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Post by durango95 on Aug 31, 2019 16:40:18 GMT
the acoustic ones…
Why? Status quo has and always will be a guitar based band,with them plugged IN!
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Post by viza on Aug 31, 2019 17:50:18 GMT
1. Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo - have heard all the songs but never listened to it back to back as I don't own it. 2. Thirsty Work - have heard a few songs and didn't like them. The amount of songs makes it harder for me to give it a try, especially because I'm not that enthusiastic about it. If it was only 10 songs it could be done easier. 3. Don't Stop - have heard some songs, not my cup of music. 4. Quid Pro Quo - didn't listen so much to Quo when this came out. Now when I got back to Quo I almost only listen to the albums of the 70's. 5. Bula Quo - same as previous + every body says it's shit. 6. Aquostic - never thought it was a good idea to go acoustic. Everything I love with Quo is the opposite of this, at least I imagine it is as I haven't heard it except a few tracks. 7. Aquostic II - same as previous.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Sept 1, 2019 1:25:46 GMT
The only one of the main albums I never really enjoyed or got into was NTL, always hated the sound for some reason. Sounded messy, like it was mixed in a cement mixer. Maybe I should revisit that one. I think you should dai! Compared to lifeless and dry sounding recordings of more latter day albums, NTL sounds fresh and full of life to me. We hear different things and not an exact science. NTL isn't completely free of recording issues, as has been documented, but in the main it still sounds punchy and trying to stay in touch with the changing music scene of the early 80s. Quo were a band made for the 70s in a sense, but as time moved on they understood the commercial suicide of still knocking out the old style boogie sound. Fast forward a few decades and a whole new ball game, where established bands no longer have to look over their shoulder for any new kids on the block and music is bought and appreciated in a much different way and a different musical climate.
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Post by tqontq on Sept 1, 2019 2:52:33 GMT
Oh that's easy. Everything after Army with the exception of RTYD, Heavy Traffic, ISOTFC, Quid Pro Quo.
I have heard bits and pieces of the rest but never bought or played any of them for reasons to maintain my sanity.
Now that's only 4 albums in 30 years. That's just nuts.
On the flip side I play everything from Ma Kellys to NTL on a frequent basis and always have done. Remarkably the material has stood the test of time and I still get a big buzz out of listening to the same album and tracks time and time again. I played OTL on the headphones the other day, and with Down Down, arguably Quo's most overplayed song, I was thinking 'shit this is a phenomenal track' and yet it has been bastardised by Rossi's Quo on many occasions. Same band, same atmosphere on record, same reaction, same buzz. Beautiful.
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Post by per on Sept 1, 2019 4:59:34 GMT
I’ve never heard anything of the three cover albums or Thirsty Works. I dont have any of them and never will buy them. Among the albums I do have there are quite a few I’ve only heard a very few times and never return to: BTB, ITAN, AC, PR and LAQ
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Post by charles on Sept 1, 2019 5:49:09 GMT
Shit, I am still not bothered to look the titles of the shitty ones up (the list is too long, I suppose), so off the top of my head: past Alan I only bought RTYD, Heavy Traffic, ISOTFC, Aquostic I, UTI. I think I even bought Riffs second hand, didn't play it in its entirety as it is atrocious. Will buy Backbone though.
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Post by Victor on Sept 1, 2019 6:29:52 GMT
I forgot to mention in my earlier post BTB, that one I only played twice and never again
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 1, 2019 6:48:41 GMT
Shit, I am still not bothered to look the titles of the shitty ones up (the list is too long, I suppose), so off the top of my head: past Alan I only bought RTYD, Heavy Traffic, ISOTFC, Aquostic I, UTI. I think I even bought Riffs second hand, didn't play it in its entirety as it is atrocious. Will buy Backbone though. I will download it for free. Not paying for it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2019 8:09:47 GMT
Shit, I am still not bothered to look the titles of the shitty ones up (the list is too long, I suppose), so off the top of my head: past Alan I only bought RTYD, Heavy Traffic, ISOTFC, Aquostic I, UTI. I think I even bought Riffs second hand, didn't play it in its entirety as it is atrocious. Will buy Backbone though. I will download it for free. Not paying for it. If Francis reads this your attitude could make him even more insecure
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Post by daipembs on Sept 1, 2019 11:03:40 GMT
The only one of the main albums I never really enjoyed or got into was NTL, always hated the sound for some reason. Sounded messy, like it was mixed in a cement mixer. Maybe I should revisit that one. I think you should dai! Compared to lifeless and dry sounding recordings of more latter day albums, NTL sounds fresh and full of life to me. We hear different things and not an exact science. NTL isn't completely free of recording issues, as has been documented, but in the main it still sounds punchy and trying to stay in touch with the changing music scene of the early 80s. Quo were a band made for the 70s in a sense, but as time moved on they understood the commercial suicide of still knocking out the old style boogie sound. Fast forward a few decades and a whole new ball game, where established bands no longer have to look over their shoulder for any new kids on the block and music is bought and appreciated in a much different way and a different musical climate. 😁👍 I probably will, I'll admit to not having listened to NTL for at least 25 years. I have it on LP but don't have a record player these days. I recently signed up for Spotify so I'll stick it on my playlist for a few listens. I never liked it back in the day when judging it against the earlier albums but who knows maybe my taste has changed. 🤔 I totally get why people don't like Quo from '86 on, but to me most of the stuff from '77 to '83 was equally as insipid and uninspiring. There was the odd moment of brilliance which is missing these days when we maybe get very good instead (opinion I know). Think the band as a whole during those years had just lost their mojo & ran out of ideas.
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Post by Gaz on Sept 1, 2019 11:35:12 GMT
Quo virtually vanished from Australia from the early 80s but came back with Heavy Traffic Haven't listened to: In The Army Now Ain't Complaining Perfect Remedy Rock Till You Drop Don't Stop Under the Influence Famous In The Last Century....(have I really missed anything so far ) Bula Quo Aquostic 1 and 2 Last Night Of The Electrics ..and Rick Parfitt's Over And Out Why? I guess as I age the passion sort of dissipates. Occasionally I throw in a CD from the golden days but generally I like peace n quiet. I'm liking classical music now n then. Yeah I know....'ol bastard n all that.
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Post by azza200 on Sept 1, 2019 11:59:57 GMT
I will download it for free. Not paying for it. If Francis reads this your attitude could make him even more insecure and make him more of a little show off
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Sept 1, 2019 22:04:13 GMT
I think you should dai! Compared to lifeless and dry sounding recordings of more latter day albums, NTL sounds fresh and full of life to me. We hear different things and not an exact science. NTL isn't completely free of recording issues, as has been documented, but in the main it still sounds punchy and trying to stay in touch with the changing music scene of the early 80s. Quo were a band made for the 70s in a sense, but as time moved on they understood the commercial suicide of still knocking out the old style boogie sound. Fast forward a few decades and a whole new ball game, where established bands no longer have to look over their shoulder for any new kids on the block and music is bought and appreciated in a much different way and a different musical climate. 😁👍 I probably will, I'll admit to not having listened to NTL for at least 25 years. I have it on LP but don't have a record player these days. I recently signed up for Spotify so I'll stick it on my playlist for a few listens. I never liked it back in the day when judging it against the earlier albums but who knows maybe my taste has changed. 🤔 I totally get why people don't like Quo from '86 on, but to me most of the stuff from '77 to '83 was equally as insipid and uninspiring. There was the odd moment of brilliance which is missing these days when we maybe get very good instead (opinion I know). Think the band as a whole during those years had just lost their mojo & ran out of ideas. Following the success of the Rockin' re-mix (John Eden's re-mix youtube videos are worth checking out), I'm sure John Eden would do an excellent job with a remix of NTL as well. Not likely to happen now unfortunately. Those high register backing vocals could be given the elbow for starters and addressing any head room and sterile drums issues. They were difficult times for Quo, for various reasons. Though with JS, the band were still setting up as a band in the studio and the same with NTL mainly. With the need to bulk up the number of tracks for NTL, perhaps Francis used the opportunity do things his way on a couple of tracks. Back to the theme of the thread...for some reason I never got around to listening to the Live Alive Quo album. Have heard that it is fairly good if a bit speedy but I'm not going to seek it out now.
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Post by Dark on Sept 2, 2019 9:44:55 GMT
When I first got heavily into Quo and started exploring their back catalogue, for some reason I never got around to purchasing Spare Parts. Possibly cause I had a few of those Pye era compilations and thus didn’t feel the need to make sure I had ever single track from that era. As a result I’ve never listen to all of that album.
I didn’t purchase either Famous in the Last Century or Riffs for various reasons. Though I was later given Famous as a present when someone picked it up for a couple of quid in a bargain bin. So I did end up hearing all of that. I have though never heard Riffs in its entirety, though I have heard the odd song here and there.
Every other album I’ve heard more than once, though with the acoustic albums it isn’t many times more.
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Post by Quoincidence on Sept 3, 2019 11:35:05 GMT
I've never listened to; Perfect Remedy [In full] Thirsty Work [In full] In Search Of The Fourth Chord [In full] Quid Pro Quo [In full] Bula Quo [In full] and I've not heard the Aquostic 2 album at all... I didn't even realise that they had done Rockers Rollin' on it until I looked at the tracklisting earlier
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