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Post by snakelady on Jul 10, 2019 7:42:37 GMT
I know everybody is looking forward to the release of the new Quo album, but I've got to bring this album back up (It won't go away anyway, see country charts thread ). I did say I didn't like it after the first 1-2 listens and I've got to put that right: I love it now ! The more I listen to it, the more I like it. Especially the upbeat tunes like Maybe Tomorrow, I've tried Letting It Go, I'll Take You Home .. are so catchy, they tend to go round in my head for hours. There's a variety of tempos and most slower or more sedate paced songs work just fine as well - like I'm Only Happy or Rearrange (which I've always loved). Actually there's merely two tunes that do nothing for me (so far) - Good Times, Bad Times and Francis' favourite Waiting For Jesus. What grabs me are the great harmonies, how well their voices blend together or compliment each other. I rarely listen to music these days, but I keep returning to this album. So yep, IMO it deserves its long run in the charts .
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Post by mortified on Jul 10, 2019 9:18:33 GMT
Obviously, I'm very happy for you, snakelady I've never actually revisited the album since I stuck on a mini review of it back in April. Maybe I should. Probably a bit of a waste of time though. Mine that is
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Post by craydarr on Jul 12, 2019 16:51:58 GMT
Morty, you will be very pleased as it has now dropped out of the charts.
This topic has now ended 😃
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Post by snakelady on Jul 13, 2019 6:14:00 GMT
Morty, you will be very pleased as it has now dropped out of the charts. This topic has now ended 😃 Hey, you can declare the country charts thread closed, but I've only recently really gotten into this album. I might want to continue to talk about it. Hm, I might do so right now .. Putting up those two songs for the favourites thread made me realise how much Francis is Quo. Just use a different instrumentation, Quo them up and many of the solo tunes are well suited for a Quo album. Maybe Tomorrow is rock'n'roll. Play it a little heavier and it would fit perfectly on a Quo album. Or take OSAAT - where's the difference to Tongue Tied ? I sure love both (Billy. you need not contribute to this one .. )
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Post by mortified on Jul 13, 2019 6:55:25 GMT
Morty, you will be very pleased as it has now dropped out of the charts. This topic has now ended 😃 Hey, you can declare the country charts thread closed, but I've only recently really gotten into this album. I might want to continue to talk about it. Hm, I might do so right now .. Putting up those two songs for the favourites thread made me realise how much Francis is Quo. Just use a different instrumentation, Quo them up and many of the solo tunes are well suited for a Quo album. Maybe Tomorrow is rock'n'roll. Play it a little heavier and it would fit perfectly on a Quo album. Or take OSAAT - where's the difference to Tongue Tied ? I sure love both (Billy. you need not to contribute to this one .. ) There are these two elements that exist in the world; chalk and cheese. Tongue Tied is one and One Step At A Time is the other. Guess which is which I am a fan of the solo track. I don't know why but it demonstrates that I don't dislike ALL ballads I like the melody. Right, let's get this country and western thread out of the way before the Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn fans spot it
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Post by snakelady on Jul 14, 2019 6:53:21 GMT
Hey, you can declare the country charts thread closed, but I've only recently really gotten into this album. I might want to continue to talk about it. Hm, I might do so right now .. Putting up those two songs for the favourites thread made me realise how much Francis is Quo. Just use a different instrumentation, Quo them up and many of the solo tunes are well suited for a Quo album. Maybe Tomorrow is rock'n'roll. Play it a little heavier and it would fit perfectly on a Quo album. Or take OSAAT - where's the difference to Tongue Tied ? I sure love both (Billy. you need not to contribute to this one .. ) There are these two elements that exist in the world; chalk and cheese. Tongue Tied is one and One Step At A Time is the other. Guess which is which I am a fan of the solo track. I don't know why but it demonstrates that I don't dislike ALL ballads I like the melody. Right, let's get this country and western thread out of the way before the Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn fans spot it You know you're behaving like non-fans do towards Quo - when they're belittling and ridiculing the band ? With them it's usually ignorance and laziness to learn a bit more about the band and I suppose there's peer pressure as well. What's your excuse ? Got to say I find it weird you like OSAAT but not TT. They aren't that different and surely the quality is very similar too. The only difference I can spot (and I can remember some struggling with it) was Mike using the demo vocals for TT as he thought the fragile way they were sung suited the song. I agree with him. Tammy Wynette sings Stand By Your Man (not a band song actually, but nothing I'd listen to), but who's Loretta Lynn ?
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Post by mortified on Jul 14, 2019 7:33:59 GMT
There are these two elements that exist in the world; chalk and cheese. Tongue Tied is one and One Step At A Time is the other. Guess which is which I am a fan of the solo track. I don't know why but it demonstrates that I don't dislike ALL ballads I like the melody. Right, let's get this country and western thread out of the way before the Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn fans spot it You know you're behaving like non-fans do towards Quo - when they're belittling and ridiculing the band ? With them it's usually ignorance and laziness to learn a bit more about the band and I suppose there's peer pressure as well. What's your excuse ? Got to say I find it weird you like OSAAT but not TT. They aren't that different and surely the quality is very similar too. The only difference I can spot (and I can remember some struggling with it) was Mike using the demo vocals for TT as he thought the fragile way they were sung suited the song. I agree with him. Tammy Wynette sings Stand By Your Man (not a band song actually, but nothing I'd listen to), but who's Loretta Lynn ? I think you do me an injustice, Your Snakeness, and I wish to mitigate a plea before sentencing I offer more praise than criticism as a rule. Unlike the many trolls who used to frequent the official message board or the 'dark' one. I don't really like most of the Rossi/Rickard album but only because it's just not my thing really. The fact that I gave it the time of day by actually listening to it all the way through speaks volumes for my admiration for all things Quo. That and I'm just having a bit of a laugh I admire Francis - as I do Rhino and Andy - for doing their own thing. And Francis's last solo album was great. I can't really explain why I like One Step At A Time and not Tongue Tied. Just the way it is. Just to add fuel to the fire, I love Rick's One By One. A ballad if ever their was one. Again, it all seems to be down to the melody with me. Certainly not the vocals or the lyrics. Loretta Lynn is a country and western star and is still performing today well into her 80's I believe. She's in the Tammy Wynette vein. No peer pressure here. Never suffered from that. Ever. If I had, I'd have smoked all my days and pretended to like Yes and ELP
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Post by snakelady on Jul 16, 2019 7:49:49 GMT
You know you're behaving like non-fans do towards Quo - when they're belittling and ridiculing the band ? With them it's usually ignorance and laziness to learn a bit more about the band and I suppose there's peer pressure as well. What's your excuse ? Got to say I find it weird you like OSAAT but not TT. They aren't that different and surely the quality is very similar too. The only difference I can spot (and I can remember some struggling with it) was Mike using the demo vocals for TT as he thought the fragile way they were sung suited the song. I agree with him. Tammy Wynette sings Stand By Your Man (not a band song actually, but nothing I'd listen to), but who's Loretta Lynn ? I think you do me an injustice, Your Snakeness, and I wish to mitigate a plea before sentencing I offer more praise than criticism as a rule. Unlike the many trolls who used to frequent the official message board or the 'dark' one. I don't really like most of the Rossi/Rickard album but only because it's just not my thing really. The fact that I gave it the time of day by actually listening to it all the way through speaks volumes for my admiration for all things Quo. That and I'm just having a bit of a laugh I admire Francis - as I do Rhino and Andy - for doing their own thing. And Francis's last solo album was great. I can't really explain why I like One Step At A Time and not Tongue Tied. Just the way it is. Just to add fuel to the fire, I love Rick's One By One. A ballad if ever their was one. Again, it all seems to be down to the melody with me. Certainly not the vocals or the lyrics. Loretta Lynn is a country and western star and is still performing today well into her 80's I believe. She's in the Tammy Wynette vein. No peer pressure here. Never suffered from that. Ever. If I had, I'd have smoked all my days and pretended to like Yes and ELP I subscribe to that too, every single bit of it .. Those who now say 'Quo were well respected as a rock band in the 70s and have become a joke later when they turned pop' haven't been there. Not nearly. Pictures At An Exhibition anyone ? ELP were about as boring as watching paint dry . Oi, Billy - I know you'll always be fair towards the band and their members, all of them. It's just sometimes you lack a bit of taste .
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Post by snakelady on Jul 16, 2019 7:54:38 GMT
To return to the R/R album - now I just can't get these two tunes out of my head: Obviously it's the slower tunes today ..
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Post by frozenhero on Jul 24, 2019 10:56:27 GMT
I think you do me an injustice, Your Snakeness, and I wish to mitigate a plea before sentencing I offer more praise than criticism as a rule. Unlike the many trolls who used to frequent the official message board or the 'dark' one. I don't really like most of the Rossi/Rickard album but only because it's just not my thing really. The fact that I gave it the time of day by actually listening to it all the way through speaks volumes for my admiration for all things Quo. That and I'm just having a bit of a laugh I admire Francis - as I do Rhino and Andy - for doing their own thing. And Francis's last solo album was great. I can't really explain why I like One Step At A Time and not Tongue Tied. Just the way it is. Just to add fuel to the fire, I love Rick's One By One. A ballad if ever their was one. Again, it all seems to be down to the melody with me. Certainly not the vocals or the lyrics. Loretta Lynn is a country and western star and is still performing today well into her 80's I believe. She's in the Tammy Wynette vein. No peer pressure here. Never suffered from that. Ever. If I had, I'd have smoked all my days and pretended to like Yes and ELP I subscribe to that too, every single bit of it .. Those who now say 'Quo were well respected as a rock band in the 70s and have become a joke later when they turned pop' haven't been there. Not nearly. Pictures At An Exhibition anyone ? ELP were about as boring as watching paint dry If you think "Knife-Edge" or "Hoedown" are boring, then let me shake my head like this:
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Post by snakelady on Jul 25, 2019 6:54:56 GMT
I subscribe to that too, every single bit of it .. Those who now say 'Quo were well respected as a rock band in the 70s and have become a joke later when they turned pop' haven't been there. Not nearly. Pictures At An Exhibition anyone ? ELP were about as boring as watching paint dry If you think "Knife-Edge" or "Hoedown" are boring, then let me shake my head like this: You had to be there. It was different to sitting down listening to it today (although I've never tried that admittedly) ..
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Post by viking55 on Jul 26, 2019 9:08:02 GMT
Yes there is a certain demographic of Quo fans. Possibly from the 80’s who then discovered the 70’s back catalogue who don’t realise how ridiculed Quo were by most of the Rock Journo’s in the 70’s ! They had supporters but in general they certainly weren’t classed as Rock Royalty.. on the contrary. Its the result of there longevity that they are now seen with a more respected opinion. So maybe post 86 to current Quo have a lot to be thanked for.
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Post by frozenhero on Aug 2, 2019 17:52:20 GMT
If you think "Knife-Edge" or "Hoedown" are boring, then let me shake my head like this: You had to be there. It was different to sitting down listening to it today (although I've never tried that admittedly) .. I've actually bought most of the deluxe 2CD reissues of ELP's catalogue... only two albums missing I think. Andy Pearce did a great job on the remastering there too!
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Post by snakelady on Aug 2, 2019 17:58:08 GMT
You had to be there. It was different to sitting down listening to it today (although I've never tried that admittedly) .. I've actually bought most of the deluxe 2CD reissues of ELP's catalogue... only two albums missing I think. Andy Pearce did a great job on the remastering there too! Maybe we didn't give the music a fair chance, but their fans so looked down on us rock fans and considered themselves 'intellectual' and 'superior'. Whether they want to or not ELP will forever be associated with that scene
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Post by mortified on Aug 3, 2019 6:58:30 GMT
I just didn't like them. In fact, in my teens, I didn't like anything that didn't have a guitar in it My tunnel vision improved with age
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Post by snakelady on Aug 3, 2019 7:53:47 GMT
To return to the original topic - this keeps going round in my head:
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Post by craydarr on Aug 17, 2019 20:35:43 GMT
Morty, you will be very pleased as it has now dropped out of the charts. This topic has now ended 😃 This is officially open again now, as the album is back in at no 18. That’s 17 weeks on the chart now. I wonder if it’s a knock on effect from Quo ??
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Post by snakelady on Aug 18, 2019 7:24:35 GMT
Morty, you will be very pleased as it has now dropped out of the charts. This topic has now ended 😃 This is officially open again now, as the album is back in at no 18. That’s 17 weeks on the chart now. I wonder if it’s a knock on effect from Quo ??Fascinating - and probably .. When was the last time a Quo album had a run of over 15 weeks in charts, any charts ? I wonder if Andy's album reissue has made it into one now as well? Only I wouldn't know which kind of music it would be classed as - alternative, progressive, .. ?
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Post by oldquonewquo on Sept 13, 2019 23:30:32 GMT
It's back in at no14
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Post by cammythemortonfan on Sept 16, 2019 22:32:52 GMT
This is officially open again now, as the album is back in at no 18. That’s 17 weeks on the chart now. I wonder if it’s a knock on effect from Quo ??Fascinating - and probably .. When was the last time a Quo album had a run of over 15 weeks in charts, any charts ? I wonder if Andy's album reissue has made it into one now as well? Only I wouldn't know which kind of music it would be classed as - alternative, progressive, .. ? Not so long ago- Aquostic did 👍
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Post by frozenhero on Oct 20, 2019 22:05:51 GMT
Now I finally also have "We Talk Too Much"! It was at the local Müller - usually pretty useless when it comes to good CDs, but aside from an entire *stack* of Backbone CDs (only the standard version without bonus tracks, sadly - they also had the vinyl LP) they also had this CD. It was not filed under "R" but in the Quo spot. (Rick's solo album was under "P" though. Of course, he had left the band, but the band name/logo also featured on the sticker á la Rossi/Rickard.)
First impression upon first listen: The mastering is noticeably worse than Backbone, the sound isn't entirely smashed but the music can't exactly breathe in the way that Francis talks about in the liner notes. I wasn't surprised to find who mastered it... Mike Paxman.
Anyway, it's pleasant sounding stuff. Just getting to hear Francis play guitar in his melodic style is a joy, even if he deliberately plays with more twang here. Hannah's voice doesn't do so much for me when all she does is harmonize with Francis but the parts where she sings alone are pretty good. I must admit the song that impressed me most during the first listen was "Waiting for Jesus". That one immediately connected with me, who knows why...
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Post by snakelady on Nov 18, 2019 9:29:36 GMT
Have I mentioned ? I still love the album and listen to it. It's in the car at the moment.
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Post by mortified on Nov 18, 2019 11:25:06 GMT
Have I mentioned ? I still love the album and listen to it. It's in the car at the moment. Well you have now so don't mention it again. No need to repeat yourself
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Post by frozenhero on Nov 20, 2019 11:41:03 GMT
Three listens so far and I don't see myself returning to it anytime soon... something about this album just doesn't right to me.
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Nov 20, 2019 14:32:58 GMT
I like it, but it's not an album that I instinctively keep going back to. I have listened to Backbone more and it came out 6 months later!
There are some albums (Quo or otherwise) that I can happily listen to, but I almost have to force myself to put them on. 1982 (currently being discussed in another thread) is another album like that. But once I'm listening, I enjoy it. I don't think there's any songs on WTTM that I don't like/can't listen to.
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