mrpink1991
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Post by mrpink1991 on Jan 14, 2023 11:49:07 GMT
Remedy was poorly publicised though. Maybe Pip's assertion that the final sound needed more work led to background goings-on that resulted in a rushed release, although you could say it was the preceding singles that suffered that fate initially. After a heady run of Gold and Silver records for the band, Perfect Remedy was the first one to achieve Cardboard. 😂😂😂 that’s a great line! |
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allyp
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Post by allyp on Jan 16, 2023 20:56:55 GMT
Got this in last few days. A good read so far and refreshing to see a Quo book which doesn’t have it’s head in the 70s or focusing on one era of the band.
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mortified
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Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Feb 4, 2023 7:28:42 GMT
It just popped through my door yesterday. Looks a good read but I'll get into the meat and bones of it over the weekend.
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mrpink1991
New Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 20
Favourite Quo Album: Changes weekly!
Favourite other bands.: Dire Straits, Level 42, Blackberry Smoke
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Post by mrpink1991 on Feb 15, 2023 23:10:08 GMT
Thanks for the kind words folks! I'm glad people are enjoying it!
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Post by freewilly on Feb 16, 2023 9:21:03 GMT
Where can I get this book?
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mrpink1991
New Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 20
Favourite Quo Album: Changes weekly!
Favourite other bands.: Dire Straits, Level 42, Blackberry Smoke
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Post by mrpink1991 on Feb 16, 2023 13:26:52 GMT
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Post by gentlemanjoe on Feb 20, 2023 21:41:37 GMT
You'd have to put a gun to my head to listen anything past Never Too late from 80s.
It was unfiltered drudgery. Would never have seen light if day if Alan had still been in the band.
They'd run out of melodies and ideas just before ITAN. And it didnt comeback til Under the Influence and then Heavy Traffic.
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tqontq
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Post by tqontq on Feb 21, 2023 0:55:21 GMT
You'd have to put a gun to my head to lsiten anything past Never Too late from 80s. It was unfiltered drudgery. Would.never have seen light if day if Alan had still been in the band. They'd run out of melodies and ideas just before ITAN. And it didnt comeback til Under the Influence and then Heavy Traffic. Hard not to agree completely with that. Let's face it their material was shockingly poor for the best part of 2 decades - bar the odd track here and there. If it was recorded under any other artist that did not have the Status Quo legacy to lean on, it would never have seen the light of day. None of it. It's shows the power and strength of a brand in the corporate, consumer world. Were the 'new' Quo irrelevant ? Completely and utterly. Granted they were always strong live, no matter what era, but their recorded output was unbelievably poor, consistently. And there were ZERO redeeming features from Back to Back up to Heavy Traffic - That's nigh on 20 years folks. 20 years of totally under par, B grade country pop music with a bit of rock thrown in every now and then to give the fans some hope that one day, one day, the old Quo sound would come back. Just had to wait for your kids to grow up and become adults - not long then! In the 1980's after EOTR there was no Quo in my book - only a B grade country pop band on record and trying to be Quo live. Confusing. |
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mortified
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Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Feb 21, 2023 7:19:23 GMT
I'm half way through the book and its very good. Much of the technical and musical terminology is lost on me (and there's quite a lot of it) but it doesn't spoil the enjoyment of reading a new perspective on an era of Quo largely pilloried by an ageing fan base, both then and now. Including myself, although I think I've been less critical in general than some. I always found it more of a rollercoaster than 100% poor. Good followed by half decent followed by what the fvck?   Let's call it inconsistent  But the book does more than just offer a critical or personal view of the music. It goes into the recording techniques, the compositions and the mindset of individual members in so far as they can recall, although archive interviews have also been used. Seriously, I'd recommend reading it no matter what your view of the material. |
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mortified
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Posts: 4,608
Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Feb 22, 2023 15:43:48 GMT
I've just finished it. I actually learnt a few things and there's one paragraph in it that I don't profess to understand technically, because I don't read music, but I think it probably explains a few things to the uninitiated like me. For example, why I don't like certain types of music or melodies or quite a few Quo songs in the last 3½ decades . It's a quote from Francis (when talking about writing with Bob and then with Bernie) that says:
"We (Bob and I) would never steer away from anything that was coming out of our gobs....when Bob's improvising the vocal melody, he would stick to the pentatonic scale or a blues scale, but me and Bernie liked the sound of the whole major scale - almost nursery rhyme-like, if you will."
That one paragraph, without fully understanding it, may just have nailed why something like Thirsty Work is such a let down for me. But it may also expose the limitations I place on myself when listening to music. Although I always thought I had varied and eclectic tastes.
This is a very technical book as well as being very interesting. The author hears things in tracks that I don't because of his expertise. But when you don't have that expertise and all you are is a listener, it does make you wonder why much of modern recorded music is obviously made so complex, thus seeming to detract from the 'feel' of it.
But excellent. I enjoyed that. Beats an autobiography all day long 👍
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mrpink1991
New Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 20
Favourite Quo Album: Changes weekly!
Favourite other bands.: Dire Straits, Level 42, Blackberry Smoke
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Post by mrpink1991 on Feb 23, 2023 12:34:44 GMT
I've just finished it. I actually learnt a few things and there's one paragraph in it that I don't profess to understand technically, because I don't read music, but I think it probably explains a few things to the uninitiated like me. For example, why I don't like certain types of music or melodies or quite a few Quo songs in the last 3½ decades . It's a quote from Francis (when talking about writing with Bob and then with Bernie) that says: " We (Bob and I) would never steer away from anything that was coming out of our gobs....when Bob's improvising the vocal melody, he would stick to the pentatonic scale or a blues scale, but me and Bernie liked the sound of the whole major scale - almost nursery rhyme-like, if you will." That one paragraph, without fully understanding it, may just have nailed why something like Thirsty Work is such a let down for me. But it may also expose the limitations I place on myself when listening to music. Although I always thought I had varied and eclectic tastes. This is a very technical book as well as being very interesting. The author hears things in tracks that I don't because of his expertise. But when you don't have that expertise and all you are is a listener, it does make you wonder why much of modern recorded music is obviously made so complex, thus seeming to detract from the 'feel' of it. But excellent. I enjoyed that. Beats an autobiography all day long 👍 You’re too kind. Thanks for the help! |
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