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Post by Victor on Oct 4, 2019 17:12:43 GMT
Fair enough. I don't necessarily agree, but you're entitled to your opinion. I take what Francis says with a pinch of salt. He spends his life playing devil's advocate in interviews! He never just gives the obvious answer, that would be no fun! If we always agreed, that would be no fun! Very true about Francis and interviews. Though he has been consistent about how luck has played a significant part in his and the band's success over the years. Hard to define luck exactly...but releasing the right track or album at the right time will do for starters. I do think that if he had received more recognition for his own albums at different times then not too difficult to see that Quo could have been over long ago. He had no intention of resurrecting Quo, as such, after MK '84 in his mind. Though he was told they were contractually obliged to make more Quo albums and here we are now talking about Backbone in 2019! Lucky lucky us! Time will tell just how significant Backbone will be in terms of Quo's musical legacy. I suspect I will return to it every now and then and that's a sign for me personally that Rossi and the band got it right this time. In the immortal words of Gerry Rafferty.."if you get it wrong, you'll get it right next time". He has been lucky to have Bob Young back on board and the right blokes, such as Matt Letley as just one example of several, coming into their world at the right time and off the Quo go again! He does seem to need to kick against something to get the best from him which is interesting and something I have seen in other fields such as sports where some people need to get angry, almost, to get the best from them. Good point there, Fretbuzzzz ! I get that impression more and more too. And yes, luckily we got another album and the best part about that for me is that it sounds like a band effort and not just like a contractual obligation
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Oct 4, 2019 18:40:41 GMT
I regret posting that the band could kick on from here and record an even better album next year
Such talk is bound to send Francis the other way!
Without question the album is a success. Diehards that had written Quo off are back again.
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gerh
Grizzled Rocker Rollin'
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Favourite Quo Album: 'Hello' [and 'Quo Live']
Favourite other bands.: Zappa, Kansas, Rush, Deep Purple, Yes, Richard Thompson, Horslips, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest etc etc. [ANYONE but Kiss!]
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Post by gerh on Oct 4, 2019 18:44:07 GMT
When Backone is the work of a genius what are the persons that created Never Too Late, Whatever You Want, Hello, Piledriver......... um... they used to be Gods. Now though, they're just mortals like the rest of us!
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Post by daipembs on Oct 4, 2019 20:52:15 GMT
For me Francis has that habit of writing & creating songs I can't get out of my head. Liberty Lane was in my head for weeks prior to the album release having heard the YouTube links. It's just something about the way he arranges these songs I guess. A good hook line and chorus can create some magic. Both Richie's songs are highlights for me too, very Quo like but a little different to my ear. Pleasantly surprised by the album to be honest.
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Post by Railroad17 on Oct 4, 2019 22:01:46 GMT
It would seem that there is something in the Quo sound that gets all of us. I reckon it must come from Francis Rossi and inspire others around him. Amazing when you think that certain bits can still make you grin after the release of Piledriver over 30,000 years ago.
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Post by musiktruhe on Oct 4, 2019 22:13:07 GMT
Yes some melodies on the new album sound also familiar for me but only the melodies the sound and drive is not there what had brought me to be a fan quo.
The first two songs I taped from the borrowed album Piledriver from a friend were Big Fat Mama and Roadhouse Blues I can’t here a little bit of that on the new album nice melodies without punch and passion with the exception of cut me some slack.
But I can say the same for Bula Quo and also for Quid Pro Quo.
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Post by azza200 on Oct 4, 2019 22:14:24 GMT
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 5, 2019 14:16:34 GMT
I regret posting that the band could kick on from here and record an even better album next year Such talk is bound to send Francis the other way! Without question the album is a success. Diehards that had written Quo off are back again. Delete it quick. Say it's crap and you think they're finished with this lineup!!
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 5, 2019 14:23:12 GMT
It would seem that there is something in the Quo sound that gets all of us. I reckon it must come from Francis Rossi and inspire others around him. Amazing when you think that certain bits can still make you grin after the release of Piledriver over 30,000 years ago. I think it comes from Francis now...in the past it came from Rick and Alan too. If you listen to Frame's (last) and Rick's solo albums you can still hear Quo, if you listen to Andy's and Rhino's you can't imo. That's why I think it has been beneficial Francis writing with Andy and Rhino on this album, and producing. I think those songs give the album a very solid base, and Leon and Richie have done a great job backing up.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 5, 2019 15:05:24 GMT
Yes some melodies on the new album sound also familiar for me but only the melodies the sound and drive is not there what had brought me to be a fan quo. The first two songs I taped from the borrowed album Piledriver from a friend were Big Fat Mama and Roadhouse Blues I can’t here a little bit of that on the new album nice melodies without punch and passion with the exception of cut me some slack. But I can say the same for Bula Quo and also for Quid Pro Quo. I think the thing is, musiktruhe, with Piledriver you are/were hearing a young and hungry band who arguably didn't completely know what they were doing and couple that musical innocence, as such, with the limitations in the studios of those times and out comes Piledriver et al. When they developed more as musicians and started playing with new studio technology, then things became more contrived and too clever which turned some fans off. Backbone is a 'mature' album as such but somehow they managed to re-kindle some of the direct approach of earlier years and it has worked for them in 2019.
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Post by Victor on Oct 5, 2019 17:55:36 GMT
Yes some melodies on the new album sound also familiar for me but only the melodies the sound and drive is not there what had brought me to be a fan quo. The first two songs I taped from the borrowed album Piledriver from a friend were Big Fat Mama and Roadhouse Blues I can’t here a little bit of that on the new album nice melodies without punch and passion with the exception of cut me some slack. But I can say the same for Bula Quo and also for Quid Pro Quo. I think the thing is, musiktruhe, with Piledriver you are/were hearing a young and hungry band who arguably didn't completely know what they were doing and couple that musical innocence, as such, with the limitations in the studios of those times and out comes Piledriver et al. When they developed more as musicians and started playing with new studio technology, then things became more contrived and too clever which turned some fans off. Backbone is a 'mature' album as such but somehow they managed to re-kindle some of the direct approach of earlier years and it has worked for them in 2019. There's a lot of truth in your message again and many of the same thoughts have been going through my head. I am still quite surprised at the sort of shock the album caused for me cos I had not expected nor dared to hope for an album like that anymore. But somehow Francis and his band have managed to do it. Why do I say it like that ? Because I do consider it Francis Rossi's Status Quo. But that is not meant to insult nor disrespect either old or new quofans... For me it's simply a matter of Francis being the only member of the original FF left in the band. But that clearly doesn't nessecarely have to be a bad thing at all. He sure as heck succeeded in bringing some of the original quo spirit back for me and that is enough for me. I am not expecting it to be like the original FF. It can't be. And he has the right to lead the band nowadys, no matter what. And if he does it this way with an album like this as a result then I hope we will see a few more albums like that if possible. Because at least it brings some of the good old spirit back And as much critisism as I have about certain things, for this album he deservs nothing but compliments IMO
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 5, 2019 19:01:17 GMT
Well thought through post Victor. I hear what you are saying.
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Post by blagult on Oct 5, 2019 20:45:27 GMT
I’m just experiencing Closure but not closure if that makes sense. Closure in the fact that if this ended up being the final studio album then they have came through/ triumphed imho. Not closure because I can’t wait for them to follow it up! Finally with humour, and Why not, as the famous commentary went... “ musiktruhe etc... you guys have took a hell of a beating !! “ 😂 😂
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Post by frozenhero on Oct 26, 2019 15:10:24 GMT
Yes some melodies on the new album sound also familiar for me but only the melodies the sound and drive is not there what had brought me to be a fan quo. The first two songs I taped from the borrowed album Piledriver from a friend were Big Fat Mama and Roadhouse Blues I can’t here a little bit of that on the new album nice melodies without punch and passion with the exception of cut me some slack. But I can say the same for Bula Quo and also for Quid Pro Quo. I think the thing is, musiktruhe, with Piledriver you are/were hearing a young and hungry band who arguably didn't completely know what they were doing and couple that musical innocence, as such, with the limitations in the studios of those times and out comes Piledriver et al. When they developed more as musicians and started playing with new studio technology, then things became more contrived and too clever which turned some fans off. Backbone is a 'mature' album as such but somehow they managed to re-kindle some of the direct approach of earlier years and it has worked for them in 2019. Somebody on here, it may have been curiousgirl, once said something about some CQ songs that were good but lacking the interaction between the two guitars. And given that apart from RTYD, most of the Quo albums past the classic era were recorded by layering and recording one instrument after the other, it's not surprising. Richie isn't Rick, but the two guitars (one left, one right) are actually playing together at the same time, bouncing off each other. I think that is what makes the album more classic sounding.
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