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Post by QuocaQuola1 on Feb 26, 2017 12:18:27 GMT
There last truly great album. Not a fan of WYW or LOAI. But the rest are great tracks. Breaking Away, a real Quo classic in my view 😉 Not a fan of LOAI?! Try the remix. That outro is special.
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Post by freewilly on Feb 26, 2017 12:31:28 GMT
It's interesting...
This album paints a picture of the truth and shows up certain things that Rick and Francis have said since..
For example, "working on another line. Waiting for my friend to come, and we'll get high" is a line from LOAI... It's interesting because it's obviously a reference to cocaine... This was written in 1978 and yet, the two of them stated they only started doing cocaine in 1980... Obviously that's bullshit and it was happening well before then..
Good thread tbh... Good album too
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Post by madtom on Feb 26, 2017 13:56:01 GMT
Great album. Apart from the title track, which really gets on my tits. Is that because you don't rate it as a song or because of its over-exposure? It's the latter for me.
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gav
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Favourite Quo Album: On The Level
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Post by gav on Feb 26, 2017 14:43:39 GMT
Does anyone rate the B-side "Hard Ride" ? One of my very favourite Quo tracks. Love the riff/groove, something slightly away from the usual formula, great tight playing from the rhythm section, and on the album too.
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Post by QuocaQuola1 on Feb 26, 2017 16:07:35 GMT
Does anyone rate the B-side "Hard Ride" ? One of my very favourite Quo tracks. Love the riff/groove, something slightly away from the usual formula, great tight playing from the rhythm section, and on the album too. I always thought it was a cracker. It should've been on the album instead of Shady Lady.
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hawkquo
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Post by hawkquo on Feb 26, 2017 16:13:47 GMT
It's interesting... This album paints a picture of the truth and shows up certain things that Rick and Francis have said since.. For example, "working on another line. Waiting for my friend to come, and we'll get high" is a line from LOAI... It's interesting because it's obviously a reference to cocaine... This was written in 1978 and yet, the two of them stated they only started doing cocaine in 1980... Obviously that's bullshit and it was happening well before then.. Good thread tbh... Good album too I find it hard to believe that Quo having been a very successful band for nigh on 10 years at this point hadn't been subjected to coke for quite a while. However i think the truth of the matter is that it became a problem (or was percieved as a problem) from 1980 onwards, assuming it is a coke reference in LOAI then it's actually written from a positive stand point - "i'm reall p*ssed off and depressed in this 'kin place, but so and so is coming over and they're bringing some Nicki Lauder with them, it's party time!!" There's so much BS about drugs in the music biz, performers who claim to be clean, holier than thou who are snorting half of columbia, other who've made no secret they had a panchant for the stuff but have now given it up, reality is they'll still have a quick toot were you to offer it to them etc etc, why would Quo (well F&R) be any different? And for the record, imo it's neither big nor clever and whilst it does on occasion bring out a moment of artistic brilliance there's far more sh*t been written under the influence of drugs as opposed to fleeting moments of magic
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Post by QuocaQuola1 on Feb 26, 2017 18:15:18 GMT
It's interesting... This album paints a picture of the truth and shows up certain things that Rick and Francis have said since.. For example, "working on another line. Waiting for my friend to come, and we'll get high" is a line from LOAI... It's interesting because it's obviously a reference to cocaine... This was written in 1978 and yet, the two of them stated they only started doing cocaine in 1980... Obviously that's bullshit and it was happening well before then.. Good thread tbh... Good album too I find it hard to believe that Quo having been a very successful band for nigh on 10 years at this point hadn't been subjected to coke for quite a while. However i think the truth of the matter is that it became a problem (or was percieved as a problem) from 1980 onwards, assuming it is a coke reference in LOAI then it's actually written from a positive stand point - "i'm reall p*ssed off and depressed in this 'kin place, but so and so is coming over and they're bringing some Nicki Lauder with them, it's party time!!" There's so much BS about drugs in the music biz, performers who claim to be clean, holier than thou who are snorting half of columbia, other who've made no secret they had a panchant for the stuff but have now given it up, reality is they'll still have a quick toot were you to offer it to them etc etc, why would Quo (well F&R) be any different? And for the record, imo it's neither big nor clever and whilst it does on occasion bring out a moment of artistic brilliance there's far more sh*t been written under the influence of drugs as opposed to fleeting moments of magic See, the way I see it is drugs have their moments. Weed leads to the nonsensical classicness of In My Chair and Paper Plane, whilst a good dollop of speed gives you Hold You Back and Mystery Song. Coke gives you Marguarita Time.
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Post by Quoincidence on Feb 26, 2017 18:25:41 GMT
It's interesting... This album paints a picture of the truth and shows up certain things that Rick and Francis have said since.. For example, "working on another line. Waiting for my friend to come, and we'll get high" is a line from LOAI... It's interesting because it's obviously a reference to cocaine... This was written in 1978 and yet, the two of them stated they only started doing cocaine in 1980... Obviously that's bullshit and it was happening well before then.. Good thread tbh... Good album too I find it hard to believe that Quo having been a very successful band for nigh on 10 years at this point hadn't been subjected to coke for quite a while. However i think the truth of the matter is that it became a problem (or was percieved as a problem) from 1980 onwards, assuming it is a coke reference in LOAI then it's actually written from a positive stand point - "i'm reall p*ssed off and depressed in this 'kin place, but so and so is coming over and they're bringing some Nicki Lauder with them, it's party time!!" I think Rick mentions during Hello Quo, when speaking about the song and writing it with Bob Young, that it was about Living on the Island of Jersey and waiting for someone to sneak "a bit" of Nicki Lauder onto the island
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hawkquo
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Post by hawkquo on Feb 26, 2017 18:36:09 GMT
I find it hard to believe that Quo having been a very successful band for nigh on 10 years at this point hadn't been subjected to coke for quite a while. However i think the truth of the matter is that it became a problem (or was percieved as a problem) from 1980 onwards, assuming it is a coke reference in LOAI then it's actually written from a positive stand point - "i'm reall p*ssed off and depressed in this 'kin place, but so and so is coming over and they're bringing some Nicki Lauder with them, it's party time!!" There's so much BS about drugs in the music biz, performers who claim to be clean, holier than thou who are snorting half of columbia, other who've made no secret they had a panchant for the stuff but have now given it up, reality is they'll still have a quick toot were you to offer it to them etc etc, why would Quo (well F&R) be any different? And for the record, imo it's neither big nor clever and whilst it does on occasion bring out a moment of artistic brilliance there's far more sh*t been written under the influence of drugs as opposed to fleeting moments of magic See, the way I see it is drugs have their moments. Weed leads to the nonsensical classicness of In My Chair and Paper Plane, whilst a good dollop of speed gives you Hold You Back and Mystery Song. Coke gives you Marguarita Time. Which in a way bears out my theory ;-)
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Post by charles on Feb 26, 2017 19:20:57 GMT
See, the way I see it is drugs have their moments. Weed leads to the nonsensical classicness of In My Chair and Paper Plane, whilst a good dollop of speed gives you Hold You Back and Mystery Song. Coke gives you Marguarita Time. What godawful substance gave birth to Rossi&Frost's "Modern romance"?
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Post by QuocaQuola1 on Feb 26, 2017 19:30:05 GMT
See, the way I see it is drugs have their moments. Weed leads to the nonsensical classicness of In My Chair and Paper Plane, whilst a good dollop of speed gives you Hold You Back and Mystery Song. Coke gives you Marguarita Time. What godawful substance gave birth to Rossi&Frost's "Modern romance"? Fuck knows to be honest, and I sure as hell don't want to try any.
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Post by madtom on Feb 26, 2017 19:45:50 GMT
See, the way I see it is drugs have their moments. Weed leads to the nonsensical classicness of In My Chair and Paper Plane, whilst a good dollop of speed gives you Hold You Back and Mystery Song. Coke gives you Marguarita Time. What godawful substance gave birth to Rossi&Frost's "Modern romance"? Babycham?
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Feb 26, 2017 20:09:05 GMT
See, the way I see it is drugs have their moments. Weed leads to the nonsensical classicness of In My Chair and Paper Plane, whilst a good dollop of speed gives you Hold You Back and Mystery Song. Coke gives you Marguarita Time. What godawful substance gave birth to Rossi&Frost's "Modern romance"? Horsepish??
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Post by Quoincidence on Feb 26, 2017 20:15:31 GMT
See, the way I see it is drugs have their moments. Weed leads to the nonsensical classicness of In My Chair and Paper Plane, whilst a good dollop of speed gives you Hold You Back and Mystery Song. Coke gives you Marguarita Time. What godawful substance gave birth to Rossi&Frost's "Modern romance"? That fucking song only just managed to get the melody line out of my head from the Rossi/Frost thread
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Post by The Lord Flasheart on Feb 26, 2017 20:34:39 GMT
Does anyone rate the B-side "Hard Ride" ? One of my very favourite Quo tracks. Love the riff/groove, something slightly away from the usual formula, great tight playing from the rhythm section, and on the album too. Yep like this one and the non album track Bad Company. The last in a trilogy of good songs from Williams/Hutchins with Who am I and Accident Prone the previous two.
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