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Post by Railroad17 on Oct 3, 2019 17:50:25 GMT
with this fucking band.Having made a promise to myself that RP's death was the end for me they record a song called Get Out Of My Head.
Like Michael Corleone said "Just when I thought I was out you pull me back in"
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Post by Victor on Oct 3, 2019 18:12:20 GMT
I certainly didn't think after Rick's passing away that I would find myself liking an album without Rick, but strange enough it has happened.
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Post by Railroad17 on Oct 3, 2019 20:16:47 GMT
Is Rossi a genius?
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Post by Gaz on Oct 3, 2019 21:03:05 GMT
...or is it us? Do we have a Quo gene hard wired into us, that fires up now n then, which most of the population don’t have? Yes, I was also ‘over’ the band (new music and touring wise) since the Rocker Ricks passing.....BUT after listening to the new album Backbone, I think I’m back in the fold.... it’s that damn Quo gene!👍
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Post by charles on Oct 3, 2019 22:14:07 GMT
According to Francis Rick wasn't any use tot the band in the studio the last 20 years. If he's right, that would mean a lot. Anyway, I hear a revitalised Quo, with the youngsters being given some free rein by the head honcho. They finally sound like a proper band again.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 3, 2019 22:49:00 GMT
No...he's just a bloke in a band.
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 3, 2019 23:18:54 GMT
Well he produced the album and had a hand in writing 9 of the 13 songs (forget Crazy Crazy and call it 8 out of 12) so if not a genius, he's certainly done a great job for someone of 70! He definitely needs a motivating factor to be at his best, so I'm happy for people to keep slagging him off if this is what he can still do!
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 3, 2019 23:26:47 GMT
Well he produced the album and had a hand in writing 9 of the 13 songs (forget Crazy Crazy and call it 8 out of 12) so if not a genius, he's certainly done a great job for someone of 70! He definitely needs a motivating factor to be at his best, so I'm happy for people to keep slagging him off if this is what he can still do! It's not just about him though is it?
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 3, 2019 23:31:09 GMT
Well he produced the album and had a hand in writing 9 of the 13 songs (forget Crazy Crazy and call it 8 out of 12) so if not a genius, he's certainly done a great job for someone of 70! He definitely needs a motivating factor to be at his best, so I'm happy for people to keep slagging him off if this is what he can still do! It's not just about him though is it? No of course not, everyone plays their part, and Leon and Richie's songs are great imo. But every team needs a captain, a leader, a best player.....and I think he's stepped up to the mark on this album and proved how important he is for the band to be at their best (these days).
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 3, 2019 23:39:19 GMT
It's not just about him though is it? No of course not, everyone plays their part, and Leon and Richie's songs are great imo. But every team needs a captain, a leader, a best player.....and I think he's stepped up to the mark on this album and proved how important he is for the band to be at their best (these days). Agreed, though he isn't the best player for me personally these days and he is very fortunate how things have turned out for him. Though having been a fan of this bonkers band for too many decades, I can't stop loving the fact that somehow, god knows how?, that Rossi and Co have recorded an album to feel good about.
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Post by musiktruhe on Oct 3, 2019 23:49:55 GMT
When Backone is the work of a genius what are the persons that created Never Too Late, Whatever You Want, Hello, Piledriver.........
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 3, 2019 23:51:53 GMT
No of course not, everyone plays their part, and Leon and Richie's songs are great imo. But every team needs a captain, a leader, a best player.....and I think he's stepped up to the mark on this album and proved how important he is for the band to be at their best (these days). Agreed, though he isn't the best player for me personally these days and he is very fortunate how things have turned out for him. Though having been a fan of this bonkers band for too many decades, I can't stop loving the fact that somehow, god knows how?, that Rossi and Co have recorded an album to feel good about. When I say best player, I'm not necessarily talking about his guitar playing, I meant overall. Song writing contributions, production, knowing what he wanted etc. Why do you think he is lucky? I think in terms of personnel, he's got what he wanted. I don't think this album is down to luck, I think he was motivated by everything that's happened since Quid Pro Quo to strive for this.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 4, 2019 0:08:08 GMT
Agreed, though he isn't the best player for me personally these days and he is very fortunate how things have turned out for him. Though having been a fan of this bonkers band for too many decades, I can't stop loving the fact that somehow, god knows how?, that Rossi and Co have recorded an album to feel good about. When I say best player, I'm not necessarily talking about his guitar playing, I meant overall. Song writing contributions, production, knowing what he wanted etc. Why do you think he is lucky? I think in terms of personnel, he's got what he wanted. I don't think this album is down to luck, I think he was motivated by everything that's happened since Quid Pro Quo to strive for this. It concerned me that he had stated that it wasn't 'necessarily' about the quality of the songs with Backbone but just about enjoying the process of putting it all together. When Andy B asked him he liked a particular song they had been working on, he couldn't help but be the devil's advocate and say nothing about the actual song but just that he had enjoyed the process. Make of that what you will. He has been lucky that various band members have been in touch with the fan-base far more than he has.
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Oct 4, 2019 0:33:27 GMT
When I say best player, I'm not necessarily talking about his guitar playing, I meant overall. Song writing contributions, production, knowing what he wanted etc. Why do you think he is lucky? I think in terms of personnel, he's got what he wanted. I don't think this album is down to luck, I think he was motivated by everything that's happened since Quid Pro Quo to strive for this. It concerned me that he had stated that it wasn't 'necessarily' about the quality of the songs with Backbone but just about enjoying the process of putting it all together. When Andy B asked him he liked a particular song they had been working on, he couldn't help but be the devil's advocate and say nothing about the actual song but just that he had enjoyed the process. Make of that what you will. He has been lucky that various band members have been in touch with the fan-base far more than he has. Fair enough. I don't necessarily agree, but you're entitled to your opinion. I take what Francis says with a pinch of salt. He spends his life playing devil's advocate in interviews! He never just gives the obvious answer, that would be no fun!
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on Oct 4, 2019 13:04:36 GMT
It concerned me that he had stated that it wasn't 'necessarily' about the quality of the songs with Backbone but just about enjoying the process of putting it all together. When Andy B asked him he liked a particular song they had been working on, he couldn't help but be the devil's advocate and say nothing about the actual song but just that he had enjoyed the process. Make of that what you will. He has been lucky that various band members have been in touch with the fan-base far more than he has. Fair enough. I don't necessarily agree, but you're entitled to your opinion. I take what Francis says with a pinch of salt. He spends his life playing devil's advocate in interviews! He never just gives the obvious answer, that would be no fun! If we always agreed, that would be no fun! Very true about Francis and interviews. Though he has been consistent about how luck has played a significant part in his and the band's success over the years. Hard to define luck exactly...but releasing the right track or album at the right time will do for starters. I do think that if he had received more recognition for his own albums at different times then not too difficult to see that Quo could have been over long ago. He had no intention of resurrecting Quo, as such, after MK '84 in his mind. Though he was told they were contractually obliged to make more Quo albums and here we are now talking about Backbone in 2019! Lucky lucky us! Time will tell just how significant Backbone will be in terms of Quo's musical legacy. I suspect I will return to it every now and then and that's a sign for me personally that Rossi and the band got it right this time. In the immortal words of Gerry Rafferty.."if you get it wrong, you'll get it right next time". He has been lucky to have Bob Young back on board and the right blokes, such as Matt Letley as just one example of several, coming into their world at the right time and off the Quo go again! He does seem to need to kick against something to get the best from him which is interesting and something I have seen in other fields such as sports where some people need to get angry, almost, to get the best from them.
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