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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jun 10, 2021 19:58:33 GMT
Not given this song a thought in god knows how long
No idea why, but it came into my head yesterday
That's the thing with Francis, he creates melody that gets into your head whether you like it or not! As unremarkable & obscure as the song is, I think it must have something.
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Post by Victor on Jun 10, 2021 22:33:24 GMT
Not given this song a thought in god knows how long No idea why, but it came into my head yesterday That's the thing with Francis, he creates melody that gets into your head whether you like it or not! As unremarkable & obscure as the song is, I think it must have something. Well it certainly does for me. I actually like that song a lot. Melody sticks in your head, Francis' voice sounds nice (for me at least) and I can think of a whole bunch of songs that I consider to be much worse. Of course it's not quo like we are used to and would want it to sound. At the ages of what they all are I see it as a decent efford that also has a bit of charm about it and I suppose I am satisfied with that cos i don't think you can expect too much better anymore. I do believe they are capable of more. Just suppose they would sound like JCQ on their last single... of course, there are top songs, average songs, bad songs etc... but if I have to choose between Analyze Time and Sail away or Bula Quo then I know what my choice is. |
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Post by matt on Jun 10, 2021 22:36:07 GMT
Reminds me of Bucks Fizz or soemthing
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Post by quodec on Jun 10, 2021 22:58:18 GMT
... or something Rockpile might have done!
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Post by mortified on Jun 11, 2021 5:11:05 GMT
I like the lyrics in this one. And I'm not really a lyrics type of person. But, yeah, the melody is quite catchy. And at least not in an irritating sort of way.
Of course, as a B-side, it was up against Obstruction Day, which is a track I've always liked. That languid sort of blues they do so well.
Put it this way, Analyse Time (and others) came at a time when we'd been inflicted with Thirsty Work and Don't Stop as the previous two albums so it had been the best part of 5 years since we'd had anything half decent. This was half decent.
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Post by matt on Jun 11, 2021 8:09:55 GMT
I like the lyrics in this one. And I'm not really a lyrics type of person. But, yeah, the melody is quite catchy. And at least not in an irritating sort of way. Of course, as a B-side, it was up against Obstruction Day, which is a track I've always liked. That languid sort of blues they do so well. Put it this way, Analyse Time (and others) came at a time when we'd been inflicted with Thirsty Work and Don't Stop as the previous two albums so it had been the best part of 5 years since we'd had anything half decent. This was half decent. Agreed I thought Obstruction Day was a great b side. Never understood the love for The Madness though or Driving to Glory |
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Post by Victor on Jun 11, 2021 8:45:30 GMT
I like the lyrics in this one. And I'm not really a lyrics type of person. But, yeah, the melody is quite catchy. And at least not in an irritating sort of way. Of course, as a B-side, it was up against Obstruction Day, which is a track I've always liked. That languid sort of blues they do so well. Put it this way, Analyse Time (and others) came at a time when we'd been inflicted with Thirsty Work and Don't Stop as the previous two albums so it had been the best part of 5 years since we'd had anything half decent. This was half decent. Agreed I thought Obstruction Day was a great b side. Never understood the love for The Madness though or Driving to GloryMe neither |
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Post by Isaac Ryan on Jun 11, 2021 15:14:10 GMT
Always liked this one.
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Post by dennis on Jun 11, 2021 15:29:03 GMT
It's pleasant enough, which is generally as complimentary as I get about anything they did after '81.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jun 11, 2021 16:42:10 GMT
Never understood the love for The Madness though or Driving to Glory I think DTG was warmly received because it was heavy. Upto then nothing had been in SO long. Not a great song or one I will go back to. I loved it for 5 mins I can't not defend The Madness. Unfinished and left off Heavy Traffic as one band member didn't like it. Wish they'd mixed it properly and put it on the album Why do I love it? Rocking and powerful. Not often I do, but I love the (Hawkwindish) backing vocals. Great track! |
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Post by matt on Jun 11, 2021 18:15:11 GMT
Just sounds like a usual melody free 1/3/5 notes rhino piece. Really dislike this.
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Post by mortified on Jun 12, 2021 6:00:50 GMT
Must admit, I was always a fan of The Madness.
With the harmonies and that "na na na" bit, there were shades of The Beachboys and Kylie's very obvious big hit here and there. But it had Quo's individual stamp all over it. It drives along nicely.
At the time, this track plus the Heavy Traffic album felt like we were coming out of a long, dark tunnel.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jun 12, 2021 11:26:43 GMT
Must admit, I was always a fan of The Madness. With the harmonies and that "na na na" bit, there were shades of The Beachboys and Kylie's very obvious big hit here and there. But it had Quo's individual stamp all over it. It drives along nicely. At the time, this track plus the Heavy Traffic album felt like we were coming out of a long, dark tunnel. Funny that you hear The Beach Boys and I hear Hawkwind !! |
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