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Post by noizeboyz on May 12, 2024 21:38:53 GMT
Hi roadhouse are extracting the urine about a fcukin xmas album🦆😫😁 Personally I wouldn't want a Christmas album, but Quo have done just about everything else. I'm amazed a Christmas album hasn't been done yet. Especially as they done Its Christmas Time. And Rick done a Christmas song. They must have concidered doing one. John also done a Xmas Single with Bramble....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2niBBgFuD3c
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Post by roadhouse on May 14, 2024 10:09:12 GMT
Off the top of my head artists that have done Christmas albums : Slade, Elvis Presley, Robbie Williams, Maria Carey, Jim Reeves, Twisted Sister. Probably loads more that are currently escaping my memory.
I have to confess I did quite like Slades Christmas Crackers album at the time, but it hasent aged well ⌚
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Post by mortified on May 14, 2024 10:22:50 GMT
I've liked the odd Christmas single but very few in all honesty. Probably not even 5.
An entire album I cannot imagine having any time for. Even Cheap Trick did one a few years ago and it was naff; Run Rudolph Run excepted. But there are no poor versions of that because it's a gem. And I like Cheap Trick.
An album of all new Christmas songs might have some merit, but what's the chances of that? Someone actually writing an album of Yuletide merriment.
Unlikely.
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Post by roadhouse on May 14, 2024 20:41:44 GMT
I've liked the odd Christmas single but very few in all honesty. Probably not even 5. An entire album I cannot imagine having any time for. Even Cheap Trick did one a few years ago and it was naff; Run Rudolph Run excepted. But there are no poor versions of that because it's a gem. And I like Cheap Trick. An album of all new Christmas songs might have some merit, but what's the chances of that? Someone actually writing an album of Yuletide merriment. Unlikely. Sounds silly, but without checking I can't remember who wrote Its Christmas Time. OK blonde moment over, but I have to say I thought it was a great effort at a Christmas song, I was surprised it stuck at number 40. I think what I'm trying to say is I couldn't imagine Quo actually writing a whole Christmas album of original songs, not that I am suggesting I would want that. But rewind our thoughts for a minute to the Anniversary Waltz era, I was half expecting based on the big success of the part 1 and 2 singles an opportunity of an album of medleys were missed, again not that it's what I desire, but at the time Quo did anything that leaned towards hits. Especially after their despair of the lack of success based around the Perfect Remedy flop. But like it or lump it Anniversary Waltz was very tightly recorded, so based on all this I think it's weird no one has pushed Quo to do a medley single of classic Xmas hits as a toe dip in the water, in the same vain as Anniversary Waltz, then do a Christmas album of medleys. Sorry starting to sound like I'm welcoming it, but thinking outside the box how as this never been concidered?
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Post by gav on May 14, 2024 21:50:15 GMT
Maybe David Walker, had he lived, would have got them to do one.
Didn't Lynyrd Skynyrd do a xmas album? Or, at least, the post-crash tribute band in one of their later line-ups.
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Post by matt on May 15, 2024 15:05:48 GMT
I’d like a new album. I thought backbone was the best thing since RTYD
If it had been recorded in a similar production style to anniversary waltz / RTYD it would have been even better
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Post by roadhouse on May 15, 2024 22:07:39 GMT
Maybe David Walker, had he lived, would have got them to do one. Didn't Lynyrd Skynyrd do a xmas album? Or, at least, the post-crash tribute band in one of their later line-ups. I'm starting to sound like a cracked record myself, but I think what I'm saying is in terms of having hits and credibility, Quo could have easily done a Christmas medley single by now and it probably would be a contender for a number 1,and an album of that success would obviously follow.
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Post by roadhouse on May 15, 2024 22:11:18 GMT
To put it another way Anniversary Waltz was a Christmas hit for Quo, yet the songs in the medley wasn't even Christmas songs, so imagine if they we're a medley of Christmas songs, all the stars line up surely towards a sure fire hit. An opportunity missed!
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Post by kachunk on May 15, 2024 23:02:35 GMT
We don’t need an album of new material but we do need a box set of unreleased tracks or stuff that Francis may have in his personal archives. They could maybe do an EP of new tracks but not a whole albums worth.
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Post by matt on May 16, 2024 6:32:00 GMT
To put it another way Anniversary Waltz was a Christmas hit for Quo, yet the songs in the medley wasn't even Christmas songs, so imagine if they we're a medley of Christmas songs, all the stars line up surely towards a sure fire hit. An opportunity missed! I would rather they never went near a recording studio again
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Post by col on May 16, 2024 7:25:54 GMT
I've liked the odd Christmas single but very few in all honesty. Probably not even 5. An entire album I cannot imagine having any time for. Even Cheap Trick did one a few years ago and it was naff; Run Rudolph Run excepted. But there are no poor versions of that because it's a gem. And I like Cheap Trick. An album of all new Christmas songs might have some merit, but what's the chances of that? Someone actually writing an album of Yuletide merriment. Unlikely. Sounds silly, but without checking I can't remember who wrote Its Christmas Time. OK blonde moment over, but I have to say I thought it was a great effort at a Christmas song, I was surprised it stuck at number 40. I think what I'm trying to say is I couldn't imagine Quo actually writing a whole Christmas album of original songs, not that I am suggesting I would want that. But rewind our thoughts for a minute to the Anniversary Waltz era, I was half expecting based on the big success of the part 1 and 2 singles an opportunity of an album of medleys were missed, again not that it's what I desire, but at the time Quo did anything that leaned towards hits. Especially after their despair of the lack of success based around the Perfect Remedy flop. But like it or lump it Anniversary Waltz was very tightly recorded, so based on all this I think it's weird no one has pushed Quo to do a medley single of classic Xmas hits as a toe dip in the water, in the same vain as Anniversary Waltz, then do a Christmas album of medleys. Sorry starting to sound like I'm welcoming it, but thinking outside the box how as this never been concidered? This is why we are a strange, contrary group, as I really did not like It's Christmas Time. We have to honest, number 40 in the digital age was not a bad showing, it was top 10, at least, on the physical chart, on more than one occasion. However I do agree with mortified regarding Run Rudolph Run as being the best 'Rock' Christmas, and this is the definitive version, so good it can be played at any time of year. It's Christmas Time it is not!
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Post by mortified on May 16, 2024 8:33:35 GMT
Same as col . I did not like It's Christmas Time one little bit. So, what do I do? I get the CD single, the pic-disc and then the re-release about 15 years later on 10" green vinyl and picture CD Quo fans, eh? Fvckin' idiots, everyone on of 'em
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Post by col on May 16, 2024 9:14:33 GMT
Quo fans, eh? Fvckin' idiots, everyone on of 'em Just had a delivery this morning. Levelling Up on vinyl On The Level Italian spiral label. RAOTW French Pressing Mrs Col doesn't even bother asking any more!!
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Post by frozenhero on May 29, 2024 8:06:04 GMT
There are albums Quo could make that might be popular. Most of us liked sweet home Chicago, even though it was knocked out in a few takes. They could do a blues album in Quo style They could also do a Quo'd up folksy affair stuffed with jigs and reels, with trad Irish, English and italian shuffles. The mixed message from francis I'm hearing is "not sure what the point is as it won't make money" compared with "we had to make aq2 immediately because we made so much money off the first one" I think Francis seems very happy right now being him and doing his own thing. I think he's out of enthusiasm for Quo, but hasn't lost his enthusiasm for making or recording music. Francis being Francis, this may change This reminds me, he wanted to do another album with Hannah Rickard and nothing has been heard about that either. Except that we get one more track on the LP edition (recorded during the album sessions), which - if they do another record - would hopefully be included as a bonus track on the CD... 🤣 Not saying I would welcome a Xmas album. But Quo have done everything else. I'm surprised someone hasn't pushed for it. 👀 I know what you mean and, when I actually think about it, I guess it's a valid point. Thankfully, it never happened. Christmas albums are bollox no matter who does them. And some very reputable artists have. Clapton's Happy Xmas isn't bad, aside from the Avicii tribute. Mostly in a blues style.
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Post by roadhouse on Jun 18, 2024 22:02:08 GMT
I read somewhere once that one of Francis' favorite songs is Never Too Late...well, if they could make a last album that would sound like the NTL album i'd be very happy...sadly enough I think that's only a dream that will never come true. I agree, NTL is right up there in my favourite albums. I just adore the songs and feel of the album. Its hard to believe it was made up of left over tracks from the JS sessions, they are just too good. Ironic that Coghlan was gone after these wonderful songs, you wonder what could have been had he stayed.
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