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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Dec 7, 2019 20:19:59 GMT
I think I became a Quo fan again when I saw JCQ this summer. Had thought it was all over after the Reunions, but no a rock band to follow again . Ok he is now 73 but I'll enjoy the ride as long as he is gigging.
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Post by frozenhero on Dec 25, 2019 11:55:54 GMT
I would not say Backbone is awful but after a listen I did not hear anything that I personally wanted to own or listen to again and certainly nothing that came close to what Status Quo did (and this would not be relevant if they didn't invite comparison by calling themselves Status Quo). I admit I wasn't sure after the first listen to Backbone... but I found it to be a grower. It doesn't come out all guns blazing and that suits the current band surprisingly well, IMO. And yep, as a fan of primarely the 70-81 period plus a couple of albums in later years, I can only say that I am happy with this album. OIf course it's not "The Mighty Quo" ! How could it ever be with only one original member left ? How could it still sound the same as 40 years ago ? Technically though, the one original member is one half of the most productive writing team of the period you quoted, the lead guitarist and the singer with the most vocal parts across that era - which does make a difference even if some people might say all original band members made up 25% of the classic era's sound. And let's not forget that Andy played on albums from 1973 onward, live shows from 1976 onward, became a full member (as in, playing on literally all songs) in 1977 and started co-writing tracks for the band in 1978. It's a huge shame that the ff fell out and couldn't work together as a team. Just imagine had they been able to get on together after 35 years plus. They could carry on making albums like piledriver or hello. Carry on playing a fast paced live set. Fuck me peeps times change. Move with it. But what did John's departure change about the writing? 1982 would've sounded a bit rockier, I guess, but it would've still been the same songs. So what you're really saying is that Francis' musical preferences should have been frozen at some point before 1978, I guess. And at the time they all wanted to try out new things. The formula they had on albums like Hello or BFY can't really be exploited constantly without wearing awfully thin after a while, I think...
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