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Status Quo - In The Army Now (1986) (Remaster Edit 2006)
This 1986 release was Quo's first album for three years, during which time they'd gone through an acrimonious split from founder bassist Alan Lancaster. The new rhythm section would endure beyond 2000 but lacked the oomph of the old partnership. With the emphasis on light, melodic material and keyboards more prominent, "In The Army Now" is an album on which rock and pop seem to duel for supremacy. The hits "Rolling Home" and "Red Sky" lean more towards Quo's more familiar style and the overall production is chunkier than on the thin previous album, "Back To Back". The commercialmore… gloss that pervades this album however makes it a very good pop release rather than a typical Quo classic. "Dreamin'" sums up the problem, being an uptempo song that the old Quo could have done something exciting with. Here though it panders to the plastic-sounding synth age. Also, in the wake of the success of "Marguerita Time", Francis Rossi insisted on dropping in the odd feeble country-style song, in this case, "Invitation". The title track was the biggest hit of four from this album. Like many big pop hits it hooks you at first but before long you never want to hear it again. Significantly, it no longer has a place in their live set. This reissue is however an improvement on the original, containing half a dozen bonus songs that hark back more to Quo's rock sensibilities. "Keep Me Guessing" is especially good. The riff has been ripped off from "Nutbush City Limits" but at least it's worth ripping off. A good album then, but pale by comparison with the 1970s stuff...Ruphus Zuphall
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size ca.: 170 MB
Genre : Hard Rock
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Tracklist:
01. Rollin' Home 4.24
02. Calling 4.04
03. In Your Eyes 5.08
04. Save Me 4.24
05. In The Army Now 4.41
06. Dreamin' 2.55
07. End Of The Line 4.59
08. Invitation 3.16
09 . Red Sky 4.15
10. Speechless 3.41
11. Overdose 5.21
12. Lonely (Bonus) 5.07
13. Keep Me Guessing (Bonus) 4.31
14. Don't Give It Up (Bonus) 4.22
15. Heartburn (Bonus) 4.45
16. Late Last Night (Bonus) 2.57
17. Long Legged Girls (Bonus) 5.34
Post je objavljen 02.01.2009. u 20:13 sati.