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Post by Hello on Apr 23, 2019 16:23:29 GMT
Little bomb shell left hanging in the book from Frame claiming Rick didnt even play on some of the albums. No more detail than that,no mention of which albums and which era. I'm guessing Thirsty Work and most of Aquostic possibly NTL. Any thoughts ?
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Post by bazquo on Apr 23, 2019 17:12:05 GMT
Aquostic yes don’t blame him but course he played on never too late can’t you hear the difference between Rossi & Rick’ playing!!! Anyway never too late came from the just supposin sessions!!!
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Post by mortified on Apr 24, 2019 4:51:32 GMT
I haven't read the book yet but there were rumours about him not playing on either or both of the Aquostic albums. If that's true he did really well to play the Aquostic gigs!
I can't see him not playing on many others, certainly not older albums. But titbits of information like that without specifics only serve to fuel the rumour mill.
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Post by snakelady on Apr 24, 2019 6:07:33 GMT
It explains why he was so nervous before the acoustic gigs. In the little documentary that came with it, he mentions getting up in the middle of the night trying to remember chord progressions. And it might be the reason why Freddy/the other guy from Who's That Girl were there. Was Rick's guitar mic plugged in at all ? At the time of the recording it was already mentioned in interviews that Rhino, Andy and Francis had worked on the album for months, while Rick merely nipped in for three days to record his singing parts. He wasn't happy with them afterwards either, but obviously it wasn't enough time to repeat his parts and record better versions. And considering he had claimed that the acoustic project had been his idea .. Sometimes his priorities must've driven the band insane I'm definitely not able to hear which other albums Francis could've meant. Maybe in the studio with the technical equipment available, Pip or Freddie or whoever were able to sound like Rick playing ? We've heard before that Francis was able to sing like Rick and do harmonies for him and suchlike stuff. It's all one big cover-up. I tell ya !
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Post by Quoincidence on Apr 25, 2019 7:33:45 GMT
Pip hasn't worked with Quo on anything since the 4th Chord album, and a lot of the time he'd play parts Rossi couldn't be arsed to... I think he plays lead on the majority of the Army album as well.
Never Too Late was a case of having the tracks already done from the Supposin session, just having to go in and tidy them up. Rick definitely wasn't present during that, hence the predominant vocals from Rossi throughout the album.
If anything I'd say it was just the Aquostic albums Rick wasn't present for... other than doing his vocals but that's it.
Cheers
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Post by snakelady on Apr 25, 2019 8:45:58 GMT
Pip hasn't worked with Quo on anything since the 4th Chord album, and a lot of the time he'd play parts Rossi couldn't be arsed to... I think he plays lead on the majority of the Army album as well. Never Too Late was a case of having the tracks already done from the Supposin session, just having to go in and tidy them up. Rick definitely wasn't present during that, hence the predominant vocals from Rossi throughout the album. If anything I'd say it was just the Aquostic albums Rick wasn't present for... other than doing his vocals but that's it. Cheers When Pip was still a member on the old mb there was a lot of speculation about which parts Francis didn't play on. So Pip was asked about his contributions to Quo albums. He more or less stated that the parts he did play on were the obvious ones already known and not much more, as opposed to fans' general belief. Do we assume he was lying (for tactical reasons or whatever) ? I'm not able to tell who plays what. IMO Francis plays the Who Gets The Love solo well live. Maybe he's more diverse than he's given credit for and can adopt styles ? Pip never was asked who wrote the solos on the albums in question though. His answers might have been different in that case ?
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Post by Dark on Apr 25, 2019 9:48:50 GMT
Other than the two Aquostic albums, the only other I’d throw into the ring about Rick not playing on would be Quid Pro Quo. I obviously have no idea whether it is the case, but I wonder whether Rick appeared, or at least appeared on every track on the Rossi produced half of the album.
I couldn’t tell you from memory, but I assume all Rick’s writing contributions featured in the Paxman produced half of the album. So wonder if he was present for that, but Rossi worked away on his own, guitar wise, on the half of the album he produced.
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Post by mortified on Apr 25, 2019 10:39:00 GMT
Other than the two Aquostic albums, the only other I’d throw into the ring about Rick not playing on would be Quid Pro Quo. I obviously have no idea whether it is the case, but I wonder whether Rick appeared, or at least appeared on every track on the Rossi produced half of the album. I couldn’t tell you from memory, but I assume all Rick’s writing contributions featured in the Paxman produced half of the album. So wonder if he was present for that, but Rossi worked away on his own, guitar wise, on the half of the album he produced. I think Wayne Morris was involved with Rick's tracks as well. I can't imagine him doing any recording without Rick. Can't see him being allowed to. Quid Pro Quo, we found out later, was recorded in fragments and in different places then all pulled together. I have to confess, it doesn't sound like that to me. It all worked pretty well.
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Post by Quoincidence on Apr 25, 2019 21:26:21 GMT
Pip hasn't worked with Quo on anything since the 4th Chord album, and a lot of the time he'd play parts Rossi couldn't be arsed to... I think he plays lead on the majority of the Army album as well. Never Too Late was a case of having the tracks already done from the Supposin session, just having to go in and tidy them up. Rick definitely wasn't present during that, hence the predominant vocals from Rossi throughout the album. If anything I'd say it was just the Aquostic albums Rick wasn't present for... other than doing his vocals but that's it. Cheers When Pip was still a member on the old mb there was a lot of speculation about which parts Francis didn't play on. So Pip was asked about his contributions to Quo albums. He more or less stated that the parts he did play on were the obvious ones already known and not much more, as opposed to fans' general belief. Do we assume he was lying (for tactical reasons or whatever) ? I'm not able to tell who plays what. IMO Francis plays the Who Gets The Love solo well live. Maybe he's more diverse than he's given credit for and can adopt styles ? Pip never was asked who wrote the solos on the albums in question though. His answers might have been different in that case ? Hmmm... depends as you can definitely tell when Pip played a solo, at least to my ears. It is without a doubt he plays the solo for Long Legged Linda on the Heat album, as it's not a Rossi sounding solo at all... Who Get's The Love is a fairly simple melodic solo and could possibly be Pip who played that on the record. He definitely played the extended solo on the 12" version. Pip had Rossi's playing style nailed down to a T. Solo's on songs like Long Legged Girls, In The Army Now and many other tracks from that time are all Pip on the solo but could easily be replicated by Rossi if the band were to play the tracks live. The only reason I say they are Pips is because Rossi has mentioned he was well out of it at that time and didn't have massive involvement on those albums.. Army / Complaining
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Post by mortified on Apr 26, 2019 4:26:27 GMT
When Pip was still a member on the old mb there was a lot of speculation about which parts Francis didn't play on. So Pip was asked about his contributions to Quo albums. He more or less stated that the parts he did play on were the obvious ones already known and not much more, as opposed to fans' general belief. Do we assume he was lying (for tactical reasons or whatever) ? I'm not able to tell who plays what. IMO Francis plays the Who Gets The Love solo well live. Maybe he's more diverse than he's given credit for and can adopt styles ? Pip never was asked who wrote the solos on the albums in question though. His answers might have been different in that case ? Hmmm... depends as you can definitely tell when Pip played a solo, at least to my ears. It is without a doubt he plays the solo for Long Legged Linda on the Heat album, as it's not a Rossi sounding solo at all... Who Get's The Love is a fairly simple melodic solo and could possibly be Pip who played that on the record. He definitely played the extended solo on the 12" version. Pip had Rossi's playing style nailed down to a T. Solo's on songs like Long Legged Girls, In The Army Now and many other tracks from that time are all Pip on the solo but could easily be replicated by Rossi if the band were to play the tracks live. The only reason I say they are Pips is because Rossi has mentioned he was well out of it at that time and didn't have massive involvement on those albums.. Army / Complaining Just as a little anecdote from that time: I used to live quite near the venue that Quo played in Edinburgh in 1988 (the Playhouse) and I was out walking the dog after work and before getting ready to go to the gig. I walked round the back of the Playhouse just to see if I could catch a glimpse of anyone and, sure enough, the tour bus was parked outside. I'd never met a band member before so got a bit excited. Andy, Rhino and Jeff were standing outside just sort of chatting amongst themselves but Francis was being carried off the bus by two people, presumably roadies. He had a towel over his head and, frankly, looked unconscious. Rick was nowhere to be seen. Next off the bus presumably - with assistance I didn't speak to anyone. It felt like an intrusion into a private world. So I wandered on. I probably didn't look like a Quo fan and would still have been in my office work gear. A suit in those days. The gig was a blinder; one of the very best I've seen to this day
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Post by Quoincidence on Apr 26, 2019 7:06:21 GMT
Hmmm... depends as you can definitely tell when Pip played a solo, at least to my ears. It is without a doubt he plays the solo for Long Legged Linda on the Heat album, as it's not a Rossi sounding solo at all... Who Get's The Love is a fairly simple melodic solo and could possibly be Pip who played that on the record. He definitely played the extended solo on the 12" version. Pip had Rossi's playing style nailed down to a T. Solo's on songs like Long Legged Girls, In The Army Now and many other tracks from that time are all Pip on the solo but could easily be replicated by Rossi if the band were to play the tracks live. The only reason I say they are Pips is because Rossi has mentioned he was well out of it at that time and didn't have massive involvement on those albums.. Army / Complaining Just as a little anecdote from that time: I used to live quite near the venue that Quo played in Edinburgh in 1988 (the Playhouse) and I was out walking the dog after work and before getting ready to go to the gig. I walked round the back of the Playhouse just to see if I could catch a glimpse of anyone and, sure enough, the tour bus was parked outside. I'd never met a band member before so got a bit excited. Andy, Rhino and Jeff were standing outside just sort of chatting amongst themselves but Francis was being carried off the bus by two people, presumably roadies. He had a towel over his head and, frankly, looked unconscious. Rick was nowhere to be seen. Next off the bus presumably - with assistance I didn't speak to anyone. It felt like an intrusion into a private world. So I wandered on. I probably didn't look like a Quo fan and would still have been in my office work gear. A suit in those days. The gig was a blinder; one of the very best I've seen to this day Thank you for that. Must have been tough for the rest of them to put up with, as I've heard a bunch of stories were both of them were completely out of it during sound checks. During the Complaining tour, they had intentions of putting Ain't Complaining in the setlist... wouldn't have worked anywhere other than the opener imo, if they intended on keeping "Theres nothing left..." bit. Take care, QI
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Post by snakelady on Apr 26, 2019 16:09:31 GMT
Hmmm... depends as you can definitely tell when Pip played a solo, at least to my ears. It is without a doubt he plays the solo for Long Legged Linda on the Heat album, as it's not a Rossi sounding solo at all... Who Get's The Love is a fairly simple melodic solo and could possibly be Pip who played that on the record. He definitely played the extended solo on the 12" version. Pip had Rossi's playing style nailed down to a T. Solo's on songs like Long Legged Girls, In The Army Now and many other tracks from that time are all Pip on the solo but could easily be replicated by Rossi if the band were to play the tracks live. The only reason I say they are Pips is because Rossi has mentioned he was well out of it at that time and didn't have massive involvement on those albums.. Army / Complaining Just as a little anecdote from that time: I used to live quite near the venue that Quo played in Edinburgh in 1988 (the Playhouse) and I was out walking the dog after work and before getting ready to go to the gig. I walked round the back of the Playhouse just to see if I could catch a glimpse of anyone and, sure enough, the tour bus was parked outside. I'd never met a band member before so got a bit excited. Andy, Rhino and Jeff were standing outside just sort of chatting amongst themselves but Francis was being carried off the bus by two people, presumably roadies. He had a towel over his head and, frankly, looked unconscious. Rick was nowhere to be seen. Next off the bus presumably - with assistance I didn't speak to anyone. It felt like an intrusion into a private world. So I wandered on. I probably didn't look like a Quo fan and would still have been in my office work gear. A suit in those days. The gig was a blinder; one of the very best I've seen to this day Not surprising (considering what we know now) but still shocking little anecdote. What you're trying to say is, no matter how drugged up they were otherwise, once a gig was under way they still managed to play a superb gig ? When you think about it, it's fascinating - and frightening. Can't say I experienced any great gigs in the 80s though. Average to good max. is what I'd call them on the admittedly few occasions I saw them during that decade. I do remember in 81 I brought a friend along who couldn't stand them, reasoning that they were such a fantastic live band, she'd be won over by a live performance. Well, I was a little underwhelmed too afterwards and desperately tried to explain that usually they were much better .. Needless to say, she never became a Quo fan.
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Post by mortified on Apr 27, 2019 5:29:24 GMT
Just as a little anecdote from that time: I used to live quite near the venue that Quo played in Edinburgh in 1988 (the Playhouse) and I was out walking the dog after work and before getting ready to go to the gig. I walked round the back of the Playhouse just to see if I could catch a glimpse of anyone and, sure enough, the tour bus was parked outside. I'd never met a band member before so got a bit excited. Andy, Rhino and Jeff were standing outside just sort of chatting amongst themselves but Francis was being carried off the bus by two people, presumably roadies. He had a towel over his head and, frankly, looked unconscious. Rick was nowhere to be seen. Next off the bus presumably - with assistance I didn't speak to anyone. It felt like an intrusion into a private world. So I wandered on. I probably didn't look like a Quo fan and would still have been in my office work gear. A suit in those days. The gig was a blinder; one of the very best I've seen to this day Not surprising (considering what we know now) but still shocking little anecdote. What you're trying to say is, no matter how drugged up they were otherwise, once a gig was under way they still managed to play a superb gig ? When you think about it, it's fascinating - and frightening. Can't say I experienced any great gigs in the 80s though. Average to good max. is what I'd call them on the admittedly few occasions I saw them during that decade. I do remember in 81 I brought a friend along who couldn't stand them, reasoning that they were such a fantastic live band, she'd be won over by a live performance. Well, I was a little underwhelmed too afterwards and desperately tried to explain that usually they were much better .. Needless to say, she never became a Quo fan.I remember you telling us that story before and I always found it interesting because in 1981 the two gigs I went to were superb. Mind you, they were at the Glasgow Apollo, which had a unique atmosphere all of it's own. I still have the two Never Too Late t-shirts; one with the album front cover with the missile on it and the other (my preference) with the back of the album and the four faces in green and blue. I cut off the sleeves of them a couple of years later to make them "cap sleeved" so they'd look more, eh, 80's because I had a U2 t-shirt like that and thought is was cooler. The folly of youth, eh? Needless to say, I can barely get them over my head now. They must've shrunk in the wash
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Post by snakelady on Apr 27, 2019 5:47:41 GMT
Not surprising (considering what we know now) but still shocking little anecdote. What you're trying to say is, no matter how drugged up they were otherwise, once a gig was under way they still managed to play a superb gig ? When you think about it, it's fascinating - and frightening. Can't say I experienced any great gigs in the 80s though. Average to good max. is what I'd call them on the admittedly few occasions I saw them during that decade. I do remember in 81 I brought a friend along who couldn't stand them, reasoning that they were such a fantastic live band, she'd be won over by a live performance. Well, I was a little underwhelmed too afterwards and desperately tried to explain that usually they were much better .. Needless to say, she never became a Quo fan. I remember you telling us that story before and I always found it interesting because in 1981 the two gigs I went to were superb. Mind you, they were at the Glasgow Apollo, which had a unique atmosphere all of it's own. I still have the two Never Too Late t-shirts; one with the album front cover with the missile on it and the other (my preference) with the back of the album and the four faces in green and blue. I cut off the sleeves of them a couple of years later to make them "cap sleeved" so they'd look more, eh, 80's because I had a U2 t-shirt like that and thought is was cooler. The folly of youth, eh? Needless to say, I can barely get them over my head now. They must've shrunk in the wash Yep .. it did hurt at the time - I felt let down by the band so to speak. I had praised them so highly, how could they not deliver convincingly then ? Guess that's why it stuck in my mind. Kept me from seeing them live again till the Out In The Green gig in 86, when I took hubby (and his youngest sister) along for the first time. I wasn't that impressed either and the gig was disturbed by sound problems too (I know, I've told that before as well), but hubby has been a fan since. The little sister on the other hand very much fell for Jethro Tull .. Couldn't afford a patch and much less a t-shirt in the 70s no matter how much I wanted them, but was never interested in the 80s stuff. Why should I buy a NTL shirt when I didn't even buy the album ? I still have Levis socks bought in the USA in 80 that still aren't torn and fit perfectly - does that count ?
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Post by gav on Apr 29, 2019 20:20:31 GMT
When Pip was still a member on the old mb there was a lot of speculation about which parts Francis didn't play on. So Pip was asked about his contributions to Quo albums. He more or less stated that the parts he did play on were the obvious ones already known and not much more, as opposed to fans' general belief. Do we assume he was lying (for tactical reasons or whatever) ? I'm not able to tell who plays what. IMO Francis plays the Who Gets The Love solo well live. Maybe he's more diverse than he's given credit for and can adopt styles ? Pip never was asked who wrote the solos on the albums in question though. His answers might have been different in that case ? Hmmm... depends as you can definitely tell when Pip played a solo, at least to my ears. It is without a doubt he plays the solo for Long Legged Linda on the Heat album, as it's not a Rossi sounding solo at all... Who Get's The Love is a fairly simple melodic solo and could possibly be Pip who played that on the record. He definitely played the extended solo on the 12" version. Pip had Rossi's playing style nailed down to a T. Solo's on songs like Long Legged Girls, In The Army Now and many other tracks from that time are all Pip on the solo but could easily be replicated by Rossi if the band were to play the tracks live. The only reason I say they are Pips is because Rossi has mentioned he was well out of it at that time and didn't have massive involvement on those albums.. Army / Complaining Quoincidence i've read somewhere not too long ago (wish i could remember where, maybe on the other board) that Micky Moody contributed to Rick's solo album and may have played the solo on LLG. I'd agree it sounds more like Pip, but not knowing either's work that well at all, couldn't call it.
Not sure about LLL though....i reckon Rossi had it in him! He totally flies on the Again & Again solo, and i'm pretty sure that one is him.
Agree with you though that the Williams/Rossi style became interchangeable over the years, and indeed, for years, i was fooled! Pip obviously has that gift of being a technically brilliant musician who had the right kind of ear. And subsequently i think Rossi learned a lot from him as his style changed quite a bit post-77. Always thought the beauty of his unique playing was in stuff like I Saw The Light and What To Do from OTL, just mad solos where he seemed to be all over the place but holding it together - hard for someone else to learn/replicate, as you can't really reproduce someone's 'soul' ! Trying to get from A>B>C>D.....by way of lots of other notes inbetween. Kinda plausible when you consider he started off as a very poor lead guitarist, and also a reluctant one. His lead playing around 70/71 is pretty raw and primitive, and a bit crap to be honest. But put it in the context of SQ, and it works fine!
These days, he's practiced and refined it into oblivion. I just find none of that early passion in his lead playing any more. He's erased it by way of perfectionism.
Cheers.
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Post by snakelady on Apr 30, 2019 5:06:15 GMT
Hmmm... depends as you can definitely tell when Pip played a solo, at least to my ears. It is without a doubt he plays the solo for Long Legged Linda on the Heat album, as it's not a Rossi sounding solo at all... Who Get's The Love is a fairly simple melodic solo and could possibly be Pip who played that on the record. He definitely played the extended solo on the 12" version. Pip had Rossi's playing style nailed down to a T. Solo's on songs like Long Legged Girls, In The Army Now and many other tracks from that time are all Pip on the solo but could easily be replicated by Rossi if the band were to play the tracks live. The only reason I say they are Pips is because Rossi has mentioned he was well out of it at that time and didn't have massive involvement on those albums.. Army / Complaining Quoincidence i've read somewhere not too long ago (wish i could remember where, maybe on the other board) that Micky Moody contributed to Rick's solo album and may have played the solo on LLG. I'd agree it sounds more like Pip, but not knowing either's work that well at all, couldn't call it.
Not sure about LLL though....i reckon Rossi had it in him! He totally flies on the Again & Again solo, and i'm pretty sure that one is him.
Agree with you though that the Williams/Rossi style became interchangeable over the years, and indeed, for years, i was fooled! Pip obviously has that gift of being a technically brilliant musician who had the right kind of ear. And subsequently i think Rossi learned a lot from him as his style changed quite a bit post-77. Always thought the beauty of his unique playing was in stuff like I Saw The Light and What To Do from OTL, just mad solos where he seemed to be all over the place but holding it together - hard for someone else to learn/replicate, as you can't really reproduce someone's 'soul' ! Trying to get from A>B>C>D.....by way of lots of other notes inbetween. Kinda plausible when you consider he started off as a very poor lead guitarist, and also a reluctant one. His lead playing around 70/71 is pretty raw and primitive, and a bit crap to be honest. But put it in the context of SQ, and it works fine!
These days, he's practiced and refined it into oblivion. I just find none of that early passion in his lead playing any more. He's erased it by way of perfectionism.
Cheers.
Francis has a great ear for melodies and perfectly fitting melodic solos. And as long as he didn't have a clue about all the theoretical stuff, keys or scales, he simply played what fitted the songs best. These days there are still beautiful moments included, but generally speaking, he thinks too much and knows too much to just let it flow and trust in his inspiration IMO.
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Post by mortified on Apr 30, 2019 6:20:21 GMT
Hmmm... depends as you can definitely tell when Pip played a solo, at least to my ears. It is without a doubt he plays the solo for Long Legged Linda on the Heat album, as it's not a Rossi sounding solo at all... Who Get's The Love is a fairly simple melodic solo and could possibly be Pip who played that on the record. He definitely played the extended solo on the 12" version. Pip had Rossi's playing style nailed down to a T. Solo's on songs like Long Legged Girls, In The Army Now and many other tracks from that time are all Pip on the solo but could easily be replicated by Rossi if the band were to play the tracks live. The only reason I say they are Pips is because Rossi has mentioned he was well out of it at that time and didn't have massive involvement on those albums.. Army / Complaining
These days, he's practiced and refined it into oblivion. I just find none of that early passion in his lead playing any more. He's erased it by way of perfectionism.
There's a large chunk of truth in this for me. He is now very technically proficient but has maybe lost something along the way. But, to be fair, I dare say that happens to many musicians who have practised their art for decades. To balance the argument a bit, the solos (such as they are) are also now well constructed and he no longer rambles up and down the frets searching for a solo to fit. And his acoustic work on the Aquostic albums is outstanding. There are no solos worthy of the name on the Rossi/Rickard album. I've also been 'fooled' by the inclusion of Pip's guitar work. Micky Moody was always renowned for his slide work and I don't hear any of that on a Quo album but without a bottleneck I don't think I would recognise his style.
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Post by frozenhero on May 1, 2019 12:16:08 GMT
Francis has a great ear for melodies and perfectly fitting melodic solos. And as long as he didn't have a clue about all the theoretical stuff, keys or scales, he simply played what fitted the songs best. These days there are still beautiful moments included, but generally speaking, he thinks too much and knows too much to just let it flow and trust in his inspiration IMO. I really enjoyed the blues solos he's been putting into Bye Bye Johnny on the last few live DVDs. It underlines, to me, that this is where his strengths as a lead guitarist lie. Blues is great for stretching out, because you don't have to worry about chord changes, and if you want to go a bit longer, you can throw in another chorus. Couldn't do that with the WYW solo, for instance.
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Post by Quoincidence on May 4, 2019 23:41:21 GMT
Hmmm... depends as you can definitely tell when Pip played a solo, at least to my ears. It is without a doubt he plays the solo for Long Legged Linda on the Heat album, as it's not a Rossi sounding solo at all... Who Get's The Love is a fairly simple melodic solo and could possibly be Pip who played that on the record. He definitely played the extended solo on the 12" version. Pip had Rossi's playing style nailed down to a T. Solo's on songs like Long Legged Girls, In The Army Now and many other tracks from that time are all Pip on the solo but could easily be replicated by Rossi if the band were to play the tracks live. The only reason I say they are Pips is because Rossi has mentioned he was well out of it at that time and didn't have massive involvement on those albums.. Army / Complaining Quoincidence i've read somewhere not too long ago (wish i could remember where, maybe on the other board) that Micky Moody contributed to Rick's solo album and may have played the solo on LLG. I'd agree it sounds more like Pip, but not knowing either's work that well at all, couldn't call it.
Not sure about LLL though....i reckon Rossi had it in him! He totally flies on the Again & Again solo, and i'm pretty sure that one is him.
Agree with you though that the Williams/Rossi style became interchangeable over the years, and indeed, for years, i was fooled! Pip obviously has that gift of being a technically brilliant musician who had the right kind of ear. And subsequently i think Rossi learned a lot from him as his style changed quite a bit post-77. Always thought the beauty of his unique playing was in stuff like I Saw The Light and What To Do from OTL, just mad solos where he seemed to be all over the place but holding it together - hard for someone else to learn/replicate, as you can't really reproduce someone's 'soul' ! Trying to get from A>B>C>D.....by way of lots of other notes inbetween. Kinda plausible when you consider he started off as a very poor lead guitarist, and also a reluctant one. His lead playing around 70/71 is pretty raw and primitive, and a bit crap to be honest. But put it in the context of SQ, and it works fine!
These days, he's practiced and refined it into oblivion. I just find none of that early passion in his lead playing any more. He's erased it by way of perfectionism.
Cheers.
I don't know how true that is, and considering neither Rick or Pip have mentioned him working on the album, I wouldn't say that the information is credible. The guitar work just sounds like Rick and Pip throughout every track on the album. Here's a list of other artists that featured on Recorded Delivery; John "Rhino" Edwards - Bass Jeff Rich - Drums Bias Boshell - Keys Martin Ditcham - Percussion Vicki Brown - Backing Vocals Stevie Lange - Backing Vocals Katie Kissoon - Backing Vocals Pip definitely helped Rossi further his lead playing ability as Pip is an incredible guitarist.
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