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Post by roadhouse on Mar 17, 2024 17:29:58 GMT
Was Rockers Rollin' ever released as a single in the UK? www.discogs.com/release/2290963-Status-Quo-Rockers-Rollin-Hold-You-BackI always felt that Hold you back would have made a better choice as a single, or was this a double A side perhaps? As much as I like Rockers Rollin, I didn't think it was a good choice as a single. There are at least 3 songs from the RAOTW album that got away in my opinion which were Hold You Back, Can't Give You More, and Dirty Water. 2 of those were concert staples too. |
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gerh
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Post by gerh on Mar 17, 2024 18:01:25 GMT
Not a big fan of it tbh, sounds like Quo-by-numbers filler stuff.
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Post by roadhouse on Mar 17, 2024 18:56:37 GMT
Not a big fan of it tbh, sounds like Quo-by-numbers filler stuff. I see what you mean, and I will say Rockers Rollin is way down in my list of favourites, and it surprised me they played it live. But Hold You Back is shear class, and a real live favourite, it never failed to go down well live, it's hard to believe it was never released as a single, it has top ten written all over it. |
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Post by dontthinkitmatters on Mar 17, 2024 21:23:40 GMT
Rockers Rollin has a great outro. That bit is definately not Quo by numbers.
Brought tears to the eye of John Eden on the remix.
Hold You back is a bit poppy for me but works live.
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steveb
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Post by steveb on Mar 18, 2024 6:36:05 GMT
great song
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mortified
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Post by mortified on Mar 18, 2024 7:33:05 GMT
Rockers Rollin' was never a single in the UK but it was in Europe. I have the one that's indicated here. Not sure where else it might have been released.
I think the John Eden remix has given it a new lease of life. I always liked it but some things were so far down in the mix (solos for example) that it spoiled what, for me, was a great track.
Played live on the Rockin' and Heat tours but not since. Although a snippet turned up in a medley a few years back. In 2005 or so in Germany. A medley quickly dropped before it got to the UK I think.
Hold You Back would have been a terrific single. Most Quo songs back then would have. But much maligned as it is, you can hardly knock the one they did choose!
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Post by patrickquo on Mar 18, 2024 7:54:13 GMT
Here in Holland "Hold you back" was released as A-side. It peaked at no.8 in the charts. I think it was february 1978.
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Post by roadhouse on Mar 18, 2024 10:51:02 GMT
Here in Holland "Hold you back" was released as A-side. It peaked at no.8 in the charts. I think it was february 1978. Thats interesting, do you have a copy? |
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Post by quovadis on Mar 18, 2024 11:06:01 GMT
A gr8 rockin track luv it🦆🤘
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allyp
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Post by allyp on Mar 18, 2024 11:10:35 GMT
Not in uk but in European like people have pointed out. There was no second single release from that album here which was surprising as they usually went with at least two releases by that point.
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dth1
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Post by dth1 on Mar 18, 2024 12:20:27 GMT
I liked it 'live' when played linked to "Backwater".
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stringybob
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Post by stringybob on Mar 18, 2024 13:16:17 GMT
Ah, 'Rockers Rollin'', the start of the descent into self-parody.
By the time 'Again And Again' was released they weren't so much descending as plummeting.
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Post by patrickquo on Mar 19, 2024 7:54:20 GMT
Here in Holland "Hold you back" was released as A-side. It peaked at no.8 in the charts. I think it was february 1978. Nope. |
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Post by patrickquo on Mar 19, 2024 7:54:46 GMT
Here in Holland "Hold you back" was released as A-side. It peaked at no.8 in the charts. I think it was february 1978. Thats interesting, do you have a copy? Sorry, nope. |
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