mortified
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Post by mortified on Apr 8, 2024 6:42:16 GMT
One of the issues I had was the use of slide guitar throughout. I've personally never been keen on Francis's slide work. Assuming it's him here of course.
It's why I don't like Darlin' and I Don't Know in particular. To me, the guitar sounds off. I know it isn't, but it grates on me.
I really don't know the full story behind the album but it turned out to be everything that part of the 90's wasn't. There are tracks on it I do like though; Blue Water, Someone Show Me Home, Isaac Ryan and The Fighter. The arrangements of those songs is so much better than the rest and stand out for me.
To be fair, though, it was a complete departure from Quo. Unlike One Step At A Time I would say, which was a sort of mirror version.
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Post by roadhouse on Apr 8, 2024 20:47:17 GMT
One of the issues I had was the use of slide guitar throughout. I've personally never been keen on Francis's slide work. Assuming it's him here of course. It's why I don't like Darlin' and I Don't Know in particular. To me, the guitar sounds off. I know it isn't, but it grates on me. I really don't know the full story behind the album but it turned out to be everything that part of the 90's wasn't. There are tracks on it I do like though; Blue Water, Someone Show Me Home, Isaac Ryan and The Fighter. The arrangements of those songs is so much better than the rest and stand out for me. To be fair, though, it was a complete departure from Quo. Unlike One Step At A Time I would say, which was a sort of mirror version. It's weird really cause ok the bias in me comes out very often, but at the time I didn't think it was that bad, parts of me was just thinking we'll ok it's not Quo, so it's not living up to anything or trying to be. Its fascinating that we all love different things about Quo or in this case Francis, but my song stuck on repeat at the time was Happy Town, it has a Rossi/Frost feel about it. Looking back Quo got away with simular sounding tracks and they became hits for Quo so it becomes hard to critisize things. Marguerita, fancy a drink 😉 The one song I know a lot won't agree on here, but I do think the big hit that got away from Quo as in using the name Status Quo was Modern Romance, the Rossi/Frost single would have been top ten or probably number 1 under the band name, it's even better than Marguerita Time. I know people that adore Modern Romance and bought the single, I think that is the song that got away. |
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mortified
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Posts: 5,861
Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Apr 9, 2024 4:15:06 GMT
One of the issues I had was the use of slide guitar throughout. I've personally never been keen on Francis's slide work. Assuming it's him here of course. It's why I don't like Darlin' and I Don't Know in particular. To me, the guitar sounds off. I know it isn't, but it grates on me. I really don't know the full story behind the album but it turned out to be everything that part of the 90's wasn't. There are tracks on it I do like though; Blue Water, Someone Show Me Home, Isaac Ryan and The Fighter. The arrangements of those songs is so much better than the rest and stand out for me. To be fair, though, it was a complete departure from Quo. Unlike One Step At A Time I would say, which was a sort of mirror version. It's weird really cause ok the bias in me comes out very often, but at the time I didn't think it was that bad, parts of me was just thinking we'll ok it's not Quo, so it's not living up to anything or trying to be. Its fascinating that we all love different things about Quo or in this case Francis, but my song stuck on repeat at the time was Happy Town, it has a Rossi/Frost feel about it. Looking back Quo got away with simular sounding tracks and they became hits for Quo so it becomes hard to critisize things. Marguerita, fancy a drink 😉 The one song I know a lot won't agree on here, but I do think the big hit that got away from Quo as in using the name Status Quo was Modern Romance, the Rossi/Frost single would have been top ten or probably number 1 under the band name, it's even better than Marguerita Time.I know people that adore Modern Romance and bought the single, I think that is the song that got away.   One for each  |
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Post by charles on Apr 17, 2024 15:47:42 GMT
... The one song I know a lot won't agree on here, but I do think the big hit that got away from Quo as in using the name Status Quo was Modern Romance, the Rossi/Frost single would have been top ten or probably number 1 under the band name, it's even better than Marguerita Time. I know people that adore Modern Romance and bought the single, I think that is the song that got away. You know people (plural!) that adore and bought that piece of *********************************************? Matthew 24:3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, Source: bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Signs-Of-The-End-Times
Revelations 8:11 The name of the star is called Moden Romance; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the sounds, because they were made bitter. (*) This last one might have been slightly altered by Charles at 5:47 |
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