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Post by Victor on Dec 19, 2015 23:53:07 GMT
I guess we all hear things slightly differently. I like it cos I find it slinky. In the way I prefer In My Chair to Paper Plane. IMC is slinky too. Oh yes. It is slinky. A very greasy song I think. But somehow I just never warmed to it. Whereas Umleitung, also slinky, I love. I think maybe the Nightride lyrics are too abstract for me....? Umleitung is in my top 10 of all time favorite quosongs !
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Post by paradiseflats on Dec 19, 2015 23:55:04 GMT
It's not perfect but it is great. 9/10
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Post by Victor on Dec 20, 2015 0:03:12 GMT
Umleitung is in my top 10 of all time favorite quosongs ! Umleitung is a shuffle, Nightride isn't - maybe that's it?? Maybe... it just seems to miss something somehow
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Post by curiousgirl on Dec 20, 2015 0:09:29 GMT
Umleitung is in my top 10 of all time favorite quosongs ! Umleitung is a shuffle, Nightride isn't - maybe that's it?? yep. think you're onto something there Gates. I think Nightride is a stoned song.
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Post by Victor on Dec 20, 2015 0:11:33 GMT
Umleitung is a shuffle, Nightride isn't - maybe that's it?? yep. think you're onto something there Gates. I think Nightride is a stoned song. Stoned song... thats a good description for it CG !
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Post by Tʰᵉ Wᵃˡˡ Oᶠ Dᵉᵃᵗʰ on Dec 20, 2015 1:37:03 GMT
To me BBJ is the epitome of the hard hitting Rock 'n' Roll song. Everything about it is 100% full on and absolutely jaw dropping.
Granted, if you play it at a low volume or if you've got crap audio equipment then it may not hit you but on even a normal sound system it sounds bloody amazing.
This is the whole band firing on all cylinders, growling like a V8 at 7000rpm!! Turn it up to 11 and let it rip.
The tenacity of Ricks rhythm, the ear-splitting lead breaks of Francis, Alan's gritty powerful vocals and not forgetting the earth-shattering beats of John make this a truly great rock song. One that Quo monumentally pulled off and I don't think any other band has managed to come close to recreating a heavy rock 'n' roll song like this. Not one with power, melody and pure boogie. The closest I've heard is Motörhead with Rock 'n' Roll Music and also (ironically enough) Bye Bye Bitch Bye Bye which all have the rhythmic rawness but they still lack the full melodic poise Quo's version of BBJ also has.
I don't have a favourite Quo song. It's impossible. But this is in my top 5% (and not just Quo, but every piece of music).
It's 100% Quo, 100% Chuck Berry, 100% Rock 'n' Roll, 100% in your face. 100% The Dogs Bollocks.
*Note* In some musical quarters, Quo's version of BBJ has also been labelled as proto-punk, which possibly turns full circle regarding to my Motörhead comments and concerning their inception.
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Post by Gaz on Dec 20, 2015 5:23:23 GMT
To me BBJ is the epitome of the hard hitting Rock 'n' Roll song. Everything about it is 100% full on and absolutely jaw dropping. Granted, if you play it at a low volume or if you've got crap audio equipment then it may not hit you but on even a normal sound system it sounds bloody amazing. This is the whole band firing on all cylinders, growling like a V8 at 7000rpm!! Turn it up to 11 and let it rip. The tenacity of Ricks rhythm, the ear-splitting lead breaks of Francis, Alan's gritty powerful vocals and not forgetting the earth-shattering beats of John make this a truly great rock song. One that Quo monumentally pulled off and I don't think any other band has managed to come close to recreating a heavy rock 'n' roll song like this. Not one with power, melody and pure boogie. The closest I've heard is Motörhead with Rock 'n' Roll Music and also (ironically enough) Bye Bye Bitch Bye Bye which all have the rhythmic rawness but they still lack the full melodic poise Quo's version of BBJ also has. I don't have a favourite Quo song. It's impossible. But this is in my top 5% (and not just Quo, but every piece of music). It's 100% Quo, 100% Chuck Berry, 100% Rock 'n' Roll, 100% in your face. 100% The Dogs Bollocks. *Note* In some musical quarters, Quo's version of BBJ has also been labelled as proto-punk, which possibly turns full circle regarding to my Motörhead comments and concerning their inception. Spot on post twod. Depending on my mood, my fav Quo album changes between OTL and QUO. Yes, BBJ is a blistering song and must be played very loud...preferably in the car. Just listen to Francis hitting his straps during those leads..WOW!! Can you imagine how you would feel if you were in their 'magic circle' while they recorded that track down nice n loud? OTL was my first album after buying Down Down and ROLD and it delivered big time for me and the added bonus was all the photos of the band on the inner cover...great. OTL gets a two thumbs up from me.
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Post by kursaal75 on Dec 20, 2015 5:31:32 GMT
From the opening chords of Little Lady to the fade out of your never rock alone from the Quo army, its a 10 all the way. But with the inclusion of Junior's Wailing, Roll Over Lay Down and Roadhouse Blues live from Southend 1975 on the remastered package it has to be an 11.
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Post by kursaal75 on Dec 20, 2015 8:15:54 GMT
From the opening chords of Little Lady to the fade out of your never rock alone from the Quo army, its a 10 all the way. But with the inclusion of Junior's Wailing, Roll Over Lay Down and Roadhouse Blues live from Southend 1975 on the remastered package it has to be an 11. so RHB is from Southend too? How about Gerdundula on the live EP - I hear no crowd noise on that one... I think Gerdunula was a soundcheck recording from Stoke-on-Trent, 02/03/75, the day after the Southend recordings
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Dec 20, 2015 11:27:39 GMT
Awesome post TWOD!
How can I not love OTL? I was about 10 years old and on holiday in Spain. I saw this album in a market with "numero uno en Engleterra" stamped upon it. Against parental advice I bought it and looked at it admiringly for about 12 days. I very carefully carried it all the way home.
As soon as I got home I put it on....and still remember being stunned as the power of LL picked me up and threw me across the room. I've never been so utterly blown away. I was astonished at the heaviness of MOTT, the brilliance of DD and the sheer enjoyment to be had from BBJ
I instinctively knew (even at my young age) that the solo in Nightride was an invitation to bang your head. Against parental advice, I did! Many times. The groove of that song , particularly towards the end, grew on me with the years.
This is the album that got me well and truly hooked. NTL came out soon after which for me was my first album bought new.
OTL goes to 11...certainly my favourite vertigo release of the 70's
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 11:46:42 GMT
for the first 25 years of liking the mighty quo, I rated it as my fave album. (although BBJ was usually skipped). only recently has it been nudged down the ladder slightly by QUO (9.5) and HELLO (9.25) into 3rd place. so I suppose I can only really give it a 9.0 . still bloody LOVE IT though . \m/
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Post by Detroit on Dec 20, 2015 14:57:33 GMT
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Post by per on Dec 20, 2015 15:00:39 GMT
I absolutely LOVE OTL - the best of the best all the way! The fourth of the magic five in a row, and also the best. I rate every single song on the album as 11/10, and it is also obvious that my rating of the album is a loud, proud and clear 11/10!!
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Post by rockonquo on Dec 20, 2015 20:18:36 GMT
10/10, all the songs are great.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2015 10:39:38 GMT
The beginning of the end....5/10
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