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Post by frame66 on Jul 20, 2016 11:31:44 GMT
and..... Its a bit surprise hearing hold ya back👻
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Post by HighVoltage on Jul 20, 2016 11:43:44 GMT
how or where did you hear this?
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Jul 20, 2016 12:12:07 GMT
how or where did you hear this? I don't know what his connection is with the band but he always get stuff early! Sworn to secrecy though!  |
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Jul 20, 2016 12:25:11 GMT
and..... Its a bit surprise hearing hold ya back👻 What are you allowed to tell us? What are your thoughts overall? How does it compare in style to Aquostic? |
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Post by frame66 on Jul 20, 2016 19:25:52 GMT
Mm my thoughts is...... Its a 3 of 5.
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Post by HighVoltage on Jul 21, 2016 11:39:33 GMT
do you mean the song or the whole album?
and what would A1 be in your book, if the rating 3/5 is for A2?
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Post by frozenhero on Jul 21, 2016 15:46:16 GMT
How are the new songs?
Also, I'm wondering about the acoustic arrangement of ITAN. I mean there must have been a reason why it wasn't on Volume 1.
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Post by snakelady on Jul 21, 2016 17:50:48 GMT
With HYB being a jig I can well imagine a fiddle would be fitting.
.. and what about the three new songs ? Any good - and are they real acoustic songs, slow, strings maybe ?
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Post by colmfoley on Jul 23, 2016 1:38:41 GMT
How are the new songs? Also, I'm wondering about the acoustic arrangement of ITAN. I mean there must have been a reason why it wasn't on Volume 1. They wanted to make a balls of the original FF songs first, about time they stuck in a few CQ ditty's for the faithfull who still follow this one man band, Each to their own>Enjoy halloween-smiley20 GO BACK herbst-smilies-03 |
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Post by snakelady on Jul 23, 2016 8:43:52 GMT
How are the new songs? Also, I'm wondering about the acoustic arrangement of ITAN. I mean there must have been a reason why it wasn't on Volume 1. They wanted to make a balls of the original FF songs first, about time they stuck in a few CQ ditty's for the faithfull who still follow this one man band, Each to their own>Enjoy halloween-smiley20 GO BACK herbst-smilies-03 :lolflg: Well I assume Rick is on the recording and he'll be there for the Hyde Park gig. And Andy est.76 and Rhino est.86 sure can't be called new boys anymore by any stretch of imagination, whether we like the line-up or not. IMO calling the whole project acoustic is and was misleading though - regardless of the quality. A1 was more like Quo + a chamber music ensemble, so stripped bare it was not - and it looks like it's going to be the same again. With the title One More For The Road or similar as misleading as the first only in a different way. I'd expect music to drive to to be rocking and with a relentless beat. I did like A1 though and even more so the live-recording, so I'm approaching A2 open-minded, hoping for many songs since UTI included. |
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Post by mortified on Jul 25, 2016 10:35:58 GMT
The 'acoustic' version of Roll Over Lay Down should be interesting. No doubt much shortened.
I think we have to view many of these renditions almost as new songs. To be honest, replicating the originals would be a pointless exercise whether we like what they've done with them or not.
I'm personally not ar$ed about the marketing or the descriptions given to Joe Public to encourage him to buy it. As long as there is marketing. I also think the success of the first one is almost guaranteed to make sales for the second. Maybe not as many but certainly more than enough.
I'm actually glad they stuck the vast majority of the well known hits on Aquostic. It means that the second will be full of lesser well known - and probably better - songs.
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Post by arsisquo on Jul 25, 2016 10:57:00 GMT
Will you please tell us the track listing we have been told nothing about the album since it was announced. It is strange I admit that as soon as Rick was ill they announced the new Aqoustic album yet since then nothing has been said, Would love to know what the track list is.
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Post by mortified on Jul 25, 2016 12:12:27 GMT
Will you please tell us the track listing we have been told nothing about the album since it was announced. It is strange I admit that as soon as Rick was ill they announced the new Aqoustic album yet since then nothing has been said, Would love to know what the track list is. I'm not sure that will be divulged on here but it does say on the official website that Aquostic II will include Roll Over Lay Down, Hold You Back, In The Army Now and Ice In The Sun.
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Post by arsisquo on Jul 25, 2016 12:48:31 GMT
Yes I saw that on the official website, but why haven't we been told anything else, nothing has been said about the album since Rick was ill
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Post by snakelady on Jul 27, 2016 6:36:22 GMT
The whole timing of at least announcing A2 is weird IMO. I can see why they recorded it this spring - they probably want it out before Christmas this year and there'd not have been the time for it later. To announce it that early though doesn't make sense IMO - regardless of whether Rick is around or not. They simply don't have the time (or even the inclination) to promote it now with all the gigs they have to play. The only one we know about and probably the most important promotion - the equivalent to the 2014 Roundhouse gig for A1 - is the Hyde Park gig in September. That'll have to mobilize the record buying public. It's great to see how they have the BBC firmly supporting the band, as obviously nothing else is deemed necessary. Main sales are expected to start from then on and so the album will be released straight after or even before the gig I assume. Last time they were taken by surprise by the success at least a little bit and the album was merely out weeks later, which probably cost them some sales in management's opinion, seeing that it was available on the red button and then yt weeks prior to the official release. In a way it comes across as schizophrenic though. The band plays there last ever electric tour, but instead of promotion concentrating round that and bigging it up and have one of those gigs on the telly and filmed for posterity. it's next year's product that gets all the attention. The only reason I can see is, they didn't want to wait another year with it to not lose the momentum created by A1 and three years was deemed too long a time span ? Oh yes, and maybe they have indeed plans for one last special big electric gig next summer ..  I might be completely wrong though and it all makes perfect sense - from Simon Porter's POV .. |
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Post by frame66 on Jul 29, 2016 7:17:02 GMT
I'd rate A I the same 3/5
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Post by gentlemanjoe on Jul 29, 2016 17:57:00 GMT
How are the new songs? Also, I'm wondering about the acoustic arrangement of ITAN. I mean there must have been a reason why it wasn't on Volume 1. Because it was terrible and should never have been released by Quo or anybody else? Because it instantly kills the atmosphere at any live gig? Just a thought!.. |
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Post by gentlemanjoe on Jul 29, 2016 18:03:21 GMT
Just prompted by reading Snakeladys post above, I wonder if A2 is being released now as there may be an electric album already in the can for the Christmas market?..
Could have been recorded at various non-touring periods(before Rick got ill?) over the year as the live schedule was so busy?
Certainly hope so. Really enjoyed QPQ, so more of that would go down well.
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Post by snakelady on Jul 30, 2016 8:11:34 GMT
Just prompted by reading Snakeladys post above, I wonder if A2 is being released now as there may be an electric album already in the can for the Christmas market?.. Could have been recorded at various non-touring periods(before Rick got ill?) over the year as the live schedule was so busy? Certainly hope so. Really enjoyed QPQ, so more of that would go down well. Problem with that would be two albums in very quick succession. Somehow all about the timing is weird. That last electrics tour is treated too low key for a band of Quo's standing and them having an acoustic album out - now ? Why not next year when they intend to merely play acoustic anyway ? Something doesn't add up IMO .. but then I'm not a marketing expert .. Going by previous experiences management usually tried to make the most of occasions and last ever electric tour is as special as it gets. If there isn't anything electric planned for next year (or 2018). For this to make sense I assume some special electric event(s) had to have been planned - and recorded for posterity (plus studio album/EP ..). Problem is, then Rick's heart attack happened - and now I'm not even sure they can go ahead as planned with this year's electric tour and get Rick through it alive. I fully expect Rick AND Freddie on stage, to help get Rick through it, have him mainly concentrate on the singing maybe ? Next year ? I don't have the faintest anymore .. |
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Post by gentlemanjoe on Jul 30, 2016 22:22:18 GMT
Reason I speculated on the double(staggered) release was because if Rick, as you mentioned snakelady Rick is not fit..
I think the winter tour will go ahead with or without Rick(just my speculation) and I don't like the idea to be honest, and 1 or possibly 2 albums will be released, the A2 as planned soon, and possibly the rock album, should it exist in December,
but this is just me guessing, based on how band has been managed until now..all about the ££
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Post by snakelady on Jul 31, 2016 7:38:23 GMT
The announcement of A2 the day after Rick's heart problems was very bad timing. Everybody was talking about Rick and not the album release. Maybe they tried to stop it, but it was too short term for it to not get out ? We didn't hear more about it officially .. I assume quite a few heated discussions have taken place in the background about how to proceed now and they've to rely on a plan B or C. I equally assume Rick will be at the winter tour. In which capacity remains to be seen .. I'd be very surprised though if he'll play and sing all those gigs same as usual. How new recordings - albums and videos - are timed, must've changed as well. I'd have expected a rock event with as many former members involved as possible and an EP or even album to mark (and market ) the occasion - but there's a Christmas next year as well . It would be the fitting final that somehow is missing from this year's plans .. |
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Post by mortified on Aug 1, 2016 9:48:00 GMT
I completely agree about the timing of the announcement of Aquostic II. The Hyde Park gig is important; no question. But it could have waited a week or two. Or knowing what we now know, would that have made any difference? Probably not. It's interesting to speculate why the timing was so bad. I suppose there are a number of scenarios; none of them good! The announcement was maybe due on that day anyway and someone somewhere didn't press the pause button; maybe because it was all happening behind the scenes with Rick and it just got lost. To be honest, that's almost excusable. There is also the completely cynical hypothesis that the announcement was made because of Rick's brush with the Grim Reaper and all the uncertainty and speculation surrounding it. An attempt to deflect from that speculation. The absence of artwork certainly suggests an element of haste. That, however, would completely underestimate people's love for this band and the members in it. I tend to subscribe to the first of these but neither may be true. However both would either smack of incompetence or deliberate cynicism. At least they didn't use Rick's illness as a marketing ploy. But the year is young! I think most of us believe that Rick won't make the winter tour; not in the usual way. But I imagine all of us expect him (and maybe others?) to be there in some capacity. It can't finish without Rick on stage. Not in my view. |
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Post by HighVoltage on Aug 1, 2016 10:17:01 GMT
As for the timing, I'd say the (date of the) announcement of the Hyde Park gig was long planned by the BBC, and the date just happened to be a few days after Rick's heart attack. And it does make sense that the gig is announced with "new material" coming out!
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Post by mortified on Aug 1, 2016 11:13:15 GMT
As for the timing, I'd say the (date of the) announcement of the Hyde Park gig was long planned by the BBC, and the date just happened to be a few days after Rick's heart attack. And it does make sense that the gig is announced with "new material" coming out! I agree with all of that. It was just odd that they announced the gig and the album when it seems almost positive that Rick's prognosis - and by default the immediate future of the band - was completely unknown. Unless, of course, they've always had a contingency plan in place given that Rick is probably now uninsurable to a large extent. All speculation of course. And probably all of it wide of the mark. |
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Post by frozenhero on Aug 2, 2016 20:18:00 GMT
How are the new songs? Also, I'm wondering about the acoustic arrangement of ITAN. I mean there must have been a reason why it wasn't on Volume 1. Because it was terrible and should never have been released by Quo or anybody else? Because it instantly kills the atmosphere at any live gig? Just a thought!.. Wrong on all accounts...you've obviously never been to a Quo gig in Germany. |
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