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Jun 17, 2019 23:43:50 GMT
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Post by bridsparegular on Jun 17, 2019 23:43:50 GMT
Don't think anything ever came of that however... it seemed to just disappear.
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Post by bridsparegular on Jun 17, 2019 23:49:29 GMT
Hope ur right on that QI, don't get me wrong I don't (or should I say didn't) mind Kiss, seen them 3 times (in various guises, twice with the original 4), but there'll only be one ever "EOTR", and we know who played that tour...
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Post by tqontq on Jun 18, 2019 4:13:58 GMT
Yeah I like the design for this. Its made to look like a 'rock album'. But...the opening track doesn't match the 'album image'. Well...good guitar sound start but then it falls into 'twee' land again like so much before it. It has nursery rhyme Rossi all over it. Well, that's my album review over with. Thank you. So what do you think of the tracks Liberty Lane and Cut me some slack? I like CMSS. With a strong production I dare say it will come across as a dirty rocker on record. Its nothing inventive at all but it has balls and an edge to it. Liberty Lane, to my ears, is bog standard plod along pop/rock. I don't mind it for what it is but the refrains have been heard in hundreds of thousands of songs. I'm holding out for a Dust to Gold type track on the album but anyhow, like many of us, I am not looking at this as a Status Quo record. Just Rossi doing his thing with his boys, so will approach it with far less expectation and enthusiasm and may still enjoy it for what it is.
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Xland
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Post by Xland on Jun 22, 2019 21:36:07 GMT
Have to say I'm looking forward to this new Quo album.
I've been meaning to post on the two new songs for last couple of weeks since I saw them pop up on Youtube, then checked in here to make sure it was genuine new material, I didn't listen at first cos I thought Liberty Lane was some obscure European venue I didn't know about, that they were playing and it was just another clip of Down Down or Whatever.
Anyway, I did listen and was quite pleased with both tunes to be honest, never easy to listen to some of these recordings and be 100% sure, not like proper releases etc. The more I've listened to both tunes though, the more I seem to like them.
I said if they did an album I would buy it if I felt it was going to be good enough, I think most of us just wanted Quo to be Quo. Yes that's all very subjective and everyone has a view on it, but the majority understand the meaning, whether you like some tracks or not. Heavy Traffic is probably the best post 85 example of it for me. A new Status Quo album in 2002 that, to me at least, sounded just like classic Status Quo, bluesy, rocking, yet fresh and new with for the most part, good songs.
Hopefully we will get that from Backbone!!! New fresh, but rocking, Quo boogie classic rock/blues rock tunes, with a good guitars up front sound.
As we know, unlike some out there in Joe Public world seem to think, they were always quite creative and always had light and shade all they way through from 1970 to early 80's, you can still create, be fresh and be Status Quo.
I like the simple nature of the album cover, hopefully it's a "does what it says on the tin" cover in that regard.
The signs to me are good, I think these are probably two of the best new song debuts since the Heavy Traffic material come out in 2001 time. Obviously will have to wait and see what the rest of the album is like, but I will give credit where it is due. I wasn't sure about new material from the modern line up because its been hit and miss in the recent past. I wanted any new Quo album to be a Quo album, no gimmicks, just the rocking Quo we know, simple to the point cover art, exclusive non album b sides to any single releases etc. It looks like this might be the case so I will be pre-ordering the new album at some point over the next week or so.
I also watched some of the other live footage from the Berlin gig and it looks like Richie has really settled in to the band now and they do seem to be in the groove. I liked it. Also think it's great to have both Rhino and Richie singing lead vocals, the band is just better for it in my opinion. If they tour in the winter or next year I will consider going, would be first time for the modern Quo since around 2010 I think. The whole FF reunion took me over and I started to be a bit dismissive of the modern Quo line up, I just thought FF was going to be the future, but it's gone and I appreciate very much that I got to experience those gigs in 2013/14. I guess I'm missing a Quo fix and this line up seem to have the bit between their teeth at the mo, so I'm game.
I would prefer them to tour the smaller to medium sized venues though, Hammersmith, Wolves Civic etc, just better for fans in my view. Always seems to be better atmos, better sound, closer views, just what you want from a gig.
Anyway, I'm intrigued. Got the thumbs up from me so far, hope it turns out to be a good album. It's got me interested in the modern version of Quo again, as I had lost it the last few years to be honest.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jun 23, 2019 20:52:39 GMT
The design makes me think of Back to Back ... I hope that's not a bad omen!
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Post by Quoincidence on Jun 23, 2019 21:47:11 GMT
The design makes me think of Back to Back ... I hope that's not a bad omen! From what I've heard, Liberty Lane and Cut Me Some Slack are the only decent tunes on the album
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jun 24, 2019 9:23:55 GMT
The design makes me think of Back to Back ... I hope that's not a bad omen! From what I've heard, Liberty Lane and Cut Me Some Slack are the only decent tunes on the album Now that depends on how much you have heard?? If it's only the small snippet and the John David track, I wouldn't start judging yet.
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Backbone
Jun 24, 2019 9:40:21 GMT
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Post by paradiseflats on Jun 24, 2019 9:40:21 GMT
From what I've heard, Liberty Lane and Cut Me Some Slack are the only decent tunes on the album Now that depends on how much you have heard?? If it's only the small snippet and the John David track, I wouldn't start judging yet. I think there is enough evidence to make a judgement. If you like the output since Heavy Traffic you are likely to like it. If not you won’t.
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Backbone
Jun 24, 2019 10:50:49 GMT
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Post by swisscheese on Jun 24, 2019 10:50:49 GMT
The design makes me think of Back to Back ... I hope that's not a bad omen! From what I've heard, Liberty Lane and Cut Me Some Slack are the only decent tunes on the album Hello. It is too soon to make a judgement as the album has not been released. Perhaps people are expecting something that it cannot be? See you out there somewhere soon...
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Backbone
Jun 24, 2019 11:04:19 GMT
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Post by paradiseflats on Jun 24, 2019 11:04:19 GMT
From what I've heard, Liberty Lane and Cut Me Some Slack are the only decent tunes on the album Hello. It is too soon to make a judgement as the album has not been released. Perhaps people are expecting something that it cannot be? See you out there somewhere soon... Of course it can’t be. As two of the bands best songwriters are not in the band.
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jun 24, 2019 11:21:23 GMT
Now that depends on how much you have heard?? If it's only the small snippet and the John David track, I wouldn't start judging yet. I think there is enough evidence to make a judgement. If you are going off the 25 sec snippet and the JD track which of course we haven't heard the Quo'd up version yet then I disagree.
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Post by blagult on Jun 24, 2019 11:23:28 GMT
“Best 2 tracks on the album” is just judgemental without the evidence at this stage. What I predict ( and what is already panning out ) is people with an open mind will judge it on its own merit without comparison and those that are saying it can’t be good have already made their decision without hearing it in total. I don’t think anyone would have predicted the discussion to be any different. I’ll listen to it with an open mind and if I like the songs then great. I certainly won’t be comparing it to anything 40 years ago. Different time, different age & a different Quo but still Quo !
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jun 24, 2019 11:32:33 GMT
“Best 2 tracks on the album” is just judgemental without the evidence at this stage. What I predict ( and what is already panning out ) is people with an open mind will judge it on its own merit without comparison and those that are saying it can’t be good have already made their decision without hearing it in total. I don’t think anyone would have predicted the discussion to be any different. I’ll listen to it with an open mind and if I like the songs then great. I certainly won’t be comparing it to anything 40 years ago. Different time, different age & a different Quo but still Quo ! This.
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Backbone
Jun 24, 2019 12:20:52 GMT
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Post by paradiseflats on Jun 24, 2019 12:20:52 GMT
I think there is enough evidence to make a judgement. If you are going off the 25 sec snippet and the JD track which of course we haven't heard the Quo'd up version yet then I disagree. Read the rest of the post. The irony of you using only part of a post to reply to.
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Post by Quoincidence on Jun 24, 2019 15:38:34 GMT
“Best 2 tracks on the album” is just judgemental without the evidence at this stage. What I predict ( and what is already panning out ) is people with an open mind will judge it on its own merit without comparison and those that are saying it can’t be good have already made their decision without hearing it in total. I don’t think anyone would have predicted the discussion to be any different. I’ll listen to it with an open mind and if I like the songs then great. I certainly won’t be comparing it to anything 40 years ago. Different time, different age & a different Quo but still Quo ! it's not judgemental without evidence. I think you're forgetting that people get promo copies of albums months prior to the release. Almost everyone that has, has said the same things in regards to it. No one is comparing it to anything... just reviewing the album as it is.
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