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Post by Victor on Nov 1, 2020 7:52:24 GMT
Looking forward to the opinions and discussions
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Post by charles on Nov 1, 2020 10:32:23 GMT
Let's start discussing months of the year. Personally, I feel November is getting too much stick. It's being discriminated.
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Post by dennis on Nov 1, 2020 11:19:27 GMT
No wonder
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Post by Victor on Nov 1, 2020 12:20:30 GMT
Anyone can make a mistake ! It's got the right month now. You can blame my age if you like
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Post by quovadis on Nov 1, 2020 14:20:13 GMT
Luv Tommy why o why was this little rocker never played live cmon frame!!
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Post by shallwesingsome on Nov 1, 2020 15:22:10 GMT
RTYD restored my belief in Quo. After the fiasco of the previous couple of releases it was great to know there was still life in the old dogs.
Tommy, however..... what were they thinking of here. It did set the alarm bells ringing again. Overall though a return to form an album I enjoyed and still do.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Nov 1, 2020 16:35:48 GMT
"best album since NTL" most of us said. And that felt a very important point - it was ten years. But of course, there hadn't been much competition.
And yes, it was great that Quo sounded like a band recording in the same room again. And it sounded like Quo, not the old Quo, but still Quo.
What guitar did francis use? I don't like the tone, which is a real shame as otherwise the sound is great
Lots of the material stands up well enough. One man band is great, no problems is Quo by numbers done very well. Good sign is great, bring it on home is excellent. Not sure about the keyboards but I always liked like a zombie. Nagging doubts remained - sometimes keyboards or backing vocals irritated, can't give you more a good example.
They went on TOTP to do a (workmanlike) cover of Lets Work Together, next lot of promotion was the bands reworking of an album track from RAOTW. Were the public meant to be impressed? The album cover is woeful. The "new band" seemed incapable of doing anything good without it having flaws. A hugely frustrating band to follow!
My main gripe with RTYD is that it made me extremely excited for how they'd follow it up. I will never forget my crushing disappointment when that time came !
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Post by railroad007 on Nov 1, 2020 16:47:13 GMT
I remember buying it but I had given up by then. I played it a couple of times and that was that. Lancaster's exile was really coming home to roost by now, I started to replay some of his tracks and realised this bloke was a really good vocalist and a very original writer. Sorry about that folks.
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Post by charles on Nov 1, 2020 17:44:46 GMT
I remember buying it but I had given up by then. I played it a couple of times and that was that. Lancaster's exile was really coming home to roost by now, I started to replay some of his tracks and realised this bloke was a really good vocalist and a very original writer. Sorry about that folks. I feel sorry for you. Isaac will be on your case, probably using the Big Man argument. Be strong.
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Post by matt on Nov 1, 2020 17:48:25 GMT
I would say this coincided with my most obsessive period following the band, aged about 15. I’d been to see them on the Perfect remedy tour and couldn’t get tickets for the following year. I’d bought Anniversary waltz and enjoyed the successful year that was 1990. I bought Can’t give you more but was gutted when it stalled at 36.
Anyways I went to the Sheffield Gig on the RTYD day and was blown away. It was amazing. I bought the vinyl album that week as I remember.
The cover I always thought was rather embarrassing. But I loved the album. I played it to death. It sounded like the quo in my dads 12 gold bars, rather than The previous 3 albums.
Then I realised that the CD has an additional 6 tracks so I bought that with the £5 a week I was earning in school work experience. And played that to death.
I practically learned to play guitar playing along to 4500 times off this album.
As you can see it has a rather special place in my heart - I associate it with no longer being a kid, going to gigs with friends rather than parents, and having my own money to spend.
Anyway the album - I rarely listen to it now, but it has a good solid sound, guitar driven songs and a vibe of a band re invigorated. The sessions seem like a bit of a later career purple patch - there’s very few stinkers, Tommy excepted.
Stand outs include Polly, one man band, warning shot, good sign, no problem... most of it.
I do think the abbreviated Vinyl album is a strange choice of songs though. Certainly not the 10 strongest. And side b is 2 covers and a re-recording. I think they could have chosen a better selection.
As I say though I rarely listen to it now. I rarely listen to anything after NTL, except Backbone.
But it was a good album and one that reminds me why I like the band.
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Post by quodec on Nov 1, 2020 18:35:04 GMT
Had gone off Quo for several years and didn't buy this till some in the mid 90s as a CD. Well produced and good crunchy guitar sounds. Still not sure what all the covers and re-recordings where about though? They could easily have released it as a 10 track original album with 'Heavy Daze' etc on it. Strange times for Quo!
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Post by sqcollector on Nov 1, 2020 18:35:55 GMT
Rock 'Til You Drop is one of my favorite albums. Solid sound, guitar-driven, heavy. But still has more mellow songs like the title track and Warning Shot, balancing and giving it some depth. Three cover songs is a bit too much. Let's Work Together, even though cool, doesn't really add anything. The four B-sides from that time are awesome, rocking songs. Love them all.
Finally (and I know this may be a controversial opinion), to me, the version of Forty-Five Hundred Times from this album is, no doubt, the best studio work they released.
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Post by railroad007 on Nov 1, 2020 19:14:17 GMT
I remember buying it but I had given up by then. I played it a couple of times and that was that. Lancaster's exile was really coming home to roost by now, I started to replay some of his tracks and realised this bloke was a really good vocalist and a very original writer. Sorry about that folks. I feel sorry for you. Isaac will be on your case, probably using the Big Man argument. Be strong. I can take it.Big Man was written by Rossi but Lancaster took one for the team by saying it was him.
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Post by 4th Chord on Nov 1, 2020 20:10:11 GMT
Anyone can make a mistake ! It's got the right month now. You can blame my age if you like See me in my office please Victor
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Post by 4th Chord on Nov 1, 2020 20:14:54 GMT
Had gone off Quo for several years and didn't buy this till some in the mid 90s as a CD. Well produced and good crunchy guitar sounds. Still not sure what all the covers and re-recordings where about though? They could easily have released it as a 10 track original album with 'Heavy Daze' etc on it. Strange times for Quo! I seem to recall it was always intended to be another covers album but they had enough original material to cobble the album together.
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