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Post by rockonquo on May 25, 2023 22:46:10 GMT
One of the very few which stands out on the album.
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Post by tqontq on May 25, 2023 23:32:02 GMT
Oh boy, this has crap 80's written all over it. Starts off ok, has some promise with that little lead in the beginning but then goes immediately downhill with Rossi's typical bland refrains that have destroyed many a potentially reasonable song. I still haven't listened to this so called album all the way through. I can't get past the first 30 seconds of each track.
But yes, you are right, this track probably stands out as being very poor compared to the utter dirge on the rest of the album.
The Rossi solo band under the guise of the Quo name. Sorry, just telling it like it is.
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Post by mortified on May 26, 2023 6:23:58 GMT
Pretty bland like much of the album. Sort of non-descript, so that your mind tends to wander I can't really be any more critical of music than to say it's bland. Although that's obviously just a personal opinion of the track. Others may love it. Everything is opinion. Music should never be bland. It has to evoke emotion of some kind, even if you dislike it intensely. Ever listened to Lewis Capaldi? He sort of sums up my thinking. Absolutely dreadful to listen to but at least I react to it, even if it's negatively. Not the best on the album but certainly not the worst.
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Post by allyp on May 26, 2023 8:03:13 GMT
A bit bland and complete filler this one I think Pip Williams is doing most of the lead guitar here too which isn’t at all bad. Most of the non singles on this album were trying too hard to fit in with trends of the time triple tracking and synth based and an ill fitting power ballad thrown in.
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Post by 4th Chord on May 26, 2023 8:44:24 GMT
I quite like that one. As for the rest....
You just have to look at the typical releases for that year and see what was trying to be achieved - 'modern', synthy, AOR lead.
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Post by Victor on May 26, 2023 9:32:11 GMT
One of very few tracks on that album that I enjoy
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Post by mortified on May 26, 2023 10:28:07 GMT
I quite like that one. As for the rest.... You just have to look at the typical releases for that year and see what was trying to be achieved - 'modern', synthy, AOR lead. As soon as Judas Priest and Budgie started using synths, I gave up ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) I admitted to myself that my serious metal days were behind me. And the bands taking up the reigns at that time (Guns 'n' Roses, Bon Jovi, Poison, Motley Crüe etc.) just weren't for me. Imposters every one of 'em, shaking their substantial golden locks and shouting their inane anthems at me There. That's that off me chest
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Post by 4th Chord on May 26, 2023 16:38:28 GMT
I quite like that one. As for the rest.... You just have to look at the typical releases for that year and see what was trying to be achieved - 'modern', synthy, AOR lead. As soon as Judas Priest and Budgie started using synths, I gave up ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) I admitted to myself that my serious metal days were behind me. And the bands taking up the reigns at that time (Guns 'n' Roses, Bon Jovi, Poison, Motley Crüe etc.) just weren't for me. Imposters every one of 'em, shaking their substantial golden locks and shouting their inane anthems at me There. That's that off me chest Thank god for David Lee Roth eh? You would have seen me at the time with the latest from those bands tucked under my arm. 😁
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Post by fretbuzzzzz on May 26, 2023 18:19:00 GMT
Francis loves a bit of minor key melancholy.
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Post by cammythemortonfan on May 26, 2023 23:06:24 GMT
Oh boy, this has crap 80's written all over it. Starts off ok, has some promise with that little lead in the beginning but then goes immediately downhill with Rossi's typical bland refrains that have destroyed many a potentially reasonable song. I still haven't listened to this so called album all the way through. I can't get past the first 30 seconds of each track. But yes, you are right, this track probably stands out as being very poor compared to the utter dirge on the rest of the album. The Rossi solo band under the guise of the Quo name. Sorry, just telling it like it is. Yes, the Rossi solo band with Rhino and Jeff who were recruited by Rick!!
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Post by allyp on May 27, 2023 22:45:35 GMT
Sorry if this is slightly off song topic or long winded..Most of the non singles on this album were out of their depth a bit. This one was just bland plodder. One for the money uses all 80s excesses regarding production and layered synths maybe good for level 42 maybe?? The loving game a contrived forced rock song which would have even sounded out of place on a 70s Quo album Rhino mentioned in a recent quo book in the 80s it was one of the worst songs he had been involved in.
Everytime I think of you a reasonably good song which could have been a contender. I know your leaving was a typical 80s power ballad in the vein of Heart which maybe would have suited Bryan Adams or some big solo artist of the era not Quo the writers probably kicked themselves as maybe could have had a hit elsewhere with this. Cross that bridge I like due to its positive upbeat feel but some thought it too country-fide but they liked it enough to promote on some tv shows. Cream of the crop a possible single at one point probably would have benefited from being slowed down a bit and again synths too high in mix a bit. Magic a decent track not sure why the “video killed the radio star” type effect vocal was used maybe as it was another 80s gadget they wanted to try out? Some of the tracks that didn’t make the cut like Reason for goodbye and Lean machine maybe should have been included and were on original song list before record company demanded alterations and some other tracks got recorded.
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Post by quovadis on Jun 1, 2023 20:22:36 GMT
Cross that bridge to me is embarrassing c&wat it's worst actually its my all time worst status quo song ever pure shite 🦆
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Post by railroad007 on Jun 1, 2023 21:12:25 GMT
"The music was too polite," Rick Parfitt later remarked of the album. "There was no weight behind what we were doing. The edge had gone; we weren't real anymore."
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Post by roadhouse on Jul 4, 2024 2:10:58 GMT
For me it's the worst track on the album, it's really quite boring, Quo's music should never be boring. It kinda reminds me of Doesn't matter, I think for me that was the worst track on 1+9+8+2, it serves very little purpous from a band that gave us 4500 times 🎸
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Post by backwater67 on Jul 4, 2024 9:02:29 GMT
Very much a standard for me. Not a great album although as usual there’s 2 or 3 decent tracks. Very thin & weak production. Pip & Quo in the 80’s looking for US airplay. Don’t think things improved until Rock til you drop.
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