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Post by Quoincidence on Jun 3, 2018 13:38:43 GMT
Here's a piece of info from Pip himself;"I believe Blondes Don't Lie was one of a whole batch of songs written by Rick and myself in my home studio around '88/'89. It was probably not considered good enough at the time for the PR album, but as you observe, some might consider it a darn sight better than some of the material that did make it!" Talking also about Rock n' Roll Floorboards and Ricks solo album;
"To be honest, I don't remember anything about Rock 'n' Roll Floorboards!! Unfortunately, all I have to hand is an old cassette of the Recorded Delivery album. I may well have a copy master tucked away in storage somewhere. I can't be sure where the bootlegs emanated from. Copies get sent out to various territories and it's hard to keep track of them. These then get copied and before you know it, the copies get copied and are three or more generations circulating. Certainly, the final mixes I delivered were as close to finished as damn it- ready for Rick and I to live with them and make final decisions. After that, when the issue of Quo doing another album came along, the album was shelved, probably to focus all attention on any subsequent Quo release. It was a bit of a shame that so many tracks were lifted for B-sides etc. Nice from a songwriter's financial point of view, but this effectively put paid to any chance of it being released as an album intact." Did you save Pip’s posts from the old board? There are a few posts saved on the "Status Quo Forum for Musicians (& Everyone Else)"
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Jun 4, 2018 20:55:19 GMT
"This Rick Parfitt & Pip Williams composition was recorded in 1989, in Nassau, in the Bahamas, during the sessions for the Perfect Remedy album. Despite producer Pip's belief that it was a stronger track than most on the finished article, it was somehow overlooked and remains unreleased to this day." - From the inner sleeve of the Japan release So yeah, a Rick demo that Rossi didn't like Remastered Version;-
I quite like that, it's got a bit of a "Big Man" feel about it, echoey voice and techno beat. I don't think I've heard this before. It's not Quo sound, though, more "Rick in a tin can." They never could "Do 80s". ----------------------------- ------------- ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------:-
Rick had been getting very much into big sounding rock, almost pomp, back then. I wonder what direction things would have gone had the Record company given Alan and Rick's Quo mk2 the green light?
More tracks in the style of BDL, Heartburn, Overdose, End of The Line etc?
Alan had started to go a bit soft rock around then. One of his favourite bands at the time was Toto, especially their track 'Rosanna'. His 'Your Kind of Love' track was perhaps a bit of a nod in that direction? Tastes maturing, for want of a better expression and an eye on the trends of the 80s when everything was about big, over produced, sounds.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jun 5, 2018 13:24:32 GMT
This thread has depressed me! The clip of Not At All being discussed is woeful and embarassing. Worse, I can't get the bloody song out of my head, been a few days now When it's not round my head, I've got GDFFT! Life can be cruel
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Post by freewilly on Jun 5, 2018 19:45:58 GMT
Not At All sounds like a band, messing about in a soundcheck
Jeff, who was normally full of energy, was the polar opposite on that track
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jun 5, 2018 21:50:47 GMT
Everything about that track was the polar opposite of energy. One of the worst they ever did.
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Post by azza200 on Jun 5, 2018 22:09:48 GMT
This thread has depressed me! The clip of Not At All being discussed is woeful and embarassing. Worse, I can't get the bloody song out of my head, been a few days now When it's not round my head, I've got GDFFT! Life can be cruel Play Modern Romance that will make you feel better and macho
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Post by Quoincidence on Jun 5, 2018 22:17:41 GMT
This thread has depressed me! The clip of Not At All being discussed is woeful and embarassing. Worse, I can't get the bloody song out of my head, been a few days now When it's not round my head, I've got GDFFT! Life can be cruel Play Modern Romance that will make you feel better and macho DON'T! Save yourself! Ever since I first heard it, one mention of the track and it gets stuck in my head
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Post by tqontq on Jun 6, 2018 7:54:54 GMT
ITAN - F*#@ing shocking AC - F*#@ing unbelievably bad RTYD - F*#@ing mixed bag PR - F*#@ing suicide material TW - F*#@ing couldn't face my family
That's my assessment in a nutshell.
Lets face it they deserved to die a death releasing such shockingly bad material into the public realm.
How they survived is beyond me. Just goes to show the power of a brand. It pulls the wool over so many people's eyes.
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Post by markquo on Jun 6, 2018 8:31:20 GMT
Still like the PORR,was one of the best things the new line up recorded.Would have been a welcome addition to the live set over the last 20 years Cheers
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Post by granny on Jun 6, 2018 10:11:45 GMT
Still like the PORR,was one of the best things the new line up recorded.Would have been a welcome addition to the live set over the last 20 years Cheers Agreed!
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Post by 4th Chord on Jun 6, 2018 10:23:21 GMT
Still like the PORR,was one of the best things the new line up recorded.Would have been a welcome addition to the live set over the last 20 years Cheers Hmmm. Bit of a cheesy track. Whoah oh whoah oh, whoah oh whoah oh whoah oh....
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Post by curiousgirl on Jun 6, 2018 11:04:16 GMT
I don't know this album and I was intrigued to know what PORR stood for, Power of Rock n' Roll. Now I've found and heard the song. Its a real curates egg of a track.
Yep, I get 4th comment about cheesy chorus. But the lyric is trying to be something meaningful about rock uniting people across difference. There is the slow almost ITAN mood/tone for much of the track and then it takes off into some heavy boogie rock at the end.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2018 11:12:12 GMT
Still like the PORR,was one of the best things the new line up recorded.Would have been a welcome addition to the live set over the last 20 years Cheers Hmmm. Bit of a cheesy track. Whoah oh whoah oh, whoah oh whoah oh whoah oh.... There's nothing wrong with a few good "Whoah ohs", ask Bob Catley.
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Post by Quoincidence on Jun 6, 2018 12:25:23 GMT
I don't know this album and I was intrigued to know what PORR stood for, Power of Rock n' Roll. Now I've found and heard the song. Its a real curates egg of a track. Yep, I get 4th comment about cheesy chorus. But the lyric is trying to be something meaningful about rock uniting people across difference. There is the slow almost ITAN mood/tone for much of the track and then it takes off into some heavy boogie rock at the end. it was to do with the Irish conflict. Catholic / protestant divide brought together by the "power of rock n roll" if you would. The woahs idea came from John Farnhams "You're The Voice", that they "all" liked - apparently
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Post by azza200 on Jun 6, 2018 14:39:26 GMT
Hmmm. Bit of a cheesy track. Whoah oh whoah oh, whoah oh whoah oh whoah oh.... There's nothing wrong with a few good "Whoah ohs", ask Bob Catley. or Jon Bon Jovi Livin on a Prayer
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