Like the dog that titled Status Quo's fourth album, The Singles Collection 1966-1973 is very much a beast of two heads, the first (representing the band's output between 1966 and 1969) shifting its gaze between Kinks-ish beat and British psych and the second (wrapping up the band's releases and re-releases at the end of that span) sinking its teeth into the unapologetic boogie blues that have remained the band's stock in trade ever since. It's a misleading mélange, at least in terms of chronology. The Quo cut four albums for the Pye label, before departing in 1972 for Vertigo and fame -- the last in that sequence, Dog of Two Heads, was released in December 1971. However, the moment "Paper Plane" gave the transplanted band a major hit in early 1973, Pye began digging into the vaults and the last six tracks on The Singles Collection represent the fruits of those labors. In terms of the band's own discography and development, they are meaningless. Nevertheless, the first complete roundup of all ten original Pye 45s (and B-sides) remains an essential compilation, both for Quo fans in general and for students of British psychedelia as it squirmed, post-1967, in search of new directions. The Quo eventually found theirs in the aforementioned boogie but, before that, the Bee Gees-esque ballad "Are You Growing Tired of My Life" and a rocking "Price of Love" both offered possible new avenues, and one cannot help but wonder where the band might have gone next, had "Down the Dustpipe" and "In My Chair" not struck gold during 1970-1971. While disc one is the A-Z of Quo's early work, disc two offers a more patchwork approach to the same period, first unearthing the four 45s the band cut under earlier identities the Spectres and Traffic Jam, then delving into 15 outtakes and alternate versions from across the board. Interestingly, the Bee Gees raise their head once again, via a Spectres-era cover of their own "Spicks and Specks," although previously unreleased renditions of other material is of little more than space-filling value. Nevertheless, The Singles Collection brings together a wealth of material that has long demanded such methodical treatment and, allied with the bonus track-stacked reissues of the four regular albums, rounds up Status Quo's Pye era output with becoming efficiency.
The best way to guess the Gibberish is to read it aloud again and again and the correct phrase will definitely strike your head. Notably, the Gibberish will read quite similar to the original phrase so keep reading to guess it right the next time.
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For Beck-Ola, Beck stayed with the template set by Truth. Side One kicks off with a raw and rocking take on the Elvis Presley classic "All Shook Up." As he did with the Yardbirds' gem "Shapes Of Things" on Truth, Beck reworks the Presley tune here, taking it from a simple, bouncy little rocker and transforming it into a growling, blusey stomper. Stewart proves that he was one of the finest white blues singers ever, delivering more than a mountain of soul here.
"Rice Pudding," credited to the entire band, ends things on a heavier-than-thou note. A super-powered blues riff kicks in and bludgeons you on the head. Clocking in at nearly eight minutes, the band really get to stretch out here and though it's really more of a riff-based jam, it was certainly a perfect fit for the times.
Mai is a very cheerful and temperamental girl. She tends to also be somewhat of an airhead and admires any kind of beauty or attractiveness, which sometimes comes across as being vain. She also at times compares attractive boys who flirt with her or acknowledge her beauty to Andy, acknowledging their attractiveness but ending with a comment saying they're 'not as cute as Andy'.
Just a heads-up, gonna be working on the brakes a little in a couple of hours, so expect update 1.0.2 today. There have been a couple of reports that it is too easy to get a nose-over on some approaches, so will be fixing that. Perhaps move the mains forward a few more inches or reduce brake power just a little. Maybe a bit of both.Secondly I will consider installing handbrakes. Did not come with the original Savage but that does not stop me from upgrading the Carbon
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