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Post by freewilly on Jan 30, 2022 3:43:08 GMT
But fucking magic!! It's the feeling that was sorely missed after this Can even hear John trying out a different shuffle beat for him and it still works! (In My Chair on the NTL tour was awful IMO) The best band...Lyrically, it's genius and hits home for me...I want out   |
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Post by Victor on Jan 30, 2022 7:10:19 GMT
Favorite track of the album for me and in my all time Quo top 5. Absolutely love the song and the dark atmosphere it radiates. Alan's bass in there is fantastic too, love the alternating between octaves ! The song touches me on an emotional level too, for personal reasons I have a deep connection with it. Francis' soloing is fantastic to me as well and really expresses the atmosphere of the song. One of the very best FF songs there is imo.
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tqontq
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Post by tqontq on Jan 30, 2022 10:21:35 GMT
1981 and this is living proof they could still push out the classics. Fabulous track. Driving rhythm, Rossi's nasal twang in full flight, ripping guitar solos, moody, dark, atmospheric. So far away from pop Quo and Rossi/Frost Quo. And still sounds amazing to this very day - but then their best work always does.
And then came 1982!!! WTF. What happened there???
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Post by railroad007 on Jan 30, 2022 11:18:45 GMT
1981 and this is living proof they could still push out the classics. Fabulous track. Driving rhythm, Rossi's nasal twang in full flight, ripping guitar solos, moody, dark, atmospheric. So far away from pop Quo and Rossi/Frost Quo. And still sounds amazing to this very day - but then their best work always does. And then came 1982!!! WTF. What happened there??? "What happened there???" John Coghlan was sacked and sadly that was the end of Status Quo as we knew it. |
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gerh
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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 Jan 30, 2022 13:38:46 GMT
Yep - plain and simple, rr007!
[Then, of course, they ditched AL and led us into... SQ - the Shite Years]
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steveb
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Post by steveb on Jan 30, 2022 22:42:22 GMT
fantastic song
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roquer
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Post by roquer on Feb 1, 2022 18:47:26 GMT
Alan's bass in there is fantastic too, love the alternating between octaves ! Since some years, I've been wondered if the bass was Alan's or a synth (or the two). Not the whole song, just the bass from the verses (playing just C notes, and I'm not sure if there's somewhere a G between Cs). Anyway, love it, I don't find lazy vocals, I think they're correct, very nice with a little effect, not sure what. |
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gav
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Post by gav on Feb 1, 2022 21:28:53 GMT
I don't know if it's rumour or more, but i'm sure i've read once or twice on the various SQMB's over the years that Andy occasionally filled in on bass during these sessions for JS/NTL.
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Post by Victor on Feb 2, 2022 8:28:47 GMT
Personally I don't believe there is any synth bass in the song at all. It doesn't sound like any synth bass to me anywhere in the song.
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Post by thewildone on Feb 2, 2022 21:58:18 GMT
Awesome song. From the last of the classic albums for me.
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Post by freewilly on Feb 3, 2022 3:21:30 GMT
I don't know if it's rumour or more, but i'm sure i've read once or twice on the various SQMB's over the years that Andy occasionally filled in on bass during these sessions for JS/NTL. That's definitely Alan on Take Me Away anyways |
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Post by freewilly on Feb 5, 2022 12:26:47 GMT
Alan's bass in there is fantastic too, love the alternating between octaves ! Since some years, I've been wondered if the bass was Alan's or a synth (or the two). Not the whole song, just the bass from the verses (playing just C notes, and I'm not sure if there's somewhere a G between Cs). Anyway, love it, I don't find lazy vocals, I think they're correct, very nice with a little effect, not sure what. I don't mean lazy. Sorry. What I meant was, whilst good, considering the subject and lyrics of the song, I'd like more emotion in the voice but that's just me |
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