So, what have you been listening to lately?

[westen44]

[uwe]

Wot? A Yank listening to Status Quo?! 

How I hate you for messing with my preconceptions. Truly hate you!!! 

If I may give a recommendation (or two i.e. three): The pinnacle of Quo's work are three mid-seventies albums:

Quo (the heaviest one)



On The Level (the catchiest one)



Blue For You (the fastest one!)



Alan Lancaster's bass playing is lovely here.

The band is on record for a lot of the Ramones-type frenzy & energy on those recordings being down to their mounting cocaine consumption (the era of Blue For You being the - sniff - high point), but it at least served a good purpose.

[uwe]

And to give our Dutch constituency - you know how they tend to nag about little things like switched off radios and one or two lost bikes - their dam due: "In The Army Now" was initially an early 80ies disco synth pop hit written by the Dutch Bolland Brothers - Quo heard it in a disco and thought they could do something with it. Even though a life-long Quo fan, I continue to think that the Bolland & Bolland original carries more emotional clout and army grunt melancholy. Quo aren't really the band to carry socially aware lyrics convincingly, they're better at giving - if somewhat confusingly muddled - instructions: "Roll over, lay down and let me in ...".

[westen44]

Since Golden Earring has been one of my favorite bands for years, it's probably not surprising I would be interested in something that was originally Dutch.  Both the Bolland brothers and Status Quo versions of the song are very good.  The Status Quo version was a You Tube recommendation.  I ended up going through various live and video versions and liked them all.  I'm now definitely in a mood to listen to all that other Status Quo stuff I don't know much about.  Thanks. 

[wellREDman]

Andy Rehfeldt is always good for a laugh.

Thats Brilliant, just brilliant

[uwe]

Wonderful - and goes to show what a great singer Dio was and how that dragon metal stuff limited him and his audience unnecessarily.

[4stringer77]

I was really surprised by this, well-crafted power pop Yank hard rock with some proggy flourishes, actually better than most of their 70ies work, I did not expect much from their recent reunion at all:





Of course it's late 70ies AOR, but you wouldn't want or expect anything else from Angel, would you? Dimino sounds fine on that record, a bit like as if Don Dokken could sing. 

They all look like Elvis in Las Vegas nowadays. 

New Angel? Does Terry Bozzio know about this? Punky better watch his back lol 

[uwe]

With one song title, Uncle Frank single-handedly ruined a promising career!  He's to blame for Angel not making it.

[gearHed289]

I was really surprised by this, well-crafted power pop Yank hard rock with some proggy flourishes, actually better than most of their 70ies work, I did not expect much from their recent reunion at all:

Of course it's late 70ies AOR, but you wouldn't want or expect anything else from Angel, would you? Dimino sounds fine on that record, a bit like as if Don Dokken could sing. 

They all look like Elvis in Las Vegas nowadays. 

New Angel is better than expected. I saw them a few months ago with Starz and both bands were totally on it. Honestly, everyone was having fun on stage and there was an all around good feeling in the room. Punky played with lots of skill and passion. I could actually hear the Jeff Beck influence. (I think they did part of Freeway Jam)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=96&v=Wx8hjW7FqKE&feature=emb_logo
Thats Brilliant, just brilliant

I actually enjoyed that!

[Dave W]

This popped up in my YT suggestions, no idea why, no idea who they are, but they have over 100k subscribers. Interesting cover.

[Rob]

This popped up in my YT suggestions, no idea why, no idea who they are, but they have over 100k subscribers. Interesting cover.

I like that

[OldManC]

I got way into a band called Cracker in the mid 90s (discovered Counting Crows as well when they opened for Cracker at the Troubadour in LA after their first albums were released). One of the things I loved about them was the guitarist, Richard Greco, er, Johnny Hickman. I recently discovered a side project of his that somehow slipped past me, and I've been listening non stop ever since.

[nofi]

uwe, i saw rory gallagher open for your beloved quo somewhere back in the mid seventies. your team should have stayed in the locker room. have not been around here in awhile but i want to thank you again for being such a kind host to my stepsons when they were in germany a few years back.

[Dave W]

[4stringer77]

Would have been nice if they could have shown that NR more. This is a good look at Leroy Troy playing washtub bass.