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Post by thewildone on Oct 8, 2024 21:54:06 GMT
Planet Rock playing this a bit lately........for some reason I still see it as a newish song!
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Post by steveb on Oct 9, 2024 5:09:24 GMT
great song
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Post by mortified on Oct 9, 2024 5:55:32 GMT
Never a great fan of it, personally. I liked the extended musical break in the 12" version but I always thought the song overall was a bit bland.
Everyone will have a line drawn with their perception of what still feels 'new' I guess.
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Post by kursaal75 on Oct 9, 2024 6:40:12 GMT
I liked the song, which was in the UK charts at number 10, 41 years ago this week and It chugged along quite nicely and as Mortified mentioned, I also preferred the 12" version. I bought it 3 times!!! 7", 7" blue edition and the extended 12" copy.
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Post by mortified on Oct 9, 2024 6:42:46 GMT
I liked the song, which was in the UK charts at number 10, 41 years ago this week and It chugged along quite nicely and as Mortified mentioned, I also preferred the 12" version. I bought it 3 times!!! 7", 7" blue edition and the extended 12" copy. So did I. Which, when you think of it, is pretty stupid for a song I wasn't keen on  Then I think of the various formats of Marguerita Time and In The Army Now I bought. Mental. Collectors, eh? 🙄 |
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Post by tqontq on Oct 9, 2024 7:33:02 GMT
Just watched the original vid for the first time in many a year. It's of its time but its one of the better ones the band did. Francis looks great. Alan and Rick with short hair is a shock so that had a negative visual impact. Long hair for your idols was very important back then.
But yeah the song is perfect pop rock if you ask me. Sure it's not what I wanted from Quo but I get the modern commercial side of where they were heading. So long as the song itself was good enough then I could handle a commercial single if the album it was from rocked hard - haha, certainly wasn't the case was it!
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Post by rockonquo on Oct 9, 2024 8:41:46 GMT
I like it, time to look for & listen to the extended version. Haven't heard it, where was extended version available?  |
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Post by rockonquo on Oct 9, 2024 8:55:03 GMT
Just listened to the extended mix, horrible.  |
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Post by roadhouse on Oct 9, 2024 14:27:54 GMT
Planet Rock playing this a bit lately........for some reason I still see it as a newish song! Always loved this song 😉 |
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Post by dennis on Oct 9, 2024 14:41:31 GMT
I thought it was so much better than the previous album's singles, it gave me false hope for the forthcoming album release  |
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Post by mortified on Oct 9, 2024 14:41:39 GMT
I like it, time to look for & listen to the extended version. Haven't heard it, where was extended version available? It came out as a 12" single the same time as the 7". It's now on the deluxe of Back To Back. In fact, it was on Tim Turan's remaster as well when I think about it. |
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Post by Victor on Oct 9, 2024 17:36:49 GMT
Not a big fan of it but probably the best song on a disastrous album. Only other one I can listen to on that album is Too Close to the Ground.
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Post by markquo on Oct 9, 2024 17:52:25 GMT
Prefer Alan’s vocals on it but still a great track
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Post by gav on Oct 11, 2024 16:00:12 GMT
The 12" version was better for not having that OTT effect on the snare drum i reckon.
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Post by cactuspete on Oct 11, 2024 19:45:52 GMT
Bloody awfull,
Sorry.
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Then I think of the various formats of Marguerita Time and In The Army Now I bought. Mental.
