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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2018 11:11:43 GMT
www.francisrossi.com/The Album - Rossi/Rickard - We Talk Too Much 'We Talk Too Much' is the title of the album by Rossi/Rickard - the pair met when Hannah Rickard worked with Status Quo on the hugely successful 'Aquostic' projects. Reconnecting with one of Rossi's true loves, this is a collection of Country-flavoured duets and is due for release 15 March 2019 via earMUSIC. Featuring all brand-new material, and boasting writing credits for Rossi and Rickard as well as Quo stalwart Bob Young, this album has been a true labour of love. Rossi Rickard - Album1. I'll Take You Home (Rossi/Rickard) 2. I've Tried Letting It Go (Rossi/Rickard) 3. Oughta Know By Now (Rossi/Rickard) 4. But I Just Said Goodbye (Rossi/Young) 5. Waiting For Jesus (Hannah Rickard/Howard Rickard) 6. I'm Only Happy (Rossi/Rickard) 7. Rearrange (Rossi/Frost) 8. I Talk Too Much (Rossi/Young) 9. Heartbreaker (Hannah Rickard/Howard Rickard) 10. Good Times Bad Times (Rossi/Rickard/Young) 11. Sinking In Blue (Rossi/Young) 12. Maybe Tomorrow (Rossi/Rickard)
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Post by mortified on Nov 14, 2018 14:18:29 GMT
Interesting to see Rearrange in there. Always sounded like a bit of a rough demo to me and it'll be nice to hear it tidied up a bit. So 'all brand new material' is very slightly off the mark. But not by much. Country flavoured duets actually suits me fine. Mr Rossi is good at country. Whether anyone else likes it or not is neither here nor there. I'm glad there's music as well as a book though.
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Post by johns on Nov 14, 2018 15:25:42 GMT
Some of the song titles are interesting as they actually make me want to hear what they sound like. I'll buy the book and the album as I already have my ticket for his tour. I'm sure there will be the usual culprits lining up to shoot him down..lol
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Post by dublinquo on Nov 14, 2018 21:40:58 GMT
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Post by cayan on Nov 14, 2018 21:54:16 GMT
I am sorry but I think that if only Hana would sang most of the songs the album would be better, or at least more listenable. By the way, But I Just Said Goodbye is an old song called I´ll be back, I think it was sung by Young and Moody and written by Rossi. I will buy the cd
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Post by snakelady on Nov 15, 2018 9:12:25 GMT
Yes ! Finally .. Both pre-ordered, thanks for the info, Marc. Not sure I'll listen to the snippets. Usually they don't do the tracks justice. Again a few mistakes in the text, same as with Rick's solo album - not all songs are brand new. Gotta say though I love Rearrange and it's great to get a version that sounds better than a demo. .. and wasn't Hannah one of the backing singers during his solo tour too (which would mean they already met in 2010 at least) ? That wooden bench has been used before for promo pics .. with that author, something to do with Tartan army .. , what was her name ? Why did they take down all the older content from the site ? Thought I'd pin this to the top, so it won't get overlooked.
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Post by quolion on Nov 15, 2018 11:27:37 GMT
...No, that was Amy Smith, Amber Zakatek and Emily Barton.
By the way; all Rossi/Young Songs are written around 2001-2006 except „I‘ll be Back“ (see Bob‘s website section „Lyrics“) mostly with an different title now...
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Post by snakelady on Nov 17, 2018 7:58:38 GMT
...No, that was Amy Smith, Amber Zakatek and Emily Barton. By the way; all Rossi/Young Songs are written around 2001-2006 except „I‘ll be Back“ (see Bob‘s website section „Lyrics“) mostly with an different title now... Thanks So Emily was the blonde one back then .. Interesting fact about the R/Y tracks. So Francis had them lying in the drawer not knowing what to do with them as they weren't deemed suited for Quo. So when the chance arose to do something different, country flavoured with Hannah they could be used. I'm actually looking forward to hearing these (and the rest, naturally), as they wrote some great tunes during the time.
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Post by mortified on Nov 17, 2018 9:56:44 GMT
...No, that was Amy Smith, Amber Zakatek and Emily Barton. By the way; all Rossi/Young Songs are written around 2001-2006 except „I‘ll be Back“ (see Bob‘s website section „Lyrics“) mostly with an different title now... Thanks So Emily was the blonde one back then .. Interesting fact about the R/Y tracks. So Francis had them lying in the drawer not knowing what to do with them as they weren't deemed suited for Quo. So when the chance arose to do something different, country flavoured with Hannah they could be used. I'm actually looking forward to hearing these (and the rest, naturally), as they wrote some great tunes during the time. But also interesting that he didn't use them on his 2010 solo album. As always with Francis, he usually has more material than he knows what to do with. Or is practical when it comes to actual recording.
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Post by mortified on Nov 17, 2018 10:08:28 GMT
Had a quick listen because I haven't had time this week. Well, when I say 'quick' I had trouble scrolling through the tracks. I found it very unresponsive in places. Or maybe it was just my PC. Anyway.... It all sounds very "easy listening" and I probably won't play the album all that much because it's simply not really my thing. I do like Rearrange; I like the melody. So that'll get played regularly I suspect. I listened to Hannah Rickard a while back when it was announced Francis would be recording an album with her. I thought then that her voice seemed to have very little dynamic. Or at least that's how she tended to use it. I haven't changed my opinion on listening to these samples. She has a pleasant enough voice but it all sounds very much the same on each song. Tonally that is. But, in all fairness, they ARE only 30-second samples. Just my initial thoughts.
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Post by snakelady on Nov 18, 2018 5:45:47 GMT
Had a quick listen because I haven't had time this week. Well, when I say 'quick' I had trouble scrolling through the tracks. I found it very unresponsive in places. Or maybe it was just my PC. Anyway.... It all sounds very "easy listening" and I probably won't play the album all that much because it's simply not really my thing. I do like Rearrange; I like the melody. So that'll get played regularly I suspect. I listened to Hannah Rickard a while back when it was announced Francis would be recording an album with her. I thought then that her voice seemed to have very little dynamic. Or at least that's how she tended to use it. I haven't changed my opinion on listening to these samples. She has a pleasant enough voice but it all sounds very much the same on each song. Tonally that is. But, in all fairness, they ARE only 30-second samples. Just my initial thoughts. That's why I don't listen to the excerpts. They're bound to be easy listening - the singing, the hooks .. but certainly not the instrumental parts. 12x in a row that and it can't be representative. Admittedly, it's a long time till March .. so there is a certain temptation .. I've never heard Hannah sing. I like as near as no female voices, so can only hope either hers is one of the rare exceptions or it's saved by Francis' singing.
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Post by mortified on Nov 19, 2018 8:25:32 GMT
The overall theme and style of the album was pretty obvious from the promotional description so I knew I probably wasn't going to be drooling at the prospect of listening to it. But that's perfectly fine. I'm not mad on Bob Young's In Quo Country or the Young & Moody albums. They just are what they are. Francis will no doubt get panned for it from some quarters. Apparently its creatively acceptable for Elvis Costello to do country music or for Eddie Vedder to do a George Formby impression but heaven forbid someone from Quo should do something a bit different
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Post by snakelady on Nov 19, 2018 8:43:51 GMT
.. but heaven forbid someone from Quo should do something a bit different I thought that was what solo albums were about - to do something different ? Interesting remark about none of the songs included on OSAAT. Maybe the reason is, he always had a country album in mind and Saddling up was put on ISOTFC to test the waters ?
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Post by mortified on Nov 19, 2018 9:34:46 GMT
.. but heaven forbid someone from Quo should do something a bit different I thought that was what solo albums were about - to do something different ? Interesting remark about none of the songs included on OSAAT. Maybe the reason is, he always had a country album in mind and Saddling up was put on ISOTFC to test the waters ? I remember from the FTMO at the time that Andy wrote the lyrics for Saddling Up. He took some stick for it from the other members of the band I don't really see that one as a country song. OK, it's about horse riding but that's about it. It has a bit of a blues/rock riff throughout. As for doing something different with your solo album, I wouldn't say that One Step At A Time was a million miles from a Quo album, although certainly in a lighter vein. King Of The Doghouse was certainly a departure as was Unfinished Business. And Rhino's Revenge II is light years from Quo. And all the better for it! So other than Francis's last solo album, I tend to agree.
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Post by johns on Nov 19, 2018 9:40:51 GMT
Funny thing about solo albums, like Snakelady and Mortified have said is that they are supposed to be different from the "day job". That's what disappointed me slightly with Rick's as most of it is pretty much they type of thing he would do with Quo, yet people were saying it was more rockier than Quo, which it isn't by a country mile. It's still a good album though. I love the Rhino's Revenge albums and also Andy's last one is excellent.
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Post by mortified on Nov 19, 2018 10:23:48 GMT
Funny thing about solo albums, like Snakelady and Mortified have said is that they are supposed to be different from the "day job". That's what disappointed me slightly with Rick's as most of it is pretty much they type of thing he would do with Quo, yet people were saying it was more rockier than Quo, which it isn't by a country mile. It's still a good album though. I love the Rhino's Revenge albums and also Andy's last one is excellent. I think Rick was a little frustrated with the music that Quo had been doing for a while and wanted to do something maybe more consistently rockier. Or at least that was his perception of things. His material on Quo albums near the end seemed quite restrained, for want of a better word, and I wonder if some of his songs just didn't make it for whatever reason. He did allude to that now and again saying his compositions were often discarded. So things like Lonesome Road, for example, might have been ditched because they didn't fit the band's present direction. But that's pure guesswork and speculation on my part. No basis in anything whatsoever other than reading between the odd line. I personally did find Rick's solo album to be closer in many places to the Quo I really like to hear. They even tried to mimic Francis's solo style throughout and it worked really well.
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Post by johns on Nov 19, 2018 12:11:45 GMT
Funny thing about solo albums, like Snakelady and Mortified have said is that they are supposed to be different from the "day job". That's what disappointed me slightly with Rick's as most of it is pretty much they type of thing he would do with Quo, yet people were saying it was more rockier than Quo, which it isn't by a country mile. It's still a good album though. I love the Rhino's Revenge albums and also Andy's last one is excellent. I personally did find Rick's solo album to be closer in many places to the Quo I really like to hear. They even tried to mimic Francis's solo style throughout and it worked really well. That's partially why I was a bit disappointed. I didn't necessarily want to hear a "near to" Francis guitar solo, or songs that were simply Quo type material. I like the album and in places it is really good, but in others it's not so hot. From his Recorded Delivery stuff to the Without You stuff I think it shows that while Rick was a great guitarist and (voice permitting) a great singer he couldn't step away to far from the Quo sound, whereas Francis, Rhino and Andy could. No idea really what I am trying to say, but thought I'd say it anyway..
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Post by frozenhero on Nov 21, 2018 13:12:22 GMT
The cover is pretty well designed, if you ask me, but Hannah looks more attractive on the "bench" picture and if it's going to be country flavoured than maybe an acoustic guitar instead of the green "object" would have made more sense?
Haven't listened to any snippets yet, but did order Bob Young's Back in Quo Country and found I enjoyed most of the tracks.
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Post by mortified on Nov 21, 2018 13:21:51 GMT
The cover is pretty well designed, if you ask me, but Hannah looks more attractive on the "bench" picture and if it's going to be country flavoured than maybe an acoustic guitar instead of the green "object" would have made more sense? Haven't listened to any snippets yet, but did order Bob Young's Back in Quo Country and found I enjoyed most of the tracks. I like the sleeve as well. I love that mix of b&w and colour. Beats some hackneyed version of tired old crossed guitars
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Post by col on Nov 25, 2018 19:31:17 GMT
We are a mixed bunch aren't we?
I love Bob Youngs' In Quo Country, because it was a bit different.
However, I didn't much like Frame's Doghouse, I preferred One Step At A Time, better songs IMHO.
As for either of Ricks' solo albums, no, not for me. Very poor pastiches of Quo-By-Numbers and I do think the recent one was looked at through rose-tinted glasses, that's me declared persona non grata !!
Maybe if they had had the opportunity to some solo stuff back in the day, we wouldn't have had to put up with some of the dross we have been subjected to.
The best sole stuff from Quo members, past and present, are from Rhino and Andy, all IMHO of course.
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Post by mortified on Nov 26, 2018 6:02:09 GMT
We are a mixed bunch aren't we? I love Bob Youngs' In Quo Country, because it was a bit different. However, I didn't much like Frame's Doghouse, I preferred One Step At A Time, better songs IMHO. As for either of Ricks' solo albums, no, not for me. Very poor pastiches of Quo-By-Numbers and I do think the recent one was looked at through rose-tinted glasses, that's me declared persona non grata !! Maybe if they had had the opportunity to some solo stuff back in the day, we wouldn't have had to put up with some of the dross we have been subjected to. The best sole stuff from Quo members, past and present, are from Rhino and Andy, all IMHO of course. I'm with you on that one. As for the Rick pastiche/rose tinted thing, there is an element of truth in that, especially the latter. However, I just think Rick seemed to be writing stuff he wished that Quo still did now and again. He wasn't alone!
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Post by snakelady on Nov 26, 2018 8:10:49 GMT
We are a mixed bunch aren't we? I love Bob Youngs' In Quo Country, because it was a bit different. However, I didn't much like Frame's Doghouse, I preferred One Step At A Time, better songs IMHO. As for either of Ricks' solo albums, no, not for me. Very poor pastiches of Quo-By-Numbers and I do think the recent one was looked at through rose-tinted glasses, that's me declared persona non grata !! Maybe if they had had the opportunity to some solo stuff back in the day, we wouldn't have had to put up with some of the dross we have been subjected to. The best sole stuff from Quo members, past and present, are from Rhino and Andy, all IMHO of course. Agree with all of this, so that's me needing a tin hat too. Well, apart from the last line - their albums for me suffer from them singing themselves. I just don't like the voices so I can't listen to the albums, sorry. Not sure though solo albums would've helped much in the late 70s/80s. Guess it was mainly down to the massive drug abuse that they lost direction, the quality control was out the window, egos clashed, personal lives were messed up .. I'm actually not sure anything would've made a difference. They just weren't hungry any more, had proved all there was to prove .. Fame and Money did that. So maybe they had to go through all this to come out the wiser (or not, or maybe just in part as in Rick's case) - I don't know, but we tend to learn only from our own mistakes and not from what others tell us ..
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Post by mortified on Nov 26, 2018 9:02:14 GMT
I think the band were simply too busy and too popular - in the 70's especially - to record solo albums. We have read that Francis wanted to do one in the mid 70's but felt he had to focus on the band and that the other members thought he should as well. So there was possibly peer pressure (and record company pressure no doubt) not to. So perhaps some of the material not best suited to Quo ended up on Quo albums. If You Can't Stand The Heat seems like a case in point to me and was sort of ratified when Francis re-recorded Someone Show Me Home. They also recorded Andy's Long Legged Linda at the time as well, though, so who knows? All speculation of course, but then what are message boards for?
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Post by gav on Nov 26, 2018 18:19:45 GMT
As for either of Ricks' solo albums, no, not for me. Very poor pastiches of Quo-By-Numbers and I do think the recent one was looked at through rose-tinted glasses, that's me declared persona non grata !! That's the problem with posthumous albums i suppose. Leave a release too long and a percentage of the potential market will be over it.
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Post by snakelady on Nov 27, 2018 9:42:48 GMT
As for either of Ricks' solo albums, no, not for me. Very poor pastiches of Quo-By-Numbers and I do think the recent one was looked at through rose-tinted glasses, that's me declared persona non grata !! That's the problem with posthumous albums i suppose. Leave a release too long and a percentage of the potential market will be over it. David Bowie got the timing right with Black ( frozenhero) Star (and Lazarus). Still you can always wonder (or not ?) did it sell like it did because it is a great album or did the factor Dave died right after the release play the more important role ? Usually albums sell better when the artist dies and criticism is seen as sacrilege. Quo fans are no exception in that respect .. Some love Rick's album others less so and there will always remain the question how much Rick there actually is in it. In the end though that's all academic and whether you like the music or not is all that matters.
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