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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Sept 15, 2019 0:37:28 GMT
Amazing FTM didn't make the final 11 on the ordinary album release. After 3 CD listens, really love this song. I love the rolling chorus line - really catchy - and the quirky breakdown verses sequence. Crosses the decades for me, sounds 70s and yet sounds modern. Quo are lucky in many ways that Richie can come with songs like this + Get out of my Head. Also Rossi's voice suits the song perfectly. Is it the B side to one of the singles? Face the Music and Crazy Crazy were for sale on a 7" record, but neither have officially been released. I think they were just sold together on a vinyl because neither of them appeared on the standard 11 track album.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 26, 2019 20:49:23 GMT
Great song, still growing on me. During the verses Francis sounds youthful and it all sounds 70's Quo yet fresh. Reminds me of something but I can't quite say what.
It is a shame it isn't on the album proper, then again it's a blessing Crazy isn't....so let's call it a high scoring score-draw
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Post by swingseat on Sept 28, 2019 14:26:11 GMT
My 6 year old daughter loves it and sings along! I can understand why This is a really good song, and as others have said, it should have been on the album proper. Especially as I don't have the bonus songs on the edition I have!
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Post by swingseat on Sept 28, 2019 14:33:41 GMT
The song face the music at the start reminds me of breaking away The very first note(s) sound like You'll Come Round to me
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Post by ant on Sept 28, 2019 14:37:58 GMT
Good song. Really grows on you too, so listen a few times.
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Post by equo on Oct 9, 2019 20:27:22 GMT
The song face the music at the start reminds me of breaking away I agree with you, maybe that's why I loved this song the first time I heared it!
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Post by tqontq on Oct 18, 2019 2:19:39 GMT
Its ok for modern day Rossi Quo and agree it is better than some of the tracks that made the album proper, but I do also think we tend to lower our expectations on material with modern Quo and seem too easy to give a lot of credit to what is really a fairly average song with a bit of old Quo riff and a lot of modern Quo lite pop. I can see this easily fitting in on 1982 or BTB or Army etc at that's about it.
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Post by swingseat on Oct 18, 2019 11:03:24 GMT
Its ok for modern day Rossi Quo and agree it is better than some of the tracks that made the album proper, but I do also think we tend to lower our expectations on material with modern Quo and seem too easy to give a lot of credit to what is really a fairly average song with a bit of old Quo riff and a lot of modern Quo lite pop. I can see this easily fitting in on 1982 or BTB or Army etc at that's about it. Based on preferring, if possible, to enjoy songs on their own merits and not the past, the songs I like the most on Backbone are indeed the ones that seem to me to try the least to be connected with the past and least 'over familiar', and so easiest to enjoy in their own right. Face the Music is one of them. The copied version of Better Take Care is another. Liberty Lane and Waiting for a Woman are two more. All these songs offer something extra, something subtly different, and sound especially fresh. There are a few other songs on Backbone that sound like they have copied melodies and themes of the past and re-constituted them once more.. These are the songs I like the least because to me they sound the most contrived. One or two of these are possibly songs that many who are still 'fans' like the most because they most mirror what Quo have always been about, or more to the point and more accurately how some feel they should be about. This is fine obviously - its simply about being in different places. I accept that no longer being 'a fan' as such, but one who simply still likes them and wishes them well makes the sense of detachment and acceptance I have much easier - I would readily admit that.
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Post by gav on Oct 18, 2019 11:28:34 GMT
Judging songs on their own merit vs Judging songs with an agenda.
Interesting topic if anyone wants to take it that way. Sort of objective versus subjective.
Who can really claim to be wholly one or t'other?
Bit of a minefield as a Quo fan. A lot of emotions in there!
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Post by unspokenwords on Oct 18, 2019 12:34:45 GMT
Its ok for modern day Rossi Quo and agree it is better than some of the tracks that made the album proper, but I do also think we tend to lower our expectations on material with modern Quo and seem too easy to give a lot of credit to what is really a fairly average song with a bit of old Quo riff and a lot of modern Quo lite pop. I can see this easily fitting in on 1982 or BTB or Army etc at that's about it. I agree. I really don't see why so any people are raving about this song and 'Get Out of My Head' as the 'best' 'Quo' songs in a long time. I listened to the album and these tracks and think they are simply ordinary. They are probably elevated to a special status by fans of the current band because of the mediocrity of what Rossi and crew have generally produced since Quo ended. As it is not Status Quo, in my opinion, and also not something which attracts my attention as a non-Quo or post-Quo song my interest in it stops there but I am intrigued as to why people find it so special! There is much better rock-pop out there by many many new young bands (and some older ones also!) and this just does not stand out amongst this wider music scene. Sorry if this offends any one but that is my opinion on it.
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Post by blagult on Oct 18, 2019 23:25:15 GMT
What this album does better than any other over the last so many years is not base itself on the Quo by numbers Shuffle. Or should I say is rely on it. It has somE wonderful riffs and packed full of melody. Francis lead is on point and his vocals as good as they’ve sounded for years. It’s not 1975 but by god it’s as good as could be expected in 2019. 1975-2019 yeah think about it !!
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Oct 19, 2019 9:42:50 GMT
Its ok for modern day Rossi Quo and agree it is better than some of the tracks that made the album proper, but I do also think we tend to lower our expectations on material with modern Quo and seem too easy to give a lot of credit to what is really a fairly average song with a bit of old Quo riff and a lot of modern Quo lite pop. I can see this easily fitting in on 1982 or BTB or Army etc at that's about it. I agree. I really don't see why so any people are raving about this song and 'Get Out of My Head' as the 'best' 'Quo' songs in a long time. I listened to the album and these tracks and think they are simply ordinary.. but I am intrigued as to why people find it so special! There is much better rock-pop out there by many many new young bands (and some older ones also!) and this just does not stand out amongst this wider music scene. Sorry if this offends any one but that is my opinion on it. I really cannot understand what you think is special about Quos 60's output. I prefer perfect remedy to it by miles! It's quite hard to explain why FTM is so enjoyable, a bit like trying to explain why a joke is or isn't funny. Probably because when the vocals start there is an unexpected youthful and authentic 70s Quo vibe. That's probs why I also love the HT album so much. I'm happy to enjoy something for what it is and not compare back to untouchable classic Quo I think the quality of the albums songwriting is consistently high, there is great flow and vibe, infectious melodies. It does also press certain old Quo buttons. I think rock music is on its backside. Not sure what young bands you rate. Really enjoying the bombers CD. It presses hard rock buttons that Backbone doesn't. Apples and oranges I see backbone as rock rather than hard rock. But I can still be absorbed by it. Totally get why fans of hard Rock Quo might not like it Very open to listening, but I've not recently found a young rock band with an album I enjoy from start to finish
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 19, 2019 11:48:46 GMT
Great song, still growing on me. During the verses Francis sounds youthful and it all sounds 70's Quo yet fresh. Reminds me of something but I can't quite say what. It is a shame it isn't on the album proper, then again it's a blessing Crazy isn't....so let's call it a high scoring score-draw Richie has a good ear for a melody. Though the track morphs into the chorus of 'Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now' by Starship in my head. Once that happens it sticks! damn Overall, Richie has been a revelation, as much more to him than I had expected. He should be used more vocally on stage and he helps smooth out some of the more dodgy vocals in the band. His vocals could be beefed up and enhanced in the studio, without losing their natural melody, with plenty of tracking etc.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 13:33:46 GMT
Great song, still growing on me. During the verses Francis sounds youthful and it all sounds 70's Quo yet fresh. Reminds me of something but I can't quite say what. It is a shame it isn't on the album proper, then again it's a blessing Crazy isn't....so let's call it a high scoring score-draw Richie has a good ear for a melody. Though the track morphs into the chorus of 'Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now' by Starship in my head. Once that happens it sticks! damn Overall, Richie has been a revelation, as much more to him than I had expected. He should be used more vocally on stage and he helps smooth out some of the more dodgy vocals in the band. His vocals could be beefed up and enhanced in the studio, without losing their natural melody, with plenty of tracking etc. Absolutely superb post! When I think of some of the unfair, unrealistic and just plain ignorant and nasty comments about Richie after he first joined, in a very difficult situation which only got worse after Rick's death, he's certainly proved those doom mongers wrong live and now in the studio. I'm really looking forward to his contributions to the next album and definitely a much more prominent role on the next tour vocally.
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Post by frozenhero on Oct 26, 2019 15:35:17 GMT
Richie is doing a great job with Mystery song/BFM in set. Thank heavens for Richie as none of the others could sing those songs as well as Richie, and it means we still get to hear the songs. Cue "but it's not the same" comments... no it's not the same, but it is still bloody brilliant. On record his voice blends really well with Francis, and I really like his vocal on Get out of my head. Without making any comparison with Parfitt I think Ritchie is a good singer with OK pitch. Better than Rhino and Andy? Yes. Technically better than Rossi? Maybe nowadays when Rossi's voice is a little bit tired (Rossi still have his unique ID though which is important). But Ritchie is just not a great lead singer in my opinion. Like equo said it's too ordinary and lacks a unique ID. It may work fine live but not on recording. Rick wasn't always Rick as we knew him. I mean his early vocals are not as distinctive as from the mid-70s onwards. Richie reminds me of when Rick sang with that innocent, unexperienced voice. And when Richie sings Rick's songs, he clearly models himself on the original recordings. He doesn't want to be shouty like Rick became over the years (not that I minded much). Face the Music starts out great but I don't find the chorus inspired.
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