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Post by paradiseflats on Mar 28, 2018 14:18:23 GMT
I think it’s readable..just about
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Post by Quoincidence on Mar 28, 2018 15:23:29 GMT
I'll write it out;
His Telecaster is silent. That right arm jackhammers no more. But one of the world's finest rhythm guitarists has left us a gem of a farewell. Two months before he died on Christmas Eve 2016, Rick Parfitt told Classic Rock's Dave Ling; "In my heart I'm a rocker. I've always been... If I'm going to make music, it's got to rock." We might therefore expect Over And Out, his first solo album, to be in the vein of the vintage Quo music he revelled in revisiting on the Frantic Four reunions of 2013 and '14. But it's not. Instead, this album reflects Parfitt's acute pop sensibilities. Almost every one of the 10 tracks plays like a would-be single. Five of them sound like Quo, but the other most certainly don't. There is a second version of the album, 'The Band Mix' (available separately on vinyl and included on the two-CD collector's edition: the difference between the two is minimal), but the main, posthumous, mix by pop specialist Ash Howes is better. Parfitt would have wanted it this way. Particularly impressive is the combination of Parfitt and his guitarist / keyboard player producer Jo Webb, who also co-wrote six of the songs, ranging from rocking opener Twinkletoes (with a Brian May guitar solo) to the helplessly romantic When I Was Fallin' In Love.
Those who prefer 12-bar rockers can find them in Lonesome Road, Fight For Every Heartbeat (with great piano by Shannon Harris, and a lyric that reflects on the health scares that ultimately ended Parfitt's life), and maybe even Lock Myself Away, a rockabilly shuffle. And yet the strength of Over And Out might, ironically, be the softer rides: the title track (the poignant sound of a man reflecting on his advancing years) and the superb Without You, a ballad with piano, synthesised strings, sweeping backing vocals and genuine echoes of Queen. The are two songs by David John (writer of hits for Quo since the mid-80's). The first, Long Distance Love, is a cheerful rocker. The second, Everybody Knows How To Fly is one of the album's cornerstones, and features with Bob Young on harmonica and some fine slide guitar by Wayne Morris. Closer Halloween is the closest track here to the old-school - like one of those big number that Quo closed their classic albums with (think Slow Train on Quo, with percussive vibraslap and big keyboard fills). A great track, and even at five minutes it's over too soon. Which sums up how we feel about its creator. Over And Out does Rick Parfitt proud.
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Post by frozenhero on Mar 28, 2018 15:35:45 GMT
David John, eh? But a good review!
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Mar 28, 2018 20:03:11 GMT
Lonesome Road is track one on the free CD
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Mar 29, 2018 10:45:30 GMT
I might check that out then! But it's not free, you still have to buy the mag I'm glad it got a good review. Neil Jeffries ears have a different interpretation module behind them from mine if he thinks Halloween is anything like Slow Train, but still ... PS thank you for doing the scan. It IS readable, if you Plus the image up and turn your head slightly to one side. Copytype also appreciated.
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Post by charles on Mar 29, 2018 15:45:44 GMT
Yeah, cheers for the scan. I could just read it and when I finished, I saw the second post. Oh well...
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Post by paradiseflats on Mar 31, 2018 8:18:44 GMT
I might check that out then! But it's not free, you still have to buy the mag I'm glad it got a good review. Neil Jeffries ears have a different interpretation module behind them from mine if he thinks Halloween is anything like Slow Train, but still ... PS thank you for doing the scan. It IS readable, if you Plus the image up and turn your head slightly to one side. Copytype also appreciated. And the comment for the cd,that Lonsome Road would have fitted on Piledriver. A little overblown methinks. It’s a canny track but not in the League of the Frantic Four.
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gav
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Post by gav on Mar 31, 2018 9:07:59 GMT
I might check that out then! But it's not free, you still have to buy the mag I'm glad it got a good review. Neil Jeffries ears have a different interpretation module behind them from mine if he thinks Halloween is anything like Slow Train, but still ... PS thank you for doing the scan. It IS readable, if you Plus the image up and turn your head slightly to one side. Copytype also appreciated. And the comment for the cd,that Lonsome Road would have fitted on Piledriver. A little overblown methinks. It’s a canny track but not in the League of the Frantic Four. Maybe more about selling the mag. seeing as that track's on the free CD.
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Post by no4500 on Apr 1, 2018 15:50:10 GMT
Could anyone tell me which edition of Classic Rock Mag this review and the free CD including 'Lonesome Road' was in? I have gone through the April edition (No 247) carefully at my local Tesco but can not find the review and the free CD does not include the track.
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Post by ebow72 on Apr 1, 2018 16:36:07 GMT
Issue 248 has def leppard on the front, may issue.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Apr 1, 2018 21:23:52 GMT
The mag today tweeted the link to it’s review. They said “Check out our review of Rick Parfitt’s Over and Over”
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Post by frozenhero on Apr 4, 2018 19:35:36 GMT
I might check that out then! But it's not free, you still have to buy the mag I'm glad it got a good review. Neil Jeffries ears have a different interpretation module behind them from mine if he thinks Halloween is anything like Slow Train, but still ... PS thank you for doing the scan. It IS readable, if you Plus the image up and turn your head slightly to one side. Copytype also appreciated. And the comment for the cd,that Lonsome Road would have fitted on Piledriver. A little overblown methinks. It’s a canny track but not in the League of the Frantic Four. I think it's as good as many of the best Status Quo tracks!
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Post by paradiseflats on Apr 4, 2018 19:37:31 GMT
And the comment for the cd,that Lonsome Road would have fitted on Piledriver. A little overblown methinks. It’s a canny track but not in the League of the Frantic Four. I think it's as good as many of the best Status Quo tracks! You cant help being wrong. I’m almost embarrassed for you typing that.
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Post by freewilly on Apr 4, 2018 21:12:22 GMT
I think it's as good as many of the best Status Quo tracks! You cant help being wrong. I’m almost embarrassed for you typing that. I could hear it on WYW or JS or maybe NTL. It is a very good track after all Wouldn't be on Piledriver though. That album is perfect
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Post by curiousgirl on Apr 5, 2018 8:45:22 GMT
I think it's as good as many of the best Status Quo tracks! You cant help being wrong. I’m almost embarrassed for you typing that. Why can't you accept a difference of opinion? Why do you have to make that so personal? It isn't necessary at all.
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