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Post by slowtrain7 on May 18, 2017 14:12:26 GMT
In my humble opinion Perfect Remedy had some of the worst and embarrassing songs on it that don't represent the Rock band that I know and love. The album title is the opposite of the outcome. Apart from " The Power of Rock " Parfitt/Rossi/Williams composition, the rest of this album stinks. Ironically, the album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas resort of Nassau, and it lacked direction that a compass should give you Don't Stop was such a light weight production recorded by a band that's supposed to be a rock band. The songs were diluted down so badly that the originals sounded better and stronger. Johnny and Mary was ok and All Around My Hat was a touch of class. When I told Francis that I had every album except Don't Stop he said " Don't Bother " He didn't like it either, I think it was a contractual obligation due to record company control. It would've sounded much better if Don't Stop was recorded like RIFFS or FAMOUS IN THE..., gutsy and ballsy, not soft and whimpy. Back to Back was very patchy and disappointing for me and Lancaster. Here are the songs I think passed the test of being worthy QUO songs that I and Lancaster would class as good enough to play to your friends and family. A Mess of the Blues, Ol' Rag Blues just scrapes in, Can't be Done, No Contract and Your Kind Of Love coulda/shoulda been singles. Marguerita Time is the Yoko Ono of Status Quo.
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Post by freewilly on May 18, 2017 14:54:43 GMT
HA!
Where do we begin?
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Post by Whoppa Choppa on May 18, 2017 16:24:16 GMT
and and the miserable vomit_100_107 methinks!
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Post by Railroad17 on May 18, 2017 18:02:52 GMT
1986 would be a start.1+9+8+2 is not a favourite of mine but it does have that pumping last 40 seconds on get out and walk that saves the whole thing.That's very indicative of Quo after BFY...A few good bits could save a whole album and now and then glimpses of what they could be like,Riverside,The Wild Ones,Coming And Going and quite a few others.Perfect Remedy and that fcuking abberation The Power Of Rock n Roll was the real in the face sign of the songwriting being unable to cope without Lancaster.
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Post by fredbloggs on May 18, 2017 18:02:53 GMT
It's right that all Quo albums were all released - as all represented an opportunity for a great album, even if all didn't work out that way. Recording and releasing have to go hand in hand - no point in spending the time/effort recording an album and then deciding not to release it as its a big money drain. Personally I'm glad they never had a mentally of "lets not bother recording an album just in case its s**t" and recorded anyway, in the hope of getting something good. Ref Perfect Remedy - in addition to POR, the other track I always liked is "The Way I Am". Granted it's not right for Quo, but as an upbeat poppy song I think it's lyrics are better than numerous other Quo tracks. Can't be Done, No Contract and Your Kind Of Love coulda/shoulda been singles. Gonna have to disagree on those three, ok for fans but they're not stadium singalongs, not upbeat "poppy", or sweet "radio friendly" tracks, there's nothing particularly commercial about them that would make them work as singles. IMHO.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2017 18:51:03 GMT
1+9+8+2 and BTB - should have released individual solo albums and got the songs out of their system that way. PR - Another Rossi solo outing. TW - As above.
Should have done Acoustic around the time of MTV Unplugged and got in more with Britpop instead of trying to be Wet Wet Wet.
But Walker was clueless, as with everything else.
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Post by paradiseflats on May 18, 2017 19:00:20 GMT
Everything after Never too late.
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Post by Railroad17 on May 18, 2017 19:52:09 GMT
Everything after Never too late. No real argument with that to be honest.Some good ones on this album.
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Post by Detroit on May 18, 2017 20:09:03 GMT
RAOTW - It changed their music style drastically and they refused to look back.
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Post by dennis on May 18, 2017 21:00:33 GMT
Everything after Live! Just Supposin'.
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Post by The Lord Flasheart on May 18, 2017 21:44:10 GMT
1+9+8+2 and BTB - should have released individual solo albums and got the songs out of their system that way. PR - Another Rossi solo outing. TW - As above. Should have done Acoustic around the time of MTV Unplugged and got in more with Britpop instead of trying to be Wet Wet Wet. But Walker was clueless, as with everything else. Yes the Britpop era was a missed oppertunity. There was Oasis doing songs with the "Riff" in them topping the charts. While DW was insisting on a covers album. Instead of something more like Heavy Traffic which has it's faults but would have been a better album for the Britpop era.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on May 19, 2017 7:28:42 GMT
In my humble opinion Perfect Remedy had some of the worst and embarrassing songs on it that don't represent the Rock band that I know and love. The album title is the opposite of the outcome. Apart from " The Power of Rock " Parfitt/Rossi/Williams composition, the rest of this album stinks. Ironically, the album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas resort of Nassau, and it lacked direction that a compass should give you Don't Stop was such a light weight production recorded by a band that's supposed to be a rock band. The songs were diluted down so badly that the originals sounded better and stronger. Johnny and Mary was ok and All Around My Hat was a touch of class. When I told Francis that I had every album except Don't Stop he said " Don't Bother "He didn't like it either, I think it was a contractual obligation due to record company control. It would've sounded much better if Don't Stop was recorded like RIFFS or FAMOUS IN THE..., gutsy and ballsy, not soft and whimpy. Back to Back was very patchy and disappointing for me and Lancaster. Here are the songs I think passed the test of being worthy QUO songs that I and Lancaster would class as good enough to play to your friends and family. A Mess of the Blues, Ol' Rag Blues just scrapes in, Can't be Done, No Contract and Your Kind Of Love coulda/shoulda been singles. Marguerita Time is the Yoko Ono of Status Quo. I never knew that - because of the way it's recorded I assumed he liked it I think there are only two albums they shouldn't have recorded at all - PR and TW. Neither did the band any good at all, and by any standards are poor. All of the other albums have fans and have at least some stuff there that many fans like. With the passing of time, it's the "classic Quo" albums that have stood the test of time, leading to criticism of later albums now by fans who enjoyed some of those later albums at the time.
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Post by The Lord Flasheart on May 19, 2017 7:41:10 GMT
In my humble opinion Perfect Remedy had some of the worst and embarrassing songs on it that don't represent the Rock band that I know and love. The album title is the opposite of the outcome. Apart from " The Power of Rock " Parfitt/Rossi/Williams composition, the rest of this album stinks. Ironically, the album was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas resort of Nassau, and it lacked direction that a compass should give you Don't Stop was such a light weight production recorded by a band that's supposed to be a rock band. The songs were diluted down so badly that the originals sounded better and stronger. Johnny and Mary was ok and All Around My Hat was a touch of class. When I told Francis that I had every album except Don't Stop he said " Don't Bother "He didn't like it either, I think it was a contractual obligation due to record company control. It would've sounded much better if Don't Stop was recorded like RIFFS or FAMOUS IN THE..., gutsy and ballsy, not soft and whimpy. Back to Back was very patchy and disappointing for me and Lancaster. Here are the songs I think passed the test of being worthy QUO songs that I and Lancaster would class as good enough to play to your friends and family. A Mess of the Blues, Ol' Rag Blues just scrapes in, Can't be Done, No Contract and Your Kind Of Love coulda/shoulda been singles. Marguerita Time is the Yoko Ono of Status Quo. I never knew that - because of the way it's recorded I assumed he liked it I think there are only two albums they shouldn't have recorded at all - PR and TW. Neither did the band any good at all, and by any standards are poor. All of the other albums have fans and have at least some stuff there that many fans like. With the passing of time, it's the "classic Quo" albums that have stood the test of time, leading to criticism of later albums now by fans who enjoyed some of those later albums at the time. he HATES the covers albums, I remember reading at the time that he got depressed after TW came out as he thought they had written some good songs. However all DW wanted them to do was a covers album. I think the converations went along the lines of "what do you want to do" "(Band) New material" "How are we going to sell it when the radio won't play it" "A covers album will sell more we can promote it on the back of 30 years. Then get other artists on it, it will sell. You want to acutally sell records don't you!".
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 9:43:21 GMT
I'd take the 80's/90's era over the here and now LNOTE show business stage managed karaoke. That puts into quite some perspective what has become of "Status Quo" - if you see what I mean by the comparison
I don't understand why The Power Of Rock is taken as some kind of isolated rock nugget against all the pop related music that was released at the time. I actually think TPOR is one of the worst songs on PR because it attempts to re-capture some rock grit but does it using the same synthetic 80's Starship formula of the time that makes it seem even more contrived.
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Post by slowtrain7 on May 19, 2017 13:34:48 GMT
TW is a very different album for QUO and I like 99% of it. Queenie does nothing for me.
If you compare TW to FF albums then they are totally different sounds from totally different bands.
It's our individual expectations of what we think QUO should sound like that affects our view/opinion.
I have a misconception of albums like UTI & PAOY until I play them and I realise they're good albums.
One of my fave songs to sing to is BLESSED ARE THE MEEK, a very un-QUO like song.
With John and Alan gone they could try different styles from the smorgasbord, which has been "hit and miss"
QUO get criticised for sounding the same and for trying different............... styles they get criticised.
I love the rich tapestry of sounds and have enjoyed the journey of the evolving, shapeshifting entity of Status Quo.
PR was an expensive exercise in The Bahamas. Lancaster and myself had a laugh about it over a beer and a joint.
A couple of years later they returned as a totally different animal with RTYD, a fuckin' great album that pisses all over PR.
Heavy Traffic, 4th Chord and QPQ are absolute masterpieces of Post FF.
I think that RIFFS is very good and all the songs are personal faves of mine.
FAMOUS IN THE... is also a great selection of songs that I've always loved. "Crawling From The Wreckage" " Once Bitten" "Sweet Home Chicago" "Way Down" "Rave On" "When I'm Dead And Gone" "Claudette" "Good Golly Miss Molly" "Roll Over Beethoven" and so on
How can Francis not like or enjoy these great covers albums? They piss all over the horrible, soft and weak DON'T STOP piece of crap.
It's impossible for all QUO albums to be as good as OTL or BFY or QUO or WYW or Piledriver or MK or DOTH.
Is It Really Me? Gotta Go Home. I hope Alan's health is ok, I love Lancaster & Coghlan.
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