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Post by iamcomplaining88 on Jan 11, 2024 15:17:51 GMT
I think a remix of the album might work wonders, although I appreciate that's not going to happen. Sonically, it is very flat and some so-so material is rendered even less attractive as a result. This track is an unusual composition in that it's from Jeff, Rhino and Mike Paxman. Maybe unique in that respect, although I'm not 100% sure. Apparently there is a guitar orientated mix that Pip did and was rejected by the record company, there was a bootleg knocking about a few years ago that had 6 of the tracks on it, would love to hear it. I love this track to be honest but then I do like the album in general.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jan 11, 2024 20:04:40 GMT
Always really liked this one. And yes, with a different production could have been very different. With a bit of power, that intro could have been quality. Nice, bluesy solo
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 11, 2024 20:15:58 GMT
I think a remix of the album might work wonders, although I appreciate that's not going to happen. Sonically, it is very flat and some so-so material is rendered even less attractive as a result. This track is an unusual composition in that it's from Jeff, Rhino and Mike Paxman. Maybe unique in that respect, although I'm not 100% sure. Apparently there is a guitar orientated mix that Pip did and was rejected by the record company, there was a bootleg knocking about a few years ago that had 6 of the tracks on it, would love to hear it. I love this track to be honest but then I do like the album in general. I doubt it. I heard bits from when Pip was mixing the album, for the 2020 Deluxe bonus tracks, and there's is no difference other than how wet or dry the reverb was on certain aspects of the track or how early the fades were. I know he wanted more time to work on the album as he wasn't happy with it but they denied him that request, but I know Quo weren't happy being with Phonogram at the time (or so the story goes) which will be why they ended up under the Polydor sector until the late 90s when Universal took over.
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Post by allyp on Jan 11, 2024 22:19:49 GMT
According to the “Quo in the 80s” book the intro is both Francis and pip doing duel lead guitar.
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Post by tqontq on Jan 11, 2024 23:57:29 GMT
There is much, much worse on this album. Also like the intro and the guitar solo is neat. It's an ok typical bland Quo song of the time but not a bad pop number I guess.
I am also convinced Pip Williams plays the solo on Power of Rock.
Overall Pip should hang his head in shame in being associated with this dreadful album. Or did he contribute to its dreadfulness as much as Rossi did.
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Post by col on Jan 12, 2024 7:49:27 GMT
Apparently there is a guitar orientated mix that Pip did and was rejected by the record company, there was a bootleg knocking about a few years ago that had 6 of the tracks on it, would love to hear it. I love this track to be honest but then I do like the album in general. I doubt it. I heard bits from when Pip was mixing the album, for the 2020 Deluxe bonus tracks, and there's is no difference other than how wet or dry the reverb was on certain aspects of the track or how early the fades were. I know he wanted more time to work on the album as he wasn't happy with it but they denied him that request, but I know Quo weren't happy being with Phonogram at the time (or so the story goes) which will be why they ended up under the Polydor sector until the late 90s when Universal took over. Polydor and Vertigo were both part of Polygram, so it must have been a problem with Vertigo.
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Post by allyp on Jan 12, 2024 9:38:24 GMT
There is much, much worse on this album. Also like the intro and the guitar solo is neat. It's an ok typical bland Quo song of the time but not a bad pop number I guess. I am also convinced Pip Williams plays the solo on Power of Rock. Overall Pip should hang his head in shame in being associated with this dreadful album. Or did he contribute to its dreadfulness as much as Rossi did. To be fair to pip he did send the record company a letter saying he wasn’t happy about the way the album had turned out and wanted more time. However by that point the record was two months overdue and they wanted it out. Unfortunately it got swallowed up in the pre Christmas market in November 1989 and bombed. It would have been interesting to see if it would have faired any better being a September release???
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Post by freewilly on Jan 12, 2024 11:52:48 GMT
The whole album sounds like a soundcheck. People have different tastes and what not.
The difference between the FF albums and albums like this in my opinion is, one set of albums had feeling and whatever tension was going on, they put everything into their playing and everything was thought through. The Wild Ones for example. Written by Alan but Francis grabbed hold of it and turned it into what it is. Albums like PR stink of blandness and zero emotion or feeling. It really sounds to me like a group following the leader.
As for this track, I actually don't mind it. Little Dreamer, Perfect Remedy and TPORR actually sound great live and I really like them in that setting. On record, pure shite. Not at all is a piss take. Heart on Hold sounds like they're jamming. Address Book and 1000 years are laughable. Going Down For The First Time is a very good song, but Francis' delivery of it is appalling. Wanting to be something he's not and never will be. He's not Waylon Jennings. He's not Johnny Cash. He's not Dolly Parton or Willie Nelson. That's a song for artists like those, not Francis Rossi. He cannot deliver those kind of songs, vocally
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Post by roadhouse on Mar 3, 2024 18:53:27 GMT
My favourite on the album 👍
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