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Loggins & Messina: Mother Lode; Poco: Cantamos

Jerry Gilbert, ZigZag, January 1975

INITIALLY THE main difference between these two progeny of the Buffalo Springfield is one of sophistication. While Poco strive desperately to recapture past glories, Loggins & Messina have moved onto a new plane of sophistication, calling on all their musical resources to attain complete professionalism without matching it with the same excitement of a Steely Dan.

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