quodec
Veteran Rocker Rollin'
Twelve bar blues is now alright.
Posts: 1,215
Favourite Quo Album: Blue For You
Favourite other bands.: early AC/DC, Angel City, Blackfoot, Rose Tattoo, Slade
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Post by quodec on Jun 4, 2020 20:09:47 GMT
Just heard of the death of Sweet bass guitarist, Steve Priest, at age of 72. RIP. All my heroes are beginning to slip away.
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Post by vivfromcov on Jun 4, 2020 20:49:34 GMT
Very sad news again, RIP Steve
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stringybob
Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 325
Favourite Quo Album: Quo
Favourite other bands.: Many and varied
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Post by stringybob on Jun 5, 2020 2:14:55 GMT
Sad news indeed. Sweet were always underrated both as players and as songwriters, most people only being aware of their big hit singles. A bit like Quo really!
Talking of Quo, an occasional colleague of mine who's a huge Sweet fan and has spoken with some members at length tells me that Quo were given first refusal on this song, co-written by Pip Williams, but declined. Sweet recorded it (with Steve Priest on lead vocals) on their 1980 LP 'Water's Edge' which Pip produced. Given a more guitar-based approach I can easily imagine Quo doing it but taking the lyrics into consideration I can completely understand their reluctance to record it. It would have done them no favours as a band trying to stay relevant at the turn of the '80s. Nice song though!
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