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Post by roadhouse on Jun 10, 2024 19:59:45 GMT
Just played Overdose for the first time in years, and it took me right back to 86 when I remember playing the ITAN cassette to death in the car.
Lots of songs have that time capsule feeling, and Overdose has it in abundance.
I personally think it would have made a great single. Rick's vocals are class.
Any thoughts?
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Post by theprogfather on Jun 10, 2024 20:09:37 GMT
Just played Overdose for the first time in years, and it took me right back to 86 when I remember playing the ITAN cassette to death in the car. Lots of songs have that time capsule feeling, and Overdose has it in abundance. I personally think it would have made a great single. Rick's vocals are class. Any thoughts? A great song but the days of Rick singing lead vocal on a single were sadly long gone.
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Post by camerst on Jun 10, 2024 20:24:38 GMT
Yes I remember playing Overdose alot when the album came out also. It’s a decent enough song with a good Rick vocal ,one of the better songs on the album but some would say that is faint praise.
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Post by roadhouse on Jun 10, 2024 22:31:44 GMT
Just played Overdose for the first time in years, and it took me right back to 86 when I remember playing the ITAN cassette to death in the car. Lots of songs have that time capsule feeling, and Overdose has it in abundance. I personally think it would have made a great single. Rick's vocals are class. Any thoughts? A great song but the days of Rick singing lead vocal on a single were sadly long gone. Not sure why as I thought Rick's vocals were spot on.
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Post by theprogfather on Jun 10, 2024 22:54:14 GMT
Maybe the public preferred Rossi's vocals so Rick's tracks were no longer considered as singles.
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Post by mortified on Jun 11, 2024 4:35:33 GMT
It's become my favourite track on the album over the years.
I really liked the album at the time. I appreciate many didn't. Or don't, having listened to it for the first time well after the fact. It is very much of it's time in terms of arrangement and production. But after Back To Back and The Wanderer, it was a massive improvement, if a bit of a change in direction.
Overdose is one of those that would benefit from the prominent keyboard fillers being taken out. Because it's a class track otherwise. Rick's vocals, the harmonies, the great chorus; all good stuff.
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Post by Victor on Jun 11, 2024 9:29:53 GMT
One of the few songs I like on that album.
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Post by roquer on Jun 11, 2024 10:35:47 GMT
I have a like-not like relationship with this one. Sometimes I like to hear it if the song pops in my mind, or if I'm listening to the Army album I'll leave it, sometimes if the song appears, just skip it.
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Post by gerh on Jun 11, 2024 11:18:29 GMT
Reckon I played that album about twice when it came out (I thought it was great that Quo we’re ‘back’ - the name was, but the band wasn’t) - that’s the only song I remember. And that’s as close as I can get to praise for ITAN.
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Post by markquo on Jun 11, 2024 11:27:10 GMT
One of the few I quite liked off Army good chorus Cheers
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Post by col on Jun 11, 2024 14:48:07 GMT
Reminds me of The Sun Always Shines On TV by Aha.
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Post by theprogfather on Jun 19, 2024 19:21:27 GMT
Reminds me of The Sun Always Shines On TV by Aha. It's the little keyboard run.
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