Poco - Pickin' Up The Pieces / My Kind Of Love (Live/Rare, 1969)

[@lynnsp]

Random FYI... in this video, Jim is on bass, playing the same blue/white Precision he played with Buffalo Springfield on their Dec 1967 Beach Boys tour, and also on the abruptly-halted April 68 BS tour that fell apart the day after MLK was shot. At this point in time (of the above video), Jim was angry most of the time for being stuck on bass. The tour had already been booked, Randy had already left, and the band had not yet hired Tim to play bass. The only up side to the brief blip of tour time, was that only four band members had to be paid. But gigs were scarce and airplay wasn't happening. The writing was already on the wall for the band

[@krisscanlon4051]

amazing... the time tween 1st lp and eponymous second!

[@stevenbeasley8684]

Damn. Still sounded great as a 4 piece. Who's singing the bridge? George?

[@tommcdonald2805]

One of the pillars of Country Rock......too often forgotten

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

My dad was a big fan of this band but like the petulant child I was i rebelled against the music he played for me growing up. Now that I'm the same age he was then (and had my head surgically removed from my arse) and I can see he had great taste. Cheers.

[@ronjohnson4546]

Thanks for posting. I loved this band. Along with NRPS and Graham Parsons, they introduced me to country-rock. Rusty Young's use of the pedal steel was amazing - getting that organ sound on 'Nobody's Fool' from 'Picking Up the Pieces' was great.

[@howlindonster6131]

Great time in Poco's history, plus that one girl on the left is the one who invented headbanging first way before Ozzy!! js Love this piece man , my favorite group still in 2020.

[@peteshallcross787]

So vintage...and comical...and I love it! That bass player's contribution to this genre of music is 2nd to none Imo. Jim still has his production company to this day that he started as a teenager! Poco is the best band I never saw...

[@joevee8337]

holy cow! The beginning!! Man I was just 17 when I read a 2 inch review in the back of some magazine that said "if you like the good time sounds of The Lovin' Spoonful . . ." check out this band. Well 44 years later I'm still listening. Thanks so much for this clip.

[@georgescheffler5249]

A great band, still love 'em !

[@kenkvaale12]

great energy as always from Richie also an awesome outfit that he's wearing

[@miketheshanmanmangan]

such a great group "POCO"

[@josecolon9630]

Amazing! Thank you ,!!

[@skydogz1]

Awesome band!

[@benjaminpacheco614]

I saw them a couple months later at Denver Pop festival. They were definitely the best surprise from that festival.

[@MoodyJill]

Brings back fond memories!

[@bloozedaddy]

somewhere there are two ladies in their late 60s saying "that's me dancing above the speakers !!!!" now where's my Metamucil ????

[@60s70sVintageRock]

😂 i know, right!

[@PatrickGalbraith]

I wish I could see a performance with Randy singing one of the songs he was the lead on.

[@grayfox2497]

Not live but a nice studio cut: Randy sings "Anyway Bye Bye" on his One More Song album.

[@mikesheridan4071]

LOL!! I was at this show for the weekend to see Hendrix!

[@chuckiea49]

wow..................thank you

[@teetosh]

What a strange time for such a promising band that never reaped what they sewed.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

"Pickin' Up The Pieces" was their debut album and the single was like a memoir to the break up of Buffalo Springfield. Randy Meisner appeared on the album but left before the single was released due to conflicts with Richie Furay. Personnel: Richie Furay- Lead vocals and lead guitar/ Jim Messina- Bass and vocals/ George Grantham- Drums and vocals and of course Nathan Russell "Rusty" Young- pedal steel guitar.

[@michaeld.mcclish]

I think George Grantham was never fully appreciated for all he offered, major vocals while drumming. This group's music was not only a new direction in rock, it was difficult and intricate. I remember buying the album when it came out, and I kept saying "their voices are so high" I also got all my degrees at CSUN, was in rock bands from 65-70, but switched to classical. Who would have known that Jim Messina would have been SOOOOO important as the years went by. I also have Lee Michael's first two albums, the first Jim Messina produced and I am sure he was the guitar player on it also. Memory Lane....also saw Linda Rondstadt in the CSUN(SFVSC) gym with the Burrito Bros.

[@jkyax]

*Norman

[@RSpears596]

COOL! Didn't know Messina played bass with them. His guitar playing was a real plus for the band. This must be between Randy M. and Timothy S.

[@davidewing5605]

Yes. This is the band that was backed by FM underground in San Francisco. During the 60. At the Monetary Pop Festival on the third day, they played right before Jimmy Hendrix. They were good. I can say this and stop, but that would only give you part of this story. I was there on that Sunday. To prove this, I will tell you something that was no gone over on the PBS special about this event. It is, of good luck or bad, only Poco can answer that. On that day one group could not make it. This pushed down alot of weight on Poco. They ended up doing a double set, that day. Only Poco, and us, the audience knew this. They handled it well. They must have been dead tired after that. Just a fact, that might get lost to history about the Poco. Dave in Sierra Vista, AZ.

[@aristilus27]

david ewing . Thanks for the story.

[@davidewing5605]

@@aristilus27 HI Cesar. I am glad you liked it. It is all true. I had to get this story out. Especially to Poco fans. This has been buried by so many years and all of you should know this. Thank You, Dave in Sierra Vista, AZ.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Great comment Dave and thanks for sharing a lost bit history. Cheers from North of the Border.

[@donjohnson9688]

? Poco didn't exist at the time of Monterey Pop. They formed in '69. Buffalo Springfield was there though, but they didn't perform right before the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

[@davidewing5605]

@Don Johnson Sorry, but I was there, and I saw them. The spelling of Poco changed though. I bought the album before the Monterey Pop Festival, because of hearing this song being played on FM underground radio stations. That is just the way it was. Dave in Sierra Vista AZ

[@superorangeish]

They sound awesome.Rusty Young, one of the best.Ahead of their time.

[@coachster1]

The girls dancing in the tower at 1:36 are in their late 60's/early70's now.

[@eriksoer]

Ans still looking smoking hot....(LOL)

[@MrKtnature]

Yeah 70s. yum

[@williamrichards3707]

Those dancers are feeling no pain!

[@julierauthshaw8556]

Rusty kicked ass! Made up for not having a lead guitarist. Hardly even noticed.

[@peteshallcross787]

I see yur a big Poco fan! My wife of 2+ years, who's also Julie, never heard of Poco before me and now she loves them! Last year we stayed in a yurt on a remote lake in upper Michigan with no other human around for miles. After a long days hike I started the camp fire. We ate and drank wine and the music of Poco echoed through the north woods for 2 hours! Great memory.

[@thaismanrique6610]

excelente banda - jim messina

[@niallwhite1969]

what a magical day. first time taking acid. Jimi showed up unexpectedly and jammed with Buddy Miles

[@camero1974jb]

The dancers on the top left sleigh me.

[@gianlucamantegazza8121]

F A N T A S T I C

[@howlinwolf73]

Yes. Jim Messina on bass.

[@leelitif7187]

poco enhancing the california crowd

[@Anglynn74]

last song was a song the Buffalo Springfield did in their live shows, forget the name of it. Springfield's live version was also issued on the Stampede bootleg

[@60s70sVintageRock]

Thanks for mentioning the second song... this clip had actually edited out 'What A Day' after only a couple of seconds! The song that they are singing is 'My Kind Of Love' also done by the Buffalo Springfield. I will correct the title!

[@CharlesCCRidesChandler]

Pickin' and a grinnin'!!!...:)O(:...

[@sarahcel1611]

Was that Randy on the bass, I could hear his high pitch vocals?

[@60s70sVintageRock]

@celia tiglao No, it's Jim Messina. (Read the pinned post at the top of the comments for more info.)

[@sarahcel1611]

@@60s70sVintageRock 👍tnx

[@bigpebble]

High vocals were George Grantham on drums

[@sarahcel1611]

@@bigpebble tnx👍

[@julierauthshaw8556]

The great George Grantham!

[@TheRycooder]

Was this at Devinshire Downs?

[@60s70sVintageRock]

Hooter Bear Yes it was (info posted under video) 😉

[@chuckiea49]

is that meisner on bass?

[@60s70sVintageRock]

+chuckiea49 It is most likely Jim Messina. Meisner had left the band early in '69. From what I've found, Messina took over bass for a short time until Timothy Schmit joined in Sept., '69.

[@TheRomundus]

+60s70sVintageRock You are right...the hair is a dead give away

[@larsviklund3874]

Well its whort sawing.

[@jonpage4029]

Is that Jimmy Messina on bass

[@60s70sVintageRock]

Yes. Check out the pinned comment at the top of this thread.

[@eriksoer]

It is Meisner and They are a four peace cause Jim Messina hasn't joined the band yet.

[@eriksoer]

+60s70sVintageRock try to hear THE voices hard to hear Messina or Meissner. Anyway Great vintage footage

[@60s70sVintageRock]

Erik Soer Messina is there, he and Richey Furay formed the band in 1968. Furay sings lead. I've checked several sources... Meisner quit in March '69 because of a despute with Furay and Messina... before 'Pickin' Up The Pieces' lp was released. This festival footage was from the end of June. Meisner was a part of Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band by then. So it's Messina, Furay, George Grantham and Rusty Young you see here.

[@eriksoer]

+60s70sVintageRock thx

[@60s70sVintageRock]

+Erik Soer No prob. :)

[@krisscanlon4051]

jimmy messina singing and bass thumpin away here since meisner flew out of there. messina bass playing again like in his Buff Springfield days.

[@annettebell2101]

What's so bad about playing bass. If it was good enough for Bruce Palmer than it's good enough for Jim Who's it!

[@60s70sVintageRock]

annette bell - Hit 'Reply' on the original post, otherwise this comment makes no sense on its own.

[@BobCowden]

Nothing, but Jim wanted to play his telecaster, not bass. He had to pick that back up when Randy abruptly left. It really hurt limited their live sound with only the steel guitar having to be playing all the lead parts.

[@annettebell2101]

@@BobCowden Thank you for your reply. May I ask, "Who is Randy?"

[@BobCowden]

@@annettebell2101 Randy Meisner was the original bassist for Poco (later of the Stone Canyon Band and The Eagles). He left abruptly during the mixing of the first album (he felt excluded from the mixing process, Jim and Richie don't remember it quite like that). So for about half of 1969 they had to tour as a foursome with Jim taking over on the bass, leaving Rusty to play all the lead parts. Randy left by April, Tim Schmit joined the band in May, but didn't start performing with them until about September.

[@60s70sVintageRock]

@BobCowden Thanks for the great info. I knew Randy left at some point in '69, but not the exact story behind it!

[@JusticeAlways]

Too bad this band was a flash in the pan. Check out that old PA system...LoL!😅