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Post by whoaskedyou on Aug 3, 2017 16:28:23 GMT
There are quite a lot of those songs that are pleasant enough if you move away from 70's Quo..i like Everytime I Think You, Sheri is as already been said a great pop song..i quite like The Bubble as it is catchy...but you have to move away from 70's Quo to enjoy these tracks....these are not even in a nearby league or Universe to Down Down, Caroline, Whatever You want..all classics that would make the hairs of the back of your neck stand up if they came on the radio for the first time today.
Nor are they in the same league as albums tracks from the 70's such as Backwater, Ring Of Change, Over and Done etc etc...
Don't see the point in giving these later tracks scores of between 0 and 2 though..as many a newer Quo fan would have been introduced to Quo during these times and like the vibe of those albums and have a soft spot for them.
By the time many of these newer albums had come out i had long since given up hope of a boogie bluesy album which was not going to be forthcoming and i was therefore able to enjoy them for what they were.
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Post by paradiseflats on Aug 3, 2017 16:36:40 GMT
I nderstand your point of view, but to me it's not good however you look at it. So many bands were doing the same kind of pop rock so much better in the 80s and 90s. This wasn't about comparing them to what had come before but judging them today against how good I think they are. Some like Creepin possibly are so over exposed their limitations are made more obvious. So 10 years ago I probably would have scored it higher.
I really like Shine on not because it reminds me of classic Quo but because I think it's a good song. Personally I reserve the word great for real greatness. On this board it's over used.
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Post by whoaskedyou on Aug 3, 2017 16:46:23 GMT
I suppose i just had lower expectations during the nineties and turn of the century...i do, however remember feeling really disappointed with ISOTFC, which is liked by many and yet i like TW which is disliked by many.
It can be a funny old game following Quo and especially newer Quo.
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Post by freewilly on Aug 3, 2017 16:49:21 GMT
Music is obviously an "each to their own" type thing but, can't help but disagree about Don't Mind If I Do. The guitar work in it is immense and actually has feeling, which is very rare on those albums. Well I gave it another listen. It is pretty poor. The drumming is dreadful. It sounds like a bad 70s disco rock song. The Frantic four never recorded anything this bad. Not even close. OK but, you're with me on guitar work yes? The opening is one of my favourites, until the singing starts
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Aug 3, 2017 17:28:36 GMT
Well I gave it another listen. It is pretty poor. The drumming is dreadful. It sounds like a bad 70s disco rock song. The Frantic four never recorded anything this bad. Not even close. OK but, you're with me on guitar work yes? The opening is one of my favourites, until the singing starts It's great playing. it's a bit like the horribly poppy In Your Eyes in that great solo work carries the song. I thought at the time that with the new Quo we could expect lots of Francis letting rip - alas it wasn't to be. He simply got bored of guitar solos - a pretty shit thing to happen to a lead guitar player
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 17:37:13 GMT
I suppose i just had lower expectations during the nineties and turn of the century...i do, however remember feeling really disappointed with ISOTFC, which is liked by many and yet i like TW which is disliked by many. It can be a funny old game following Quo and especially newer Quo. Or you have someone such as me that likes them both for the differences they bring to each other, let alone the fact that one of them isn't really even a Quo album as such. I've never had any difficulty with the more modern Quo being more pop orientated. The big problem is that they haven't been true to themselves with their own songs and chose parody instead.
It rather left the impression they had so little faith in their own 'product' they chose emulation of the golden era to try to cover all bases.
They score nul point from me for that. Such a waste of time recording any albums over 30 yrs in the first place.
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Post by Railroad17 on Aug 3, 2017 18:09:58 GMT
Much better than Lancaster and his boring old ode's to railways lines etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 18:16:09 GMT
Theres a full set list there, would the same crowds attend another gig if they knew the set list was going too be the same?, just asking as crowds seem too want the 70s classics from the classic line up.
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Post by curiousgirl on Aug 3, 2017 19:06:18 GMT
I thought I'd check out Don't Mind if I do on Youtube as I've never heard it before. Agree on guitar playing FW but tune reminds me of Abba. And nothing like FF era.
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Post by freewilly on Aug 4, 2017 8:52:42 GMT
I thought I'd check out Don't Mind if I do on Youtube as I've never heard it before. Agree on guitar playing FW but tune reminds me of Abba. And nothing like FF era. ABBA were one of the best bands ever. Great song after great song.. I love Don't Mind If I Do but, it doesn't compare to ABBA Especially Agnetha... Stupid sexy woman.. I curse her!!
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Post by kiwipom on Aug 4, 2017 9:37:58 GMT
I thought I'd check out Don't Mind if I do on Youtube as I've never heard it before. Agree on guitar playing FW but tune reminds me of Abba. And nothing like FF era. ABBA were one of the best bands ever. Great song after great song.. I love Don't Mind If I Do but, it doesn't compare to ABBA Especially Agnetha... Stupid sexy woman.. I curse her!! It's really difficult to curse someone when you're tripping over your own tongue.....
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Post by freewilly on Aug 4, 2017 10:51:55 GMT
ABBA were one of the best bands ever. Great song after great song.. I love Don't Mind If I Do but, it doesn't compare to ABBA Especially Agnetha... Stupid sexy woman.. I curse her!! It's really difficult to curse someone when you're tripping over your own tongue..... Depends where my tongue is tbf
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Post by Tʰᵉ Wᵃˡˡ Oᶠ Dᵉᵃᵗʰ on Aug 4, 2017 17:51:51 GMT
"Reviewing Rhino's Status Quo songs"
I'd rather not.
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Post by cooliquo on Aug 4, 2017 19:54:09 GMT
"Reviewing Rhino's Status Quo songs" I'd rather not. I find Going Down For The First Time quite exhilarating after 3 bottles of Aftershock 👍
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Post by 4th Chord on Aug 4, 2017 20:06:44 GMT
"Reviewing Rhino's Status Quo songs" I'd rather not. I find Going Down For The First Time quite exhilarating after 3 bottles of Aftershock 👍 Aftershock! Jesus. The last time I tanned that in any quantity was Ibiza 2001.
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