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Post by curiousgirl on Sept 22, 2019 20:12:51 GMT
In the early - mid 70s, when Rick was young he wrote the wonderful Little Lady which also has that fabulous guitar break in the middle. Its full of energy about being young. Where is the lady going to? And the difficulties of finding the right woman. Over 40 years later, Francis (with Bob) writes Waiting for a woman. Also has a cool guitar break in the middle. But this reflects where they are in life now. Older, settled, being loyal 'because they're lovers'. Both opening album tracks. Of course they do not sound the same and one is fast and one is laid back. But if Francis did listen to all their back catalogue - which he mentions in the Record Collector interviewer - this latest song for me responds to the earlier one. I thought of this before I read the interview. I'm probably reading too much into things  but I think Rick is far more present on this album than it first appears. |
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Post by americanquo on Sept 22, 2019 22:24:30 GMT
If Rick is anywhere on this album, they should have amplified him ten or one hundred times. And while Little Lady is amazing, Waiting For A Woman goes nowhere and is ultimately boring.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Sept 23, 2019 18:27:14 GMT
I think it was equo that was saying how little link there is from this to the old Quo. To an extent there's no argument there, as we know there are fans of the old band that don't like the new That got me to thinking. I think it was brian39 who said the CMSS riff is Dont Think It Matters, speeded up. He's right. Both are brilliant and sound very different, but the link is there. On wanna run away with you, the intro is borrowed from Mad About The Boy (although this time the man is mad about the lady). On Richie's out of his head....that riff sounds like the first half of the Roadhouse riff, speeded up. The modern production gives it a totally different feel. Would love to hear the demo, reckon this one could have been been given the neanderthal old Quo treatment There's the LL cowbell, was great to see it at Hyde Park. Face the music (great song, still growing on me) has a bit of a that's a fact vibe. Listen to it's guitar solo (or listen to the solo on FOTW) and the link between old and new Quo is very much there. Whether that link is strong enough is down to the listener, but for me there's no doubt this is a Quo album |
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Post by Victor on Sept 23, 2019 18:50:01 GMT
Face the music reminds me more of Breaking away, especially the intro
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Post by equo on Sept 23, 2019 19:05:59 GMT
Face the music reminds me more of Breaking away, especially the intro Absolutely! What I like about Face the music the most is the chorus. It's stuck in my head for a week now. Also the solo is very nice. |
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Post by equo on Sept 23, 2019 19:48:16 GMT
In the early - mid 70s, when Rick was young he wrote the wonderful Little Lady which also has that fabulous guitar break in the middle. Its full of energy about being young. Where is the lady going to? And the difficulties of finding the right woman. Over 40 years later, Francis (with Bob) writes Waiting for a woman. Also has a cool guitar break in the middle. But this reflects where they are in life now. Older, settled, being loyal 'because they're lovers'. Both opening album tracks. Of course they do not sound the same and one is fast and one is laid back. But if Francis did listen to all their back catalogue - which he mentions in the Record Collector interviewer - this latest song for me responds to the earlier one. I thought of this before I read the interview. I'm probably reading too much into things but I think Rick is far more present on this album than it first appears. Curious, "I'm probably reading too much into things" Well, maybe just a little too much...  But I doubt Rossi went deep down like this when he wrote "waiting for a woman". Nice theory however. I would never have thought of this! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2019 20:25:53 GMT
I think it's interesting that to my ears the most "classic old Quo" sounding songs on Backbone were both written by Richie.
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Post by americanquo on Sept 24, 2019 16:03:23 GMT
I think it's interesting that to my ears the most "classic old Quo" sounding songs on Backbone were both written by Richie. Excellent point, although in a few places the title song has echoes of Quo. |
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but I think Rick is far more present on this album than it first appears. 
But I doubt Rossi went deep down like this when he wrote "waiting for a woman". Nice theory however. I would never have thought of this!