiece.
I know I'm very out of order here, but spinning Crazy Eyes now. I pretty much grew up to this lp. End of an era for the band, but no weak cuts in my opinion. I always loved the orange Epics for sound quality. I have an Artisan cut...it's a stunner.
"Keep On Tryin'" was Poco's biggest hit prior to "Crazy Love". It hit #50 in Billboard and #45 in Cashbox...and charted even higher in the A/C chart. The title track of "Indian Summer" also charted at #50 in Billboard.
I like Inamorata a lot. I had been a fan for more than a decade when it came out and I was glad for something different. For me, the vocals were so much better with Tim and George adding harmonies.
Ghost Town is well recorded and produced, though a bit bass-shy as was popular at the time, with some nice warm synth tones. A pretty good album, I'd rate it a 3/5 'cause I like 5 songs very much (including Shoot For The Moon).
That is a great track. My selections from Ghost Town: Ghost Town -dark, moody and well performed. The orchestration is used to great effect. High Sierra -keeping the mood intact, we have this dark, synth-laden instrumental. It works well and shows that you really can integrate synths into the Poco sound effectively. Shoot For The Moon -the melancholy pop near-hit. Time to slow dance with your partner. How Will You Feel Tonight -sounds like Poco 1977 on the poppy side, but still very nice. The Midnight Rodeo -an odd one with a strange rhythm pattern, a touch of reggae perhaps? A light, fun one. Break Of Hearts -some great pedal steel guitar in this one, but unfortunately some unneeded sax (fortunately not too high in the mix). Great harmonies and orchestration -a beautiful song. This album is good, not great, but is, IMO, the last Poco studio album where the good outweighs the bad. Listen and enjoy this one.
That album does have some really good moments. But the couple I don’t like, I really don’t like at all
