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Post by johns on Jun 28, 2022 14:03:25 GMT
Thought it was a while since I played some of my older Quo stuff, so as I'm working from home why not.
Started off with Perfect Remedy and it still ranks well down on the Quo order of greatness, but the tracks that are good on it are very good but there are too many duffers. Then moved onto Piledriver. What can you say except it still oozes excellence all these years later.
Now I'm in the middle of 4th chord and really enjoying that as much as I did Piledriver.
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Post by johns on Jun 28, 2022 15:22:59 GMT
And now the magnificent Hello
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Post by johns on Jun 28, 2022 15:53:17 GMT
Do you know what? I still think Backbone ranks right up there with the 70's stuff for sheer enjoyment.
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Post by craydarr on Jun 28, 2022 18:10:06 GMT
Thought it was a while since I played some of my older Quo stuff, so as I'm working from home why not. Started off with Perfect Remedy and it still ranks well down on the Quo order of greatness, but the tracks that are good on it are very good but there are too many duffers. Then moved onto Piledriver. What can you say except it still oozes excellence all these years later. Now I'm in the middle of 4th chord and really enjoying that as much as I did Piledriver. I totally agree with what you have said so far 👍 |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jun 28, 2022 20:13:00 GMT
Somebody pick me a Quo cd, for my journey to work on Thursday and I will give it a spin.
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Post by LOZ on Jun 28, 2022 20:26:44 GMT
Somebody pick me a Quo cd, for my journey to work on Thursday and I will give it a spin. the reunion gig at the hammy  |
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Post by mortified on Jun 29, 2022 7:59:19 GMT
Haven't done anything like this in ages. Most of my listening was done travelling to work. A thing of the past now. I'm hopeless at working and listening to music at the same time. I don't seem to have that discipline or focus. It's either one or the other for me. And the less I listen to music as I get older (and I have no idea why that is), the more I tend to concentrate on newer stuff. Things I haven't heard before. Or at least not very often. So I should probably stick on Perfect Remedy then, coz I haven't heard it all that often  |
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Post by johns on Jun 29, 2022 10:02:52 GMT
Haven't done anything like this in ages. Most of my listening was done travelling to work. A thing of the past now. I'm hopeless at working and listening to music at the same time. I don't seem to have that discipline or focus. It's either one or the other for me. And the less I listen to music as I get older (and I have no idea why that is), the more I tend to concentrate on newer stuff. Things I haven't heard before. Or at least not very often. So I should probably stick on Perfect Remedy then, coz I haven't heard that all that often I do like having music on while I work (whistle while you work). I'll get onto a bit more Quo this afternoon, but this morning I'm giving Rockpile's Seconds of Pleasure a spin |
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Post by craydarr on Jun 29, 2022 11:29:02 GMT
Somebody pick me a Quo cd, for my journey to work on Thursday and I will give it a spin. PERFECT REMEDY AGAIN & AGAIN, failing that Famous in the Last Century !!!! |
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Post by johns on Jun 29, 2022 14:19:12 GMT
This afternoon it's the Quo album. While it is probably Quo's heaviest album I think it's the weakest of the period to 1976. Still great by Quo's standards though. One thing always gets me is that it always gets referred to Alan's album which is not fair on Rick as he co-wrote most of it too.
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Post by johns on Jun 29, 2022 14:47:23 GMT
And to that divisive of creatures Bula Quo. Personally apart from Mystery Island the album itself holds up really well. Some great songs. i think the mistake was releasing the title track as the lead single (though I think its pretty good on the album). Go Go Go or Looking for Caroline would have been better and wouldn't have put off the so called "hardcore".
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jun 29, 2022 17:28:30 GMT
Somebody pick me a Quo cd, for my journey to work on Thursday and I will give it a spin. PERFECT REMEDY AGAIN & AGAIN, failing that Famous in the Last Century !!!! That's mean.  |
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Post by mortified on Jun 30, 2022 6:15:41 GMT
And to that divisive of creatures Bula Quo. Personally apart from Mystery Island the album itself holds up really well. Some great songs. i think the mistake was releasing the title track as the lead single (though I think its pretty good on the album). Go Go Go or Looking for Caroline would have been better and wouldn't have put off the so called "hardcore". Totally agree. To give you an example of the bias aimed at the album, Mrs Mortified insists she doesn't like it. But she hasn't actually heard all of it! She also insists she has I'm pretty sure she's only heard the brief samples we got on the old website before it came out. Which, I think, were Go Go Go and All That Money. And the single of course. The movie has tainted everyone's view of what they think the album is like. And even tainted the views of some who have listened to it. It stands up well against anything they've released since 1999 in my view. It's also more balanced because there are only 9 new songs on it as opposed to the now obligatory 14 or 15. But, oh, that movie  |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jun 30, 2022 19:10:17 GMT
Picked Blue For You for today’s journey.
Great album fav track Mystery Song
Least fav, Ease Your Mind
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 4, 2022 18:10:28 GMT
Not in the office till Thursday this week, think I will try Never Too Late.
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Post by craydarr on Jul 5, 2022 5:38:11 GMT
Picked Blue For You for today’s journey. Great album fav track Mystery Song Least fav, Ease Your Mind Great album, I listened to it recently and still loved it. Re Mystery Song I’m not bothered about the single due to overplaying in the live set, but if you put on the album version it’s a completely different story. That intro and outro make such a difference to the song, it takes it to another level. |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 6, 2022 9:38:59 GMT
Sticking with NTL for tomorrows journey. Love Take me away and Carol to name a couple All tracks I enjoy, don't skip any. My least fav track is probably the very overrated Mountain Lady (to coin a well used phrase on the Quo message boards over the years, I think it has too much keyboard )  but that was also said about Backbone (the track) recently , the only difference is, there isn't any in that one.  |
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Post by sqcollector on Jul 6, 2022 12:08:07 GMT
Sticking with NTL for tomorrows journey. Love Take me away and Carol to name a couple All tracks I enjoy, don't skip any. My least fav track is probably the very overrated Mountain Lady (to coin a well used phrase on the Quo message boards over the years, I think it has too much keyboard ) but that was also said about Backbone (the track) recently , the only difference is, there isn't any in that one. There are keyboards on Backbone (track). Especially noticeable is an organ throughout the whole song. There's also a theremin-like sound that could be from a synth. |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 6, 2022 12:43:23 GMT
Sticking with NTL for tomorrows journey. Love Take me away and Carol to name a couple All tracks I enjoy, don't skip any. My least fav track is probably the very overrated Mountain Lady (to coin a well used phrase on the Quo message boards over the years, I think it has too much keyboard )  but that was also said about Backbone (the track) recently , the only difference is, there isn't any in that one.  There are keyboards on Backbone (track). Especially noticeable is an organ throughout the whole song. There's also a theremin-like sound that could be from a synth. Only going by what Francis Rossi said in an interview. He said a fan had said he liked the song until the keyboards kicked in and went on to say the funny thing is there isn't any keyboards in that particular song. |
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Post by craydarr on Jul 7, 2022 6:47:18 GMT
There are keyboards on Backbone (track). Especially noticeable is an organ throughout the whole song. There's also a theremin-like sound that could be from a synth. Only going by what Francis Rossi said in an interview. He said a fan had said he liked the song until the keyboards kicked in and went on to say the funny thing there isn't any keyboards in that particular song. I know the interview you say and I’ve always thought it very strange as there is very clearly something that sounds like keyboards on the track. If it isn’t keyboards, then what is it ? |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 7, 2022 7:01:13 GMT
Only going by what Francis Rossi said in an interview. He said a fan had said he liked the song until the keyboards kicked in and went on to say the funny thing there isn't any keyboards in that particular song. I know the interview you say and I’ve always thought it very strange as there is very clearly something that sounds like keyboards on the track. If it isn’t keyboards, then what is it ? No idea to be honest, I was just quoting the man in the know  |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 7, 2022 20:29:46 GMT
Never too late played in full. Great album. Love Take me Away.
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 8, 2022 19:46:24 GMT
Quo album for Monday’s trip  |
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Post by craydarr on Jul 9, 2022 10:55:46 GMT
Quo album for Monday’s trip One of my least favourite FF albums, has some good tracks on it like Fine Fine Fine, slow train, break the rules and lonely man. I don’t really play it that much. |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jul 9, 2022 17:48:21 GMT
Quo album for Monday’s trip  One of my least favourite FF albums, has some good tracks on it like Fine Fine Fine, slow train, break the rules and lonely man. I don’t really play it that much. I do enjoy Backwater and Don’t think it Matters. |
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but that was also said about Backbone (the track) recently , the only difference is, there isn't any in that one. 
but that was also said about Backbone (the track) recently , the only difference is, there isn't any in that one. 
sorry I mean 64 
