photo4life
New Rocker Rollin'
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Favourite Quo Album: Blue For You
Favourite other bands.: Rush, Queen, Thin Lizzy, Genesis, Blue Öyster Cult
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Post by photo4life on Nov 14, 2021 20:15:29 GMT
Do we agree with the ranking here?
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Post by quovadis on Nov 16, 2021 17:15:23 GMT
Disagree with Steve ranking js over hello cmon opinions I know I would definitely put all the aquostics at number 1 pure shite all of them sorry all imo of coarse
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uwe
Rocker Rollin'
Other than Quo? Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Blue Öyster Cult, Wishbone Ash, Be-Bop Deluxe, Sparks ...
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Post by uwe on Nov 16, 2021 23:10:46 GMT
I'm being terribly unoriginal, but my favorite is Quo (the album) too. I love its rawness and how mighty it sounds. It's on the same energy level as Deep Purple's In Rock (also a very raw sounding record), a chest-beating statement in sound.
If you say that "Quo without sufficient Rossi input isn't quite Quo" (and that argument can be made), then I would name OTL and BFY as my favorite Quo albums, they both have more of a pop share (which I like as well, Status Quo weren't Black Sabbath you know).
Piledriver and Hello! are collectively no 2s for me, the material is good, but they don't quite have the production heft/punch the next three albums all had.
Of the Pip Williams era I for some reason like If You Can't Stand The Heat as an album. I was terribly disappointed of its predecessor, but IYCSTH I immediately liked, it was nicely varied and had good songs, even the slightly twee stuff on it. The production, though still Pip Williams-glossy, was a bit more aggressive too.
I actually think that Quo's production sound from Piledriver to BFY (add the Roger Glover produced WSOL single too) has aged better than the Pip Williams era. That sounds today really dated to my ears. If they wanted to crack America at the time, I will never understand why they didn't get a name North American for the production and mixing desk, a Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Kiss), Tom Werman (Ted Nugent, Molly Hatchet), Jack Douglas (Aerosmith), Tom Dowd (Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd), Ted Templeman (Doobie Brothers, Van Halen) or (ok, a South African!) Eddie Kramer (Hendrix, Stones, Led Zep, Kiss, Peter Frampton), all of them tried and trusted sound merchants for the American airwaves. Pip Williams' production style always sounded very British AND very pop to me.
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stringybob
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Favourite Quo Album: Quo
Favourite other bands.: Many and varied
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Post by stringybob on Nov 17, 2021 3:31:27 GMT
I enjoyed both ranking videos but I can't agree with either of their choices of worst album.
For me it's 'Aquostic - Stripped Bare'. Not only is it full of dull-as-ditchwater strumalong versions of once-great tunes with all the interesting parts removed, it's also housed in one of the most horrific sleeves of all time. But it gets worse...
Not only is it a terrible record in its own right, it has also had the effect of ruining actual classic Quo albums. Now, whenever I hear 'Softer Ride' or 'Mystery Song', for example, in the back of my mind I can hear the staggeringly inappropriate string section from 'Aquostic'. Thanks an effin' bunch, guys.
The first Quo album I didn't bother buying. In fact I've only bought 'Backbone' since, and even that was only because it was going very cheap (less than £3). I suppose I can credit 'Aquostic' for at least saving me a few quid!
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tqontq
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Post by tqontq on Nov 17, 2021 5:49:41 GMT
Pretty much sums it up for me!! Hard to say a half decent word about any of these. Shocking music from a 3rd rate band let alone one called Status Quo.
Unfortunately, watching this and listening to their disdain throughout has only exacerbated my utter contempt for these releases and my sheer disbelief that the brand actually survived through it all.
Someone should send the link to Mr. Rossi!
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ant
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Post by ant on Nov 17, 2021 9:20:00 GMT
If they wanted to crack America at the time, I will never understand why they didn't get a name North American for the production and mixing desk, a Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Kiss), Tom Werman (Ted Nugent, Molly Hatchet), Jack Douglas (Aerosmith), Tom Dowd (Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd), Ted Templeman (Doobie Brothers, Van Halen) or (ok, a South African!) Eddie Kramer (Hendrix, Stones, Led Zep, Kiss, Peter Frampton), all of them tried and trusted sound merchants for the American airwaves. Pip Williams' production style always sounded very British AND very pop to me. Bob Ezrin would have been an excellent choice. Alice Cooper kept his edge while also appealing to 'pop' fans during his classic period (interestingly, a similar length of time and number of albums as Quo). More recently, and should the Frantic Four have recorded a comeback album, Rick Rubin would have been a great choice - push 'em harder to come up with quality music! |
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Post by dennis on Nov 17, 2021 12:24:32 GMT
If they wanted to crack America at the time, I will never understand why they didn't get a name North American for the production and mixing desk, a Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Kiss), Tom Werman (Ted Nugent, Molly Hatchet), Jack Douglas (Aerosmith), Tom Dowd (Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd), Ted Templeman (Doobie Brothers, Van Halen) or (ok, a South African!) Eddie Kramer (Hendrix, Stones, Led Zep, Kiss, Peter Frampton), all of them tried and trusted sound merchants for the American airwaves. Pip Williams' production style always sounded very British AND very pop to me. Bob Ezrin would have been an excellent choice. Alice Cooper kept his edge while also appealing to 'pop' fans during his classic period (interestingly, a similar length of time and number of albums as Quo). More recently, and should the Frantic Four have recorded a comeback album, Rick Rubin would have been a great choice - push 'em harder to come up with quality music! or even Bill Szymczyk, Rossi's partial to a bit of Eagles! |
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gerh
Grizzled Rocker Rollin'
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Favourite Quo Album: 'Hello' [and 'Quo Live']
Favourite other bands.: Zappa, Kansas, Rush, Deep Purple, Yes, Richard Thompson, Horslips, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest etc etc. [ANYONE but Kiss!]
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Post by gerh on Nov 17, 2021 13:20:53 GMT
Bob Ezrin would have been an excellent choice. Alice Cooper kept his edge while also appealing to 'pop' fans during his classic period (interestingly, a similar length of time and number of albums as Quo). More recently, and should the Frantic Four have recorded a comeback album, Rick Rubin would have been a great choice - push 'em harder to come up with quality music! or even Bill Szymczyk, Rossi's partial to a bit of Eagles! Jeff Glixman [Kansas, Georgia Satellites, etc] But then these folks are only producers - not magicians!
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Post by charles on Nov 17, 2021 15:45:46 GMT
... More recently, and should the Frantic Four have recorded a comeback album, Rick Rubin would have been a great choice - push 'em harder to come up with quality music! Excellent choice. I can't see any other who could have done a better job. All water under the bridge though. |
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Post by railroad007 on Nov 17, 2021 15:56:48 GMT
I think that the songs from Piledriver through to the fade out on Mystery Song are from the best 43 song album they ever made.
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uwe
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Post by uwe on Nov 17, 2021 16:07:23 GMT
I find the Aquostic albums kind of redundant - as if the world had been waiting for Quo unplugged, not every band needs to do an unplugged album you know -, but they don't rub me the wrong way either. Pleasant, but forgettable. I thought all these various covers albums pretty limp and uninspired and The Party Ain't Over Yet was a severe disappointment too, especially after Heavy Traffic, the prior own material album, had really stood out again.
If there is one negative thing to say about a band as generally likable as Quo (never mind the demons they had too), it is that their quality control in album releases has often been abysmal for an established, experienced band (and not some "puppets on a string" teeny bopper outfit). Often, less would have been more. Some of those album releases seemed plain careless/contractual obligation. That wasn't the case with their singles, you might hate Marguerita Time (I neither really like it nor find it too awful), but you could see the reason why the ice cream vendor kid wanted to put it out as a single (and once again proved his commercial nous with it). With a lot of album releases, there seemed to be no master plan.
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