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Post by 4th Chord on Apr 18, 2017 11:28:06 GMT
I applaud Rhino for at least trying, but the bottom line is his talent is limited, many of his 'better' tunes are rip offs of others. I also believe that the FF had limited talent as well, in that they were incredible at what they did, but as soon as they tried to divert from the formula, it rarely worked.Really, so where did they divert from the formula? Living On An Island, A Year, Lonely Man, Who Am I, Too Close to the Ground ? I wonder doh They had ballads and rockers. All Quo. Too Close to the Ground borders on Frame's dreadful mawkish country and western stuff but is saved by the song itself. As I said, it RARELY worked. They hit the right mix on the 'Quo' album.
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Post by ablues on Apr 18, 2017 12:34:51 GMT
Really, so where did they divert from the formula? Living On An Island, A Year, Lonely Man, Who Am I, Too Close to the Ground ? I wonder doh They had ballads and rockers. All Quo. Too Close to the Ground borders on Frame's dreadful mawkish country and western stuff but is saved by the song itself. As I said, it RARELY worked. They hit the right mix on the 'Quo' album. They certainly did letsrock
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Post by charles on Apr 18, 2017 19:16:10 GMT
I should point out I don't mean talentless. He's a good bass player, and it's only my opinion. Perhaps his most 'famous' Quo song is Bad News and it is utter dross. Others like it, so what do I know anyway. A great singer and an innovative dancer to boot.
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Post by slowtrain7 on Apr 19, 2017 1:58:02 GMT
Yeh, not that my opinion matters in regard to anything, but I like the lyrics about Rhino's childhood and can relate to them in BAD NEWS. The music in BAD NEWS is no nonsense straight QUO ROCK. I thought Rhino's version of CENTREFOLD on RIFFS was woeful and I skip it. Rhino's Bass playing is excellent in general, though what would I know about anything.
I think "In Search of" is a great album, one of my fave post FF.
I'm not a religious person, more spiritual, and in 1968 I had an epiphany when I heard Matchstick men. I was only 7 yrs young, but it stopped me in my tracks and I froze for the duration of the song.
Status Quo are my 'saviour' I love them more than my footy team............
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 11:59:58 GMT
ISOTFC is the best CQ album in my opinion. That feat is more impressive because I think that both Gravy Train (especially) and Bad News are the two worst songs on the album.
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Post by paradiseflats on Apr 23, 2017 12:28:26 GMT
Ok, no real surprises in the responses - guess I put my fishing rod out to some degree...I never said it was a classic, but it's got energy, and I think non-Quo-rock fans would be a little less dismissive (i.e this board is likely to host the harshest critics). As for comments about the influences, well those influences get a big tick from me in comparison to the stuff our dear Francis veers towards. The vocals......Quo reality check please - have you listened to Tongue Tied? It still feels wrong to criticise anything Rick did (he was a rock legend, and I won't accept anything less from anyone), for his vocals on latter day quo recordings, so I won't....... I am hardly a huge fan of RR....this weekend was the first time I have heard the track, but, I was able to hear it for what it was, a hard rock song with more going for it in comparison to a significant proportion of latter day Quo. Maybe that says more about the latter than the former. I applaud Rhino for at least trying, but the bottom line is his talent is limited, many of his 'better' tunes are rip offs of others. I also believe that the FF had limited talent as well, in that they were incredible at what they did, but as soon as they tried to divert from the formula, it rarely worked. I think to some degree the opposite is true. Quo 70-75 were a band that was pretty diverse with quite a lot of songs that had a style but not a forumula. As time passed it became so formulaic it was a parody of its former self.
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Post by 4th Chord on Apr 23, 2017 13:49:53 GMT
I applaud Rhino for at least trying, but the bottom line is his talent is limited, many of his 'better' tunes are rip offs of others. I also believe that the FF had limited talent as well, in that they were incredible at what they did, but as soon as they tried to divert from the formula, it rarely worked. I think to some degree the opposite is true. Quo 70-75 were a band that was pretty diverse with quite a lot of songs that had a style but not a forumula. As time passed it became so formulaic it was a parody of its former self. The 'Quo' album was potentially a sign of things to come as regards different styles, but They played it fairly safe afterwards. At least a lot of the formulaic stuff that followed was quite good, but then the hellish 80's and 90's. When they tried to recapture the sound they had from Heavy Traffic onwards, there was always something missing. Al and JC it could be argued.
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Post by americanquo on Apr 24, 2017 3:45:33 GMT
Obviously President Trump loves this song. I wanted to hate it. But I only dislike it. The distorted vocals get old after a while but I love the sentiment.
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Post by charles on Apr 24, 2017 6:27:46 GMT
Obviously President Trump loves this song. I wanted to hate it. But I only dislike it. The distorted vocals get old after a while but I love the sentiment. The soundtrack if someone turns your novel into a film?
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on Apr 24, 2017 14:54:20 GMT
I like the little ah the little riff. Teasing!
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