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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 25, 2019 12:53:46 GMT
What do you think of the album now after a year and a half? Do you still listen to it?
I've listened to it a few times recently, and I can still listen to it and do enjoy it. I'll always be grateful that we got this album, and a bit sad that Rick didn't get to finish it off himself and enjoy seeing it released and promoting it.
But...I don't think it's anything special, and definitely don't rate it as highly as Backbone. I really like Lonesome Road (although it could/should have continued for longer after the change of tempo) and Fight for Every Heartbeat of the new/original songs. I also like the cover of John David's Long Distance Love. But after that I find them average and not particularly 'rock' orientated. That's not to say that I don't like the album, just that with a bit of distance from its release and Rick's death, I don't think it's as great as some people were making out at the time.
But I can understand why they felt like that, and if people genuinely like it, great, I wouldn't want to tell you otherwise. I wasn't disappointed with it at the time, but never bought into the 'it's the greatest Quo related album since ...' hype. What do you think now the dust has settled?
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Oct 25, 2019 15:08:19 GMT
I was just thinking the other day about this album and realised it had a bigger immediate impact on me than Backbone did. I certainly preferred it much more on the first few listens. However, time spent listening nearly always changes the perception I initially have. I still prefer Rick's album but 18 months on from the release of Backbone, I may feel differently. There's not much in it to be fair. At the moment, for me, there are two essential songs I have to listen to on Backbone - the first two. There are five on Over And Out. But there are no skip tracks for me on the Quo album, whereas there are a couple on Rick's. You pays your money, you takes your choice
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Post by Dark on Oct 25, 2019 15:10:52 GMT
Twinkletoes and Lonesome Road have survived on my MP3 player to this day, so they still get an airing as I play through all the songs I have uploaded. Been a while since I last listened to the whole CD in its entirety.
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 25, 2019 15:13:00 GMT
I was just thinking the other day about this album and realised it had a bigger immediate impact on me than Backbone did. I certainly preferred it much more on the first few listens. However, time spent listening nearly always changes the perception I initially have. I still prefer Rick's album but 18 months on from the release of Backbone, I may feel differently. There's not much in it to be fair. At the moment, for me, there are two essential songs I have to listen to on Backbone - the first two. There are five on Over And Out. But there are no skip tracks for me on the Quo album, whereas there are a couple on Rick's. You pays your money, you takes your choice What are your essential tracks and skip tracks on Over and Out?
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Post by jsupposin on Oct 25, 2019 15:44:07 GMT
Lonesome Road, Fight for Every Heartbeat Everybody knows how to fly for me..
sorry...those were the essential tracks,
skip tracks Halloween and over and out..
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Post by frozenhero on Oct 25, 2019 19:52:32 GMT
Listened to both versions (main mix on Rick's birthday, band's mix the day after). Still very much like it, perhaps more so than Backbone. Some moments like the instrumental sections in the title track or Fight for Every Heartbeat are just magical. Only thing: It's too darn short!
And I don't like "When I Was Fallin' in Love" in the regular mix, way too loud and flat sounding. The band's mix makes the song mmuch more listenable.
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Oct 26, 2019 5:22:50 GMT
I was just thinking the other day about this album and realised it had a bigger immediate impact on me than Backbone did. I certainly preferred it much more on the first few listens. However, time spent listening nearly always changes the perception I initially have. I still prefer Rick's album but 18 months on from the release of Backbone, I may feel differently. There's not much in it to be fair. At the moment, for me, there are two essential songs I have to listen to on Backbone - the first two. There are five on Over And Out. But there are no skip tracks for me on the Quo album, whereas there are a couple on Rick's. You pays your money, you takes your choice What are your essential tracks and skip tracks on Over and Out? Essential:Twinkletoes Lonesome Road Fight For Every Heartbeat Long Distance Love Everybody Knows How To Fly
Skip:When I Was Fallin' In Love Without You
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Post by johns on Oct 31, 2019 12:46:06 GMT
I haven't listened to it for a while, but last time I did I found it a bit of a let down.
Stand Outs for me are Over and Out, Lonesome Road and Long Distance Love.
Without You really doesn't get any better with time, it is dreadful.
Halloween doesn't really fit on the album.
The rest are kind of ok.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2019 16:12:34 GMT
Listened to it twice when it came out. On my third listen I got as far as the truly awful title track and turned it off. Haven't bothered with it since. Two or three tracks are pretty decent, but overall, it's a fairly mediocre album.
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