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Post by MrWaistcoat on Oct 2, 2018 8:17:01 GMT
Has everyone whose posted listened this month to this album? Many years since I have
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Post by Victor on Oct 2, 2018 8:24:00 GMT
Has everyone whose posted listened this month to this album? Many years since I have I have |
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Post by curiousgirl on Oct 2, 2018 8:26:20 GMT
Has everyone whose posted listened this month to this album? Many years since I have No. I'll do my homework later.  |
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Post by Gaz on Oct 2, 2018 10:53:52 GMT
Has everyone whose posted listened this month to this album? Many years since I have With disappointment listened to it again many moons ago. Still in pristine condition in my shed. Funny how I still love Quo after all these years. Re: Again And Again...a lot of BBJ in it. Just a lot of feel with Chuck Berry imo. Just simple pub rock. |
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 2, 2018 15:52:19 GMT
I can the imagine that the band were thinking they were making a more 'pro' sounding album at the time by using the respected female backing vocalists and the David Katz Horns...and the new 'state of the art' studio gadgets etc.
Just the wrong time for me with these extras and too early in their career, even though they had been around the block a few times but something that would have been more suited to Quo's much later Aquostic adventures.
The band were building a solid reputation with their stage performances and replicating their recorded material accurately on to the live stage. The track 'OH What A Night' sounded good to my ears when played at Wembley in 1979 and didn't need any extras. Always a good moment hearing Quo play a new album track on stage and they played 'Rockers Rollin' as well from memory.
Rick was very upbeat about the album at the time, declaring it at as one of their best albums and heaping praise on Pip Williams.
Rossi wasn't so mad about 'Again and Again'. He liked the lyrics in the verses, but not keen about the chorus. Think he also wasn't sure about Rick's choice of songwriting partners at the time? The Intro is quite simple with G A B etc but sounds a bit epic with the ELP style keyboards. The intro being a bit out of place with the rest of the song but somehow it just about works going into the first verse and into a slight variation of rhythm on Quo's more usual barre chord rhythms. I love those semi tone chord runs in the song.
Rossi was convinced that 'Accident Prone' was going to be a huge hit single. Rick loved that AP video. I have warmed to AP over the years and can hear why many fans enjoy it. Strange as I thought the Rolling Stones 'Some Girls' was alright in 1978 but took much longer to appreciate the charms of Accident Prone.
I thought the lyrics and Rossi's vocal style were good on 'I'm Giving Up My Worryin' but appreciate that I'm clearly in a minority!...oh dear.
The driving outro and bass lines saved 'Like A Good Girl' from being bland.
'Let Me Fly'...more traditional Quo territory. A bit lightweight but one of the better tracks.
Apart from that, 'Someone Show Me Home' was interestingly different from Quo but not in the same 'interestingly different' class as what was to come in the shape of 'Living On An Island'.
Do I play the album much?..not that often and a case of cherry picking, but still have some good memories of hearing 'OH what A Night' at Wembley in '79. The vinyl gatefold cover/sleeve was one of their best in contrast to the inconsistency of the album tracks.
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Post by kursaal75 on Oct 2, 2018 16:56:56 GMT
Has everyone whose posted listened this month to this album? Many years since I have By coincedance, (as I didn't know what album Victor had chosen for October's Album of the month,) I listen to it at the weekend. |
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Post by Quoincidence on Oct 2, 2018 17:03:04 GMT
Has everyone whose posted listened this month to this album? Many years since I have I have |
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Oct 2, 2018 18:59:26 GMT
The only Quo album pre-1982 that I have never ever owned. I haven't listened to it an age either. So as its this months album i'll give it a go. Wasn't mad keen on it back then , but shall remain open minded . Used to like Accident Prone hated Long Legged Linda and quite a few others but will see if 30 plus years has mellowed me. Didn't used to like And Its Better Now , but I do now , so who knows.
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Post by 4th Chord on Oct 2, 2018 20:32:29 GMT
Let’s not forget this track is on that album!
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Post by Quoincidence on Oct 2, 2018 20:53:38 GMT
Let’s not forget this track is on that album! Cracking track! And a great playback performance of it... The band clearly enjoying themselves which was soon to go the complete opposite direction. Rick and Fran flipping their hair constantly at neck breaking speeds, John with a smile on his face not giving a toss if he's playing to the track properly  he was never the best at miming anyway Cheers Edit; Let's not forget about them all sporting beards during this period also Edit 2; Bringing a producer in is what really destroyed Quo, let's face it... That's when all the backstabbing started, getting pally with the producer so your song gets preferred over someone else's... Quo should have continued to produce themselves with or without the help of Damon Lyon-Shaw |
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Post by 4th Chord on Oct 2, 2018 21:02:23 GMT
A BELTER!
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Post by Victor on Oct 2, 2018 21:17:36 GMT
The only Quo album pre-1982 that I have never ever owned. I haven't listened to it an age either. So as its this months album i'll give it a go. Wasn't mad keen on it back then , but shall remain open minded . Used to like Accident Prone hated Long Legged Linda and quite a few others but will see if 30 plus years has mellowed me. Didn't used to like And Its Better Now , but I do now , so who knows. There are quite a few quo tracks that I didn't like at first but that I warmed up to at a later point in life...age and years tend to change things |
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Post by dontquoteme on Oct 2, 2018 21:57:23 GMT
It was the last of the pre ‘81 albums that I bought, got the original gatefold LP in a second hand record shop in Stockport market.
If ever a Quo album badly needed the John Eden treatment then it’s this one! Its absolutely begging to be remixed.
Get rid of the backing singers, bang the guitars up in the mix and turn down them awful overpowering keys....the only thing that sort of saves this album is Spud and Nuff’s rhythm section. In fact the drums and bass sound great on this album.
However, no matter how great a remix would be there’s nothing salvageable from SSMH, GTYTLM or Stones. Turds cannot be polished unfortunately.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Oct 3, 2018 9:56:12 GMT
First listen in over 30 years. Turns out I like it a lot
less than I thought
Quo’s most ambitious album? Wouldn’t mind guessing this was the most expensive to make. Anyone know ?
Again and Again is fab. Oh what a night is brilliant , yet wouldn’t fit on any other album.
Nothing else is brilliant.
Worryin’ grabs me as I like those opening bars and I liked that it was different. I’ve since had more than enough different from Quo. Skipped after one minute
Teach ya - worth waiting just for the glorious mid section. It’s too short but it’s wonderful. Then I skipped. Even the bad songs on this album have good bits
Show me home - show me the skip button.
Linda - used to love it. Now? Ok I suppose . The first Quo by numbers recording ?
Thought I kinda liked accident prone , but as soon as the horrible drums started I skipped. Some good guitar interplay but it’s flawed. Good song in there somewhere
Enjoyed Stones. The guitars sound crisper and more upfront than I remember. Very flawed song, never really known what I thought. Needs a killer chorus but doesn’t have one. Francis lead guitar sounds great.
Let me fly. Dull , dull start. Production leans towards horns and piano. Nice groove to the song as it builds. A lot better nearer the end than the beginning. Good song but could have been better.
Good girl - here’s another I thought was great when I was 14. It isn’t. As with run to mummy, Francis can perhaps get away with crossing the line of decency when the band rock hard behind him. Here it works on the verses but not the chorus. Flawed.
Overall there’s only two essential songs.
The weakest Quo album of the classic line up.
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Post by 4th Chord on Oct 3, 2018 10:14:26 GMT
"Again and Again" (Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, Jackie Lynton) — 3:41 - 8/10. Derivative by the numbers Quo.......Love it! "I'm Giving Up My Worryin'" (Francis Rossi, Bernie Frost) — 3:02 - 3/10. Forgettable."Gonna Teach You to Love Me" (Alan Lancaster, Michael Green) — 3:11 3/10. FFS Alan."Someone Show Me Home" (Rossi, Frost) — 3:49 - 2/10. I can see what they were aiming for, but doesn't work. Was it a genuine lyric from Frame? Had he had enough by then?"Long Legged Linda" (Bown) — 3:29 - 11/10. No comment needed. Pure class."Oh, What a Night" (Parfitt, Bown) — 3:46. 9/10. Great track. If you disagree, I WILL FIGHT YOU!"Accident Prone" (Pip Williams, Peter Hutchins) — 5:08. 9/10. A Quo classic. A 'different' track that worked for them"Stones" (Lancaster) — 3:53. 7/10. I do like this track. Brings out strong opinions in fans this one....."Let Me Fly" (Rossi, Frost) — 4:25. 6/10 Couldn't sound more like Quo if it tried. Decent enough. Sounds a bit like the Heebie Geebies doing Quo though...."Like a Good Girl" (Rossi, Young) — 3:26 - 8/10. I Like this one. |
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he was never the best at miming anyway 