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Post by cammythemortonfan on Sept 24, 2020 22:40:42 GMT
Backwater , right?
Well.....I’m going to throw Over and Done into the mix.
It’s a song that nobody really ever mentions but for me, it’s great .
It’s melodic but rocky , has a great intro and actually there’s an interesting rhythm going on there during the verses.
Any thoughts ?
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Post by Detroit on Sept 24, 2020 23:11:15 GMT
Very good tune, I would like to have heard how Alan would sing that one but because he didn't I'll stick with Backwater and ITABW.
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Sept 25, 2020 5:00:46 GMT
Quite a few to choose from and it's funny; although I love it, I never automatically think of Backwater as Alan's best.
I usually jump to A Year, Blue Eyed Lady or Over The Edge. But, I agree; Over And Done is a thing of beauty. And Francis's voice is 100% perfect for it.
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 25, 2020 5:17:41 GMT
Backwater , right? Well.....I’m going to throw Over and Done into the mix. It’s a song that nobody really ever mentions but for me, it’s great . It’s melodic but rocky , has a great intro and actually there’s an interesting rhythm going on there during the verses. Any thoughts ? I guess who you know. Nearly evereyone I know rate Over and done as one of their finest works. I have read on here some people not so keen. But ears are odd things. As I said to Alan when I spoke to him, A Year is your finest work. He said it probably is and I had taste. I love A Year. A Year is unusual with almost an pyschodelic edge with amazing solo. Showing like Backwater that whoever has the credit, it was a band effort to elevate the tunes. Probably now but definitely back then. |
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Post by juansupposin on Sept 25, 2020 6:29:03 GMT
The wild ones, over the edge, over and done, High Flyer.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 6:32:45 GMT
Over the Edge, fantastic driving rock song and even better live.
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Post by Victor on Sept 25, 2020 6:33:28 GMT
A Year, Over and Done, Mountain Lady
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per
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Post by per on Sept 25, 2020 10:01:17 GMT
Quite a few to choose from and it's funny; although I love it, I never automatically think of Backwater as Alan's best. I usually jump to A Year, Blue Eyed Lady or Over The Edge. But, I agree; Over And Done is a thing of beauty. And Francis's voice is 100% perfect for it. I totally agree with the songs you mention Mortified! I also would like to add Just Take Me and Who Asked You, both of them absolutely brilliant IMO! |
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Post by matt on Sept 25, 2020 11:12:28 GMT
Without getting technical - Considering he was a bass player Alan wrote lots of songs where the bass just played the one main root note, and the guitars changed chords over the top. Particlulary in the period from 78-82
Examples would be:
Over The Edge (Same note for the first 40 seconds)
Mountain Lady - the whole of the verses up to the bridge ("Im climbing mountains" ....... up to "Im taking a walk....")
Who Aksed You - the first four bars of each verse ("There you go again....up to "Your silver tongue...")
Stones - all through the verses
The wild ones - all through the verses
Whether that's limitations as a songwriter, a trick he liked or whatever I don't know, but I think it gives his songs of 78-81 a certain menace, and atmosphere.
In fact I love all the songs above, with the exception of the terrible Stones.
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Post by railroad007 on Sept 25, 2020 15:07:07 GMT
I like most of his stuff that he wrote or co-wrote. He always came up with something different, I remember a critic reviewing the RAOTW album and commenting how good Too Far Gone was. When I got any of the albums and looked at the writing credits I always knew what Rossi/Young or Rossi/Frost was going to sound like but Lancaster could and would surprise.
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Post by roquer on Sept 25, 2020 15:11:57 GMT
I can't pick just one, but my personal favorite list is:
Someone's Learning
Blue-Eyed Lady
Backwater
Don't Think it Matters
Over And Done
Who Asked You
The Wild Ones
Mountain Lady
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Post by 4th Chord on Sept 25, 2020 15:33:52 GMT
Big Man.
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Post by paradiseflats on Sept 25, 2020 16:13:23 GMT
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Post by ebow72 on Sept 25, 2020 16:38:59 GMT
As above really, but for me it's Broken Man, don't know what it is about the song, I just love the arrangement, but it's quo not being too serious and it works. On the Level gets played every week, without fail and it sounds better every time....
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Post by cooliquo on Sept 25, 2020 16:41:00 GMT
Backwater. One of Quo's finest! He wrote lots of great songs.. But to me, it's a standout.
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