Aquostic 2 Samples

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I think I need to go for a lay down 


www.kkbox.com/sg/en/album/I-0n63mHvYurO0F15u3B009H-index.html

[dublinquo]

Oct 8, 2016 15:08:11 GMT ive said:

I think I need to go for a lay down 

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I couldn't continue after ROLD

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This album will remain sealed when I recieve it, just completes & ends the collection

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I have now had the misfortune to have heard the whole album, lets just say, its worse than the 1st album IN MY OPINION & I have now cancelled my pre order for it, I will get it once its in the bargain bin (which wont be long) and will only be getting it to end my Quo collection

[snakelady]

Ok, I listened to these samples ..
First of all - a big problem is, they're difficult to judge as they're very short samples. So I hope hearing the songs in full will create a different picture.
After all the long versions we have heard so far are ok-ish (TAF) to good (HYB).
A few of the samples had me shocked, like ROLD. Dear John might sound better than the original, which admittedly isn't saying much, and Backwater was another positive surprise - maybe Rick should've sung it from the start ?
Resurrection comes across quite good too, think Lozza may like it.
My main gripe with the album is the choice of songs. It's so obviously aiming at the general public and not at the fans, as they definitely chose well-known songs that aren't suited for acoustic treatment over lesser/unknown songs, that would've worked and which the fans would've loved. Not really a surprise from a business POV, but a shame from mine ..

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Oct 9, 2016 8:51:18 GMT snakelady said:

Ok, I listened to these samples ..
First of all - a big problem is, they're difficult to judge as they're very short samples. So I hope hearing the songs in full will create a different picture.
After all the long versions we have heard so far are ok-ish (TAF) to good (HYB).
A few of the samples had me shocked, like ROLD. Dear John might sound better than the original, which admittedly isn't saying much, and Backwater was another positive surprise - maybe Rick should've sung it from the start ?
Resurrection comes across quite good too, think Lozza may like it.
My main gripe with the album is the choice of songs. It's so obviously aiming at the general public and not at the fans, as they definitely chose well-known songs that aren't suited for acoustic treatment over lesser/unknown songs, that would've worked and which the fans would've loved. Not really a surprise from a business POV, but a shame from mine ..

I agree that the selection of songs could and should have been better, but they obviously played safe with the selection, and chose songs to suit the general pubic, and not specifically Quo fans, its these sort of fans they now have to rely on.

Don't take my word for what the whole albums like, when you get it, listen to it, you will likely have a stronger stomach than I !!!, and then let me know your'e opinion of it

[fisherman]

enjoyed it a lot and can't wait buying the album!

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I've heard half the album....

Jesus Christ...It's like a has been boxer, coming out of retirement, for one last fight and embarrassing himself.
Never mind Alan and John, thank God even Matt is not connected to this


Hope it flops hard

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Oct 9, 2016 17:21:13 GMT @freewilly said:

I've heard half the album....

Jesus Christ...It's like a has been boxer, coming out of retirement, for one last fight and embarrassing himself.
Never mind Alan and John, thank God even Matt is not connected to this


Hope it flops hard

I reckon it will actually sell quite well, which saddens me as its a poor album, but the fact its acoustic, plus the fact it looks like its gonna be the last Quo album (what a tragic way to end a legacy) would perhaps ensure good sales.

[mortified]

Oct 9, 2016 8:51:18 GMT snakelady said:

Resurrection comes across quite good too, think Lozza may like it.

She doesn't  

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Oct 10, 2016 11:06:21 GMT mortified said:

Oct 9, 2016 8:51:18 GMT snakelady said:

Resurrection comes across quite good too, think Lozza may like it.

She doesn't  

Maybe there is hope after all. :haha:

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Ice in the Sun is alright!   Reminds me a wee bit of Queen's Night At The Opera!   No?   Ok, I'll get me coat  

[johns]

Not sure how anyone can tell from short snippets whether anything is any good or not. We had this a few years back when they put snippets on the official website and people moaned like mad.

I'll wait until I hear it in full, if I like it great, if I don't then does it affect the Quo legacy (of course not).

[mortified]

Oct 9, 2016 8:51:18 GMT snakelady said:

It's so obviously aiming at the general public and not at the fans, as they definitely chose well-known songs that aren't suited for acoustic treatment over lesser/unknown songs, that would've worked and which the fans would've loved. Not really a surprise from a business POV, but a shame from mine ..

I think they've done it similarly to the first one. They've thrown in some hits because that's what gets the attention. But to be fair to them, two of the three singles have been And It's Better Now and That's A Fact. Completely unknown to anyone but a dyed in the wool Quo fan.

It's just a rough calculation but I'd reckon about half the songs are lesser known tracks. 10 of the 20 songs were UK singles for example.

I'm like you; I think it's largely the lesser known songs which work best, with one or two exceptions.

But besides, the fans will love it like they loved the previous album. It's only the Walking Dead on message boards that have any issues. Those whose enthusiasm for anything positive died years ago but who keep popping up and moaning like a zombie at the window 

Just kiddin' guys 'n' gals.

Oooh, that was a bit Jimmy Saville. Not good. :oo:

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Oct 13, 2016 11:13:51 GMT johns said:

Not sure how anyone can tell from short snippets whether anything is any good or not. We had this a few years back when they put snippets on the official website and people moaned like mad.

I'll wait until I hear it in full, if I like it great, if I don't then does it affect the Quo legacy (of course not).

I have heard the full album, its dire, a sad way to end Quo

[johns]

Oct 13, 2016 15:09:40 GMT ive said:

Oct 13, 2016 11:13:51 GMT johns said:

Not sure how anyone can tell from short snippets whether anything is any good or not. We had this a few years back when they put snippets on the official website and people moaned like mad.

I'll wait until I hear it in full, if I like it great, if I don't then does it affect the Quo legacy (of course not).

I have heard the full album, its dire, a sad way to end Quo

For you it is, but doesn't mean that it will be for others.

[LOZ]

Oct 10, 2016 11:06:21 GMT mortified said:

Oct 9, 2016 8:51:18 GMT snakelady said:

Resurrection comes across quite good too, think Lozza may like it.

She doesn't  

:lolflg:

[LOZ]

Oct 10, 2016 11:32:29 GMT ADMIN MB said:

Oct 10, 2016 11:06:21 GMT mortified said:

She doesn't  

Maybe there is hope after all. :haha:

[snakelady]

Oct 13, 2016 12:02:17 GMT mortified said:

Oct 9, 2016 8:51:18 GMT snakelady said:

It's so obviously aiming at the general public and not at the fans, as they definitely chose well-known songs that aren't suited for acoustic treatment over lesser/unknown songs, that would've worked and which the fans would've loved. Not really a surprise from a business POV, but a shame from mine ..

I think they've done it similarly to the first one. They've thrown in some hits because that's what gets the attention. But to be fair to them, two of the three singles have been And It's Better Now and That's A Fact. Completely unknown to anyone but a dyed in the wool Quo fan.

It's just a rough calculation but I'd reckon about half the songs are lesser known tracks. 10 of the 20 songs were UK singles for example.

I'm like you; I think it's largely the lesser known songs which work best, with one or two exceptions.

But besides, the fans will love it like they loved the previous album. It's only the Walking Dead on message boards that have any issues. Those whose enthusiasm for anything positive died years ago but who keep popping up and moaning like a zombie at the window 

Just kiddin' guys 'n' gals.

Oooh, that was a bit Jimmy Saville. Not good. :oo:

I'm probably more cynic ..  Maybe the A1 singles were chosen exactly for that reason - that the general fan and public considered them new songs ? It would give the feeling they weren't buying yet another (hits) collection of older songs, but something different and new. Maybe that's why TAF is the lead single now - beside the fact that both are amongst the better offerings from their respective albums .. ?  

A2 has a lot less songs on it, so maybe that's why the hits stand out more for me .. ? For me though it feels like the choices for A1 had been made with the thought what's suited plus a few inevitable hits. A2 on the other hand comes across as the guideline had been which songs will sell best plus a few they thought were suited. Different focus.

Maybe, no certainly, though I'm already reading too much into it and judging before even having heard the album - an easy trap to fall into.

[mortified]

I think the first Aquostic album was made without really taking into consideration how successful it was going to be. More hope than expectation sort of thing. However, it's huge success has resulted in another one coming along so the choices of song were probably a bit more difficult. But they probably kept some hits back "just in case".

It is aimed at the general public. Almost every album is unless an artist has a particular niche to aim at. U2 albums, for example, will be bought by quite a cross section of people I would imagine because they are difficult to categorise either by age or by style. I think Quo have been the same since at least the early 80's; possibly even the late 70's. Before that, their demograph was very obviously the denim hordes. However, when the heavy metal era took off between '79 and about '82, Quo didn't pander to that. They just did their own thing as always.

If its any consolation to anyone, Francis did hint at Union Chapel that there wouldn't be a third Aquostic. But they probably said that about the covers albums