Running Horse

Poco | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drifter's Church Productions
• ASIN: B0000C509T
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,684 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Poco, the Godfather returns, September 9, 2003

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Mitchell Howard ""the People's Friend"" (Havelock North, NZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Running Horse (Audio CD)

This album is Poco`s first for 13 years since the Legacy album which featured the original band line up. This album features stalwarts Rusty Young, Paul Cotton (who replaced Jim Messina prior to the wheel being invented)and George Grantham the original singing drummer. The lineup is augmented by Jack Sundred who has been playing live with Poco for some time. The music is closer to the modern Nashville sound and this makes sense given that most of modern Nashville will have been inspired by the early Country Rock stars like Poco. The songs are as strong as ever with standouts being, I can only Imagine, Running Horse and Everytime I hear that train by Paul. The Running Horse vocal sounds very Glenn Frey like. Rusty chips in with a couple of love songs and Jack comes up with a couple one of which Shake It is very un-Poco like but a good foot stomping tune none the less. I think this album deserves to find a wider audience than what Poco would normally achieve, especially given the modern country sound. All in all I like it and believe the music continues on the great Poco tradition. Poco for Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Betting on a horse thats running... just like before., September 18, 2003

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Steve Gittelman (Boulder, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Running Horse (Audio CD)

The famous Poco Horse (crafted by the late actor Phil Hartman) rises again to take us on another wonderful ride. This CD contains top notch song writing by Rusty Young and Paul Cotton. Original drummer George Grantham is better than ever!
Best songs: Running Horse features Rusty's incredible steel guitar echoing Cottons visionary lyrics reminding us of the past and lending hope for the future. Never get enough, written by Jack Sundrud is excellent as is Cottons Everytime I hear that Train. For you country music fans, Thats what love is all about could be a number 1 hit if radio stations could break out of their playlists. Of course commercial success has always eluded Poco but certainly not because of the quality of their music. I give this CD 5 STARS! The Title Track is not only one of Poco's best songs ever but one of the best rock songs written in the past 35 years.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album!, November 7, 2006

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H. M Rivera (Carolina, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Running Horse (Audio CD)

Get this and "Live at Bareback" if you are tired of waiting for the next Eagles release. No, get them if you like honest-to-goodnes great singing, songwriting and playing. If you like the Eagles, CSN, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, America or James Taylor, you will love this. "Running Horse", "Live at Bareback" and their DVD "Keeping the Legend Alive" (also released under different names) are all excellent. Poco is now better than they have ever been! Also check out Paul Cotton's solo "Firebird". These guys are going thru a mid-life explosion!