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Post by The Lord Flasheart on Sept 6, 2016 20:30:19 GMT
It's strange that for an album that seems to be hated amongst long term and even casual fans. Still got to number 1 in the album charts, was it because Quo were riding high at the time.
I suppose a lot of people bought it blind without hearing it, as from what I have read over the years it's always in the lower lists of favorite albums by fans. While the other 3 number 1 albums Hello, OTL, BFY are highly regarded.
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Post by Victor on Sept 6, 2016 20:32:50 GMT
I am a long term fan but never hated the album. Less good then the others, yes...but the real bad one for me was BTB and not 1982
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Post by markquo on Sept 6, 2016 20:50:37 GMT
Good album 3rd best from the 80s IMO
cheers
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Post by bridsparegular on Sept 6, 2016 21:17:01 GMT
Just looked back in the album history, and "1+9+8+2" actually knocked Maidens "Number of the Beast" off no.1 for a week, only to be knocked back down the week after by Barry fu**in Manilow - "live in Britain" the week after!...
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Post by dennis on Sept 6, 2016 23:05:49 GMT
The post Live! albums with John still sounded like Status Quo, although it sounded like them trying not to sound like classic Quo. However, 1982 was the first album where they just sounded like a different band to me & everything they've recorded since, that I've heard, strikes me the same way. At least they still sounded reasonably like Quo live until after Live Aid.
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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 Sept 7, 2016 4:59:22 GMT
1+9+8+2 was given massive promotion (by Quo standards) via the whole 20th anniversary thing plus they had the Charlie NEC gig on BBC 1 at a prime time. It also followed Never Too Late so I don't think no.1 was much of a surprise. Not to me at the time anyway.
It wasn't an awful album by any means; just not as good as it's immediate predecessors. And it did have a different 'feel' to it with the change of drummer and glossy production.
It was also around this time that the record company were pi$$ing about with the singles and this carried on with the next album; not providing non-album tracks or anything to tempt the hard core fan to part with his hard earned. And we now know through the remasters that there were songs available. Calling The Shots isn't great but why it didn't get widespread release as a b-side beats me.
Half the album is OK in my book and I still really love I Should've Known.
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Post by freewilly on Sept 7, 2016 7:14:39 GMT
Read an interview with Rossi, from the time, saying it was like Piledriver....
Then again, I read an interview from 1990 that said Perfect Remedy was the best material they had written so....
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Post by rockonquo on Sept 7, 2016 9:20:35 GMT
These Quo anniversary albums sell well don't they, like Don't Stop went to number 2 on the charts too. And the Anniversary Waltz single did well too. Even though they are bad.
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 7, 2016 9:36:03 GMT
It's strange that for an album that seems to be hated amongst long term and even casual fans. Still got to number 1 in the album charts, was it because Quo were riding high at the time. I suppose a lot of people bought it blind without hearing it, as from what I have read over the years it's always in the lower lists of favorite albums by fans. While the other 3 number 1 albums Hello, OTL, BFY are highly regarded. Losers of things to take into account. Dear John was a hit and not a bad song. Did it go in at number 1 first week, if so people bought it on faith rather than recommendation. Lastly what else charted that week ? It makes a big difference. Interesting trivia, it took number 1 from Maiden's Number of the Beast and was replaced with Barry Manilow live. No massive sellers were up against it. A month later it would have been up against Avalon or Complete Madness. |
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Post by Railroad17 on Sept 7, 2016 11:15:39 GMT
I bought it expecting something special and it was only confirmation that things were not good at all.At least on the previous albums there were a couple of album savers to keep you going,something for everyone on JS and NTL but this had nothing for me and seems to have been a blue print for the future,the annoying Rossi 3/4 minute pop song and the Parfitt rockin all over the Parfitt song and no collaborative contribution from Lancaster.Here is a list of why Quo changed
Lancaster moves to Oz.I think that this is the end of Status Quo as the hard driving fcuk off rock band(bit of a general statement but you know what I mean)..took a while to happen but this is it.
Change of basic sound for RAOTW.
Coghlan out.One of the biggest blunders in British Rock.What the fuck were they thinking?For all the talk of this drummer that drummer John Coghlan was Status Quo's drummer.
Lancaster out.You'd think they couldn't make the same mistake.Status Quo without Coghlan and Lancaster is the Rossi/Parfitt group,a very good band,but unlikely to blow your head off.
I laugh when I read all this how much better the band is now.The reaction to the 'Status Quo proper band on stage' tours must have been a bitter pill to the 'owner' of the 'other' band.And here's the best bit the 'owner' never liked the music or you/us anyway.
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Post by madtom on Sept 7, 2016 13:32:33 GMT
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Post by wallden on Sept 7, 2016 18:32:11 GMT
I bought it and had huge expectations but when I heard it I was totally shocked. I haven't really recovered yet. Totally rubbish.
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Post by viza on Sept 7, 2016 21:01:39 GMT
It's not always quality that sells.
The riff of SDFM is actually pretty good and the contributions of Parfitt and Bown + ISHK is ok. The rest is rubbish.
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Post by bridsparegular on Sept 7, 2016 21:56:30 GMT
I was too young (just)at the time for the '1982' tour itself so weren't at any gigs, but in hindsight, how much confidence did the band themselves have in the material to bed any '82 tracks into the live set at the time? I know they played DJ on a couple of the early dates, but dropped it, then nowt else after...?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 22:20:55 GMT
I was two years into being a Quo fan. I'd gone from Proposin {fantastic} and 12 GB {grew on me very quicky} via a compliation of 60's songs from Kays catalogue {almost returned that thinking they sent me the wrong band - but now love the 60's} and Piledriver/Live {wet your pants time after a period of training}, NTL {strange muffled sound but great songs} to 1982. Even I thought this is a strange album - all doesn't feel right. Maybe it was down to the glut of playing catchup with the likes of Quo,BFY and Hello. Poppy Alan Lancaster didn't really fit the image but despite this, one or two good tracks. I even bought the Quo calander from that year!
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