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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2017 9:45:50 GMT
Going Down Town Tonight is what is called on here a guilty sin. It probably belongs in the same camp as the frightful Dreamin, but somehow, I don't know how or why, I find myself liking it in a way that I have an opposite opinion of Dreamin.
Maybe they got the Bucks Fizz or Kim Wilde impersonation of the early/mid 80's right with GDTT? You see I liked both of these back then
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Post by Tʰᵉ Wᵃˡˡ Oᶠ Dᵉᵃᵗʰ on Aug 5, 2017 10:47:54 GMT
Going Down Town Tonight is what is called on here a guilty sin. It probably belongs in the same camp as the frightful Dreamin, but somehow, I don't know how or why, I find myself liking it in a way that I have an opposite opinion of Dreamin.
Maybe they got the Bucks Fizz or Kim Wilde impersonation of the early/mid 80's right with GDTT? You see I liked both of these back then I liked Kim Wilde and Bucks Fizz (well Cheryl Baker) back in the day too but for probably different reasons than yours.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2017 11:31:11 GMT
Going Down Town Tonight is what is called on here a guilty sin. It probably belongs in the same camp as the frightful Dreamin, but somehow, I don't know how or why, I find myself liking it in a way that I have an opposite opinion of Dreamin.
Maybe they got the Bucks Fizz or Kim Wilde impersonation of the early/mid 80's right with GDTT? You see I liked both of these back then I liked Kim Wilde and Bucks Fizz (well Cheryl Baker) back in the day too but for probably different reasons than yours. Yes, you would be right!
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Post by freewilly on Aug 5, 2017 13:22:10 GMT
Going Down Town Tonight, when re-recorded, is actually not too bad at all.
That fucking album version is the absolute pits!!
Then again, Rick, Alan and Pete didn't play on it...
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Post by gav on Aug 6, 2017 21:58:35 GMT
Going Down Town Tonight, when re-recorded, is actually not too bad at all. That fucking album version is the absolute pits!! Then again, Rick, Alan and Pete didn't play on it... I've heard it said they didn't play on the re-recorded version either! Definitely a lot of synthesized shit going on with the drums and bass at least. But somehow it was passed off as a rock band. It was the 80's i suppose.
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Post by freewilly on Aug 6, 2017 23:54:46 GMT
Going Down Town Tonight, when re-recorded, is actually not too bad at all. That fucking album version is the absolute pits!! Then again, Rick, Alan and Pete didn't play on it... I've heard it said they didn't play on the re-recorded version either! Definitely a lot of synthesized shit going on with the drums and bass at least. But somehow it was passed off as a rock band. It was the 80's i suppose. It's now infamous about Rossi on that album....Recording his mix behind Alan's back to Ol' Rag Blues, saying MT was for his solo album and Rick losing the plot over seeing him doing the vocal to TCTTG Find it disgraceful tbh But, you're probably right...I do know it was demanded off them to re-record it. Who was on it, is anyone's guess....I know Alan denies ever playing on it
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 0:47:12 GMT
I've heard it said they didn't play on the re-recorded version either! Definitely a lot of synthesized shit going on with the drums and bass at least. But somehow it was passed off as a rock band. It was the 80's i suppose. It's now infamous about Rossi on that album....Recording his mix behind Alan's back to Ol' Rag Blues, saying MT was for his solo album and Rick losing the plot over seeing him doing the vocal to TCTTG Find it disgraceful tbh But, you're probably right...I do know it was demanded off them to re-record it. Who was on it, is anyone's guess....I know Alan denies ever playing on it Francis getting his own way goes as far back as RAOTW. He schmoozed up to Pip Williams big time on that album. After the backlash from fans and the others in Quo that it and its follow-up IYCSTH were not right, he made a bargaining deal with the others that they could co-produce WYW with Pip. Then he got his own way again by insisting JS and NTL were recorded in a oner. Jealousy on 1+9+8+2 - Alan says was a demo that none of the rest of the band played on. backwateronline.weebly.com/interviews-1-3.html
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