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Post by twentytwenty on Oct 30, 2020 19:43:27 GMT
Growing up, I always saw Piledriver as the first "real" Quo album for some reason and never really gave anything older any chance except for the live staples from ma kelly.. I just didn't get it. As I've grown older I got in to some of the albums of Beatles (mainly the Sgt Pepper ones) and of course The Beach Boys. So, a couple of days ago I thought to myself that I'm gonna give those Quo albums a chance, it's weird that I've been a Quo fan for literally my whole life and never gave those albums the attention they deserved, because boy was I wrong. This is like discovering a whole new band for the first time.
Spare Parts is purely amazing, such a 60s album, are you growing tired of my love should have been a massive hit.
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Post by matt on Oct 30, 2020 22:03:42 GMT
Despite having been a fan since I was about 7 (37 years ago) I’ve never listened to spare parts or PMMFTSQ. Just not interested.
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Post by sqcollector on Oct 30, 2020 23:16:05 GMT
I also think it's a great album. Far from what we'd expect from Quo, knowing what we know. But it's a well constructed album. Great song writing, very lyrical. The orchestra arrangements are very good. Every now and then I listen to it and it always pleases me. Good production too.
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Post by twentytwenty on Oct 30, 2020 23:22:57 GMT
I also think it's a great album. Far from what we'd expect from Quo, knowing what we know. But it's a well constructed album. Great song writing, very lyrical. The orchestra arrangements are very good. Every now and then I listen to it and it always pleases me. Good production too. It really is. I think it should have come out a couple of years earlier though for it to have more success as the genre of popular music shifted really fast during the second part of the 60s into the early years of the 70s. If they had stuck with that sound they (as a band) or we wouldn't be here today discussing the band though. You have to take it for what it is, but it is a really good album and it could rival some Beatles albums imho
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Post by gentlemanjoe on Oct 31, 2020 1:29:49 GMT
I'd have to say PMM was the 60s album to buy if you liked the Quo, this one had kind of missed the boat, the songs were sort of 2 years too late.
And as you can see my log in name shows how much I like 60s Quo. They were finding their feet
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Post by blagult on Oct 31, 2020 12:49:16 GMT
Spare parts is an absolute psych classic. For me a better album than PMM. Only because I think Spicks & Specks, Sheila and Green Tambourine let that album down ! When I collected all the rare stuff back in 1977 I played ‘ Parts ‘ quite a lot alongside the other rare stuff. I just took it on its own merits and the time it was recorded. Got to say regardless wether you like it or not John Schroeder’s production of this album is just first class of its time !
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Post by gav on Oct 31, 2020 13:04:26 GMT
"Face Without A Soul" (Rossi/Parfitt) "You're Just What I Was Looking For Today" (Goffin/C.King) "Are You Growing Tired Of My Love" (A.King) "Antique Angelique" (Lancaster/Young) "So Ends Another Life" (Lancaster) "Poor Old Man" (Rossi/Parfitt) "Mr. Mind Detector" (A.King) "The Clown" (Lancaster/Young) "Velvet Curtains" (A.King) "Little Miss Nothing" (Rossi/Parfitt) "When I Awake" (Lancaster/Young) "Nothing At All" (Lancaster/Lynes/Young)
3/4 band writes, and finds them in quite a sombre mood throughout, going by the titles and the lyrics - maybe only 3 songs are positive lyrically - even "When I Awake" is about an imaginary girl that cannot be found in reality, despite its fairly upbeat melody and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" under tones.
I always found "Nothing At All" to be the bridging tune to their more raucous sound that came after ("The Price Of Love") - otherwise it's all fairly grown up, pomp-sounding stuff, save for a couple of tracks like "Little Miss Nothing".
Alan's "So Ends Another Life" could be one of the best songs he wrote though, if it indeed was him?
I don't doubt John Schroeder had a massive hand in this album with regards the arrangements for horns and strings, and i wonder if it was him who also pressured them into doing the big balladry type thing, and the story that they were practically told to sound like the Bee Gees, with Rick's lead vocals far more conspicuous than before. Or maybe that pressure came from higher up in the record company.
Incidentally, Fabienne Delsol recently released an album with her cover of "When I Awake". She'd previously covered "When My Mind Is Not Live" from PMMFTSQ on an earlier album of hers.
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Post by twentytwenty on Oct 31, 2020 21:43:29 GMT
"Face Without A Soul" (Rossi/Parfitt) "You're Just What I Was Looking For Today" (Goffin/C.King) "Are You Growing Tired Of My Love" (A.King) "Antique Angelique" (Lancaster/Young) "So Ends Another Life" (Lancaster) "Poor Old Man" (Rossi/Parfitt) "Mr. Mind Detector" (A.King) "The Clown" (Lancaster/Young) "Velvet Curtains" (A.King) "Little Miss Nothing" (Rossi/Parfitt) "When I Awake" (Lancaster/Young) "Nothing At All" (Lancaster/Lynes/Young)
3/4 band writes, and finds them in quite a sombre mood throughout, going by the titles and the lyrics - maybe only 3 songs are positive lyrically - even "When I Awake" is about an imaginary girl that cannot be found in reality, despite its fairly upbeat melody and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" under tones.
I always found "Nothing At All" to be the bridging tune to their more raucous sound that came after ("The Price Of Love") - otherwise it's all fairly grown up, pomp-sounding stuff, save for a couple of tracks like "Little Miss Nothing".
Alan's "So Ends Another Life" could be one of the best songs he wrote though, if it indeed was him?
I don't doubt John Schroeder had a massive hand in this album with regards the arrangements for horns and strings, and i wonder if it was him who also pressured them into doing the big balladry type thing, and the story that they were practically told to sound like the Bee Gees, with Rick's lead vocals far more conspicuous than before. Or maybe that pressure came from higher up in the record company.
Incidentally, Fabienne Delsol recently released an album with her cover of "When I Awake". She'd previously covered "When My Mind Is Not Live" from PMMFTSQ on an earlier album of hers.
I like this album much more than Pictures mainly because the songwriting is different. This is more up my alley when we're talking 60s subgenres. And the production is massive on this one while pictures sounds like they recorded through a potato. I also feel that the songwriting became much stronger here, I absolutely agree about So ends another life, mr mind detector is another favorite, poor old man is great, nothing at all is amazing. I feel that if you're in to this kind of music, this album is a strong one!
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Post by asthequoflies on Nov 8, 2020 11:03:54 GMT
Early Quo is mostly neglected, but has a quality and charm all it's own.
PMMFTSQ is a psych classic, full of great playing and melodies. Spare Parts I never took to as much but will give it more listens after reading the thoughts above.
The pre Quo stuff I love; singles a and b sides by the Spectres and Traffic Jam. Aswell as tracks from that era that appeared on box sets.
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Post by curiousgirl on Nov 8, 2020 13:59:57 GMT
I discovered Quo mid 70s and then worked my way backward through their catalogue. I had a cassette compilation of those early albums and loved them as much as the heavy stuff. I like a good tune. And I can hum those tracks as well as the later ones.
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Post by vivfromcov on Nov 9, 2020 19:33:25 GMT
I have never owned SP or PMM. I’ve heard tracks now and a again but I think I must buy them and listen properly. I never gave my Dog and Ma Kelly vinyls much attention back in the day but in the last few years since buying them on cd, they have become as much a favourite to me as Quo and Hello.
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Post by quodec on Nov 9, 2020 20:27:33 GMT
The biggest disappointment I had in my formative Quo 'career' was buying the Golden Hour compilation, showing the boys rocking out on the cover. In my teenage naivety I though I was getting an hour of rock 'n' roll. Imagine my horror when track after track was this psychedelic pop stuff and no boogie or shuffle!! I was dumbfounded. That Golden Hour cover image should be banned for false advertising! Nowadays - and being a lot wiser- I still enjoy the odd ramble down those 60s tunes, some of which are very good indeed.
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Post by dublinquo on Nov 9, 2020 22:04:17 GMT
The biggest disappointment I had in my formative Quo 'career' was buying the Golden Hour compilation, showing the boys rocking out on the cover. In my teenage naivety I though I was getting an hour of rock 'n' roll. Imagine my horror when track after track was this psychedelic pop stuff and no boogie or shuffle!! I was dumbfounded. That Golden Hour cover image should be banned for false advertising! Nowadays - and being a lot wiser- I still enjoy the odd ramble down those 60s tunes, some of which are very good indeed. This cover? Yes, I can fully understand the rather misleading musical style that the image communicates across to the potential record buyer. This was of course the record company Pye's way of attempting to cash in on the band's new found success back in 1973.
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Post by gav on Nov 9, 2020 22:22:16 GMT
The biggest disappointment I had in my formative Quo 'career' was buying the Golden Hour compilation, showing the boys rocking out on the cover. In my teenage naivety I though I was getting an hour of rock 'n' roll. Imagine my horror when track after track was this psychedelic pop stuff and no boogie or shuffle!! I was dumbfounded. That Golden Hour cover image should be banned for false advertising! Nowadays - and being a lot wiser- I still enjoy the odd ramble down those 60s tunes, some of which are very good indeed. This cover? Yes, I can fully understand the rather misleading musical style that the image communicates across to the potential record buyer. This was of course the record company Pye's way of attempting to cash in on the band's new found success back in 1973. You can totally tell they're playing "Sheila" in that cover pic.
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Post by charles on Nov 10, 2020 7:24:55 GMT
Okay, I'll grant you that the cover is misleading, but it's completely iconic. I think it's even better than Piledriver's.
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