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In the Army Now

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Status quo broke up in 1984 and released their End Of The Road video.
2 years later they decided to reform without their bass player Alan Lancaster.I was dubious about getting this album but i thought what the hell.I wasnt into the modern scene.
I was so suprized at what a good cd this was.Some of the songs here i kept playing over and over such as In Your Eyes,Save Me ,Red Sky and the supurb Overdose,man i love that song.
I could name all the songs as sensational here,Speechless is also a brilliant song as well as the title track In The Army Now.
Invitation is a slower song but even thats damn good.
Dreamin' ,Rollin' Home ,and Calling are also top songs,now lets play this cd again!!!!
This whole cd is fantastic from start to finish.Most people seemed to think they were past it at the time and did not give this cd a fair go.
I have alot of Quo albums and cds and this is definitly one of my favorites.
If you give this cd a go you wont be disappointed.

Status Quo at that point was more of an institution and show-business machine than a hot and ground-breaking rock'n'roll pioneers, but the title track, You're In The Army Now, epitomized the late eighties as much as any tune released around that time.

The record brings back memories of spectacular, breath-taking Status Quo shows of the period, the reflection of late eighties decadence with yuppies and red 3-series BMWs, all that thing. May sound a little bit naive now - but there is nothing wrong with that.

Strong melody fibre, energetic and uplifting rhytm and strong vocals - all the hallmarks of the bygone era of polished eighties rock are there, which makes the album worth buying.

This is one of the best Status Quo albums ever. It includes a variety of great songs, such as "Dreamin'", "Rollin' Home" and the brilliant hit single "In the Army now". Highly recommended.

I was a HUGE Quo fan in the 70s. No other band interested me at that time. My first ever single bought was Mean Girl. I even checked out,to my disappointment the 60s Quo (Matchstick men et al).We had Ma Kellys Greasy Spoon,Dog of 2 Head,Piledriver,Hello,On the Level,Quo,Live - WOW! All Classic Boogie. Just Supposin, Never too Late, Back to Back had their moments, and when original drummer John Coghlan left prior to 1 + 9 + 8 + 2, things would never be the same, and they were'nt. Supposedly the song that killed the Quo was Marguerita Time which, all in all was the reason Alan Lancaster left,as he wanted to keep the Rockin Boogie in the band and no bland material. When Lancaster left with Pete Kircher,the replacements were ex Climax Blues Band replacements Jeff Rich and Rhino Edwards. Climax Blues Band were once a brilliant out and out Blues Rocking band, but turned into a hit and miss pop come soul band.Edwards and Rich in both cases didnt suit either band. In The Army Now has to be the BIGGEST disappointment of my life. Going was the Boogie,going was the hair and gone was my support of a once mighty force.This album turned them into the joke my friends were warning me about years earlier (They only know 3 chords etc). This Quo should have changed the name from Status Quo to Rossi-Parfitt. The term "Status Quo" was meant to mean keeping it the same. The latest version of Quo are still trying to churn out their trademark Boogie,but virtually everything they do now is based around that 10 year period when they could do no wrong. What Quo really should have done was a straight out Blues album,even if they were all covers, instead of the pop drivel covers they consistantly churned out (Fun fun fun - Dont stop - you know the rest). I gave up after this album.