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Post by markquo on May 3, 2021 17:40:30 GMT
Weakest of the three covers albums with a sleeve that made me wince even more than Don't Stop - and that's saying something Very few redeeming qualities. Even the cover of Roll Over Beethoven matched ELO's rather than Chuck Berry's. I did see them play that live though; as an encore in Gelsenkirchen. And it was pretty good. Didn't hear it again after that. Live or on CD . Sweet Home Chicago is the best track on it for me but it's still not as good as it should have been. Woodedz did an excellent rendition of it for a while with Freddie's guitar lifting it to new heights by comparison. Way Down was passable and I admit to revisiting these two now and again. Once Bitten Twice Shy they should've left alone. A song that you'd think was tailor made for the band lacked any conviction or power compared to the original. The rest was just fodder, including the title track. I'm even having to check the track listing to remind myself what was on it. I rarely have to do that. A mention in passing for the live recording of Forty-Five Hundred Times which pitched up on whichever single it was. It gave me goose-bumps. The crowd were brilliant and it was blistering for the short time it was played. Apart from the original, I think it's my favourite version. Sacrilege to the 22-minute worshippers, I know, but you like what you like, eh? However, I do admit to learning something. I had no idea Roy Orbison wrote Claudette. Education is a wonderful thing Quo's worst ever release? Quite possibly. 2/10 for the two songs I do play. Once Bitten Twice Shy? The original was great but I though it would get a real blast..it didn't. Great White did a pretty good version Cheers
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Post by freewilly on May 3, 2021 23:09:08 GMT
Sweet Home Chicago, Rave On and Roll Over Beethoven are quite good in my opinion.
The rest, I don't think they're bad but, it's devoid of any feeling whatsoever. It's just dull
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on May 4, 2021 10:27:13 GMT
Sweet Home Chicago, Rave On and Roll Over Beethoven are quite good in my opinion. The rest, I don't think they're bad but, it's devoid of any feeling whatsoever. It's just dullThink that's it really, an album that they appeared to knock off in their sleep. No real atmosphere, texture or energy and quite dry sounding. Paxo gets some stick sometimes but not always deserved. Maybe he did his best in the circumstances but no ambient space etc and I still remember the disappointment on first hearing the album in that department. Francis clearly liked 'Old Time Rock and Roll' as hung around in the set for a time. I know some critics felt Quo should have left 'The Wanderer' alone in the mid 80s, even though it had Quo written all over it in principle, much the same as 'Once Bitten..' and divides opinions in much the same way. Arguably with something like 'Once Bitten..' there isn't a great deal you can do with it in any significant musical way if staying reasonably faithful to Hunter's original apart from giving it some gusto and Quo's live on stage version of 'Once Bitten..' just had more kick, which is as you would expect. I suppose the album was intended to be a nostalgia fest and possibly succeeded with the range of songs and I could probably listen to it whilst re-decorating the house and not over thinking things!
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Post by railroad007 on May 4, 2021 11:41:27 GMT
Never heard it and from what I can gather, hopefully I never will. The moderators use it to torture board members who step out of line...dennis has it on a weekly basis, bluehighway plays piano on the live version of "The Torture"
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Post by daverj40 on May 4, 2021 14:54:49 GMT
Never heard it and from what I can gather, hopefully I never will. The moderators use it to torture board members who step out of line...dennis has it on a weekly basis, bluehighway plays piano on the live version of "The Torture" Some people clearly have no moral substance.
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Post by railroad007 on May 4, 2021 15:33:28 GMT
The moderators use it to torture board members who step out of line...dennis has it on a weekly basis, bluehighway plays piano on the live version of "The Torture" Some people clearly have no moral substance. Don't know about moral but granny is big on substance abuse...allegedly.
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Post by dennis on May 4, 2021 18:32:51 GMT
The moderators use it to torture board members who step out of line...dennis has it on a weekly basis, bluehighway plays piano on the live version of "The Torture" Some people clearly have no moral substance. there's nothing sub about my stance!
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Post by railroad007 on May 4, 2021 20:13:08 GMT
Some people clearly have no moral substance. there's nothing sub about my stance! Watch out dennis, here it comes "The radio, the vinyl disc. The jukebox cha..." For Gods sake run! WE ARE THE BOARD, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on May 4, 2021 21:02:33 GMT
I don't have the album.
I never had the album!
I enjoyed the gig, though.
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mortified
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Post by mortified on May 5, 2021 5:06:57 GMT
The general consensus of those who were there was that the gig was a belter. I'd have liked a live album/DVD of that instead of what we did get
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Post by frozenhero on May 5, 2021 8:25:45 GMT
backwateronline.weebly.com/interviews-4-5.htmlIf we leave "Famous In The Last Century" behind, what are your thoughts about the next album?Rick: Yeah, it's best to leave "Famous In The Last Century" behind, I think... Although it's been quite a successful album. I mean, it was not something that we wanted to do. We were beaten around the head rather with a baseball bat by the record company to do another "Don't Stop". Although the album has done very well, there's no satisfaction in it for us really. It's just another collection of songs that people know. The next album is nearly all written and ready to go. [...] I think the days of producing ourselves are gone. You can't put two people at the helm. You got to have one person who has the last say how it's going to be. If you've got four or five different influences, or certainly three... myself, Francis and Rhino, how are you going to make an executive decision? So I think there has to be a producer rather like a referee in a football match. There has got to be somebody who makes the last decision and say "that's the way it's going to be"... When Pip Williams was with us I thought he was the best producer for the band at the time, although nowadays there has been a lot of criticism of Pip saying that he made it too smooth and too soft, you know. But certainly some great stuff came out of the Pip Williams era. In our case anyway, if we stick with one producer it just doesn't seem to work. So, Mike Paxman came onto the scene and he has a totally different approach to Pip, whereby Mike is a great fan of the band. He loves the music. I'm not saying that Pip doesn't, but Mike is the kind of guy who has seen Quo in the audience headbanging... He also has a great musical mind, and I think Mike has done an excellent job. The only criticism I have of the "Under The Influence" album is that the mix could have been a bit punchier. I mean, I really like the album overall, but... I feel the same with this latest... thing... of ours which I'm not very proud of I have to say. You know, "Famous In The Last Century". There's nothing really to be proud of in it... [...] Francis: I think, obviously, the Swedish and Danish markets have suffered since we've done "Don't Stop" and the last one... whatever it's f...ing called... Yes, "Famous In The Last Century"...I thought the original idea with the name "Famous In The Last Century" was very good and very funny. However, what happened just after the new milennium, in February 2000, everybody realised... "so it's February, nothing really changed", you know. But the whole idea of "Famous In The Last Century" was very good. As soon as the clock went "ding-dong" into the year 2000, everything came from the last century... Everything you could think of. We always used to make these jokes about us having been around since the old king died. In five or ten years time kids that were just born are going to say "well, it's from the last century". The latest bands that showed up in the late 90s... suddenly they're from the last century! I thought it was quite funny, but making the album... You did the best you could, but it was very difficult to get fired up, to get that something. Far prefer Quo's bring it on home (great achievement as dozens have had a go at doing it) Really?
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Post by nino on May 5, 2021 8:35:02 GMT
I may be in a minority here (well, I know I am) and sometimes I feel I'm the only person in the world to think so but I have to say the following:
Apart from the fact that all cover albums are unnecessary (single covers on some album are perfectly fine though and really can add to the song itself), show the lack of inspiration and the bondage (not sure if that's the right word) to the record companies, FITLC is BY FAR the best one and I really enjoy listening to it! Let me explain why:
I like the concept of the band picking, interpreting and singing their favourite songs of the last century. I love the title, as it is true. Quo were famous in the last century, not a single one of us will witness another century or already has, nor will they. I love the cover artwork with famous people from the last century mixed with Quo standing on a balcony that clearly should resemble the balcony of Buckingham Palace and the Royal Family.
I like the idea of a snippet of the title track opening and another snippet of the title track closing the album, a bit like a concept album and a journey through the rock'n'roll music of the last century. And last but not least: The original songs itself are great, given the Quo treatment most get even better. I love Rick belting out Roll Over Beethoven or Francis nicely singing When I'm Dead And Gone. It's just great, there are just a few songs I'm not too keen on: Mony Mony, Rock'n'Me and Claudette.
So, by far the best cover album (followed by Don't Stop which is average IMO and Riffs which is just dire and utter shite) I really like listening to on a nice summer day, cold beer in my hand...it's just happy, easy to listen to music, just makes me happy. And this is what it's all about I suppose The version of Forty Five Hundred Times on the CD, especially the crowds reaction and singing is awesome, one of my favourites, although Francis fucks up the solo pretty bad at one point (which normally is my favourite part of the solo...), Gerdundula is nice, too.
Would love to see this whole gig being released on CD (even better: DVD)!
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Post by 4th Chord on May 5, 2021 9:08:57 GMT
I may be in a minority here (well, I know I am) and sometimes I feel I'm the only person in the world to think so but I have to say the following: Apart from the fact that all cover albums are unnecessary (single covers on some album are perfectly fine though and really can add to the song itself), show the lack of inspiration and the bondage (not sure if that's the right word) to the record companies, FITLC is BY FAR the best one and I really enjoy listening to it! Let me explain why: I like the concept of the band picking, interpreting and singing their favourite songs of the last century. I love the title, as it is true. Quo were famous in the last century, not a single one of us will witness another century or already has, nor will they. I love the cover artwork with famous people from the last century mixed with Quo standing on a balcony that clearly should resemble the balcony of Buckingham Palace and the Royal Family. I like the idea of a snippet of the title track opening and another snippet of the title track closing the album, a bit like a concept album and a journey through the rock'n'roll music of the last century. And last but not least: The original songs itself are great, given the Quo treatment most get even better. I love Rick belting out Roll Over Beethoven or Francis nicely singing When I'm Dead And Gone. It's just great, there are just a few songs I'm not too keen on: Mony Mony, Rock'n'Me and Claudette. So, by far the best cover album (followed by Don't Stop which is average IMO and Riffs which is just dire and utter shite) I really like listening to on a nice summer day, cold beer in my hand...it's just happy, easy to listen to music, just makes me happy. And this is what it's all about I suppose The version of Forty Five Hundred Times on the CD, especially the crowds reaction and singing is awesome, one of my favourites, although Francis fucks up the solo pretty bad at one point (which normally is my favourite part of the solo...), Gerdundula is nice, too. Would love to see this whole gig being released on CD (even better: DVD)!
It's been great having you on the board nino, but we're going to have to let you go. Can you please hand in your forum pass, keys, and lunch vouchers. Victor will escort you off the premises.
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Post by nino on May 5, 2021 9:21:04 GMT
Alright, I'll get my coat! I despise most of Army, Ain't Complaining and Perfect Remedy though. And Riffs as I said. You still love me? And btw: I've never had any lunch vouchers, but I'm hungry af! So you hand them over to me right now!
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Post by 4th Chord on May 5, 2021 15:30:04 GMT
Alright, I'll get my coat! I despise most of Army, Ain't Complaining and Perfect Remedy though. And Riffs as I said. You still love me? And btw: I've never had any lunch vouchers, but I'm hungry af! So you hand them over to me right now!
OK, final written warning then and you're on double secret probation. Please DM curiousgirl regarding any outstanding lunch voucher allocation.
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