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Post by fretbuzzzzz on May 17, 2020 10:14:05 GMT
With what came later its very easy to forget that 70's Francis was a rock god who was very very into it all. Did he end up equating being fed up of the lifestyle / relationships with being fed up of the music that went with it? As for Rick I don't think he was particularly influenced by other rock bands once Quo had made it. I just think he enjoyed listening to them. In the late 80's he was into black crowes and guns n roses. What did John listen to? I've no idea Possibly clouded his judgement for a long time. At times it can be difficult to evaluate music objectively if it stirs negative memories and emotions. |
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Post by gav on May 19, 2020 19:48:17 GMT
Also forgot to include Little Richard's Long Tall Sally, which was of course part of The Anniversary Waltz. This isn't going well. Also forgot LR's Keep a Knockin' from the AW aswell. |
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Post by railroad007 on May 19, 2020 20:39:56 GMT
Francis has mentioned that he's an admirer of Zep's 'Houses Of The Holy' album. You can hear that in Baby Boy. |
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Post by viza on May 19, 2020 21:42:54 GMT
Francis has mentioned that he's an admirer of Zep's 'Houses Of The Holy' album. You can hear that in Baby Boy. For the album as a whole I don't understand this parable. But maybe you were thinking specifically about D'yer Mak'er? |
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Post by charles on May 20, 2020 7:09:24 GMT
He was pulling your leg; or he was referring to the feeling most Quo fans get (not me though) when they hear Baby Boy: they want to demolish a hotel room and throw a telly out of the window.
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Post by mortified on May 20, 2020 7:51:41 GMT
With what came later its very easy to forget that 70's Francis was a rock god who was very very into it all. Did he end up equating being fed up of the lifestyle / relationships with being fed up of the music that went with it? As for Rick I don't think he was particularly influenced by other rock bands once Quo had made it. I just think he enjoyed listening to them. In the late 80's he was into black crowes and guns n roses. What did John listen to? I've no ideaGillie  It's difficult to say about Quo's influences. Obviously early Fleetwood Mac and Chicken Shack. That's well documented, as is The Doors with Roadhouse Blues. Francis was a rock God back then whether he likes it or not. It's probably daft but he seems to have grown older than his years very quickly. Mentally that is. Anyone who recalls him strutting his stuff round the stage back in the mid 70's knows full well he wasn't acting. He was loving every minute of the adoration and the music. He'll just say he matured I think being in the business at a young age like the members of Quo, they didn't have the time to listen to masses of music and adopt heroes. So very often they don't understand us and, likewise, we don't understand why! |
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Post by mortified on May 20, 2020 7:55:59 GMT
There is a song by Quo that reminds me of something from Houses of the Holy but I can't quite remember what it is. Dancing Days I think.
It's on Quid Pro Quo and I recall mentioning it when it first came out. I'll have a quick listen and see if I can pick up on it again. All very coincidental I'm sure.
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on May 20, 2020 10:25:56 GMT
There is a song by Quo that reminds me of something from Houses of the Holy but I can't quite remember what it is. Dancing Days I think. It's on Quid Pro Quo and I recall mentioning it when it first came out. I'll have a quick listen and see if I can pick up on it again. All very coincidental I'm sure. You've got me intrigued there Mortified. Are you perhaps thinking 'Anyway You Like It'? |
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Post by mortified on May 20, 2020 10:35:17 GMT
There is a song by Quo that reminds me of something from Houses of the Holy but I can't quite remember what it is. Dancing Days I think. It's on Quid Pro Quo and I recall mentioning it when it first came out. I'll have a quick listen and see if I can pick up on it again. All very coincidental I'm sure. You've got me intrigued there Mortified. Are you perhaps thinking 'Anyway You Like It'? Nah and, to be fair, it's just a little guitar nuance I thought sounded like part of the Zep song as soon as I heard it. I'll probably not be able to place it now!  Incidentally, talking of Any Way You Like It, the organ work by Andy towards the end of the song is quite similar to U2's Even Better Than The Real Thing (Perfecto Mix). |
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on May 20, 2020 11:22:42 GMT
You've got me intrigued there Mortified. Are you perhaps thinking 'Anyway You Like It'? Nah and, to be fair, it's just a little guitar nuance I thought sounded like part of the Zep song as soon as I heard it. I'll probably not be able to place it now! Incidentally, talking of Any Way You Like It, the organ work by Andy towards the end of the song is quite similar to U2's Even Better Than The Real Thing (Perfecto Mix). Damn...that was my best shot! Sometimes it can be a riff or sequence that can trigger a memory of something else. With 'Better Than That', on first hearing, those lead riffs reminded me of something from the 70s, possibly John Miles 'Highfly'. As you say, something similar with Andy's keyboards on 'Anyway...' to the way the keys are played staccato/jabbing fashion on that U2 track. Talking of 'Better Than That', think Andy does a similar sounding thing once more. |
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Post by mortified on May 20, 2020 11:53:08 GMT
Good grief, fretbuzzzzz; John Miles Highfly! When was the last time I heard that??  Used to quite like him. Last time I saw him he was in Joe Cocker's band (along with Andy Fairweather-Low incidentally) when they were on the bill with Quo at Rod Stewart's gig up here in 1991. Funny how threads digress |
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Post by railroad007 on May 20, 2020 14:51:11 GMT
You can hear that in Baby Boy. For the album as a whole I don't understand this parable. But maybe you were thinking specifically about D'yer Mak'er? |
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Post by zen on May 20, 2020 15:28:01 GMT
Here's a contribution to this topic.
Very interesting in my opinion.
Watch my channel for more interesting Quo videos....
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Post by vivfromcov on May 20, 2020 16:04:52 GMT
Here's a contribution to this topic. Very interesting in my opinion. Watch my channel for more interesting Quo videos.... Thanks Zen, I enjoyed listening to that!  |
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Post by sqcollector on May 20, 2020 18:06:11 GMT
Incidentally, talking of Any Way You Like It, the organ work by Andy towards the end of the song is quite similar to U2's Even Better Than The Real Thing (Perfecto Mix). I would never associate the keyboard playing ahah but I do understand why anyone would. To me, the organ on that Perfecto Mix reminds me of Haddaway's What Is Love ahah |
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