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Post by freewilly on Mar 14, 2020 20:11:24 GMT
Between 1970 and 1991 are outstanding!
To put it into context, I'm currently practicing singing for something. Can hit notes in Michael Jackson songs, cannot hit the notes in a lot of Rick's song yet, he done it so effortlessly.
An underrated vocalist.
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Post by sqcollector on Mar 14, 2020 21:16:00 GMT
Agree! I always liked his voice. He could reach high notes and have lots of power. Really liked his voice.
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Post by gav on Mar 15, 2020 21:42:08 GMT
Halloween and Good Sign come to mind.
I'm not suprised his voice was so shot in his latter years as the amount he drank throughout his life would've seriously compromised his vocals and ability to hit those high notes. So it's quite amazing he was able to do it for so long.
Must've just had an exceptionally good singing voice in the higher ranges, which of course he did!
I believe he did alter his vocal chords over the years by doing the rock thing almost exclusively. You compare his softer, ballad singing voice in the late 60's - say, Are You Growing Tired Of My Love compared to Living On An Island 10 years later, and there's a notable change of personality in that voice, which i guess you could probably put down to him maturing both physically, and as a singer. Ironically, the 60's stuff sounds more mature (not in the best way though!)..
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Post by blagult on Mar 15, 2020 23:37:10 GMT
Ricks best vocal performance was back in 1970 on ‘ Everything ‘ A beautiful vulnerable performance. Another stunning performance was on Roger Taylor’s solo album. Can’t remember the name of the song offhand. But a great voice throughout Quo’s time up to the last 10 years. He knew himself his vocals were shot but he was a trooper !
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Post by gav on Mar 15, 2020 23:53:17 GMT
Another stunning performance was on Roger Taylor’s solo album. Can’t remember the name of the song offhand. But a great voice throughout Quo’s time up to the last 10 years. He knew himself his vocals were shot but he was a trooper ! Did he sing on that? I know he did some quite distinctive Parfitt guitar on a song called "It's An Illusion" - good track btw.
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Post by sqcollector on Mar 15, 2020 23:55:14 GMT
Ricks best vocal performance was back in 1970 on ‘ Everything ‘ A beautiful vulnerable performance. Another stunning performance was on Roger Taylor’s solo album. Can’t remember the name of the song offhand. But a great voice throughout Quo’s time up to the last 10 years. He knew himself his vocals were shot but he was a trooper ! Everything is a great track. Where I Am is also a good song, for his, at the time, mellow voice. I think there isn't a single Quo song between 1968 and 1991 where he doesn't deliver. From the softer, more melodramatic songs, like So Ends Another Life, All The Reasons, Lonely Man, Living On An Island, to the heavier ones, like Mystery Song, End Of The Line, Overdose, all heavier songs from this era up. I miss Rick. His voice, his songwriting, his sound.
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Mar 16, 2020 0:07:32 GMT
I've been listening to the RTYD concerts from the new RTYD deluxe album this week. Rick and Francis' voices were both shot by the time they got to Wembley. It was funny listening to Rick trying to start 'Rock n Roll Music'! He trys, realises how bad it sounds, starts again and it's just as bad but he carries on! I felt sorry for them both listening to the songs from that gig.
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Post by blagult on Mar 16, 2020 10:40:54 GMT
Another stunning performance was on Roger Taylor’s solo album. Can’t remember the name of the song offhand. But a great voice throughout Quo’s time up to the last 10 years. He knew himself his vocals were shot but he was a trooper ! Did he sing on that? I know he did some quite distinctive Parfitt guitar on a song called "It's An Illusion" - good track btw. Don’t think he done the main vocal but sure his voice is featured on the song. Great track !
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Post by blagult on Mar 17, 2020 23:36:50 GMT
Ricks best vocal performance was back in 1970 on ‘ Everything ‘ A beautiful vulnerable performance. Another stunning performance was on Roger Taylor’s solo album. Can’t remember the name of the song offhand. But a great voice throughout Quo’s time up to the last 10 years. He knew himself his vocals were shot but he was a trooper ! Everything is a great track. Where I Am is also a good song, for his, at the time, mellow voice. I think there isn't a single Quo song between 1968 and 1991 where he doesn't deliver. From the softer, more melodramatic songs, like So Ends Another Life, All The Reasons, Lonely Man, Living On An Island, to the heavier ones, like Mystery Song, End Of The Line, Overdose, all heavier songs from this era up. I miss Rick. His voice, his songwriting, his sound. Yeah I forgot about “ So ends “ another great vulnerable performance. Actually Spare parts has some great vocals right across it. Apart from AYGTOML. Not his finest lol.
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Mar 18, 2020 15:45:15 GMT
Everything is a great track. Where I Am is also a good song, for his, at the time, mellow voice. I think there isn't a single Quo song between 1968 and 1991 where he doesn't deliver. From the softer, more melodramatic songs, like So Ends Another Life, All The Reasons, Lonely Man, Living On An Island, to the heavier ones, like Mystery Song, End Of The Line, Overdose, all heavier songs from this era up. I miss Rick. His voice, his songwriting, his sound. Yeah I forgot about “ So ends “ another great vulnerable performance. Actually Spare parts has some great vocals right across it. Apart from AYGTOML. Not his finest lol. I love that song! Is the vocal not great? I can't say I've ever noticed it being bad to be honest.
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Post by I Ain't Complaining on Mar 18, 2020 15:51:24 GMT
Just listened to AYGTOML. Nothing wrong with the vocals to my ears. It's still one of those 'non-Quo' style songs that I love.
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Post by QuocaQuola1 on Mar 18, 2020 16:03:38 GMT
Absolutely outstanding during the FF era, even on Mystery Song there’s still that sense of timidness to his belting out. It would appear something happened during the post-Coghlan, split up fiasco and ITAN. Especially come his solo album stuff (Lonely, Don’t Give It Up, etc), whilst still a good singer, he never struck the gold of his 70s performances, and post-RTYD he just kept getting further from the gentleness of his vox. Bit of a shame really.
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Post by charles on Mar 18, 2020 18:26:11 GMT
Just listened to AYGTOML. Nothing wrong with the vocals to my ears. It's still one of those 'non-Quo' style songs that I love. Agreed. And I think the harmonies with the nasal one make it even better. Love it. #longingfornasalframe
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Post by blagult on Mar 18, 2020 20:03:04 GMT
Just listened to AYGTOML. Nothing wrong with the vocals to my ears. It's still one of those 'non-Quo' style songs that I love. Agreed. And I think the harmonies with the nasal one make it even better. Love it. #longingfornasalframe I’m probably being harsh as it’s more the song that’s poor than the performance. At least compared to songs like “ so ends “ & ‘ Nothing at all “
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Post by frozenhero on Mar 24, 2020 22:06:15 GMT
My favourite singer in Quo. Although, by the time of RTYD, you can hear that he started to force it - Good Sign is a bit wearing on my ears.
I wonder if it was the drinking or more the smoking that damaged it...
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