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Post by swisscheese on Jun 27, 2019 17:48:05 GMT
Hey you guys,
It seems that some people have already heard the Backbone album and not happy. That makes me a little sad but it is more important that the band are enthusiastic.
It can't be that they write songs that please everyone as that is not how artists work. It is what came around when 5 fabulous musicians came together to write and record. As Frame has always said it isn't 1975 anymore.
The rock songs are in the set already and going down well at gigs. The other songs might or might not work as well live if they are poppy and feature more experimental sounds like Thirsty Work did at the time.
Maybe we should just find out for ourselves and not be overly influenced by those who have already got the promo copies. I think it will be a nice blend of styles but we will see in due course.
See you out there somewhere soon...
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Post by paradiseflats on Jun 27, 2019 18:00:20 GMT
Hey you guys, It seems that some people have already heard the Backbone album and not happy. That makes me a little sad but it is more important that the band are enthusiastic. It can't be that they write songs that please everyone as that is not how artists work. It is what came around when 5 fabulous musicians came together to write and record. As Frame has always said it isn't 1975 anymore. The rock songs are in the set already and going down well at gigs. The other songs might or might not work as well live if they are poppy and feature more experimental sounds like Thirsty Work did at the time. Maybe we should just find out for ourselves and not be overly influenced by those who have already got the promo copies. I think it will be a nice blend of styles but we will see in due course. See you out there somewhere soon... He didn’t say that in 1975 not once. 🤣 |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2019 18:55:24 GMT
It would be interesting to know who has actually heard the album and who is just going on industry gossip. Certainly the two people on here who will definitely have heard it will be keeping their own council.
I was talking to a highly respected reviewer over here in Germany and he said it's without doubt their best album since '81. Not that that will stop the negativity on here. Approaching it with an open mind would make a refreshing change.
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Post by dennis on Jun 27, 2019 23:44:55 GMT
Hey you guys, It seems that some people have already heard the Backbone album and not happy. That makes me a little sad but it is more important that the band are enthusiastic. It can't be that they write songs that please everyone as that is not how artists work. It is what came around when 5 fabulous musicians came together to write and record. As Frame has always said it isn't 1975 anymore. The rock songs are in the set already and going down well at gigs. The other songs might or might not work as well live if they are poppy and feature more experimental sounds like Thirsty Work did at the time. Maybe we should just find out for ourselves and not be overly influenced by those who have already got the promo copies. I think it will be a nice blend of styles but we will see in due course. See you out there somewhere soon...  Eh? |
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Post by paradiseflats on Jun 28, 2019 7:39:49 GMT
It would be interesting to know who has actually heard the album and who is just going on industry gossip. Certainly the two people on here who will definitely have heard it will be keeping their own council. I was talking to a highly respected reviewer over here in Germany and he said it's without doubt their best album since '81. Not that that will stop the negativity on here. Approaching it with an open mind would make a refreshing change. I do doubt there are many who with heritage bands have an open mind. Whether that’s fair is a different question. Part of the issue is with a band of Quo’s age is how many times have fans been promised the ‘best album since’? This is not an issue Status Quo faces but common with bands with a long history. They haven’t put out a stinker apart from Bula Quo this century. It’s not my cup of kool aid on the whole but I will give it a listen. I do wonder if Richie will take a lead vocal ? These days I have so much music to listen to. Spoil for choice. I will wait and see. |
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Post by tele on Jun 28, 2019 7:53:12 GMT
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Post by tele on Jun 28, 2019 12:06:51 GMT
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Post by Gaz on Jun 30, 2019 8:55:55 GMT
Hey you guys, It seems that some people have already heard the Backbone album and not happy. That makes me a little sad but it is more important that the band are enthusiastic. It can't be that they write songs that please everyone as that is not how artists work. It is what came around when 5 fabulous musicians came together to write and record. As Frame has always said it isn't 1975 anymore. The rock songs are in the set already and going down well at gigs. The other songs might or might not work as well live if they are poppy and feature more experimental sounds like Thirsty Work did at the time. Maybe we should just find out for ourselves and not be overly influenced by those who have already got the promo copies. I think it will be a nice blend of styles but we will see in due course. See you out there somewhere soon... aaw c’mon swisscheese, what I’m unhappy about is your loss of the ‘Swiss accent’ in your posts. Go back to your legendary Row for Quo post to see what I mean.Hilarious stuff. |
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Post by americanquo on Jul 14, 2019 15:59:33 GMT
Hey you guys, It seems that some people have already heard the Backbone album and not happy. That makes me a little sad but it is more important that the band are enthusiastic. It can't be that they write songs that please everyone as that is not how artists work. It is what came around when 5 fabulous musicians came together to write and record. As Frame has always said it isn't 1975 anymore. The rock songs are in the set already and going down well at gigs. The other songs might or might not work as well live if they are poppy and feature more experimental sounds like Thirsty Work did at the time. Maybe we should just find out for ourselves and not be overly influenced by those who have already got the promo copies. I think it will be a nice blend of styles but we will see in due course. See you out there somewhere soon...
Or why not record with Lancaster and Coghlan and make something approaching a real Quo album?
And I'm not somebody who grew up with the Frantic Four, I'm an American who only discovered the band in 2014, but the difference is blatantly obvious. The band needs a real bass player and a real drummer. And for God's sake they need to quit having Rhino sing.
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Post by Gaz on Jul 14, 2019 19:10:27 GMT
Hey you guys, It seems that some people have already heard the Backbone album and not happy. That makes me a little sad but it is more important that the band are enthusiastic. It can't be that they write songs that please everyone as that is not how artists work. It is what came around when 5 fabulous musicians came together to write and record. As Frame has always said it isn't 1975 anymore. The rock songs are in the set already and going down well at gigs. The other songs might or might not work as well live if they are poppy and feature more experimental sounds like Thirsty Work did at the time. Maybe we should just find out for ourselves and not be overly influenced by those who have already got the promo copies. I think it will be a nice blend of styles but we will see in due course. See you out there somewhere soon...
Or why not record with Lancaster and Coghlan and make something approaching a real Quo album?
And I'm not somebody who grew up with the Frantic Four, I'm an American who only discovered the band in 2014, but the difference is blatantly obvious. The band needs a real bass player and a real drummer. And for God's sake they need to quit having Rhino sing.
Hey Bill, well I’m guessing there’s not going to be a Colonel Rhino in your new book!😉 |
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Post by americanquo on Jul 19, 2019 2:36:54 GMT
Or why not record with Lancaster and Coghlan and make something approaching a real Quo album?
And I'm not somebody who grew up with the Frantic Four, I'm an American who only discovered the band in 2014, but the difference is blatantly obvious. The band needs a real bass player and a real drummer. And for God's sake they need to quit having Rhino sing.
Hey Bill, well I’m guessing there’s not going to be a Colonel Rhino in your new book!😉 Au contraire. He'll show up. In fact, Rhino's a great name for what I have in mind. |
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Post by Victor on Jul 19, 2019 20:17:19 GMT
Well, I heard two songs so far, one that I don;t like and one sounding ok. As I said before I am not gonna judge the album before I heard it completely. Two songs is simply to little to judge an album on for me.
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Post by americanquo on Jul 19, 2019 20:28:41 GMT
Well, I heard two songs so far, one that I don;t like and one sounding ok. As I said before I am not gonna judge the album before I heard it completely. Two songs is simply to little to judge an album on for me. I'm sure I'll buy it, and find it's about like all other Quo Lite albums. Half pretty good, half drek. But the pretty good half is sometimes really good. That's what I'm hoping for here. |
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Post by Victor on Jul 19, 2019 21:17:37 GMT
Well, I heard two songs so far, one that I don;t like and one sounding ok. As I said before I am not gonna judge the album before I heard it completely. Two songs is simply to little to judge an album on for me. I'm sure I'll buy it, and find it's about like all other Quo Lite albums. Half pretty good, half drek. But the pretty good half is sometimes really good. That's what I'm hoping for here. It would be very nice if it could turn out to be something like UTI or QPQ |
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Post by americanquo on Jul 23, 2019 3:23:11 GMT
I'm sure I'll buy it, and find it's about like all other Quo Lite albums. Half pretty good, half drek. But the pretty good half is sometimes really good. That's what I'm hoping for here. It would be very nice if it could turn out to be something like UTI or QPQ I'd take either one. Or even ISOTLC. Hell, I'll take TPAOY. Four or five good songs to learn and sing along to. I don't expect Quo, or even 1982 (which I actually think is better than it gets credit for). Just a good rock album. |
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