Isaac Ryan
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Oct 7, 2019 12:36:06 GMT
In the days of no follow up single, what would yours have been for these four albums? Mine would have been Don't Waste My Time Softer Ride Backwater What To Do
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Oct 7, 2019 13:14:38 GMT
Good question. Maybe these: Don't Waste My Time Reason For Living Don't Think It Matters I Saw The Light
The follow-up to Caroline is quite a tough one because you have one track already previously a B-side, two songs far too long for radio at the time and another such a departure ( Claudie) the record company wouldn't have considered it at this early stage of their stardom. Leaving only maybe 3 to choose from.
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Post by kursaal75 on Oct 7, 2019 15:30:39 GMT
Don't Waste My Time A double 'A' single, Blue Eyed Lady & Claudie Lonely Man Over And Done
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Post by snakelady on Oct 7, 2019 15:42:55 GMT
First I'd have to know which songs had been singles .. I assume it were Paper Plane from Piledriver, Caroline from Hello and Break The Rules from Quo (and I know it was Down Down from OTL) ? I'd have chosen A Year from P. It were '72 still, so this type of song could have been chosen I think. From Hello it would have been Blue Eyed Lady - albeit with a shortened outro. Quo is a tough one, as obviously the record company wouldn't accept anything sung by Alan. So what can I say - Slow Train with shortened middle and without drum solo ? Could've been Quo's Stairway To Heaven . And from OTL I'd have gone for Over And Done. Hm, looks like for me Alan is quite involved in writing follow-up singles, albeit sung by Francis.
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 7, 2019 19:23:08 GMT
Don't Waste my Time Blue Eyed Lady Don't Think it Matters Over and Done
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 7, 2019 19:24:40 GMT
First I'd have to know which songs had been singles .. I assume it were Paper Plane from Piledriver, Caroline from Hello and Break The Rules from Quo (and I know it was Down Down from OTL) ? I'd have chosen A Year from P. It were '72 still, so this type of song could have been chosen I think. From Hello it would have been Blue Eyed Lady - albeit with a shortened outro. Quo is a tough one, as obviously the record company wouldn't accept anything sung by Alan. So what can I say - Slow Train with shortened middle and without drum solo ? Could've been Quo's Stairway To Heaven . And from OTL I'd have gone for Over And Done. Hm, looks like for me Alan is quite involved in writing follow-up singles, albeit sung by Francis. You are right with those 4 choices. 12 Gold Bars and Rocking All of the Years compilations were made up purely of the UK singles.
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Post by viking55 on Oct 7, 2019 22:21:52 GMT
Don’t waste my time- shortened for single release. Blue Eyed Lady - shortened outro Lonely Man - shortened for single release. Would have showed band had variation from the boogie shuffle and would have introduced Rick sooner. I saw the Light - very catchy Melody !
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Post by Dark on Oct 8, 2019 13:03:20 GMT
Don’t Waste My Time, I think it was ripe to be a single, if not in 1973 but later on as a live track. Roll Over Lay Down – Again I think it is the obvious second single from Hello, exemplified by the fact they released a live version further down the line. Lonely Man – A bit different, and a possible crossover hit with the non-rock fans. Little Lady
I’d have gone a bit further with Piledriver, after releasing Paper Plane and Don’t Waste My Time, I’d have put out a rollicking live version of Big Fat Mama as a third single.
With Hello, for 3rd single I’d have put out an edited version of 4500 Times, sort of in the vein of the recent live performances.
Nothing really jumps out at me as a third single from Quo, they are all just amazing album tracks, I can’t envision them on Top of the Pops.
For On the Level, I’d stick out, Most of the Time, see if they could get a ballad moving up the charts and eek out a few more sales of the album.
The other interesting thing for me, in the UK at least, after they started with two singles an album on Blue For You, they just released one track from RAOTW. I think the obvious second single from that one would be, Hold You Back.
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Post by mortified on Oct 8, 2019 13:46:52 GMT
Don’t Waste My Time, I think it was ripe to be a single, if not in 1973 but later on as a live track. Roll Over Lay Down – Again I think it is the obvious second single from Hello, exemplified by the fact they released a live version further down the line. Lonely Man – A bit different, and a possible crossover hit with the non-rock fans. Little Lady I’d have gone a bit further with Piledriver, after releasing Paper Plane and Don’t Waste My Time, I’d have put out a rollicking live version of Big Fat Mama as a third single.With Hello, for 3rd single I’d have put out an edited version of 4500 Times, sort of in the vein of the recent live performances. Nothing really jumps out at me as a third single from Quo, they are all just amazing album tracks, I can’t envision them on Top of the Pops. For On the Level, I’d stick out, Most of the Time, see if they could get a ballad moving up the charts and eek out a few more sales of the album. The other interesting thing for me, in the UK at least, after they started with two singles an album on Blue For You, they just released one track from RAOTW. I think the obvious second single from that one would be, Hold You Back. It might actually be something of a surprise to some but Quo didn't play Big Fat Mama live until much later. A good couple of years at least after Piledriver was released. I remember an interview with Francis around that time where he said they had terrible problems with feedback when they tried to do it live. A problem they obviously resolved because once it got into the set it didn't really go away!
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Post by Dark on Oct 8, 2019 14:43:11 GMT
Don’t Waste My Time, I think it was ripe to be a single, if not in 1973 but later on as a live track. Roll Over Lay Down – Again I think it is the obvious second single from Hello, exemplified by the fact they released a live version further down the line. Lonely Man – A bit different, and a possible crossover hit with the non-rock fans. Little Lady I’d have gone a bit further with Piledriver, after releasing Paper Plane and Don’t Waste My Time, I’d have put out a rollicking live version of Big Fat Mama as a third single.With Hello, for 3rd single I’d have put out an edited version of 4500 Times, sort of in the vein of the recent live performances. Nothing really jumps out at me as a third single from Quo, they are all just amazing album tracks, I can’t envision them on Top of the Pops. For On the Level, I’d stick out, Most of the Time, see if they could get a ballad moving up the charts and eek out a few more sales of the album. The other interesting thing for me, in the UK at least, after they started with two singles an album on Blue For You, they just released one track from RAOTW. I think the obvious second single from that one would be, Hold You Back. It might actually be something of a surprise to some but Quo didn't play Big Fat Mama live until much later. A good couple of years at least after Piledriver was released. I remember an interview with Francis around that time where he said they had terrible problems with feedback when they tried to do it live. A problem they obviously resolved because once it got into the set it didn't really go away! Have to say that it didn't even occur to me to consider whether it had been played live at that point. Prompted me to have a look at Setlist FM, though how reliable that is I don't know. But someone has submited a setlist saying they played a slightly different version of the song in the summer of '72. www.setlist.fm/setlist/status-quo/1972/marquee-club-london-england-13d719d9.html If correct, looks like it would have been a pretty good set to see the band do.
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Post by mortified on Oct 8, 2019 15:38:49 GMT
That's interesting Dark They must have dabbled with it early on - and before the song was even released. I don't know how reliable the information is either but I'm happy to take it at face value. Hugely different set back then, obviously. They'd only really recorded Ma Kelly and the Dog album up to that point. Presumably the psychedelics had been dropped. Mind you, Is It Really Me/Gotta Go Home would have taken up half the night
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Post by frozenhero on Oct 8, 2019 19:54:07 GMT
There's a bootleg recording of that night including this early BFM version, although I haven't heard it. But yes, the info is reliable for that reason.
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Post by jsupposin on Oct 8, 2019 22:16:58 GMT
Dont Waste my Time Softer Ride Dont Think it matters I saw the light
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Post by Quoincidence on Oct 9, 2019 21:06:33 GMT
Yes, the performance of Big Fat Mama from the Marquee CLub 26th June 1972 has different lyrics in the first verse;
Say you need me, say you need me Tell me that you want my love Say you will be mine and I am yours You think that you're way above me I think that you should look and see What you got girl (then some other bit I can't quite make it out, possibly "What you got in me") I am yours tonight You be mine tonight
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Post by johns on Oct 10, 2019 8:04:36 GMT
Don't Waste My Time Roll over Lay Down (it would have been before the live release0 Fine Fine Fine Over and Done
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