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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 12:19:26 GMT
Came across this on youtube and quite liked it, very un-Quo but very early 80s Jeff Lynne.
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Post by Railroad17 on Feb 19, 2018 14:42:47 GMT
Came across this on youtube and quite liked it, very un-Quo but very early 80s Jeff Lynne. It's not terrible but not worth more than one listen..bit like a decent fart. |
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Post by mm1 on Mar 6, 2018 10:59:28 GMT
But no sniffing involved.
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Post by curiousgirl on Mar 6, 2018 11:36:30 GMT
Thanks for sharing.. I think. Sadly I lasted just over a minute.
But to respond to your OP. I remember as a teenager, hearing Francis say how much he loved Jeff Lynne in interview. I'm sure you know this too, that Lynne was the song writer that Francis wished he could be. So this makes sense. If only he had Jeff's song writing abilities. But that shows how hard it is to write great songs.
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Post by Quoincidence on Mar 6, 2018 14:10:26 GMT
It's from the Mitchell / Coe Mysteries album released in 1980... a concept War Of The Worlds album called 'Exiled'.
Narrated by Robert Powell
"And whatever should happen both on earth and in the skies tonight... will be more clearly understood"
Quite like the track myself! got the LP
Ships In The Night
Bass – Andy Pask
Drums [Kit] – Paul Thompson
Guitar – Ray Russell
Piano – Chris Parren
Synthesizer – Dave Lawson
Vocals – Bernie Frost, Francis Rossi
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Mar 6, 2018 15:55:53 GMT
The coke sessions... it sounds just like the majority of Frossi-Rost efforts from 80 and onwards... and a poor mans ELO, nope, not for me. But thanks for the link.
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Post by ant on Mar 6, 2018 16:35:55 GMT
Thanks for sharing.. I think. Sadly I lasted just over a minute. But to respond to your OP. I remember as a teenager, hearing Francis say how much he loved Jeff Lynne in interview. I'm sure you know this too, that Lynne was the song writer that Francis wished he could be. So this makes sense. If only he had Jeff's song writing abilities. But that shows how hard it is to write great songs. To be fair to Francis, I would have thought he had at least as many hit songs as Jeff Lynne. Different style but they both have a considerable number. I think Francis has let the constant criticism of Quo, really since the first failure after POMM, get to him and there is more than an element of truth in that "insecure little show-off" phrase. Quo are one of the most successful bands of all time, and Francis wrote most of the songs. |
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Post by curiousgirl on Mar 6, 2018 19:58:15 GMT
Thanks for sharing.. I think. Sadly I lasted just over a minute. But to respond to your OP. I remember as a teenager, hearing Francis say how much he loved Jeff Lynne in interview. I'm sure you know this too, that Lynne was the song writer that Francis wished he could be. So this makes sense. If only he had Jeff's song writing abilities. But that shows how hard it is to write great songs. To be fair to Francis, I would have thought he had at least as many hit songs as Jeff Lynne. Different style but they both have a considerable number. I think Francis has let the constant criticism of Quo, really since the first failure after POMM, get to him and there is more than an element of truth in that "insecure little show-off" phrase. Quo are one of the most successful bands of all time, and Francis wrote most of the songs. I agree with you 100%. I think I meant when he tried to write like Jeff rather than the songs we love. I even enjoyed much of his 2nd solo album. Which are not like Jeff either. |
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Mar 6, 2018 20:18:08 GMT
I am sure I remember Alan saying they would love to write like ELO but it would end up sounding like Quo ...I think ......it was ages ago
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Post by paradiseflats on Mar 6, 2018 20:20:57 GMT
I am sure I remember Alan saying they would love to write like ELO but it would end up sounding like Quo ...I think ......it was ages ago I’m glad classic Quo never did. I don’t like ELO.  Francis has written some great great songs but he hasn’t written a great song in such a long time. He’s spent more time writing utter pish than he did writing what created the cash cow he keeps milking. |
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Mar 6, 2018 20:32:07 GMT
ELO are one of those bands to me that I was never really into - but then when you hear them , you end up knowing loads of their songs
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