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Post by frozenhero on Apr 3, 2020 12:34:05 GMT
Imagine they had actually released two separate albums like JS/NTL. Would've been interesting...
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Post by mortified on Apr 3, 2020 13:05:34 GMT
Imagine they had actually released two separate albums like JS/NTL. Would've been interesting... Which album we talking about? Rock 'til You Drop? Yeah, 16 tracks on the CD so you have two vinyl albums right there. Drop the covers, slot in the single B-sides plus Heavy Daze and Better Times, and you have two even better albums than the belter the one actually turned out to be. Release the second one in 1994, dispense with the whole Thirsty Work nonsense and the band become massively popular enough to avoid having to record Don't Stop and all the bollox that came after it. Oh, if only we had a time machine. But would they listen?
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Post by frozenhero on Apr 3, 2020 16:16:53 GMT
Imagine they had actually released two separate albums like JS/NTL. Would've been interesting... Which album we talking about? Rock 'til You Drop? Yeah, 16 tracks on the CD so you have two vinyl albums right there. Drop the covers, slot in the single B-sides plus Heavy Daze and Better Times, and you have two even better albums than the belter the one actually turned out to be. Release the second one in 1994, dispense with the whole Thirsty Work nonsense and the band become massively popular enough to avoid having to record Don't Stop and all the bollox that came after it. Oh, if only we had a time machine. But would they listen? Yes, Francis mentions that RTYD could've become two albums in the booklet. Thirsty Work would've had enough material too but in that case I'd really have preferred them to cut it down to LP length. Alas (as I wrote on my blog), they would've cut out the wrong songs and probably left Restless etc. on there.
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Post by viza on Apr 3, 2020 21:37:01 GMT
Imagine they had actually released two separate albums like JS/NTL. Would've been interesting... Which album we talking about? Rock 'til You Drop? Yeah, 16 tracks on the CD so you have two vinyl albums right there. Drop the covers, slot in the single B-sides plus Heavy Daze and Better Times, and you have two even better albums than the belter the one actually turned out to be. Release the second one in 1994, dispense with the whole Thirsty Work nonsense and the band become massively popular enough to avoid having to record Don't Stop and all the bollox that came after it. Oh, if only we had a time machine. But would they listen? For me the LP version is the real album. The CD contains bonus tracks for the CD audience. If they did drop the covers and the re recordings of earlier songs it would have been 10 tracks. I think that would have been the best album they could come up with considering the songs they recorded at the time.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Apr 5, 2020 17:21:10 GMT
Had an enjoyable dip into the series today. Enjoyed the extended mess of blues from BTB, and good to hear the single mix again for GDTT. Quite enjoyed Now Hear This, the differences are very subtle on most songs. Imagine Rick would have been livid when he heard his WYW intro taken out!
Timing unfortunate with the releases. Such a shame these didn't come out in 2013 when there was so much interest and goodwill. When most deluxe releases were announced, I was like "no thx I'm done with being fleeced" - an attitude connected to being very pissed off with Quo ( stunning reunion tours followed by a sea of sheer awfulness). To this day I still haven't listened to AQ2.
Despite being a message board regular, these releases passed me by. A real shame for those involved in the projects that the response from fans remains quite muted. There's definitely treasure in there for those wanting to take a look
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Post by frozenhero on Apr 5, 2020 21:04:02 GMT
Well, Piledriver was the first to come out and it was a tie-in with the second FF tour - at the time nobody really knew whether it would become a full set, although the Live! box set and RAOTW were also announced.
You also have to remember that the last wave of remasters was "only" 2005/2006, and I think most bands would wait around at least ten years before reissuing something again. (There are exceptions to the rule though, the most extreme example I'm aware of is Tears for Fears' Big Chair album - 1999 remaster - 2006 2CD - 2014 box set....)
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Post by Dark on Apr 17, 2020 9:30:37 GMT
I haven’t bought all the deluxe editions, have dipped in and out where they have included bonus tracks have been of interest. Thus for a lot of the 70s albums, the b-sides were included on the 2005 remasters, and the live material included hasn’t been of sufficient quality to entice me.
So I have purchased, Live, Rockin’ All Over the World, If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Whatever You Want, and then all of them from 1982 until Rock ‘til You Drop.
Live, the main selling point for this was the inclusion of Tokyo Quo, the mythical live album I had always heard about, but never actually heard … Other than that, it is by far the best packaged of the deluxe sets, with a hard back book and replica tour programme. To be honest, having read about Tokyo Quo for many years when I first got heavily into the band in the early 90s, I was expecting too much from it. Found it a bit underwhelming, and have only had it on a couple of times. When I want to listen to live music of that era I stick with the Live album. As for the other Australia gig that came in the box, I’m not really sure it is worth having, such is the poor quality of the recording.
Rockin’ All Over the World, obviously this was the deluxe I looked forward to the most, and it is the one that has been listened to by far the most. An essential purchase in my book. I don’t think I’ve gone back and listened to the original mix of the album since getting the John Eden remix. The only new mix that I am not so keen on is, Hard Times.
If You Can’t Stand the Heat, there were a few demo tracks included in the bonus that I wanted to hear. To be honest, none of them were of a quality where I’ve wanted to go back and relisten, but it is interesting to hear the songs in these states. As for the album itself, I definitely would like to hear a remix, where some of the contemporary sounds are taken out, and it is mixed as a more traditional Quo rock album from that time.
Whatever You Want, this one I got in order to hear the US, Now Hear This, remix, plus there was a couple of demos that added a bit of value. Was a bit underwhelmed by the US remix, just sounded a bit inferior to the original, I thought they might be radically different with a real commercial sheen.
1982, The rehearsal tapes were intriguing enough for me to make a purchase. In the end I don’t think they were really worth it, though there was some interesting moments. I enjoyed, Stay The Night, with Rossi calling out the chord changes as they played through it. That impressed me, as I can’t talk when playing the guitar, as soon as I try my guitar playing just falls apart.
Back to Back, when I got the remaster in 2005 I was very disappointed that they had put wrong the version of the GDTT single on it. So one of the reasons for upgrading to the deluxe version was to get that song with the guitar solo. Had the 7” as a kid and always liked it. So was nearly worth the purchase for that. But I also wanted to check out the Rossi/Frost tracks, wasn’t expecting to love them, but thought there might be one or two nice commercial tracks in there. Unfortunately turns out there wasn’t really … oh well.
In The Army Now, Rock ‘n’ Roll Floorboards was the seller here, a song I’d never heard. Was also interested to hear Naughty Girls and compare with Dreamin’. The live stuff that came with it was pretty much a waste of time due to the quality, which is a shame, as obviously don’t have any other live versions of those tunes.
Ain’t Complaining, In all honesty I bought this for the all the 80s extended mixes and I’m glad I did, as I really do enjoy them. The live gig that came with it is obviously of good enough quality, but as I have the BBC boxset I already owned this.
Perfect Remedy, outside of RAOTW, this is the deluxe edition that I have been most excited about. The inclusion of the 1989 NEC gig being the reason. Had the VHS back in the day, and it got many viewings, so was looking forward to hearing the gig again, in stereo quality as well, as opposed to through the old TV back in the day. Very pleased with it and have had it on loads in the past month or two. Other bonus content on this was good, I always wanted to get a nice CD copy of the full Anniversary Waltz, and I’d never heard the bray studios version of Paper Plane before, so that was a good addition. Getting a brand new track, in Blondes Don’t Lie, was great too. The Spanish Anniversary Waltz promos were just a bit odd I found, had a listen, nice to have, but can’t see myself revisiting often.
Rock ‘Til You Drop, as with Perfect Remedy I was excited about the live stuff. Great to hear it all again, quality not quite as good as the ’89 stuff, but I suppose four gigs in a day on different equipment at each venue is going have an effect. Still great to have. Also the b-sides from the RTYD singles, good to have all four of them in remastered form.
As for my 2005 remasters, I’m not quite the collector I was when I was younger. Then I would have kept both versions. But from 1982 onwards, if I got the deluxe, then the 2005 version went on eBay. I kept the albums prior to 1982 as I like the fact that stacked together on my CD shelf they make up the cover of Blue For You.
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Post by mortified on Apr 17, 2020 10:00:31 GMT
Rockin’ All Over the World, obviously this was the deluxe I looked forward to the most, and it is the one that has been listened to by far the most. An essential purchase in my book. I don’t think I’ve gone back and listened to the original mix of the album since getting the John Eden remix. The only new mix that I am not so keen on is, Hard Times. With you all the way with this one. It was like uncovering a long lost or unreleased Quo album. I think I've actually played it more than any other Quo album except the first Aquostic release in recent years.
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