viza
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Post by viza on Jun 15, 2020 19:13:30 GMT
It's interesting that Pip was brought in, because he would not have come cheap. And the band were more or less broke by then. So the record company obviously had high hopes regarding what was possibly an enforced 'comeback'. It certainly was in terms of having to come up with a contracted album. Maybe it was a part of the record deal from the beginning. The band were obligated to make a record, the record company were obligated to hire a producer approved by the band.
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Post by Quoincidence on Jun 15, 2020 20:14:39 GMT
Pip pretty much worked on In The Army Now as he'd already been working with Rick, Jeff and Rhino on Ricks solo album, "Recorded Delivery". Adding on to that - that he had already worked with Andy and Francis prior. It just makes sense. The production work he did on Ricks album, is pretty much the same that we got on In The Army Now.
Also, the title for the track "Naughty Girl" dates back to the earlier 70's, not the song itself that has been stated a few times. The original track titled "Naughty Girl" by Bernie Frost is a completely different track. So I've heard.
I personally think the Army album is great, aside from Invitation.
The Promo Video for the title track is possibly the best produced promo video they have ever done. The whole thing progresses throughout, starting with the drills in the camp to ending up with the soldiers on their backs in No Mans Land. The colour grading makes it effective as well. The whole Black / White band shots to the washed out footage of the soldiers, brilliant.
Overdose is a cracking track! Big shame it didn't stay in the set for long. It definitely could have been taken a different direction or even developed further around the mid section / breakdown.
I really think they should have recorded a show on the Army tour. Whether it was just audibly or audible and visual. Missed a big opportunity to put out something "better" than the Milton Keynes show which Rick and Francis were never happy with. Hammersmith Odeon, 24th December 1986 would have been the best gig to capture with all the guests that joined on stage at the end, along with the appearance of Bob Young.
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Jun 15, 2020 21:15:12 GMT
Probably played Lockdown , more in the last week than this album over the years. Will give it a go again with an open mind. I will however skip the title track as I simply dont like it, neither as a single or in the live set.
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Post by frozenhero on Jun 24, 2020 15:48:22 GMT
I don’t remember when I first heard this album. I know I didn’t buy it. I can’t think of any other album where none of the band wrote the first three singles released off an album. Unless Dreaming was a single to interrupt that sequence. I don’t like it. I don’t listen to it. Strangely I think there are better songs on Back to back they are just badly recorded and arranged. Chronologically speaking, Dreamin' (when it was still called Naughty Girl) should've been the first single, but Alan's legal moves stopped that from coming out. I wonder if the album had been less successful if that one had been released first. Although I think that beneath the horrible synths, the writing isn't half bad, it doesn't compete what would eventually be the 3 lead singles.
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Post by asthequoflies on Sept 21, 2020 16:52:12 GMT
I always think of the Uncle of one of my sisters in law when this album comes up; he's a die hard rock fan since early 70s and a Quo fan since late 70s. Said even though there were a lot of dodgy songs over a few albums late 70s/early 80s, ITAN was the first album he felt had genuinely bad stuff on it.
I agree to an extent, but mainly ITAN displays a serious drop in quality even from BTB and 1982. Quo 1986 were a different band - diff rhythm section, diff aesthetic, diff sound at least on record. Live they delivered, as they always have.
I can only imagine what it was like for a longer term fan in 1986 hearing the likes of Calling, Speechless, Save Me, Invitation, In Your Eyes; bland, uninspired and trite.
The album does have saving graces. Overdose I think is brilliant. Red Sky is very good. Title track is an odd one, sometimes I like it a lot and other times not. End of the Line is okay.
Quo had four Top 40 hits from the album but as an album I feel it is very weak sauce.
Things would deteriorate further before the 80s came to a close.
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Post by dennis on Sept 21, 2020 20:56:57 GMT
I always think of the Uncle of one of my sisters in law when this album comes up; he's a die hard rock fan since early 70s and a Quo fan since late 70s. Said even though there were a lot of dodgy songs over a few albums late 70s/early 80s, ITAN was the first album he felt had genuinely bad stuff on it. I agree to an extent, but mainly ITAN displays a serious drop in quality even from BTB and 1982. Quo 1986 were a different band - diff rhythm section, diff aesthetic, diff sound at least on record. Live they delivered, as they always have. I can only imagine what it was like for a longer term fan in 1986 hearing the likes of Calling, Speechless, Save Me, Invitation, In Your Eyes; bland, uninspired and trite. The album does have saving graces. Overdose I think is brilliant. Red Sky is very good. Title track is an odd one, sometimes I like it a lot and other times not. End of the Line is okay. Quo had four Top 40 hits from the album but as an album I feel it is very weak sauce. Things would deteriorate further before the 80s came to a close. A lot of good points there. However, I disagree somewhat on that point. I saw them on that tour &, for the first time, I just didn't feel they sounded quite like Quo - at least, not enough like Quo for me. I never went back, apart from the reunion gigs.
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Post by mortified on Sept 22, 2020 7:56:55 GMT
Overdose is a cracking track! Big shame it didn't stay in the set for long. It definitely could have been taken a different direction or even developed further around the mid section / breakdown.I've always thought that. When I first heard it, I thought "here we go" and expected the sort of direction we eventually got with The Power of Rock or even Rick's Lonesome Road. Something Quo used to hit us with in the 70's early on. The sort of thing that used to blow me away as a teenager. Still a great track though, I agree.
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Post by railroad007 on Sept 22, 2020 17:16:17 GMT
Overdose is a cracking track! Big shame it didn't stay in the set for long. It definitely could have been taken a different direction or even developed further around the mid section / breakdown.I've always thought that. When I first heard it, I thought "here we go" and expected the sort of direction we eventually got with The Power of Rock or even Rick's Lonesome Road. Something Quo used to hit us with in the 70's early on. The sort of thing that used to blow me away as a teenager. Still a great track though, I agree. Strange but I really dislike this song.There's a lot of other songs in there, not all by Status Quo. One day I'll name them but that would mean listening to the song.
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Post by stringybob on Sept 22, 2020 23:35:18 GMT
Strange but I really dislike this song.There's a lot of other songs in there, not all by Status Quo. One day I'll name them but that would mean listening to the song. I don't mind 'Overdose' but I take your point. I really can't be doing with 'Heavy Daze' for the same reason.
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Post by donttastemywine on Sept 23, 2020 7:56:02 GMT
Bought it, played it, put it back in the sleeve and pretended that the whole experience had never happened.
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Post by americanquo on Sept 23, 2020 22:32:02 GMT
Utterly dreadful.
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