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Post by 4th Chord on Mar 16, 2019 10:35:07 GMT
Always vies and usually flip flops with the Quo and Dog albums as my favourite studio album. Little Lady is just so recognisable as Quo, it can't be anyone else. MOTT not my fave, although the live version on the reunion tours , really brought it back to life. I Saw the Light and What to Do are my favourite tracks, whilst Broken Man is not far behind. One of my fave Al tracks of all time. Like them all . Bye Bye Johnny feels a bit overplayed , just because it ends the gig, wish they'd varied it more with maybe Gotta go Home. Any way top draw stuff . The studio version of Down Down with Als bass makes the single sound truncated. That would have been great.
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Post by 4th Chord on Mar 16, 2019 10:36:01 GMT
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Mar 21, 2019 17:44:14 GMT
From the back of the class , this is still the best album of this month. The bonus live tracks on the CD are quite possibly the best bonus tracks on any of the 're releases as well.
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Post by dennis on Mar 22, 2019 17:23:41 GMT
A great, great album! Sadly, it was toward the tail end of that marvellous run of albums running from Ma Kelly through to Live! Also, rather sadly, I think it was largely downhill for Rossi post '74, although he still had his moments. However, I find nothing to dislike here, apart from the crowd singing YAWN after Bye Bye Johnny
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Post by viza on Mar 23, 2019 22:06:30 GMT
However, I find nothing to dislike here, apart from the crowd singing YAWN after Bye Bye Johnny Agree, Pink Floyd did it first on Fearless and there is no reason to copy that. I know it was sung by the audience at Quo concerts at the time but for me the song (especially when sung by an audience) is very associated with Liverpool FC. Anybody know if Quo were Liverpool fans at the time or was it just a coincidence.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Mar 27, 2019 23:14:39 GMT
However, I find nothing to dislike here, apart from the crowd singing YAWN after Bye Bye Johnny Agree, Pink Floyd did it first on Fearless and there is no reason to copy that. I know it was sung by the audience at Quo concerts at the time but for me the song (especially when sung by an audience) is very associated with Liverpool FC. Anybody know if Quo were Liverpool fans at the time or was it just a coincidence. They weren’t liverpool fans. I like it. The fans sang never rock alone. Changing it made it cool and personal to the band, it was like a football crowd thing that’s all. Just a reflection of who the people were back then who were lucky enough to be there. I’m good with hearing them
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Mar 28, 2019 0:31:30 GMT
If there is any affinity with a footbal team then it could be Man Utd. Rick and Alan went off to watch Man Utd play in a Cup final many years ago.
Though Rhino is a follower of Brentford FC. David Walker had been a Spurs supporter. Not sure if it actually happened now, but at one time there had been talk of Quo playing a gig to raise funds for Spurs in the past.
Rick, possibly Alan, Rhino and Andy B were/are the football fans in Quo. Rossi used to tune-out if the tour bus chats turned to football on a Saturday afternoon as not interested. Rick P played in celeb type five a side matches with Dave Watson and Steve Coppell. Though curiously it was Francis who formed a good friendship with the pro footballer Dave Watson back in the early 80s. I think Dave was possibly playing for Southampton FC at the time. Dave was a bit of a Quo obsessive!
Dave would sometimes visit Rossi's place and they would record stuff in the studio.
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Mar 29, 2019 16:20:40 GMT
How many of the album tracks have not been played live? Would have loved to have head a FF live version of What to Do. One of those tracks that would have been elevated if it had been included in the live set. Can hear the Quo Army giving the chorus some hammer, I didn't know what to do ..class track .
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Post by Victor on Mar 31, 2019 9:35:23 GMT
For me On the Level belongs to my top 5 of favorite Quo albums. I personally don't feel it's any less then Quo, to the contrary. Quo may sound more raw, On the Level for me had the balance between rawness and melody just right and just about perfect. Absolutely love the tracks Over and Done, Little Lady/Most of the time, I saw the Light, Down Down, What to do, Broken man and Bye bye Johnny. Only two tracks i am less keen on are Where I am and Nightride. But without a doubt one of the very best albums they made for me
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Post by curiousgirl on Mar 31, 2019 10:42:59 GMT
For me On the Level belongs to my top 5 of favorite Quo albums. I personally don't feel it's any less then Quo, to the contrary. Quo may sound more raw, On the Level for me had the balance between rawness and melody just right and just about perfect. Absolutely love the tracks Over and Done, Little Lady/Most of the time, I saw the Light, Down Down, What to do, Broken man and Bye bye Johnny. Only two tracks i am less keen on are Where I am and Nightride. But without a doubt one of the very best albums they made for me One of my all time favourite albums too. It was the first album I bought, on cassette. I can still remember standing in WH Smiths in Elephant and Castle shopping centre starring at that cover before I bought it. I love all the tracks. Even the football cheering at the end which threw me. And I later bought the vinyl edition for the photos in the middle. This album was Quo heaven for me.
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Post by kursaal75 on Mar 31, 2019 11:04:47 GMT
For me On the Level belongs to my top 5 of favorite Quo albums. I personally don't feel it's any less then Quo, to the contrary. Quo may sound more raw, On the Level for me had the balance between rawness and melody just right and just about perfect. Absolutely love the tracks Over and Done, Little Lady/Most of the time, I saw the Light, Down Down, What to do, Broken man and Bye bye Johnny. Only two tracks i am less keen on are Where I am and Nightride. But without a doubt one of the very best albums they made for me One of my all time favourite albums too. It was the first album I bought, on cassette. I can still remember standing in WH Smiths in Elephant and Castle shopping centre starring at that cover before I bought it. I love all the tracks. Even the football cheering at the end which threw me. And I later bought the vinyl edition for the photos in the middle. This album was Quo heaven for me.
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Post by dennis on Apr 1, 2019 9:33:45 GMT
However, I find nothing to dislike here, apart from the crowd singing YAWN after Bye Bye Johnny Agree, Pink Floyd did it first on Fearless and there is no reason to copy that. I know it was sung by the audience at Quo concerts at the time but for me the song (especially when sung by an audience) is very associated with Liverpool FC. Anybody know if Quo were Liverpool fans at the time or was it just a coincidence. Celtic supporters sang it long before, after the success of the musical Carousel. Liverpool supporters latched onto it subsequently when Gerry & the Pacemakers had a no. 1 hit with it. Ironically, Gerry Marsden was an Evertonian!
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