mortified
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Post by mortified on Apr 5, 2021 6:26:15 GMT
As far as I know, and from what Rossi said in interviews at the time (whilst it was still titled "Rockin' All Over The Riffs"), they also re-recorded Down Down. Not the most enthusiastic interview
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Post by railroad007 on Apr 5, 2021 7:26:39 GMT
I stopped when the optician suggested it was detrimental to my wellbeing. Did you keep giving yourself black eyes by hitting yourself in the face with your flying clackers? Yes
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Post by roquer on Apr 5, 2021 7:46:39 GMT
As far as I know, and from what Rossi said in interviews at the time (whilst it was still titled "Rockin' All Over The Riffs"), they also re-recorded Down Down. I remembered something like the album was recorded between Heavy Traffic. I was supposin' that it was recorded in the way of, for example, 2 takes of solid gold, but before the third take, Tobacco Road was recorded, just to get rid of the album. By the way, I like they get rid of the title with the f****** "Rockin' all over". They must be sick of it as well as I am.
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Apr 5, 2021 7:53:51 GMT
I am finding the clackers thread within the thread more interesting 👍
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Post by paradiseflats on Apr 5, 2021 7:55:31 GMT
I am finding the clackers thread within the thread more interesting 👍 After looking up Ms Clackers on the web, she is more interesting than the album and has aged better.
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Post by roquer on Apr 5, 2021 15:07:38 GMT
By the way. All the versions of the album contains that strange noise at the beginning of I Fought the Law? Like a digital strange noise on the first seconds. My first copy was a recorded CD and the second was second hand, so I can't say something definitive.
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Post by frozenhero on Apr 5, 2021 20:16:08 GMT
Best sounding and produced of all the covers albums, possibly the only time Paxman made a decent job of producing for Quo. Bizarrely this is coupled with the worst and most ill thought out selection of songs. A couple of good ones but some utter clunkers. We didn't need yet more versions of classic Quo songs either that have appeared on every Best Of and live selection. Well, maybe not so surprising given that they had already used up a lot of favourites on the previous two albums! Whatever You Want on Riffs ( and I bet RAOTW) have a different sound because they were recorded two years before. I think there was an issue from Alan about them miming to the originals on telly. Gotta wonder why WYW was re-re-recorded after the 1997 version though! (RAOTW was re-recorded in 1988 but I can understand why they didn't want to use that for TV mimings, it does sound 80s, plus the drummer change since then Rick's Elvis parody on Wild One probably detracts from what was a great Iggy Pop song. The remakes are poor. Loads of plaudits for OTRA but I think the vocal range is a struggle Alan Wilson had a remarkable falsetto voice. Can't think of many who could sing like him.
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Post by matt on Apr 5, 2021 21:12:14 GMT
Not an album I will ever listen to again.
Bargain basement, unimaginative Pub band knock offs.
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Apr 6, 2021 5:08:14 GMT
In retrospect, I should have said the Iggy Pop single, frozenhero. I'd never heard any other version. I used to have the 12" single and it was great. Not sure I have any 12" singles now apart from Quo releases. House moves and all that (sigh)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2021 6:23:48 GMT
In retrospect, I should have said the Iggy Pop single, frozenhero . I'd never heard any other version. I used to have the 12" single and it was great. Not sure I have any 12" singles now apart from Quo releases. House moves and all that (sigh) You losing your 12"s and railroad007 having to give up playing with his Clackers, old age can be a terrible thing...
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Post by Dark on Apr 6, 2021 9:14:20 GMT
I liked how in the late 60s and early 70s the band decided to do away with chasing trends and fashion and make the music they wanted to make, and take it to the people and let the music do the talking.
When Riffs came out they had gone too far in the opposite direction of doing whatever Management / Record company said, and recording music to fulfil latest gimmick or idea, as opposed to because it is what they loved / believed in.
So I bailed on them and didn’t purchase Riffs, figured if they weren’t interested and putting their heart into the music, then why should I invest in it?
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Post by railroad007 on Apr 6, 2021 15:47:33 GMT
In retrospect, I should have said the Iggy Pop single, frozenhero . I'd never heard any other version. I used to have the 12" single and it was great. Not sure I have any 12" singles now apart from Quo releases. House moves and all that (sigh) You losing your 12"s and railroad007 having to give up playing with his Clackers, old age can be a terrible thing... My Clackers are in mint condition and Mortified was recently refused employment as a postman because of his 12"r.
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Post by nino on Apr 7, 2021 13:23:12 GMT
I loathe this album, I absolutely do. The worst thing they've ever done and BY FAR the worst of the cover albums. Actually, I like the other two, the idea behind them, the majority of the versions of songs on there, I think both have an unique and fitting concept - everything that Riffs lacks. The only things I like about Riffs are the re-recordings, I Fought The Law and Wild One. Obviously I like the re-recordings because I like the originals, so that doesn't really count, narrowing it down to two tracks on one album I like - meaning it's absolutely crap!
Just learned in this thread what it should've been called, would've been even worse.
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Post by 37 on Apr 7, 2021 16:27:38 GMT
A complete disaster of an album. Shocking in fact, apart from ripping of loyal fans, what were they thinking? But I did really like the Canned Heat song On The Road Again version by Quo. I thought had it have been written by Quo, it would not have felt out of place on the Ma Kellys or Dog album!
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Post by gav on Apr 30, 2021 11:41:47 GMT
What struck me about all the covers albums was the blandness of execution and clear lack of passion in the delivery. DS had decent production ideas and seemingly more of a budget for session players etc. But the sound was completely neutered Quo, so slick, and so soulless. FITLC just kind of low budget and low on inspiration. Same with Riffs, although a better selection of material.
Then it got me thinking if, over the 3 albums, the selection was representative of what Quo like personally, are influenced by, or where their roots lie.
It's a funny thing, because the impression i get goes against all those years as a much younger person thinking Quo were all about the ROCK. Their covers at the time were in the heavier rock vein. But fast forward to 1996 (and beyond), and it's the pop hits of the era(s), and the production is veering towards very light entertainment.
Some of those early covers made them. Roadhouse Blues / Bye Bye Johnny / Junior's Wailing.
Then you have the 1982 rehearsal recordings, which are all late 50's/early 60's pop/rock 'n' roll.
It's a confusing bag! Is that where their roots really lie? I guess so. The Everlys, and all that. I find it hard to put the two things together, that very conservative 50's influence, and the rock behemoth they became in the 70's, but that's when they were that natural unit. And when that was done, they reverted to pop music, whoever's influence that came under. That said, i know there was a strong Chuck Berry influence in those early days, so it wasn't always safe pop rock.
Hard to explain, but just a funny contrast, this balls-out heavy rock band which was just a natural development, with their roots in a very different climate. I guess it's a bit of an anti-climax to hear them putting things down like "When You Walk In The Room" and "Mony Mony" - though, more on topic, Riffs was a fair bit less from that era, if any. I just never heard ANY of that influence in their music at all, other than the influence of the really tight harmonies between Rossi and Parfitt, a nod to the Everly Brothers.
I'd have loved if we'd had a covers album of credible covers, something in the flavour of their original recording of "The Price of Love" (Everlys again). Something they'd had some purpose in covering and reworking to make their own, other than 2 very bland follow-up albums to an already bland first covers record.
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